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St. Louis Stars (SSN) 3 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Wednesday, September 23, 1925 (D) at Stars Park, St. Louis MO
League Championship Series

Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   2  5  1
St. Louis Stars                     0 0 0  1 1 0  0 1 x   -   3  4  2

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Wade Johnston lf                      3   1   1    0     2         1   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   2    1     0         0   0
Dink Mothell cf                       4   0   1    0     0         3   0
  Hurley McNair ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dobie Moore ss                        3   0   0    0     1         3   2
Newt Joseph 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Lemuel Hawkins 1b                     3   0   0    0     1         9   1
George Sweatt rf                      2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Frank Duncan c                        4   1   1    0     0         6   0
William Bell p                        2   0   0    0     1         1   5
  Bullet Rogan ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   2   5    1     6   3    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Dobie Moore. 

BATTING -
SH:  Newt Allen, Newt Joseph. 
HBP:  George Sweatt. 
Team LOB:  10


St. Louis Stars                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell cf                     4   1   2    1     0         3   1
Willie Wells ss                       2   0   0    0     1         1   2
Willie Bobo 1b                        3   0   0    0     1        12   0
Mitchell Murray c                     4   0   0    0     0         7   0
Dewey Creacy 3b                       4   1   1    1     0         1   2
Branch Russell rf                     2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Wilson Redus lf                       3   1   1    0     0         2   0
Eddie Watts 2b                        3   0   0    0     0         1   1
David Brown p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               28   3   4    2     3   5    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Cool Papa Bell, Mitchell Murray. 
E: 2.  Willie Bobo, Eddie Watts. 

BATTING -
HR:  Dewey Creacy. 
SH:  Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
William Bell L                       8       4   3    2   3   5   1  32
Totals                               8       4   3    2   3   5   1  32

WP:  William Bell. 

St. Louis Stars                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
David Brown W                        9       5   2    1   6   3   0  39
Totals                               9       5   2    1   6   3   0  39

WP:  David Brown. 
HBP:  David Brown. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Moore, 1B -  Costello

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 9/23/1925 -- Kansas City Monarchs at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                                                 
1. W.Johnston          lf        C.Papa Bell         cf        
2. N.Allen             2b        W.Wells             ss        
3. D.Mothell           cf        W.Bobo              1b        
4. D.Moore             ss        M.Murray            c         
5. N.Joseph            3b        D.Creacy            3b        
6. L.Hawkins           1b        B.Russell           rf        
7. G.Sweatt            rf        W.Redus             lf        
8. F.Duncan            c         E.Watts             2b        
9. W.Bell              p         D.Brown             p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; W.Johnston walked; N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Johnston to second]; D.Mothell reached on
an error by E.Watts [W.Johnston to third, D.Mothell to first];
D.Moore reached on an error by W.Bobo [W.Johnston scored
(unearned) (no RBI), D.Mothell to second, D.Moore to first];
N.Joseph out on unknown play; L.Hawkins out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1,  0.

 1ST: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; W.Wells walked; W.Bobo
out on unknown play; M.Murray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1,  0.

MONARCHS 2ND: G.Sweatt walked; G.Sweatt was picked off first
(unknown fielder); F.Duncan out on unknown play; W.Bell out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 1,  0.

 2ND: D.Creacy out on unknown play; B.Russell walked; W.Redus
out on unknown play; E.Watts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Monarchs 1,  0.

MONARCHS 3RD: W.Johnston singled; D.Brown threw a wild pitch
[W.Johnston to second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; D.Mothell
out on unknown play; D.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Monarchs 1,  0.

 3RD: D.Brown out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown
play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1,  0.

MONARCHS 4TH: N.Joseph out on unknown play; L.Hawkins walked;
G.Sweatt out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1,  0.

 4TH: W.Bobo out on unknown play; M.Murray out on unknown play;
D.Creacy homered; B.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 1,  1.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Bell out on unknown play; W.Johnston out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 1,  1.

 5TH: W.Redus singled; W.Bell threw a wild pitch [W.Redus to
second]; E.Watts out on unknown play; D.Brown out on unknown
play; C.Papa Bell singled [W.Redus scored, C.Papa Bell to second
(on throw)]; W.Wells out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 1,  2.

MONARCHS 6TH: D.Mothell singled; D.Moore out on unknown play;
N.Joseph out on unknown play; L.Hawkins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1,  2.

 6TH: W.Bobo walked; M.Murray out on unknown play; D.Creacy out
on unknown play; B.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 1,  2.

MONARCHS 7TH: G.Sweatt was hit by a pitch; F.Duncan singled
[G.Sweatt to second]; W.Bell walked [G.Sweatt to third, F.Duncan
to second]; W.Johnston hit into a double play (C.Papa Bell to
M.Murray) [G.Sweatt out at home]; N.Allen singled to right field
[F.Duncan scored, W.Bell to second]; D.Mothell out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 2,  2.

 7TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Watts out on unknown play;
D.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, 
2.

MONARCHS 8TH: D.Moore walked; N.Joseph out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [D.Moore to second]; L.Hawkins out on unknown
play; G.Sweatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 2,  2.

 8TH: C.Papa Bell singled; W.Wells out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Papa Bell to second]; W.Bobo reached on an
error by D.Moore [C.Papa Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Bobo
to first]; M.Murray out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2,  3.

MONARCHS 9TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR
W.BELL; B.Rogan out on unknown play; W.Johnston walked; N.Allen
singled [W.Johnston to second]; H.MCNAIR BATTED FOR D.MOTHELL;
H.McNair out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 2,
 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         2   5   1  10
                  3   4   2   5


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