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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 11 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 2

Game played on Friday, May 26, 1939 (N) at League Park, Des Moines IA
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0   -   2  8  2
Kansas City Monarchs                2 1 1  0 2 2  2 1 x   -  11 13  1

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Moore 1b                          2   0   1    1     1         9   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   0   0    0     0   1     0   3
Babe Davis cf                         4   1   2    0     0         4   0
Jabbo Andrews lf                      4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Oscar Boone c                         3   0   0    1     0         6   0
Donald Reeves rf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    0     0         0   2
Spencer Davis 3b                      2   0   2    0     1         1   0
Tee Mitchell p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               30   2   8    2     2   5    24   7

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Oscar Boone, Donald Reeves. 
PB: 2.  Oscar Boone 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Red Moore, Babe Davis, Tommy Butts. 
SH:  Red Moore. 
SF:  Oscar Boone. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Spencer Davis. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   1   0    0     1         4   0
Newt Allen 2b                         5   2   2    0     0         4   2
Turkey Stearnes cf                    3   3   1    2     2         1   0
Willard Brown lf                      5   2   4    3     0         1   0
Ted Strong ss                         5   0   2    2     0         1   3
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   0    0     1        10   0
Joe Greene c                          4   2   1    1     0         5   1
Jesse Williams 3b                     4   1   3    0     0         1   0
George Walker p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               37  11  13    8     4   5    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Buck O`Neil, Joe Greene, Jesse Williams. 
E: 1.  Jesse Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Turkey Stearnes, Willard Brown 2. 
3B:  Willard Brown 2. 
HR:  Joe Greene. 
SH:  George Walker. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ted Strong, Jesse Williams. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tee Mitchell L                       8      13  11   10   4   5   1  42
Totals                               8      13  11   10   4   5   1  42

WP:  Tee Mitchell. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
George Walker W                      9       8   2    2   2   5   0  34
Totals                               9       8   2    2   2   5   0  34



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Umpires: HP -  Munday, 1B - Josh Devoe

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 600

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 5/26/1939 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Kansas City                   
1. R.Moore             1b        H.Milton            rf        
2. G.Kemp              2b        N.Allen             2b        
3. B.Davis             cf        T.Stearnes          cf        
4. J.Andrews           lf        W.Brown             lf        
5. O.Boone             c         T.Strong            ss        
6. D.Reeves            rf        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. T.Butts             ss        J.Greene            c         
8. S.Davis             3b        J.Williams          3b        
9. T.Mitchell          p         G.Walker            p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Moore walked; G.Kemp forced R.Moore
(unknown fielder) [G.Kemp to first]; B.Davis lined into a double
play (B.O`Neil unassisted) [G.Kemp out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton walked; N.Allen singled [H.Milton to
third]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play [H.Milton scored];
W.Brown tripled to center field [N.Allen scored]; T.Strong out
on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Andrews singled; O.Boone out on unknown
play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Greene homered to leftfield; J.Williams out on
unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs
3.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: S.Davis singled; S.Davis was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); T.Mitchell out on unknown
play; R.Moore doubled; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen out on unknown play; T.Stearnes walked;
W.Brown doubled to center field [T.Stearnes scored]; T.Strong
out on unknown play; B.O`Neil walked; J.Greene out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: B.Davis singled; J.Andrews out on unknown
play; O.Boone out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.Williams singled; G.Walker out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Williams to second]; H.Milton out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: T.Butts doubled; S.Davis walked; On a bunt
T.Mitchell singled to pitcher [T.Butts to third, S.Davis to
second]; R.Moore out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[T.Butts scored, S.Davis to third, T.Mitchell to second]; G.Kemp
struck out while (J.Greene to J.Williams); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Crackers 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: T.Stearnes walked; W.Brown doubled to center
field [T.Stearnes to third]; T.Strong singled [T.Stearnes
scored, W.Brown scored]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Greene
out on unknown play; J.Williams singled [T.Strong to second];
G.Walker out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Crackers 1, Monarchs 6.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: B.Davis doubled; J.Andrews out on unknown
play [B.Davis to third]; O.Boone out on a sacrifice fly to
unknown fielder [B.Davis scored]; D.Reeves out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen singled;
T.Stearnes doubled [N.Allen scored]; O.Boone allowed a passed
ball [T.Stearnes to third]; W.Brown out on unknown play
[T.Stearnes scored]; T.Strong singled; T.Strong stole second;
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Crackers 2, Monarchs 8.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; S.Davis
singled to third base [S.Davis to second (error by J.Williams)];
T.Mitchell out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Greene reached on an error by D.Reeves
[J.Greene to second]; J.Williams singled [J.Greene to third];
J.Williams stole second [J.Greene scored (unearned) (error by
O.Boone), J.Williams to third]; O.Boone allowed a passed ball
[J.Williams scored]; G.Walker out on unknown play; H.Milton out
on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Monarchs 10.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; B.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Monarchs 10.

MONARCHS 8TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown tripled
to center field; T.Mitchell threw a wild pitch [W.Brown scored];
T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Monarchs 11.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: O.Boone out on unknown play; D.Reeves out
on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Monarchs 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   2   8   2   5
 Monarchs        11  13   1   7


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