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

Game played on Monday, August 7, 1939 (N) at Athletic Park, Muskogee OK
Regular-Season game

Toledo Crawfords                    2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  7  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 2 0  0 3 x   -   5  8  1

BATTING

Toledo Crawfords                     AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield lf                 3   0   1    1     1         0   0
Leroy Morney ss                       4   1   1    0     0         2   5
Thad Christopher cf                   3   1   1    0     1         3   0
Tommie Dukes c                        3   0   0    0     1         3   1
Bus Clarkson 2b                       4   0   1    2     0         2   4
Jim Williams rf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Oscar Charleston 1b                   4   0   1    0     0        12   0
Curtis Henderson 3b                   3   1   1    0     1         0   3
Bill Harvey p                         3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Totals                               31   3   7    3     4   9    24  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bus Clarkson, Oscar Charleston, Curtis Henderson. 
E: 2.  Tommie Dukes, Bill Harvey. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bus Clarkson. 
SH:  Bill Harvey. 
GDP:  Jimmie Crutchfield, Bus Clarkson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Thad Christopher. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       3   1   1    1     1         1   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   0    0     0         2   3
 Langrum cf                           4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Willard Brown lf                      4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Ted Strong ss                         4   0   2    1     0         2   4
Paul Hardy c                          2   0   0    0     0         6   0
  Joe Greene c                        2   0   0    0     0         3   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   1   1    1     1        11   0
Jesse Williams 3b                     3   1   2    1     1         1   3
Floyd Kranson p                       2   0   0    0     2         0   3
Totals                               31   5   8    5     5   3    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Newt Allen, Ted Strong 2, Buck O`Neil 2, Floyd Kranson. 
E: 1.  Willard Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Milton. 
GDP:  Joe Greene. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Buck O`Neil. 
CS:  Jesse Williams. 

PITCHING

Toledo Crawfords                     IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Harvey L                        8       8   5    3   5   3   0  36
Totals                               8       8   5    3   5   3   0  36


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson W                      9       7   3    3   4   9   0  36
Totals                               9       7   3    3   4   9   0  36



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2319

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/7/1939 --   at Kansas City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Kansas City                   
1. J.Crutchfield       lf        H.Milton            rf        
2. L.Morney            ss        N.Allen             2b        
3. T.Christopher       cf                            cf        
4. T.Dukes             c         W.Brown             lf        
5. B.Clarkson          2b        T.Strong            ss        
6. J.Williams          rf        P.Hardy             c         
7. O.Charleston        1b        B.O`Neil            1b        
8. C.Henderson         3b        J.Williams          3b        
9. B.Harvey            p         F.Kranson           p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; L.Morney singled;
T.Christopher singled [L.Morney to second]; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; B.Clarkson tripled [L.Morney scored, T.Christopher
scored]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  
2, Monarchs 0.

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

 2ND: O.Charleston out on unknown play; C.Henderson singled;
B.Harvey out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Henderson
to second]; J.Crutchfield singled [C.Henderson scored]; L.Morney
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; T.Strong out on unknown play;
P.Hardy out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3, Monarchs 0.

 3RD: T.Christopher out on unknown play; T.Dukes walked;
B.Clarkson grounded into a double play (F.Kranson to T.Strong to
B.O`Neil) [T.Dukes out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Williams singled; J.Williams was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); F.Kranson walked; H.Milton
out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   3, Monarchs 0.

 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on
unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH:  out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown
play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,
Monarchs 0.

 5TH: B.Harvey singled; J.Crutchfield grounded into a double
play (T.Strong to N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [B.Harvey out at second];
L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: P.Hardy out on unknown play; B.O`Neil walked;
B.O`Neil stole second [B.O`Neil to third (error by T.Dukes)];
J.Williams singled [B.O`Neil scored]; F.Kranson walked
[J.Williams to second]; H.Milton doubled [J.Williams scored,
F.Kranson to third]; N.Allen out on unknown play;  out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   3, Monarchs 2.

 6TH: J.GREENE REPLACED P.HARDY (PLAYING C); T.Christopher
walked; T.Christopher stole second; T.Dukes out on unknown play;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong singled;
J.Greene grounded into a double play (C.Henderson to B.Clarkson
to O.Charleston) [T.Strong out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  3, Monarchs 2.

 7TH: O.Charleston singled to left field [O.Charleston to
second (error by W.Brown)]; C.Henderson out on unknown play;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield walked; L.Morney out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   3, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; F.Kranson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   3, Monarchs 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.   3,
Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Milton walked; N.Allen reached on a fielder's
choice [H.Milton to second (error by B.Harvey)];  singled
[H.Milton scored, N.Allen to second]; W.Brown forced  (unknown
fielder) [N.Allen to third, W.Brown to first]; T.Strong singled
[N.Allen scored (unearned), W.Brown to second]; J.Greene out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil singled [W.Brown scored (unearned),
T.Strong to second]; J.Williams walked [T.Strong to third,
B.O`Neil to second]; F.Kranson out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.   3, Monarchs 5.

 9TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on
unknown play; C.Henderson walked; B.Harvey out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3, Monarchs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  3   7   2   6
 Monarchs         5   8   1   7


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