NW2 @ KCM

September 24, 1946

Final Score: NW2 8 - KCM 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Attendance
3,836
Game Duration
120 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
lewir101
Losing Pitcher
alext101

Umpires

Home Plate
Bullet Rogan
First Base
Fred McCreary
Second Base
Sylvester Vaughn
Third Base
Fambro

Line Score

NW2 @ KCM — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NW2 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 8 14 0
KCM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3

NW2 Batting

NW2 @ KCM — NW2 Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Johnny Davis 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Larry Doby 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .500
Bob Harvey 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Monte Irvin 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .600
Rufus Lewis 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Pat Patterson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leon Ruffin 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Wilkes 5 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .800
Team Totals 34 8 12 5 3 0 3 1 1 2 .353

KCM Batting

NW2 @ KCM — KCM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ted Alexander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willard Brown 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Buck O'Neil 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Satchel Paige 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chico Renfroe 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Johnie Scott 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ford Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Herb Souell 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Earl Taborn 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Hank Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 26 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154

NW2 Pitching

NW2 @ KCM — NW2 Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rufus Lewis (W) W 9.0 4 1 1 0 6 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 1 1 0 6 0 1.00

KCM Pitching

NW2 @ KCM — KCM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ted Alexander (L) L 4.2 6 4 3 2 1 0 5.79
Satchel Paige - 4.1 8 4 4 1 3 1 8.31
Team Totals 9.0 14 8 7 3 4 1 7.00

Newark Eagles at Kansas City Monarchs, September 24, 1946

On September 24, 1946, the Newark Eagles defeated the Kansas City Monarchs 8-1 at Municipal Stadium in the championship series. The 8-1 final was one-sided. Retrosheet records a crowd of 3,836, a running time of 120 minutes, and a night start for this game. The line score has the Newark Eagles crossing the plate in the third, fifth, sixth, and seventh; the sixth brought 3 runs. The Kansas City Monarchs' only run came in the second inning. The Newark Eagles had 14 hits and the Kansas City Monarchs 4, with 0 and 3 errors. Lewir101 was the winning pitcher. Alext101 took the loss. Rufus Lewis led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. For the Newark Eagles, Jimmy Wilkes went 4 for 5, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI. Monte Irvin drove in 2 for the Newark Eagles. Monte Irvin also homered for the Newark Eagles. Behind the plate was umpire Bullet Rogan.

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