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St. Louis Stars (SSA) 5 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 9, 1939 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

St. Louis Stars                     0 0 2  0 0 1  0 2 0   -   5  5  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  5  2

BATTING

St. Louis Stars                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Leslie Green cf                       4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Dan Wilson lf                         3   3   2    0     0         2   0
Bill Bradford rf                      4   1   2    1     0         3   0
Buddy Armour ss                       4   0   0    1     0         2   1
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   0   0    0     1         8   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    4   0   1    0     0         4   3
Bobby Robinson 3b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Smith c                           3   1   0    0     1         5   0
Frank McAllister p                    3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               31   5   5    2     2   8    27   5

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Bob Smith. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dan Wilson. 
HBP:  Dan Wilson, Bobby Robinson. 
GDP:  Dan Wilson, Marshall Riddle. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Dan Wilson, Bill Bradford. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   0   2    1     0         0   0
Willard Brown lf                      4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Ted Strong ss                         4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   0    0     0        12   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   0    0     0         7   2
Newt Allen 2b                         3   1   1    0     0         2   4
Hilton Smith p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   4
Totals                               32   1   5    1     0   4    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Ted Strong 2, Buck O`Neil 2, Newt Allen 2. 
E: 2.  Turkey Stearnes, Buck O`Neil. 
PB: 2.  Joe Greene 2. 

BATTING -
SH:  Henry Milton. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

St. Louis Stars                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank McAllister W                   9       5   1    1   0   4   0  33
Totals                               9       5   1    1   0   4   0  33


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith L                       9       5   5    1   2   8   0  35
Totals                               9       5   5    1   2   8   0  35

HBP:  Hilton Smith 2. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/9/1939, game 1 --   at Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Kansas City                   
1. L.Green             cf        H.Milton            rf        
2. D.Wilson            lf        R.Bibbs             3b        
3. B.Bradford          rf        T.Stearnes          cf        
4. B.Armour            ss        W.Brown             lf        
5. E.Mayweather        1b        T.Strong            ss        
6. M.Riddle            2b        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. B.Robinson          3b        J.Greene            c         
8. B.Smith             c         N.Allen             2b        
9. F.McAllister        p         H.Smith             p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Green reached on an error by B.O`Neil [L.Green to first];
D.Wilson grounded into a double play (T.Strong to N.Allen to
B.O`Neil) [L.Green out at second]; B.Bradford out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs singled;
B.Smith allowed a passed ball [R.Bibbs to second]; T.Stearnes
out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   0, Monarchs 0.

 2ND: B.Armour out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown
play; M.Riddle singled; B.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Monarchs 0.

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

 3RD: B.Smith walked; F.McAllister out on unknown play; L.Green
out on unknown play; D.Wilson singled to center field [B.Smith
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by T.Stearnes), D.Wilson to
second]; D.Wilson stole third; J.Greene allowed a passed ball
[D.Wilson scored (unearned)]; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen singled; H.Smith singled [N.Allen to
second]; H.Milton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[N.Allen to third, H.Smith to second]; R.Bibbs out on unknown
play; T.Stearnes singled [N.Allen scored, H.Smith to third];
W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   2, Monarchs
1.

 4TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; E.Mayweather walked;
M.Riddle grounded into a double play (N.Allen to T.Strong to
B.O`Neil) [E.Mayweather out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   2, Monarchs 1.

 5TH: B.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown
play; F.McAllister out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   2, Monarchs 1.

 6TH: L.Green out on unknown play; D.Wilson doubled; B.Bradford
singled [D.Wilson scored]; B.Armour out on unknown play;
E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,
Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes singled;
W.Brown reached on a fielder's choice [T.Stearnes to second];
T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   3, Monarchs 1.

 7TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; B.Robinson was hit by a
pitch; B.Smith out on unknown play; F.McAllister out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  3, Monarchs 1.

 8TH: L.Green out on unknown play; D.Wilson was hit by a pitch;
B.Bradford singled [D.Wilson to third]; B.Bradford stole second;
J.Greene allowed a passed ball [D.Wilson scored (unearned),
B.Bradford to third]; B.Armour out on unknown play [B.Bradford
scored (unearned)]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: 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.   5, Monarchs 1.

 9TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown
play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5,
Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: 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, 0
LOB.   5, Monarchs 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  5   5   0   3
 Monarchs         1   5   2   5


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