Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Homestead Grays 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 Newt Allen 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 Willie Simms cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Willard Brown lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 0 2 2 0 17 0 Frank Duncan II c 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Jack Marshall 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mex Johnson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 Frank Bradley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hilton Smith p 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 Roosevelt Cox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 9 3 0 9 27 13 FIELDING - E: 2. Jack Marshall, Mex Johnson. BATTING - 2B: Ed Mayweather. HR: Willard Brown. SH: Henry Milton, Willie Simms. Team LOB: 6 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 Vic Harris lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 Josh Gibson 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 2 1 1 14 0 Roy Partlow rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 Tommie Dukes c 4 0 0 1 0 9 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 Ray Brown p 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 Totals 34 4 7 4 5 4 30 15 FIELDING - E: 1. Jelly Jackson. BATTING - 2B: Vic Harris, Josh Gibson. HR: Ray Brown. SH: Jerry Benjamin, Jelly Jackson. IW: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 10 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Bradley 2.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 13 Hilton Smith 6.1 1 0 0 3 2 0 24 Parker L 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 4 1 41 Parker pitched to 4 batters in the 10th inning IW: Parker. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 10 9 3 3 0 9 1 39 Totals 10 9 3 3 0 9 1 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Pullman, 1B - Benjamin, 2B - , 3B - Pipkins Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/17/1938, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. H.Milton rf J.Benjamin cf 2. N.Allen 2b M.Carlisle 2b 3. W.Simms cf V.Harris lf 4. W.Brown lf J.Gibson 3b 5. E.Mayweather 1b B.Leonard 1b 6. F.Duncan II c R.Partlow rf 7. J.Marshall 3b T.Dukes c 8. M.Johnson ss J.Jackson ss 9. F.Bradley p R.Brown p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton singled to right field (R.Partlow to J.Jackson) [H.Milton out at second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin walked; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard singled; R.Partlow singled [B.Leonard to third]; T.Dukes out on unknown play [B.Leonard scored]; J.Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Partlow to second]; R.Brown homered [R.Partlow scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 3RD: J.Marshall out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Bradley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 3RD: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Gibson reached on an error by J.Marshall [J.Gibson to second]; H.SMITH REPLACED F.BRADLEY (PITCHING); B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton singled; N.Allen singled [H.Milton to second]; W.Simms out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Milton to third, N.Allen to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather doubled [H.Milton scored, N.Allen scored]; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 3. MONARCHS 5TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith singled; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown reached on an error by M.Johnson [R.Brown to first]; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Brown to second]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 3. MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; W.Brown hit an inside the park homer to left field; E.Mayweather singled; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson doubled; B.Leonard walked; R.Partlow out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; M.Johnson singled; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. MONARCHS 8TH: N.Allen reached on an error by J.Jackson [N.Allen to first]; W.Simms out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. MONARCHS 9TH: F.Duncan II out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 9TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. MONARCHS 10TH: H.Smith singled; R.COX RAN FOR H.SMITH; H.Milton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Cox to second]; N.Allen out on unknown play [R.Cox to third]; W.Simms struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 10TH: REPLACED R.COX (PITCHING); M.Carlisle singled; V.Harris doubled [M.Carlisle to third]; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; B.Leonard singled to right field [M.Carlisle scored, V.Harris to third, J.Gibson to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 3 9 2 6 Grays 4 7 1 10
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