Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 6 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 2 0 0 3 3 Rainey Bibbs 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 Willard Brown lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 Turkey Stearnes cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hilton Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin cf 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ted Strong ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 Lionel Decuir c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Frank Bradley p 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 Totals 28 1 5 1 2 3 22 10 BATTING - GDP: Turkey Stearnes. Team LOB: 5 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Vic Harris lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 Sam Bankhead 2b 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 Josh Gibson c 4 0 2 2 0 4 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 David Whatley rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Harry Williams 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 Jelly Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 Edsall Walker p 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 Totals 25 2 6 2 3 3 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard 2, Jelly Jackson, Edsall Walker. BATTING - 2B: David Whatley. SH: Sam Bankhead 3. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Bradley L 7.1 6 2 2 3 3 0 31 Totals 7.1 6 2 2 3 3 0 31 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 8 5 1 1 2 3 0 30 Totals 8 5 1 1 2 3 0 30 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: 1:30 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/23/1939, game 2 -- 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. F.Bradley p E.Walker p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton singled; N.Allen out on unknown play [H.Milton to second]; R.Bibbs singled [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown walked [R.Bibbs to second]; T.Stearnes grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to J.Jackson to B.Leonard) [W.Brown out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 2ND: T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Decuir out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 3RD: F.Bradley out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen singled; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; T.Strong walked; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 5TH: L.Decuir out on unknown play; F.Bradley out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: D.Whatley doubled; H.Williams walked; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen singled; R.Bibbs reached on a fielder's choice [N.Allen to second]; W.Brown lined into a double play (E.Walker to B.Leonard) [R.Bibbs out at first]; H.SMITH BATTED FOR T.STEARNES; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: REPLACED H.SMITH (PLAYING CF); V.Harris walked; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson singled to center field [V.Harris scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. MONARCHS 7TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Decuir out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. MONARCHS 8TH: F.Bradley singled; H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris walked; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson singled to center field [V.Harris scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 1 5 0 5 Grays 2 6 0 7
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