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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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