Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 Kansas City Monarchs 2 2 2 0 0 3 x - 9 11 0 BATTING Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Red Moore 1b 4 0 1 2 0 8 0 Babe Davis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Nish Williams c 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Jabbo Andrews rf, lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sylvester Owens lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Donald Reeves ph, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spencer Davis 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 1 2 0 0 2 3 Gabby Kemp 2b 3 1 2 2 0 2 1 Guy Smith p 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 Totals 28 4 9 4 2 5 18 6 FIELDING - E: 2. Gabby Kemp, Guy Smith. PB: 3. Nish Williams 3. BATTING - 3B: Red Moore. GDP: Nish Williams. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Tommy Butts. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 Rainey Bibbs 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 Turkey Stearnes cf 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 Willard Brown lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 Ted Strong ss 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 2 2 0 6 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 Joe Greene c 4 0 1 0 0 5 0 Floyd Kranson p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Bradley p 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Totals 28 9 11 7 4 5 21 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck O`Neil, Newt Allen. BATTING - 2B: Turkey Stearnes, Willard Brown. 3B: Henry Milton, Willard Brown. HR: Turkey Stearnes. SH: Rainey Bibbs. HBP: Henry Milton, Ted Strong. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown, Ted Strong. PITCHING Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Guy Smith L 6 11 9 8 4 5 1 35 Totals 6 11 9 8 4 5 1 35 HBP: Guy Smith 2. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Floyd Kranson W 2 4 3 3 1 1 0 10 Frank Bradley SV 5 5 1 1 1 4 0 20 Totals 7 9 4 4 2 5 0 30 Floyd Kranson pitched to 4 batters in the 3rd inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B - McDonald Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/28/1939, game 2 -- 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. N.Williams 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. G.Smith p F.Kranson p BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Davis singled; N.Williams grounded into a double play (N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [B.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton was hit by a pitch; R.Bibbs out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Milton to second]; T.Stearnes doubled [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong singled [T.Stearnes scored]; 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 out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 2ND: N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; F.Kranson singled to second base [F.Kranson to second (error by G.Kemp)]; H.Milton tripled [F.Kranson scored]; N.Williams allowed a passed ball [H.Milton scored (unearned)]; R.Bibbs walked; R.Bibbs was picked off first, but was safe on an error by G.Smith [R.Bibbs to second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Monarchs 4. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: T.Butts singled; T.Butts stole second; G.Kemp singled [T.Butts scored]; G.Smith walked [G.Kemp to second]; R.Moore tripled [G.Kemp scored, G.Smith scored]; F.BRADLEY REPLACED F.KRANSON (PITCHING); B.Davis out on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Andrews walked; D.REEVES BATTED FOR S.OWENS; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 3, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 3RD: D.REEVES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); J.ANDREWS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); W.Brown doubled; T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled [W.Brown scored]; N.Allen forced B.O`Neil (unknown fielder) [N.Allen to first]; J.Greene singled [N.Allen to second]; F.Bradley singled [N.Allen scored, J.Greene to second]; H.Milton walked [J.Greene to third, F.Bradley to second]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Crackers 3, Monarchs 6. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: S.Davis singled; T.Butts singled [S.Davis to second]; G.Kemp singled [S.Davis scored, T.Butts to second]; G.Smith out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 4, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 4TH: T.Stearnes walked; N.Williams allowed a passed ball [T.Stearnes to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 4, Monarchs 6. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 4, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; F.Bradley walked; N.Williams allowed a passed ball [F.Bradley to second]; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 4, Monarchs 6. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: 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 4, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 6TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes homered to rightfield; W.Brown tripled; T.Strong was hit by a pitch; W.Brown stole home and T.Strong stole second; B.O`Neil singled [T.Strong scored]; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 4, Monarchs 9. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: G.Smith singled; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Davis singled to center field (T.Stearnes to R.Bibbs) [G.Smith out at third]; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 4, Monarchs 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Crackers 4 9 2 5 Monarchs 9 11 0 8
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