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Kansas City Monarchs @ Homestead Grays

1945-06-24 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 20000 · 2:48

Homestead Grays defeated Kansas City Monarchs 12–3. Homestead Grays put up 7 in the 6th. Ray Battle went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	11
HOM	2	0	0	0	0	7	2	1		12	16

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jesse Williams	4	2	1	0	1
Herb Souell	5	0	3	1	0
Jackie Robinson	4	1	4	1	0
Lee Moody	5	0	1	0	0
Johnie Scott	4	0	1	1	0
Ted Radcliffe	3	0	0	0	0
Walter Thomas	3	0	1	0	1
Johnny Ray	3	0	0	0	0
Satchel Paige	2	0	0	0	0
Hilton Smith	1	0	0	0	0
Chico Renfroe	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Abernathy	1	0	0	0	0
Jim LaMarque	1	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Benjamin	4	1	0	0	1	0
Sam Bankhead	1	1	1	0	0	0
Cool Papa Bell	4	1	2	1	1	0
Buck Leonard	5	1	2	2	0	0
Josh Gibson	5	2	1	0	0	1
Dave Hoskins	5	1	2	1	0	1
Ray Battle	4	2	2	3	0	0
Jelly Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Welmaker	3	1	2	2	1	0
Jud Wilson	4	2	3	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Satchel Paige	6.0	11	2	2
Jack Matchett	2.0	5	1	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Welmaker	9.0	11	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesse Williams: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Jackie Robinson: D7
Lee Moody: S9.2-3
Johnie Scott: S7.3-H;1-2
Ted Radcliffe: 99

Bot 1

Jerry Benjamin: E4/G
Sam Bankhead: S9.1-3
Cool Papa Bell: D.3-H(UR);1-3
Buck Leonard: 9/F.3-H
Josh Gibson: K
Dave Hoskins: K

Top 2

Walter Thomas: 99
Johnny Ray: 99
Satchel Paige: 99

Bot 2

Ray Battle: 99
Jelly Jackson: S4.B-2(E4/TH)#
Roy Welmaker: W
Jerry Benjamin: 46(1)3/GDP#

Top 3

Jesse Williams: 99
Herb Souell: S
Jackie Robinson: S.1-2
Lee Moody: 99
Johnie Scott: 99

Bot 3

Jud Wilson: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 4

Ted Radcliffe: 99
Walter Thomas: W#
Johnny Ray: WP.1-2#
Johnny Ray: 99
Satchel Paige: 99

Bot 4

Josh Gibson: 99
Dave Hoskins: S
Ray Battle: CS2(99)#
Ray Battle: 99

Top 5

Jesse Williams: T8
Herb Souell: S3/BG.3-H
Jackie Robinson: 99/SH.1-2#
Lee Moody: 99
Johnie Scott: 99

Bot 5

Jelly Jackson: 99
Roy Welmaker: 99
Jerry Benjamin: W
Jud Wilson: CS2(99)#

Top 6

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

Bot 6

Jud Wilson: S
Cool Papa Bell: S9.1-2
Buck Leonard: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Josh Gibson: FC6.3-H(E6/TH)(NR);2-H(NR);1-3;B-2
Dave Hoskins: S8.3-H;2-3
Ray Battle: S.3-H(UR);1-H;B-2(TH)#
Jelly Jackson: 99
Roy Welmaker: S.2-H
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Jud Wilson: S.1-2
Cool Papa Bell: E7.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2#
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 7

Hilton Smith: 99
Jesse Williams: 99
Herb Souell: S
Jackie Robinson: S.1-2
Lee Moody: 99

Bot 7

Josh Gibson: T
Dave Hoskins: 99
Ray Battle: S.3-H
Jelly Jackson: 99
Roy Welmaker: D.1-H
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 8

Johnie Scott: 99
Chico Renfroe: 99
Walter Thomas: T
Robert Abernathy: 99

Bot 8

Jud Wilson: D
Cool Papa Bell: W
Buck Leonard: S.2-H;1-2
Josh Gibson: 99
Dave Hoskins: 6(1)3/GDP#

Top 9

Jim LaMarque: 99
Jesse Williams: W
Herb Souell: 99
Jackie Robinson: D.1-H
Lee Moody: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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