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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Homestead Grays (HOM) 3

Game played on Sunday, April 17, 1938 (D) at Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LA
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                5 0 0  0 0 1   -   6  5  2
Homestead Grays                     0 0 3  0 0 0   -   3  8  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton cf                       3   1   0    1     1         0   0
Jack Marshall 3b                      3   0   0    0     1         0   2
Newt Allen 2b                         3   1   1    1     0         3   2
Willard Brown lf                      2   1   0    0     1         0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        2   1   0    0     1         7   0
Frank Duncan II c                     3   1   1    2     0         4   0
Roosevelt Cox rf                      2   1   2    1     0         1   0
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   1    0     0         2   3
Floyd Kranson p                       2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Totals                               23   6   5    5     4   4    18   8

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Newt Allen, Buck O`Neil 2, Mex Johnson 2. 
E: 2.  Henry Milton, Mex Johnson. 

BATTING -
SH:  Floyd Kranson. 
HBP:  Roosevelt Cox. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton, Jack Marshall. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     2   1   1    0     1         4   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   0   1    0     0         1   2
Vic Harris lf, 3b                     2   1   1    0     1         1   0
Josh Gibson 3b, c                     3   0   1    2     0         4   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       2   0   1    0     1         5   0
Ray Brown rf, lf                      3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Tommie Dukes c                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Louis Dula p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Jelly Jackson ss                      2   1   1    0     0         1   2
  Roy Welmaker ph                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Roy Partlow p, rf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               24   3   8    2     3   2    18   5


BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard. 
GDP:  Vic Harris, Jelly Jackson. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson W                      6       8   3    2   3   2   0  27
Totals                               6       8   3    2   3   2   0  27


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow L                        1       4   5    5   3       0  10
Louis Dula                           5       1   1    1   1   0   0  19
Totals                               6       5   6    6   4   4   0  29

WP:  Roy Partlow. 
HBP:  Louis Dula. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Pullman, 1B -  Benjamin, 2B -  , 3B -  Pipkins

Time of Game: 1:30   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/17/1938, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Homestead                     
1. H.Milton            cf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. J.Marshall          3b        M.Carlisle          2b        
3. N.Allen             2b        V.Harris            lf        
4. W.Brown             lf        J.Gibson            3b        
5. B.O`Neil            1b        B.Leonard           1b        
6. F.Duncan II         c         R.Brown             rf        
7. R.Cox               rf        T.Dukes             c         
8. M.Johnson           ss        J.Jackson           ss        
9. F.Kranson           p         R.Partlow           p         

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton walked; H.Milton stole second; J.Marshall
out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown
walked [N.Allen to second]; B.O`Neil walked [N.Allen to third,
W.Brown to second]; F.Duncan II singled [N.Allen scored, W.Brown
scored, B.O`Neil to second]; R.Cox singled [B.O`Neil scored,
F.Duncan II to second]; M.Johnson singled [F.Duncan II to third,
R.Cox to second]; R.Partlow threw a wild pitch [F.Duncan II
scored, R.Cox to third, M.Johnson to second]; F.Kranson out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle singled;
V.Harris grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to B.O`Neil)
[M.Carlisle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5,
Grays 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: R.PARTLOW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); R.BROWN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); V.HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); J.GIBSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); L.DULA
REPLACED T.DUKES (PITCHING); J.Marshall out on unknown play;
N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard doubled;
R.Brown out on unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on
unknown play; R.Cox singled; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson singled; R.Partlow out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin singled [J.Jackson to second]; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; V.Harris walked [J.Jackson to third, J.Benjamin to
second]; J.Gibson singled to center field [J.Jackson scored,
J.Benjamin scored, V.Harris scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
H.Milton), J.Gibson to second]; B.Leonard walked; R.Brown out on
unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: F.Kranson out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; J.Marshall walked; J.Marshall stole second;
N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5,
Grays 3.

GRAYS 4TH: L.Dula singled; J.Jackson grounded into a double
play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [L.Dula out at second];
R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs
5, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin walked; M.Carlisle out on unknown play;
V.Harris singled [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 5, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: R.Cox was hit by a pitch; M.Johnson reached on a
fielder's choice [R.Cox to second]; F.Kranson out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Cox to third, M.Johnson to second];
H.Milton out on unknown play [R.Cox scored]; J.Marshall out on
unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; L.Dula out on unknown
play; R.WELMAKER BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; R.Welmaker singled to
shortstop [R.Welmaker to second (error by M.Johnson)]; R.Partlow
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Grays 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         6   5   2   5
 Grays            3   8   0   6


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