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Kansas City Monarchs @ Homestead Grays

1943-09-08 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 12188 · 2:27

Homestead Grays defeated Kansas City Monarchs 12–2. Homestead Grays put up 8 in the 7th. Willard Brown went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
HOM	2	0	1	0	0	0	8	1		12	17

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Willie Simms	4	0	0	0	0
Newt Allen	5	0	1	0	0
Herb Souell	3	1	1	0	1
Willard Brown	3	1	1	2	1
Bonnie Serrell	4	0	2	0	0
Eugene Tyler	4	0	0	0	0
Frank Duncan	4	0	1	0	0
Sammy Haynes	4	0	0	0	0
Satchel Paige	2	0	1	0	0
Ted Alexander	1	0	0	0	0
Herb Barnhill	1	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

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

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Satchel Paige	5.0	8	2	1
Ted Alexander	1.1	5	1	0
Jack Matchett	1.2	4	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Wright	9.0	7	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Simms: 99
Newt Allen: S
Herb Souell: 99
Willard Brown: W.1-2
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S4.B-2(E4/TH)
Buck Leonard: K
Josh Gibson: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
Howard Easterling: S.2-H
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 2

Eugene Tyler: 99
Frank Duncan: 99
Sammy Haynes: 99

Bot 2

Jud Wilson: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Johnny Wright: 99

Top 3

Satchel Paige: 99
Willie Simms: 99
Newt Allen: 99

Bot 3

Cool Papa Bell: E4/G.B-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99/SH.2-3
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: 99.3-H(UR)
Howard Easterling: S.1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 4

Herb Souell: S
Willard Brown: HR.1-H
Bonnie Serrell: S
Eugene Tyler: 99
Frank Duncan: 99
Sammy Haynes: 99

Bot 4

Jud Wilson: 99
Vic Harris: S
Johnny Wright: 99
Cool Papa Bell: W.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: S.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 5

Satchel Paige: S
Willie Simms: 99/SH.1-2
Newt Allen: 99
Herb Souell: W
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 5

Josh Gibson: S
Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Jud Wilson: S.1-2
Vic Harris: 99

Top 6

Bonnie Serrell: S
Eugene Tyler: 99
Frank Duncan: 99
Sammy Haynes: 99

Bot 6

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

Top 7

Ted Alexander: 99
Willie Simms: E5#
Newt Allen: FC.1-2#
Herb Souell: 99
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 7

Buck Leonard: S
Josh Gibson: 99(1)/FO
Howard Easterling: E4/TH.1-H(NR);B-2#
Sam Bankhead: S.2-3
Jud Wilson: W.1-2
Vic Harris: S.3-H(UR);2-H(E2)(NR)(UR);1-2
Johnny Wright: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2#
Cool Papa Bell: S.2-3;1-2
Jerry Benjamin: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
Buck Leonard: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Josh Gibson: CS2(24)#
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 8

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Eugene Tyler: 99
Frank Duncan: S
Sammy Haynes: 99

Bot 8

Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: S
Jud Wilson: S.1-2
Vic Harris: HP.2-3;1-2
Johnny Wright: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 9

Herb Barnhill: 99
Willie Simms: 99
Newt Allen: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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