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Cleveland Buckeyes @ Kansas City Monarchs

1948-05-16 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 14161 · 2:10

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Cleveland Buckeyes 4–3. Kansas City Monarchs put up 2 in the 3rd.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CVB	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	9
KCM	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		4	10

Cleveland Buckeyes — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
George Minor	4	0	0	0	0
Archie Ware	4	0	1	0	0
Leon Kellman	4	0	1	0	0
Willie Grace	4	2	1	0	0
Al Smith	4	1	3	0	0
Joe Greene	4	0	0	0	2
Chico Renfroe	4	0	1	1	0
Bill Reynolds	3	0	1	0	0
Webbo Clarke	1	0	1	0	0
Sam Jones	2	0	0	0	0
Clyde Nelson	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curt Roberts	3	0	0	0	1	0
Herb Souell	3	2	1	0	1	0
Hank Thompson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Willard Brown	4	0	2	1	0	1
Johnie Scott	4	0	2	0	0	0
Buck O'Neil	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gene Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Earl Taborn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ford Smith	3	1	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Buckeyes — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Webbo Clarke	2.2	5	1	0
Sam Jones	5.1	5	2	1

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ford Smith	9.0	9	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Minor: 99
Archie Ware: S
Leon Kellman: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Curt Roberts: 99
Herb Souell: W
Hank Thompson: 1/G.1-2
Willard Brown: S1.2-H
Johnie Scott: 99/G

Top 2

Willie Grace: 99
Al Smith: D
Joe Greene: E2.2-2
Chico Renfroe: 3(B)/LDP.2X2(36)

Bot 2

Buck O'Neil: S
Gene Baker: 99
Earl Taborn: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Bill Reynolds: S
Webbo Clarke: S.1-2
George Minor: 99
Archie Ware: 99
Leon Kellman: 99

Bot 3

Ford Smith: D7
Curt Roberts: 6/P
Herb Souell: 63
Hank Thompson: T9.2-H
Willard Brown: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Johnie Scott: S1.1-2
Buck O'Neil: SB3;SB2
Buck O'Neil: 4/P

Top 4

Willie Grace: S
Al Smith: S.1-2
Joe Greene: K
Chico Renfroe: S.2-H;1-2
Bill Reynolds: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Gene Baker: S
Earl Taborn: 99
Ford Smith: PB.1-2
Ford Smith: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 5

Sam Jones: 99
George Minor: 99
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 5

Herb Souell: S
Hank Thompson: 99
Willard Brown: S.1-2
Johnie Scott: 99
Buck O'Neil: W.2-3;1-2
Gene Baker: OA.3XH(99)

Top 6

Leon Kellman: 99
Willie Grace: 99
Al Smith: 99

Bot 6

Gene Baker: 99
Earl Taborn: 99
Ford Smith: 99

Top 7

Joe Greene: 99
Chico Renfroe: 99
Bill Reynolds: 99

Bot 7

Curt Roberts: W
Herb Souell: 99(1)/FO
Hank Thompson: SB2
Hank Thompson: S9.2-H
Willard Brown: K
Johnie Scott: S1.1-3
Buck O'Neil: CSH(262)

Top 8

Sam Jones: 99
George Minor: 99
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 8

Buck O'Neil: 99
Gene Baker: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 9

Leon Kellman: S9
Willie Grace: 99(1)/FO
Al Smith: S8.1-2
Joe Greene: K
Chico Renfroe: E8/F.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Clyde Nelson: 8

Notes & reviews

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

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