Kansas City Monarchs 28 – 7 Cleveland Buckeyes
16 June 1947 · ERI01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | final score 28–7 | 1 in 225,677 games | |
| 67 | 28-28-4 runs-hits-errors line | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Buck O`Neil | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
Also here: 20-8 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
| Cleveland Buckeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Souell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buck O`Neil | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Hank Thompson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Willard Brown | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ted Strong | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Cooper | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnie Scott | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Joe Greene | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Chico Renfroe | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ford Smith | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Satchel Paige | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 52 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Smith | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Satchel Paige | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Buckeyes batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Archie Ware | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Leon Kellman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Grace | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Johnnie Cowan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Joe Atkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Harris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eugene Bremer | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Cleveland Buckeyes pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Bracken | 2.1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Clyde Williams | 2.0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eugene Bremer | 4.2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |