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Homestead Grays (HOM) 2 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Sunday, April 23, 1939 (D) at Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LA
Exhibition game

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



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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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