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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 28, 1939 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  2
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 x   -   3  7  0

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Moore 1b                          4   0   2    0     0        13   1
Babe Davis cf                         3   0   1    0     1         3   1
Oscar Boone c                         2   0   0    0     1         2   0
  Nish Williams c                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jabbo Andrews rf                      4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sylvester Owens lf                    3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Spencer Davis 3b                      2   0   1    0     1         2   2
Tommy Butts ss                        2   0   0    0     0         1   3
Gabby Kemp 2b                         2   0   0    0     1         3   5
Eddie Dixon p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   5
Totals                               26   0   4    0     5   4    24  17

FIELDING -
DP: 4.  Red Moore 3, Babe Davis, Spencer Davis, Tommy Butts, Gabby Kemp 4, Eddie Dixon. 
E: 2.  Nish Williams, Eddie Dixon. 
PB: 2.  Oscar Boone 2. 

BATTING -
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
GDP:  Babe Davis, Jabbo Andrews, Tommy Butts, Eddie Dixon. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       2   2   1    0     2         1   4
Turkey Stearnes cf                    2   0   0    1     1         0   0
Willard Brown lf                      4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Ted Strong ss                         2   1   1    0     1         2   6
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   1    1     0        17   0
Newt Allen 2b                         3   0   1    0     0         2   6
Joe Greene c                          3   0   1    0     0         4   1
Lefty Moses p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Hilton Smith p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               26   3   7    2     4   1    27  21

FIELDING -
DP: 4.  Rainey Bibbs, Ted Strong 3, Buck O`Neil 4, Newt Allen 3, Lefty Moses. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck O`Neil. 
SH:  Turkey Stearnes. 
HBP:  Ted Strong. 
GDP:  Ted Strong, Buck O`Neil, Joe Greene. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton, Rainey Bibbs, Willard Brown, Ted Strong. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Dixon L                        8       7   3    3   4   1   0  32
Totals                               8       7   3    3   4   1   0  32

HBP:  Eddie Dixon. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Moses W                        6       4   0    0   5   2   0  23
Hilton Smith SV                      3       0   0    0   0   2   0  9
Totals                               9       4   0    0   5   4   0  32



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Umpires: HP -  McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 3500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/28/1939, game 1 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Davis
singled; O.Boone walked [B.Davis to second]; J.Andrews grounded
into a double play (T.Strong to N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [O.Boone
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0,
Monarchs 0.

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

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: S.Owens walked; S.Davis walked [S.Owens to
second]; T.Butts grounded into a double play (L.Moses to R.Bibbs
to B.O`Neil) [S.Owens out at third, S.Davis to second]; G.Kemp
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0,
Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: N.Allen singled; J.Greene grounded into a double
play (G.Kemp to T.Butts to R.Moore) [N.Allen out at second];
L.Moses out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Crackers 0, Monarchs 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: E.Dixon out on unknown play; R.Moore
singled; B.Davis grounded into a double play (N.Allen to
T.Strong to B.O`Neil) [R.Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes walked; O.Boone allowed a passed ball
[T.Stearnes to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: O.Boone out on unknown play; J.Andrews out
on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: T.Strong was hit by a pitch; B.O`Neil grounded
into a double play (E.Dixon to G.Kemp to R.Moore) [T.Strong out
at second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: S.Davis singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Davis to second]; G.Kemp walked;
E.Dixon grounded into a double play (T.Strong to N.Allen to
B.O`Neil) [G.Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Crackers 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.Greene singled; L.Moses out on unknown play;
H.Milton forced J.Greene (unknown fielder) [H.Milton to first];
H.Milton stole second; R.Bibbs walked; R.Bibbs was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by E.Dixon [H.Milton to third,
R.Bibbs to second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: R.Moore singled; B.Davis walked [R.Moore to
second]; O.Boone out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown
play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Crackers 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.WILLIAMS REPLACED O.BOONE (PLAYING C); W.Brown
out on unknown play; T.Strong singled; T.Strong stole second;
B.O`Neil doubled [T.Strong scored]; N.Allen hit into a double
play (B.Davis to G.Kemp) [B.O`Neil out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: H.SMITH REPLACED L.MOSES (PITCHING);
S.Davis out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; G.Kemp
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0,
Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: E.Dixon out on unknown play; R.Moore out on
unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: R.Bibbs walked; R.Bibbs stole second [R.Bibbs to
third (error by N.Williams)]; T.Stearnes out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [R.Bibbs scored]; W.Brown singled; T.Strong
grounded into a double play (S.Davis to G.Kemp to R.Moore)
[W.Brown out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers
0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Andrews
out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   0   4   2   5
 Monarchs         3   7   0   5


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