Indianapolis ABCs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Kansas City Monarchs 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 5 9 0 BATTING Indianapolis ABCs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harry Shepherd cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Clarence Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Robert Dean p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddy Armour ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 Quincy Trouppe lf 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 Ted Strong 1b 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 Bill Bradford rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Bobby Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Marshall Riddle 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 Raymond Taylor c 3 0 0 0 0 7 2 Frank McAllister p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Lyles ph, cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 11 24 9 FIELDING - E: 3. Bobby Robinson, Marshall Riddle, Frank McAllister. BATTING - 2B: Buddy Armour, Quincy Trouppe 2. 3B: Buddy Armour. HR: Quincy Trouppe. GDP: Raymond Taylor. Team LOB: 5 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Newt Allen ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Rainey Bibbs 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 6 Willard Brown 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 Turkey Stearnes cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 Harry Else c 4 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 Ed Mayweather rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Blackburn p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eugene Bremer p 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Hilton Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 5 9 5 3 1 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Newt Allen, Buck O`Neil, Hilton Smith. BATTING - 2B: Henry Milton. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown. CS: Turkey Stearnes. PITCHING Indianapolis ABCs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank McAllister L 7 9 5 5 3 1 0 32 Robert Dean 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 9 5 5 3 1 0 35 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blackburn W 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 11 Eugene Bremer 3 3 1 1 0 3 1 12 Hilton Smith SV 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 10 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 11 1 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B - McDonald Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 9/8/1938 -- Indianapolis ABCs at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Kansas City 1. H.Shepherd cf H.Milton lf 2. B.Armour ss N.Allen ss 3. Q.Trouppe lf R.Bibbs 2b 4. T.Strong 1b W.Brown 3b 5. B.Bradford rf T.Stearnes cf 6. B.Robinson 3b H.Else c 7. M.Riddle 2b E.Mayweather rf 8. R.Taylor c B.O`Neil 1b 9. F.McAllister p p ABCS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Shepherd out on unknown play; B.Armour tripled to center field (T.Stearnes to H.Else) [B.Armour out at home]; Q.Trouppe doubled; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton grounded out (B.Robinson to T.Strong); N.Allen singled to center field; R.Bibbs singled to third base [N.Allen to third (error by B.Robinson), R.Bibbs to second]; W.Brown singled to right field [N.Allen scored, R.Bibbs scored]; W.Brown stole second; T.Stearnes singled to center field [W.Brown scored]; T.Stearnes was caught stealing second (R.Taylor to B.Armour); H.Else grounded out (B.Armour to T.Strong); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 3. ABCS 2ND: B.Bradford out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 3. ABCS 3RD: R.Taylor out on unknown play; F.McAllister out on unknown play; H.Shepherd walked; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen struck out; R.Bibbs singled to center field; W.Brown singled to second base [R.Bibbs to third (error by M.Riddle), W.Brown to second]; T.Stearnes walked; H.Else flied to B.Bradford [R.Bibbs scored]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 4. ABCS 4TH: E.BREMER REPLACED (PITCHING); Q.Trouppe homered to rightfield; T.Strong out on unknown play; B.Bradford singled; B.Robinson out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 4TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; E.Bremer walked; H.Milton doubled [E.Bremer to third]; N.Allen flied to B.Bradford [E.Bremer scored]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. ABCS 5TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; F.McAllister out on unknown play; H.Shepherd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. ABCS 6TH: B.Armour doubled; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 6TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; E.Bremer singled; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. ABCS 7TH: H.SMITH REPLACED E.BREMER (PITCHING); B.Robinson out on unknown play; M.Riddle singled; R.Taylor grounded into a double play (H.Smith to N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [M.Riddle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 7TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Bibbs walked; R.Bibbs was picked off first, but was safe on an error by F.McAllister [R.Bibbs to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. ABCS 8TH: J.LYLES BATTED FOR F.MCALLISTER; J.Lyles struck out; C.MITCHELL BATTED FOR H.SHEPHERD; C.Mitchell struck out; B.Armour struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 8TH: J.LYLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); R.DEAN REPLACED C.MITCHELL (PITCHING); H.Else out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. ABCS 9TH: Q.Trouppe doubled; T.Strong out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB ABCs 1 7 3 5 Monarchs 5 9 0 6
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