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Kansas City Monarchs @ Chicago American Giants

1947-07-25 · Night game · 1:55

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Chicago American Giants 4–3. Kansas City Monarchs put up 2 in the 6th. Tom Cooper 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	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	8
CAG	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	10

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Herb Souell	3	1	0	0	1	1
Tom Cooper	4	1	1	2	0	0
Buck O'Neil	4	0	1	0	0	0
(unknown)	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnie Scott	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ford Smith	4	0	1	2	0	0
Earl Taborn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Roberts	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jim LaMarque	2	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago American Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Clyde McNeal	5	0	3	1	0
Sam Hill	5	0	1	1	0
Bernell Longest	5	0	1	0	0
Earl Bumpus	3	0	1	0	2
Lyman Bostock	3	1	2	0	2
John Miles	4	1	2	0	1
Jim McCurine	3	1	0	0	1
Jake Tolbert	4	0	0	0	1
Leonard Johnson	4	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim LaMarque	9.0	10	8	0

Chicago American Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Leonard Johnson	9.0	8	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Herb Souell: W#
Tom Cooper: 64(1)3/GDP
Buck O'Neil: 99

Bot 1

Clyde McNeal: 99
Sam Hill: 99
Bernell Longest: S
Earl Bumpus: W.1-2#
Lyman Bostock: S.2-3;1-2
John Miles: 9/F9D

Top 2

63
Johnie Scott: D/P9S.BX3(35)#
Ford Smith: 99

Bot 2

Jim McCurine: 99
Jake Tolbert: 53
Leonard Johnson: 99

Top 3

Earl Taborn: 99
Curt Roberts: S
Jim LaMarque: S.1-3
Herb Souell: K
Tom Cooper: 31

Bot 3

Clyde McNeal: S
Sam Hill: 99
Bernell Longest: 99
Earl Bumpus: 99

Top 4

Buck O'Neil: 99
99
Johnie Scott: 99

Bot 4

Lyman Bostock: S
John Miles: S.1-2
Jim McCurine: E1/TH/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Jake Tolbert: 99
Leonard Johnson: 99
Clyde McNeal: S.3-H(UR);1-2
Sam Hill: D.2-H(UR);1-3
Bernell Longest: 99

Top 5

Ford Smith: 99
Earl Taborn: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Bot 5

Earl Bumpus: S
Lyman Bostock: W.1-2
John Miles: 99
Jim McCurine: 99
Jake Tolbert: 99

Top 6

Jim LaMarque: HP
Herb Souell: 99(1)/FO
Tom Cooper: HR/F78D.1-H
Buck O'Neil: S
W.1-2#
Johnie Scott: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Leonard Johnson: W#
Clyde McNeal: PO1(23)#
Clyde McNeal: D
Sam Hill: 99
Bernell Longest: 99

Top 7

Ford Smith: 99
Earl Taborn: 99
Curt Roberts: S
Jim LaMarque: 99

Bot 7

Earl Bumpus: W
Lyman Bostock: W.1-2#
John Miles: W.2-3;1-2#
Jim McCurine: 99
Jake Tolbert: 99
Leonard Johnson: 99

Top 8

Herb Souell: 99
Tom Cooper: 99
Buck O'Neil: 99

Bot 8

Clyde McNeal: 99
Sam Hill: E5.B-1#
Bernell Longest: 99
Earl Bumpus: 99

Top 9

E4.B-1#
Johnie Scott: DGR/9D.1-3
Ford Smith: S.3-H(UR);2-H
Earl Taborn: CS2(26)#
Earl Taborn: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Bot 9

Lyman Bostock: 99
John Miles: S
Jim McCurine: W.1-2#
Jake Tolbert: W.2-3;1-2#
Leonard Johnson: 6(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

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

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