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. 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: 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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