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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Cleveland Bears (CV9) 2

Game played on Tuesday, May 30, 1939 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Bears                     2 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   2  8  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  3  -   3  6  0

BATTING

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray cf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   1   1    0     0         0   2
Eugene Tyler rf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Henry Turner c                        3   1   1    1     0         3   0
Mint Jones 1b                         3   0   3    1     0         8   0
Joe Royal lf                          3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Al Frazier 2b                         3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Clarence Lamar ss                     3   0   1    0     0         2   1
Smoky Owens p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               28   2   8    2     0   6    18   5


BATTING -
2B:  Henry Turner. 
GDP:  Clarence Lamar. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Parnell Woods. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Jesse Williams 3b                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Willard Brown lf                      3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Ted Strong ss                         2   1   1    1     1         1   2
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   1   1    1     0        10   0
Newt Allen 2b                         3   0   1    0     0         1   6
Lionel Decuir c                       3   0   1    1     0         6   0
George Walker p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               25   3   6    3     1   2    21  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Rainey Bibbs, Buck O`Neil, Newt Allen. 

BATTING -
2B:  Turkey Stearnes, Buck O`Neil. 
3B:  Ted Strong. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Smoky Owens L                        6       6   3    3   1   2   0  26
Totals                               6       6   3    3   1   2   0  26

Smoky Owens pitched to 5 batters in the 7th inning

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
George Walker W                      7       8   2    2   0   6   0  28
Totals                               7       8   2    2   0   6   0  28



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Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B -  McDonald

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4300

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/30/1939, game 2 -- Cleveland Bears at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     Kansas City                   
1. J.Ray               cf        H.Milton            rf        
2. P.Woods             3b        R.Bibbs             3b        
3. E.Tyler             rf        T.Stearnes          cf        
4. H.Turner            c         W.Brown             lf        
5. M.Jones             1b        T.Strong            ss        
6. J.Royal             lf        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. A.Frazier           2b        N.Allen             2b        
8. C.Lamar             ss        L.Decuir            c         
9. S.Owens             p         G.Walker            p         

BEARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods singled; P.Woods
stole second; E.Tyler out on unknown play; H.Turner doubled
[P.Woods scored]; M.Jones singled [H.Turner scored]; J.Royal out
on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes doubled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

BEARS 2ND: A.Frazier singled; C.Lamar grounded into a double
play (R.Bibbs to N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [A.Frazier out at second];
S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 2,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

BEARS 3RD: J.Ray singled; P.Woods out on unknown play; E.Tyler
out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: L.Decuir out on unknown play; G.Walker out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

BEARS 4TH: M.Jones singled; J.Royal out on unknown play;
A.Frazier out on unknown play; C.Lamar singled [M.Jones to
second]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

BEARS 5TH: J.WILLIAMS REPLACED R.BIBBS (PLAYING 3B); J.Ray out
on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; E.Tyler out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: T.Strong walked; B.O`Neil reached on a fielder's
choice [T.Strong to second]; N.Allen out on unknown play;
L.Decuir out on unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

BEARS 6TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; M.Jones singled;
J.Royal out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 0.

BEARS 7TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown
play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 2,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown singled; T.Strong tripled to right-center
[W.Brown scored]; B.O`Neil doubled [T.Strong scored]; N.Allen
singled [B.O`Neil to third]; L.Decuir singled [B.O`Neil scored,
N.Allen to second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 2, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Bears            2   8   0   5
 Monarchs         3   6   0   5


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