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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Toledo Crawfords (TLC) 4

Game played on Tuesday, August 1, 1939 (N) at Fans Field, Decatur IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 5  0 0 2  0 1 0   -   8 12  1
Toledo Crawfords                    0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 2   -   4 11  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   1   1    0     1         0   0
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       5   1   1    1     0         2   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    5   1   2    1     0         1   0
Willard Brown lf                      4   3   2    0     0         1   0
Ted Strong ss                         4   1   2    2     0         1   4
Joe Greene c                          4   0   1    1     0        10   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   1    2     0         1   1
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   0    1     0        10   0
Hilton Smith p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Andy Cooper p                       4   1   2    0     0         1   3
Totals                               38   8  12    8     1   5    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ted Strong, Buck O`Neil. 
E: 1.  Rainey Bibbs. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Rainey Bibbs. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Ted Strong. 

Toledo Crawfords                     AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield lf                 4   0   2    1     1         0   0
Leroy Morney ss                       5   0   1    0     0         2   1
Thad Christopher cf                   4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Tommie Dukes c                        4   0   2    0     0         7   1
Bus Clarkson 2b                       4   2   1    0     0         1   5
Jim Williams rf                       4   1   2    1     0         3   0
Oscar Charleston 1b                   3   0   1    1     0         5   0
  Jimmy Johnson 1b                    0   0   0    0     0         4   1
  Willie Spencer ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Curtis Henderson 3b                   4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Harry Kincannon p                     3   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Spoon Carter ph                     1   1   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               37   4  11    4     1   8    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Leroy Morney, Bus Clarkson, Oscar Charleston. 
E: 1.  Bus Clarkson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bus Clarkson, Jim Williams. 
3B:  Jimmie Crutchfield, Curtis Henderson. 
GDP:  Thad Christopher. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith                         1       1   0    0   0   1   0  4
Andy Cooper W                        8      10   4    4   1   7   0  34
Totals                               9      11   4    4   1   8   0  38


Toledo Crawfords                     IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Kincannon L                    9      12   8    7   1   5   0  39
Totals                               9      12   8    7   1   5   0  39



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Umpires: HP -  Liston, 1B -  Rushin

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 1400

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/1/1939 -- Kansas City Monarchs at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                                                 
1. H.Milton            rf        J.Crutchfield       lf        
2. R.Bibbs             3b        L.Morney            ss        
3. T.Stearnes          cf        T.Christopher       cf        
4. W.Brown             lf        T.Dukes             c         
5. T.Strong            ss        B.Clarkson          2b        
6. J.Greene            c         J.Williams          rf        
7. N.Allen             2b        O.Charleston        1b        
8. B.O`Neil            1b        C.Henderson         3b        
9. H.Smith             p         H.Kincannon         p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Milton singled; R.Bibbs grounded into a double
play (B.Clarkson to L.Morney to O.Charleston) [H.Milton out at
second]; T.Stearnes singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0,  0.

 1ST: J.Crutchfield singled to third base [J.Crutchfield to
second (error by R.Bibbs)]; L.Morney out on unknown play;
T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0,  0.

MONARCHS 2ND: T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0,  0.

 2ND: A.COOPER REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); H. Smith had to
leave game with a split finger; B.Clarkson doubled; J.Williams
out on unknown play; O.Charleston singled [B.Clarkson scored];
C.Henderson out on unknown play; H.Kincannon out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0,  1.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; A.Cooper singled;
H.Milton walked [A.Cooper to second]; R.Bibbs singled [A.Cooper
scored, H.Milton to second]; T.Stearnes singled [H.Milton
scored, R.Bibbs to second]; W.Brown reached on an error by
B.Clarkson [R.Bibbs to third, T.Stearnes to second, W.Brown to
first]; T.Strong singled [R.Bibbs scored, T.Stearnes scored,
W.Brown to third]; J.Greene out on unknown play [W.Brown scored
(unearned)]; T.Strong was caught stealing second (unknown
fielder); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5,  1.

 3RD: J.Crutchfield walked; L.Morney out on unknown play;
T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled
[J.Crutchfield to second]; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 5,  1.

MONARCHS 4TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; A.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5,  1.

 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on
unknown play; C.Henderson tripled; H.Kincannon out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5,  1.

MONARCHS 5TH: 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.  Monarchs 5,  1.

 5TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; L.Morney singled;
T.Christopher grounded into a double play (T.Strong to B.O`Neil)
[L.Morney out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5,  1.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown singled; T.Strong singled [W.Brown to
second]; J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [W.Brown
scored, T.Strong to third]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play
[T.Strong scored]; A.Cooper out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Monarchs 7,  1.

 6TH: T.Dukes singled; B.Clarkson forced T.Dukes (unknown
fielder) [B.Clarkson to first]; J.Williams doubled [B.Clarkson
scored]; O.Charleston out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 7,  2.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.JOHNSON REPLACED O.CHARLESTON (PLAYING 1B);
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.  Monarchs
7,  2.

 7TH: H.Kincannon out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 7,  2.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown singled; T.Strong out on unknown play;
J.Greene singled [W.Brown to third]; N.Allen out on unknown play
[W.Brown scored]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 8,  2.

 8TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown
play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 8,  2.

MONARCHS 9TH: A.Cooper singled; H.Milton out on unknown play;
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 8,  2.

 9TH: J.Williams singled; W.SPENCER BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON;
W.Spencer out on unknown play [J.Williams to second];
C.Henderson out on unknown play; S.CARTER BATTED FOR
H.KINCANNON; S.Carter singled [J.Williams scored]; J.Crutchfield
tripled [S.Carter scored]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 8,  4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         8  12   1   4
                  4  11   1   7


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