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Kansas City Monarchs @ Homestead Grays

1943-06-23 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 10350

Homestead Grays defeated Kansas City Monarchs 8–3. Homestead Grays put up 4 in the 8th. Josh Gibson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7
HOM	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	4		8	12

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Jesse Williams	4	2	1	0
Newt Allen	4	0	2	0
Herb Souell	4	0	2	2
Willard Brown	4	0	0	0
Buck O'Neil	4	0	1	0
Hank Thompson	4	0	0	0
Bonnie Serrell	4	1	1	0
Frank Duncan	3	0	0	0
Jack Matchett	3	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cool Papa Bell	5	1	3	0	0	0
Jerry Benjamin	4	0	1	0	1	0
Buck Leonard	4	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Gibson	4	3	1	2	1	1
Howard Easterling	4	1	2	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jud Wilson	4	1	2	3	0	0
Ray Brown	4	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Wright	3	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Matchett	8.0	12	4	1

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Wright	9.0	7	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesse Williams: S7
Newt Allen: BK.1-2
Newt Allen: 63.2-3
Herb Souell: D8/G.3-H
Willard Brown: 99
Buck O'Neil: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: T9
Jerry Benjamin: 99/G
Buck Leonard: 99/G
Josh Gibson: HR.3-H
Howard Easterling: S
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 2

Hank Thompson: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Frank Duncan: 99

Bot 2

Jud Wilson: 99
Ray Brown: S
Johnny Wright: 5/LDP.1X1(53)#

Top 3

Jack Matchett: 99
Jesse Williams: 99
Newt Allen: S
Herb Souell: 99

Bot 3

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 4

Willard Brown: 99
Buck O'Neil: S
Hank Thompson: 36(1)3/GDP#

Bot 4

Josh Gibson: 99
Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: E7/F78
Jud Wilson: E4.1-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
Ray Brown: 99

Top 5

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Frank Duncan: 99
Jack Matchett: 99

Bot 5

Johnny Wright: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 6

Jesse Williams: 99
Newt Allen: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Bot 6

Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: E7/F.B-2
Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: W
Jud Wilson: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Ray Brown: CS2(24)#

Top 7

Willard Brown: 99
Buck O'Neil: 99
Hank Thompson: 99

Bot 7

Ray Brown: 99
Johnny Wright: S
Cool Papa Bell: S.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: S.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: 12(3)3/GDP#

Top 8

Bonnie Serrell: D/78
Frank Duncan: 99/F
Jack Matchett: E9/F.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Jesse Williams: FC1.2X3(1)
Newt Allen: S.1-2
Herb Souell: FLE2
Herb Souell: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 8

Josh Gibson: W
Howard Easterling: S5/BG.1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Jud Wilson: D7.3-H;2-H
Ray Brown: S9.2-H
Johnny Wright: 99/SH.1-2
Cool Papa Bell: S3/G.2-H(E1)(NR);B-2
Jerry Benjamin: W
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Josh Gibson: K

Top 9

Buck O'Neil: 99
Hank Thompson: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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