Cleveland Buckeyes 14 – 7 Kansas City Monarchs
27 June 1948 · KAN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 7-6-4 runs-hits-errors line | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 in 36,917 games |
| 46 | final score 14–7 | 1 in 1,465 games | |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | Gene Collins | 1 in 511 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Buckeyes | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Box score
Cleveland Buckeyes batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| 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 | |
| Eugene Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jones | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
Cleveland Buckeyes pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Jones | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Souell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Cooper | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Thompson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Willard Brown | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnie Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Curt Roberts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gene Baker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Earl Taborn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck O`Neil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Richardson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Collins | 2.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Connie Johnson | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Richardson | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |