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St. Louis Stars (SSA) 9 Cleveland Bears (CV9) 5

Game played on Sunday, May 28, 1939 (N) at National Park, St. Louis MO
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Bears                     2 0 0  0 2 1  0 0 0   -   5 10  3
St. Louis Stars                     0 0 1  6 1 0  0 1 x   -   9 13  4

BATTING

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray cf                         4   2   2    0     1         0   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   1   1    0     1         3   2
John Lyles rf                         3   0   0    1     1         0   0
Henry Turner c                        4   0   2    2     1         6   0
Mint Jones 1b                         4   1   2    0     1         8   0
Duke Cleveland lf                     3   1   0    0     1         0   0
  Joe Royal ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Clarence Lamar ss                     4   0   0    0     0         2   6
Al Frazier 2b                         4   0   2    2     0         3   1
Red Howard p                          2   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Preacher Henry p                    1   0   0    0     0         2   0
Totals                               34   5  10    5     6   8    24   9

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Johnny Ray, Parnell Woods, Henry Turner. 

BATTING -
2B:  Parnell Woods, Mint Jones, Red Howard. 
3B:  Johnny Ray. 
SH:  John Lyles, Preacher Henry. 
GDP:  Clarence Lamar. 
Team LOB:  10


St. Louis Stars                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson ss                         4   2   3    0     2         3   5
Bobby Robinson 3b                     4   1   1    0     0         3   2
Leslie Green cf                       4   1   1    2     1         1   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      4   1   2    1     0         9   0
Quincy Trouppe lf                     4   1   2    2     1         0   0
Bill Bradford rf                      3   0   0    0     2         0   1
Raymond Taylor c                      4   2   2    1     1         6   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    2   0   1    1     3         5   4
Frank McAllister p                    4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               33   9  13    8    10   4    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dan Wilson, Ed Mayweather, Marshall Riddle. 
E: 4.  Dan Wilson, Bobby Robinson, Raymond Taylor 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dan Wilson, Leslie Green, Ed Mayweather, Quincy Trouppe. 
HR:  Raymond Taylor, Frank McAllister. 
SH:  Bobby Robinson 2, Ed Mayweather, Frank McAllister. 
Team LOB:  14


PITCHING

Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard L                         3.1     6   5    5   4   2   2  20
Preacher Henry                       4.2     7   4    3   6   2   0  27
Totals                               8      13   9    8  10   4   2  47


St. Louis Stars                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank McAllister W                   9      10   5    3   6   8   0  42
Totals                               9      10   5    3   6   8   0  42



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Umpires: HP - Billy Donaldson, 1B - Jack Powell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/28/1939 -- Cleveland Bears at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                                                   
1. J.Ray               cf        D.Wilson            ss        
2. P.Woods             3b        B.Robinson          3b        
3. J.Lyles             rf        L.Green             cf        
4. H.Turner            c         E.Mayweather        1b        
5. M.Jones             1b        Q.Trouppe           lf        
6. D.Cleveland         lf        B.Bradford          rf        
7. C.Lamar             ss        R.Taylor            c         
8. A.Frazier           2b        M.Riddle            2b        
9. R.Howard            p         F.McAllister        p         

BEARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Ray walked; P.Woods walked [J.Ray to second]; J.Lyles
reached on an error by D.Wilson [J.Ray to third, P.Woods to
second, J.Lyles to first]; H.Turner singled [J.Ray scored,
P.Woods scored, J.Lyles to second]; M.Jones walked [J.Lyles to
third, H.Turner to second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play;
C.Lamar grounded into a double play (D.Wilson to M.Riddle to
E.Mayweather) [M.Jones out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Bears 2,  0.

 1ST: D.Wilson walked; B.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [D.Wilson to second]; L.Green walked;
E.Mayweather out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Wilson
to third, L.Green to second]; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 2,  0.

BEARS 2ND: R.Taylor dropped a foul fly hit by A.Frazier;
A.Frazier out on unknown play; R.Howard doubled; J.Ray singled
[R.Howard to third]; P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 2,  0.

 2ND: B.Bradford out on unknown play; R.Taylor walked; M.Riddle
walked [R.Taylor to second]; F.McAllister out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Taylor to third, M.Riddle to second];
D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 2,  0.

BEARS 3RD: H.Turner walked; M.Jones singled [H.Turner to
second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown
play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Bears 2,  0.

 3RD: B.Robinson out on unknown play; L.Green out on unknown
play; E.Mayweather singled to third base [E.Mayweather to second
(error by P.Woods)]; Q.Trouppe doubled [E.Mayweather scored];
B.Bradford out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 2, 
1.

BEARS 4TH: R.Taylor dropped a foul fly hit by R.Howard;
R.Howard out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods
doubled; P.Woods was picked off second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 2,  1.

 4TH: R.Taylor homered; M.Riddle out on unknown play;
F.McAllister homered; D.Wilson doubled; B.Robinson singled
[D.Wilson to third]; P.HENRY REPLACED R.HOWARD (PITCHING);
L.Green doubled [D.Wilson scored, B.Robinson scored];
E.Mayweather out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe singled [L.Green
scored]; B.Bradford walked [Q.Trouppe to second]; R.Taylor
singled [Q.Trouppe to third, B.Bradford to second]; M.Riddle
singled [Q.Trouppe scored, B.Bradford to third, R.Taylor to
second]; F.McAllister out on unknown play; 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Bears 2,  7.

BEARS 5TH: J.Lyles walked; H.Turner singled to right field
(B.Bradford to B.Robinson) [J.Lyles out at third]; M.Jones
forced H.Turner (M.Riddle to D.Wilson) [M.Jones to first];
D.Cleveland walked [M.Jones to second]; C.Lamar reached on an
error by B.Robinson [M.Jones to third, D.Cleveland to second,
C.Lamar to first]; A.Frazier singled [M.Jones scored (unearned),
D.Cleveland scored (unearned), C.Lamar to second]; P.Henry out
on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 4,  7.

 5TH: D.Wilson singled; B.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [D.Wilson to second]; L.Green out on unknown
play; E.Mayweather doubled [D.Wilson scored]; Q.Trouppe walked;
B.Bradford out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 4, 
8.

BEARS 6TH: J.Ray tripled to center field; P.Woods out on
unknown play; J.Lyles out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Ray scored]; H.Turner out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 5,  8.

 6TH: H.Turner dropped a foul fly hit by R.Taylor; R.Taylor out
on unknown play; M.Riddle walked; F.McAllister out on unknown
play; D.Wilson walked [M.Riddle to second]; B.Robinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 5,  8.

BEARS 7TH: M.Jones out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on
unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Bears 5,  8.

 7TH: L.Green out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown
play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Bears 5,  8.

BEARS 8TH: A.Frazier singled; P.Henry out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [A.Frazier to second]; J.Ray out on unknown
play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears
5,  8.

 8TH: B.Bradford walked; R.Taylor forced B.Bradford (unknown
fielder) [R.Taylor to first]; M.Riddle walked [R.Taylor to
second]; F.McAllister out on unknown play; D.Wilson singled to
center field [R.Taylor scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
J.Ray), M.Riddle to third, D.Wilson to second]; B.Robinson out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 5,  9.

BEARS 9TH: J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown
play; M.Jones doubled; J.ROYAL BATTED FOR D.CLEVELAND; J.Royal
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 5,  9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Bears            5  10   3  10
                  9  13   4  14


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