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Kansas City Monarchs @ Homestead Grays

1945-06-23 · Night game · Att: 4358 · 1:55

Homestead Grays defeated Kansas City Monarchs 8–2. Homestead Grays put up 3 in the 8th. Jerry Benjamin went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8
HOM	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	3		8	14

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Jesse Williams	4	2	2	0
Herb Souell	4	0	0	1
Jackie Robinson	4	0	2	0
Lee Moody	4	0	1	0
Johnie Scott	4	0	1	0
Walter Thomas	4	0	0	0
Ted Radcliffe	4	0	2	0
Johnny Ray	3	0	0	0
Hilton Smith	3	0	0	0
Jack Matchett	1	0	0	0
Satchel Paige	1	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	4	1	2	0	1
Jerry Benjamin	5	2	3	2	0
Dave Hoskins	4	0	1	1	1
Buck Leonard	5	1	4	0	0
Sam Bankhead	5	1	1	0	0
Robert Gaston	3	1	2	2	1
Ray Battle	4	0	0	1	0
Jelly Jackson	4	1	0	0	0
Spoon Carter	4	1	1	1	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hilton Smith	8.0	14	3	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spoon Carter	9.0	8	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesse Williams: S5/BG
Herb Souell: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Herb Souell: 9/F.3-H(UR)
Jackie Robinson: 99
Lee Moody: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: W
Jerry Benjamin: S.1-2
Dave Hoskins: W.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: 99(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99
Robert Gaston: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ray Battle: 99

Top 2

Johnie Scott: S
Walter Thomas: 99
Ted Radcliffe: S.1-2
Johnny Ray: 99
Hilton Smith: 99

Bot 2

Jelly Jackson: E5/TH.B-3
Spoon Carter: 9/F.3-H(UR)
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S
Dave Hoskins: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 3

Jesse Williams: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Jackie Robinson: D
Lee Moody: 99

Bot 3

Buck Leonard: S
Sam Bankhead: CS2(24)#
Sam Bankhead: S
Robert Gaston: D.1-3
Ray Battle: E6.3-H;2-H(NR)(UR)
Jelly Jackson: 99
Spoon Carter: 99

Top 4

Johnie Scott: 99
Walter Thomas: 99
Ted Radcliffe: S
Johnny Ray: 99

Bot 4

Cool Papa Bell: S
Jerry Benjamin: 6(1)3/GDP#
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 5

Hilton Smith: 99
Jesse Williams: D
Herb Souell: 99
Jackie Robinson: S.2-3
Lee Moody: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2#
Johnie Scott: 99

Bot 5

Buck Leonard: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Robert Gaston: D.1-H
Ray Battle: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99

Top 6

Walter Thomas: 99
Ted Radcliffe: 99
Johnny Ray: 99

Bot 6

Spoon Carter: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 7

Hilton Smith: 99
Jesse Williams: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Bot 7

Dave Hoskins: 99
Buck Leonard: S
Sam Bankhead: 99
Robert Gaston: W.1-2
Ray Battle: 99

Top 8

Jackie Robinson: 99
Lee Moody: S
Johnie Scott: FC.1-2#
Walter Thomas: 54(1)3/GDP#

Bot 8

Jelly Jackson: 99
Spoon Carter: S
Cool Papa Bell: S.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: T.2-H;1-H
Dave Hoskins: S9.3-H
Buck Leonard: S.1-2
Sam Bankhead: 99
Robert Gaston: 99

Top 9

Ted Radcliffe: 99
Jack Matchett: 99
Satchel Paige: 9/F

Notes & reviews

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

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