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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 9 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 4

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

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


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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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