St. Louis Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
Kansas City Monarchs 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 4 7 2
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Dan Wilson lf 5 1 1 0 0 3 0
Bobby Robinson 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 1
Buddy Armour ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 3
Ed Mayweather 1b 4 0 0 0 1 9 1
Bill Bradford rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leslie Green cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Raymond Taylor c 3 0 1 0 1 6 2
Marshall Riddle 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 3
Theolic Smith p 3 1 1 0 0 2 4
George Mitchell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2 4 9 24 14
FIELDING -
E: 1. Theolic Smith.
BATTING -
2B: Theolic Smith.
GDP: Buddy Armour.
Team LOB: 11
Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Milton rf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0
Rainey Bibbs 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
Turkey Stearnes cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Willard Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ted Strong ss 3 2 1 0 1 4 1
Buck O`Neil 1b 1 2 1 1 2 5 1
Newt Allen 2b 4 0 2 3 0 0 3
Lionel Decuir c 3 0 0 0 0 11 0
Frank Bradley p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
Hilton Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4 4 5 27 7
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Ted Strong, Buck O`Neil, Newt Allen.
E: 2. Rainey Bibbs, Frank Bradley.
PB: 1. Lionel Decuir.
BATTING -
2B: Buck O`Neil.
3B: Ted Strong.
SH: Buck O`Neil.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
SB: Ted Strong 2, Buck O`Neil.
CS: Buck O`Neil, Newt Allen.
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Theolic Smith L 8 7 4 3 4 5 0 34
Totals 8 7 4 3 4 5 0 34
Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Frank Bradley W 8.1 8 2 2 4 9 0 38
Hilton Smith SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 9 8 2 2 4 9 0 40
WP: Frank Bradley.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/4/1939, game 1 -- at Kansas City Monarchs (D)
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City
1. D.Wilson lf H.Milton rf
2. B.Robinson 3b R.Bibbs 3b
3. B.Armour ss T.Stearnes cf
4. E.Mayweather 1b W.Brown lf
5. B.Bradford rf T.Strong ss
6. L.Green cf B.O`Neil 1b
7. R.Taylor c N.Allen 2b
8. M.Riddle 2b L.Decuir c
9. T.Smith p F.Bradley p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; D.Wilson singled; F.Bradley threw a wild pitch [D.Wilson to
second]; B.Robinson singled [D.Wilson scored]; B.Armour grounded
into a double play (N.Allen to T.Strong to B.O`Neil) [B.Robinson
out at second]; E.Mayweather walked; B.Bradford out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Monarchs 0.
MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Monarchs 0.
2ND: L.Green out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown
play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Monarchs 0.
MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong tripled;
B.O`Neil walked; B.O`Neil stole second; N.Allen singled to
right-center [T.Strong scored, B.O`Neil scored]; N.Allen was
caught stealing second (unknown fielder); L.Decuir out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Monarchs 2.
3RD: T.Smith doubled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Robinson
out on unknown play; B.Armour singled [T.Smith scored];
E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2,
Monarchs 2.
MONARCHS 3RD: F.Bradley out on unknown play; H.Milton walked;
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes singled [H.Milton to
second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2,
Monarchs 2.
4TH: B.Bradford out on unknown play; L.Green singled; L.Decuir
allowed a passed ball [L.Green to second]; R.Taylor walked;
M.Riddle out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Monarchs 2.
MONARCHS 4TH: T.Strong walked; T.Strong stole second; B.O`Neil
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Strong to third];
N.Allen out on unknown play; L.Decuir out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 2.
5TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown
play; B.Armour walked; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 2.
MONARCHS 5TH: F.Bradley out on unknown play; H.Milton singled;
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 2.
6TH: B.Bradford out on unknown play; L.Green out on unknown
play; R.Taylor singled; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 2.
MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong reached on
an error by T.Smith [T.Strong to first]; T.Strong stole second;
B.O`Neil doubled [T.Strong scored (unearned)]; N.Allen singled
to right field [B.O`Neil scored]; L.Decuir out on unknown play;
F.Bradley out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 2,
Monarchs 4.
7TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; B.Robinson reached on an error by R.Bibbs [B.Robinson to
first]; B.Armour singled [B.Robinson to second]; E.Mayweather
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 2, Monarchs 4.
MONARCHS 7TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs singled;
T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 4.
8TH: B.Bradford out on unknown play; L.Green out on unknown
play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2,
Monarchs 4.
MONARCHS 8TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil walked;
B.O`Neil was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); N.Allen
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2, Monarchs 4.
9TH: M.Riddle walked; G.MITCHELL BATTED FOR T.SMITH;
G.Mitchell singled [M.Riddle to second]; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; B.Robinson reached on an error by F.Bradley [M.Riddle to
third, G.Mitchell to second, B.Robinson to first]; H.SMITH
REPLACED F.BRADLEY (PITCHING); B.Armour out on unknown play;
E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 2,
Monarchs 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
2 8 1 11
Monarchs 4 7 2 6
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