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Toledo Crawfords (TLC) 5 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3

Game played on Wednesday, August 2, 1939 (N) at Lanphier Park, Springfield IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 1  2 0 0   -   3  6  1
Toledo Crawfords                    0 2 0  1 0 0  2 0 x   -   5  9  5

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jesse Williams 3b                   2   1   2    0     0         0   5
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Willard Brown lf                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
   Langrum lf                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Ted Strong ss                         3   0   1    0     1         2   1
Joe Greene c                          4   0   1    0     0         4   1
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   1   1    1     0        13   0
Big Train Jackson p                   1   0   0    0     0         0   5
  Floyd Kranson p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  George Walker p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   3   6    1     1   8    24  15

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Floyd Kranson. 
PB: 1.  Joe Greene. 

BATTING -
2B:  Joe Greene. 
SH:  Floyd Kranson. 
GDP:  Rainey Bibbs. 
Team LOB:  6


Toledo Crawfords                     AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield lf                 3   0   1    0     2         0   0
Leroy Morney ss                       5   0   0    0     0         3   1
Thad Christopher cf                   4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Tommie Dukes c                        3   1   1    0     1         8   0
Bus Clarkson 2b                       3   2   2    1     0         1   2
Jim Williams rf                       3   1   1    1     1         3   0
Oscar Charleston 1b                   3   0   1    0     1         8   1
Curtis Henderson 3b                   4   1   2    1     0         1   1
Jimmy Johnson p                       3   0   1    1     1         1   6
Totals                               31   5   9    4     6   4    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Leroy Morney, Bus Clarkson, Oscar Charleston. 
E: 5.  Thad Christopher, Tommie Dukes, Oscar Charleston, Curtis Henderson, Jimmy Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tommie Dukes. 
3B:  Bus Clarkson 2, Jimmy Johnson. 
SH:  Bus Clarkson. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Big Train Jackson                    3.2     5   3    3   1   2   0  17
Floyd Kranson L                      3       4   2    2   5   2   0  17
George Walker                        1.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               8       9   5    5   6   4   0  38

WP:  Floyd Kranson 2. 

Toledo Crawfords                     IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Johnson W                      9       6   3    2   1   8   0  36
Totals                               9       6   3    2   1   8   0  36

WP:  Jimmy Johnson. 
BK:  Jimmy Johnson. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Ford

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 935

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 8/2/1939 -- 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. B.Jackson           p         J.Johnson           p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; 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 0,  0.

 1ST: J.Crutchfield singled; L.Morney out on unknown play;
T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0,  0.

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

 2ND: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; J.Williams walked;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; C.Henderson singled
[J.Williams to third]; J.Greene allowed a passed ball
[J.Williams scored, C.Henderson to second]; J.Johnson tripled
[C.Henderson scored]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0,  2.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.Jackson out on unknown play; H.Milton reached
on an error by J.Johnson [H.Milton to first]; R.Bibbs grounded
into a double play (B.Clarkson to L.Morney to O.Charleston)
[H.Milton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0,  2.

 3RD: J.WILLIAMS REPLACED R.BIBBS (PLAYING 3B);  REPLACED
W.BROWN (PLAYING LF); L.Morney out on unknown play;
T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0,  2.

MONARCHS 4TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play;  out on unknown
play; T.Strong walked; J.Johnson balked [T.Strong to second];
J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0,
 2.

 4TH: B.Clarkson tripled; J.Williams out on unknown play;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; C.Henderson singled
[B.Clarkson scored]; F.KRANSON REPLACED B.JACKSON (PITCHING);
J.Johnson walked [C.Henderson to second]; F.Kranson threw a wild
pitch [C.Henderson to third, J.Johnson to second]; J.Crutchfield
walked; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Monarchs 0,  3.

MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; F.Kranson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0,  3.

 5TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Dukes walked;
B.Clarkson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Dukes to
second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 0,  3.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; J.Williams singled;
T.Stearnes reached on an error by O.Charleston [J.Williams to
second, T.Stearnes to first];  reached on an error by
C.Henderson [J.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), T.Stearnes
to second,  to first]; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene
out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, 
3.

 6TH: O.Charleston singled; F.Kranson threw a wild pitch
[O.Charleston to second]; C.Henderson out on unknown play;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield walked;
O.Charleston was picked off second, but was safe on an error by
F.Kranson [O.Charleston to third, J.Crutchfield to second];
L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1,
 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: N.Allen singled to center field [N.Allen to
second (error by T.Christopher)]; B.O`Neil singled [N.Allen
scored, B.O`Neil to second (error by T.Dukes)]; F.Kranson out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.O`Neil to third];
J.Johnson threw a wild pitch [B.O`Neil scored]; H.Milton out on
unknown play; J.Williams singled; T.Stearnes out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3,  3.

 7TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Dukes doubled;
B.Clarkson tripled [T.Dukes scored]; J.Williams singled to left
field ( to N.Allen) [B.Clarkson scored, J.Williams out at
second]; O.Charleston walked; G.WALKER REPLACED F.KRANSON
(PITCHING); C.Henderson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 3,  5.

MONARCHS 8TH:  out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown
play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3,  5.

 8TH: J.Johnson 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 3,  5.

MONARCHS 9TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3,  5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3   6   1   6
                  5   9   5   9


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