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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 0

Game played on Thursday, September 1, 1938 (N) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  1
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 x   -   4  5  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Newt Allen ss                         4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Harry Else c                          3   0   0    0     1        10   1
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Willard Brown 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Ed Mayweather rf                      2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   0    0     0         9   1
Johnny Markham p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Hilton Smith p                      2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   0   4    0     2   7    24   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Newt Allen. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Milton. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Rainey Bibbs. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Moore 1b                          4   0   0    0     0        13   0
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   1     1   2
Babe Davis lf                         3   1   1    0     1   1     0   1
Don Pelham cf                         3   1   1    0     0   1     1   0
Joe Greene c                          3   1   0    0     1   1     6   1
Donald Reeves rf                      4   0   1    1     0         3   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   0    0     0   1     0   4
Gabby Kemp 2b                         3   0   1    2     0         3   4
Telosh Howard p                       3   0   1    1     0   1     0   2
Totals                               30   4   5    4     2  10    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Red Moore, Spencer Davis. 
E: 1.  Babe Davis. 
PB: 1.  Joe Greene. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Don Pelham. 
IW:  Joe Greene. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Donald Reeves. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Markham L                     3.2     3   4    1   2   4   0  17
Hilton Smith                         4.1     2   0    0   0   6   0  16
Totals                               8       5   4    1   2  10   0  33

HBP:  Hilton Smith. 
IW:  Johnny Markham. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Telosh Howard W                      9       4   0    0   2   7   0  31
Totals                               9       4   0    0   2   7   0  31

WP:  Telosh Howard. 


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Umpires: HP - B.T. Harvey, 1B - Lewis Means

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/1/1938 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Atlanta
Black Crackers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Atlanta                       
1. H.Milton            lf        R.Moore             1b        
2. N.Allen             ss        S.Davis             3b        
3. H.Else              c         B.Davis             lf        
4. T.Stearnes          cf        D.Pelham            cf        
5. W.Brown             3b        J.Greene            c         
6. E.Mayweather        rf        D.Reeves            rf        
7. R.Bibbs             2b        T.Butts             ss        
8. B.O`Neil            1b        G.Kemp              2b        
9. J.Markham           p         T.Howard            p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen singled;
T.Howard threw a wild pitch [N.Allen to second]; H.Else walked;
T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: R.Moore out on unknown play; S.Davis out on
unknown play; B.Davis singled; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; R.Bibbs
singled; R.Bibbs stole second; B.O`Neil out on unknown play;
J.Markham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs
0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Greene out on unknown play; D.Reeves out
on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton doubled to left field (B.Davis to
T.Butts to J.Greene) [H.Milton out at home]; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: G.Kemp out on unknown play; T.Howard out on
unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; E.Mayweather walked; J.Greene allowed a passed
ball [E.Mayweather to second]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: S.Davis grounded out (W.Brown to B.O`Neil);
B.Davis walked; D.Pelham singled to right field [B.Davis to
third, D.Pelham to second (on throw)]; J.Greene was walked
intentionally; D.Reeves flied to H.Milton [B.Davis scored];
T.Butts reached on an error by N.Allen [D.Pelham to third,
J.Greene to second, T.Butts to first]; G.Kemp singled to right
field [D.Pelham scored (unearned), J.Greene scored (unearned),
T.Butts to second]; H.SMITH REPLACED J.MARKHAM (PITCHING);
T.Howard singled to center field [T.Butts scored (unearned),
G.Kemp to second]; R.Moore out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: S.Davis struck out; B.Davis out on unknown
play; D.Pelham was hit by a pitch; J.Greene struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Else out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Reeves singled; D.Reeves stole second;
T.Butts struck out; G.Kemp out on unknown play; T.Howard struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; S.Davis out on
unknown play; B.Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Smith singled;
H.Milton lined into a double play (S.Davis to R.Moore) [H.Smith
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers
4.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: D.Pelham struck out; J.Greene out on
unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

MONARCHS 9TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Else grounded out
(T.Butts to R.Moore); T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Crackers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         0   4   1   4
 Black Crackers   4   5   1   5


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