Kansas City Monarchs 9 – 8 Chicago American Giants
29 May 1945 · RAC01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples · 3 | Johnie Scott | 1 in 3,849 games |
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 16 | 9 strikeouts | Jim LaMarque | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Monarchs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Chicago American Giants | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
Box score
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Williams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Souell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Robinson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnie Scott | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 3B |
| Lee Moody | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Walter Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Chico Renfroe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim LaMarque | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Haynes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Duncan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 44 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thomas | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim LaMarque | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Chicago American Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Wyatt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmie Crutchfield | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Smith | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Art Pennington | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry McCall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Bissant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbert King | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Barnhill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Cornelius | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Willie McMeans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago American Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Cornelius | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Willie McMeans | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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