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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Tuesday, April 25, 1939 (N) at Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LA
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 3 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  5  3
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  1 0 4  0 3 x   -   8 11  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   0    0     0         4   3
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Willard Brown lf                      3   1   1    0     1         3   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   2   2    1     0         2   0
Ted Strong ss                         4   1   1    2     0         3   2
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   0    1     1         5   0
Lionel Decuir c                       4   0   0    0     0         6   0
Elbert Treadway p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Big Train Jackson p                 0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Hilton Smith p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   4   5    4     2  10    24   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Newt Allen, Ted Strong, Buck O`Neil. 
E: 3.  Rainey Bibbs, Willard Brown, Elbert Treadway. 

BATTING -
2B:  Turkey Stearnes. 
3B:  Turkey Stearnes. 
HR:  Ted Strong. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b                 4   1   2    0     1         2   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   1    0     1         0   0
Sam Bankhead 2b, ss                   5   0   1    2     0         1   2
Josh Gibson c                         5   0   0    0     0        10   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       5   2   2    0     0         8   0
Jim Williams rf, cf                   3   1   3    1     1         2   0
Harry Williams 3b                     2   1   0    0     1         0   1
  Henry Spearman 3b                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jelly Jackson ss                      1   0   0    0     1         3   0
  Roy Partlow ph, p                   2   2   1    0     0         0   1
Tom Parker p, rf                      3   1   1    2     0         1   1
Totals                               35   8  11    5     5   6    27   6

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jelly Jackson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Leonard, Jim Williams, Tom Parker. 
SH:  Tom Parker. 
GDP:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Elbert Treadway                      4       3   1    1   2   2   0  16
Big Train Jackson L                  1       3   3    2   3   2   0  9
Hilton Smith                         3       5   4    2   0   2   0  16
Totals                               8      11   8    5   5   6   0  41

Big Train Jackson pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Parker W                         6       4   4    4   1       1  24
Roy Partlow SV                       3       1   0    0   1   4   0  11
Totals                               9       5   4    4   2  10   1  35



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Umpires: HP -  Ronzon, 1B -  Benjamin, 3B -  Augustine

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 4/25/1939 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead
Grays (N)

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        J.Williams          rf        
7. B.O`Neil            1b        H.Williams          3b        
8. L.Decuir            c         J.Jackson           ss        
9. E.Treadway          p         T.Parker            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 singled;
S.Bankhead grounded into a double play (T.Strong to N.Allen to
B.O`Neil) [V.Harris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; W.Brown stole second; T.Stearnes
tripled [W.Brown scored]; T.Strong homered [T.Stearnes scored];
B.O`Neil walked; L.Decuir out on unknown play; E.Treadway out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Williams walked; H.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 3, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; T.Parker out on
unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by E.Treadway [J.Benjamin to
second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: T.Stearnes doubled; T.Strong out on unknown play
[T.Stearnes to third]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play [T.Stearnes
scored]; L.Decuir out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard doubled; J.Williams doubled [B.Leonard
scored]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, Grays 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Treadway out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 4, Grays 1.

GRAYS 5TH: B.JACKSON REPLACED E.TREADWAY (PITCHING); J.Jackson
walked; T.Parker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin singled [J.Jackson to third];
V.Harris walked [J.Benjamin to second]; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: R.Bibbs reached on an error by J.Jackson [R.Bibbs
to first]; W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 1.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard singled; J.Williams singled [B.Leonard to
second]; H.Williams walked [B.Leonard to third, J.Williams to
second]; H.SMITH REPLACED B.JACKSON (PITCHING); R.PARTLOW BATTED
FOR J.JACKSON; R.Partlow reached on a fielder's choice
[B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by R.Bibbs),
J.Williams scored (no RBI), H.Williams to third, R.Partlow to
second]; T.Parker doubled [H.Williams scored, R.Partlow scored
(unearned)]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: R.PARTLOW STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); T.PARKER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); J.BENJAMIN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); S.BANKHEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
J.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); H.SPEARMAN REPLACED
H.WILLIAMS (PLAYING 3B); B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Decuir
out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Williams singled; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs singled; W.Brown walked [R.Bibbs to
second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 8TH: R.Partlow singled; T.Parker reached on an error by
W.Brown [R.Partlow scored (no RBI), T.Parker to first];
J.Benjamin singled [T.Parker to second]; V.Harris out on unknown
play [T.Parker to third, J.Benjamin to second]; S.Bankhead
singled [T.Parker scored (unearned), J.Benjamin scored];
J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 8.

MONARCHS 9TH: 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 4, Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         4   5   3   4
 Grays            8  11   1   9


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