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Cleveland Buckeyes @ Kansas City Monarchs

1948-06-27 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 3950 · 3:10

Cleveland Buckeyes defeated Kansas City Monarchs 14–7. Cleveland Buckeyes put up 5 in the 3rd. Willie Grace went 1-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CVB	2	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	14	11
KCM	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	6

Cleveland Buckeyes — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Jethroe	4	4	2	0	2	0
Archie Ware	4	2	1	2	1	0
Leon Kellman	3	2	1	1	3	0
Clyde Nelson	3	0	0	0	3	0
Willie Grace	4	0	1	4	2	0
Al Smith	6	1	0	1	0	1
Joe Greene	5	2	2	0	1	1
Chico Renfroe	4	1	1	0	0	0
(unknown)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Jones	4	2	3	3	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

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

Cleveland Buckeyes — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
(unknown)	1.0	1	6	0
Sam Jones	8.0	5	4	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Collins	2.0	2	8	0
Connie Johnson	1.1	5	1	0
Gene Richardson	5.2	4	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sam Jethroe: W
Archie Ware: 99/SH.1-2
Leon Kellman: W
Clyde Nelson: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Grace: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Al Smith: 99.3-H
Joe Greene: 99

Bot 1

Herb Souell: 99
Tom Cooper: 99
Hank Thompson: W
Willard Brown: W.1-2
Johnie Scott: 99

Top 2

Chico Renfroe: 99
99
Sam Jethroe: T
Archie Ware: E4.3-H(NR)(UR)#
Leon Kellman: W.1-2
Clyde Nelson: SB3;SB2
Clyde Nelson: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3#
Willie Grace: 99

Bot 2

Curt Roberts: W
Gene Baker: W.1-2
Earl Taborn: S.2-H;1-2
Gene Collins: HP.2-3;1-2
Herb Souell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tom Cooper: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Hank Thompson: 99(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Willard Brown: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Johnie Scott: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Al Smith: E4#
Joe Greene: W.1-2
Chico Renfroe: E3/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3#
Sam Jones: SB2
Sam Jones: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Sam Jethroe: W.1-2
Archie Ware: W.2-3;1-2
Leon Kellman: 99.3-H(UR)
Clyde Nelson: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Grace: 99.3-H(UR)
Al Smith: 99

Bot 3

Curt Roberts: 99
Gene Baker: 99
Buck O'Neil: 99

Top 4

Joe Greene: S
Chico Renfroe: 99/SH.1-2
Sam Jones: S.2-H
Sam Jethroe: S.1-3
Archie Ware: SB2
Archie Ware: S.3-H;2-H
Leon Kellman: S.1-2
Clyde Nelson: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Grace: S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Al Smith: SB2
Al Smith: K
Joe Greene: K

Bot 4

Gene Richardson: D
Herb Souell: 99
Tom Cooper: S.2-H
Hank Thompson: 99(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH)#
Willard Brown: S.2-H(UR)
Johnie Scott: 99

Top 5

Chico Renfroe: S
Sam Jones: SB2
Sam Jones: 99
Sam Jethroe: 99
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 5

Curt Roberts: W
Gene Baker: 99
Buck O'Neil: S.1-2
Gene Richardson: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 6

Leon Kellman: W
Clyde Nelson: PO1(99)#
Clyde Nelson: 99
Willie Grace: 99

Bot 6

Tom Cooper: 99
Hank Thompson: W
Willard Brown: 99
Johnie Scott: W.1-2
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 7

Al Smith: 99
Joe Greene: S
Chico Renfroe: 99
Sam Jones: S.1-2
Sam Jethroe: 99

Bot 7

Gene Baker: W
Buck O'Neil: 99
Gene Richardson: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 8

Archie Ware: 99
Leon Kellman: 99
Clyde Nelson: 99

Bot 8

Tom Cooper: 99
Hank Thompson: 99
Willard Brown: 99

Top 9

Willie Grace: W
Al Smith: 99
Joe Greene: 99
Chico Renfroe: 99

Bot 9

Johnie Scott: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Gene Baker: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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