Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 Homestead Grays 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 6 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 Rainey Bibbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willard Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Turkey Stearnes cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ted Strong ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 Lionel Decuir c 3 0 0 0 0 7 2 George Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Hilton Smith ph, p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 28 0 1 0 1 10 24 6 FIELDING - E: 1. Henry Milton. BATTING - Team LOB: 2 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 Vic Harris lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 Josh Gibson c 4 1 1 0 0 10 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 9 0 David Whatley rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Harry Williams 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Jelly Jackson ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 Roy Partlow p 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 Totals 29 4 6 4 4 7 27 8 FIELDING - E: 1. Jelly Jackson. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. 3B: Vic Harris. HR: Roy Partlow. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson, Jelly Jackson. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP George Walker L 5 4 3 3 2 3 1 21 Hilton Smith 3 2 1 1 2 4 0 12 Totals 8 6 4 4 4 7 1 33 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Partlow W 9 1 0 0 1 10 0 29 Totals 9 1 0 0 1 10 0 29 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ronzon, 1B - Benjamin, 2B - , 3B - Augustine Time of Game: 1:15 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/23/1939, 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 V.Harris lf 3. R.Bibbs 3b S.Bankhead 2b 4. W.Brown lf J.Gibson c 5. T.Stearnes cf B.Leonard 1b 6. T.Strong ss D.Whatley rf 7. B.O`Neil 1b H.Williams 3b 8. L.Decuir c J.Jackson ss 9. G.Walker p R.Partlow p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris tripled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled; H.Williams forced D.Whatley (unknown fielder) [H.Williams to first]; J.Jackson walked [H.Williams to second]; R.Partlow homered [H.Williams scored, J.Jackson scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Decuir out on unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; J.Gibson forced S.Bankhead (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to first]; J.Gibson stole second; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin stole second; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Decuir out on unknown play; H.SMITH BATTED FOR G.WALKER; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 6TH: H.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Milton walked; H.Milton was out trying to advance to second (unknown fielder); N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Jackson reached on an error by H.Milton [J.Jackson to second]; R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Jackson stole third; J.Benjamin walked; J.Jackson advanced to and J.Benjamin was out trying to advance to second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; T.Strong reached on an error by J.Jackson [T.Strong to first]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris walked; V.Harris was out trying to advance to second (unknown fielder); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; B.Leonard doubled [J.Gibson scored]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 4. MONARCHS 9TH: L.Decuir out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 0 1 1 2 Grays 4 6 1 5
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