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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 13, 1939 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 2  -   3 10  1
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0  -   1  8  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   1    0     0         4   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   1   0    0     1         1   0
Willard Brown lf                      5   0   4    1     0         2   0
Ted Strong ss                         4   0   2    1     1         3   0
Joe Greene c                          4   0   1    1     0         7   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        5   0   0    0     0        12   0
Jesse Williams 3b                     4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Floyd Kranson p                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Hilton Smith p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               39   3  10    3     2   7    33   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jesse Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Milton, Willard Brown 3, Jesse Williams. 
SH:  Newt Allen. 
SF:  Joe Greene. 
IW:  Turkey Stearnes, Ted Strong. 
GDP:  Joe Greene. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ted Strong. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport rf, cf                4   0   1    0     1         2   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Neil Robinson cf, ss                  4   0   1    0     1         1   0
Nat Rogers lf                         3   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Red Howard pr, rf                   1   1   0    0     0         0   0
Larry Brown c                         5   0   2    0     0         8   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   0    1     0        16   1
Fred Bankhead 2b                      5   0   2    0     0         2   0
T.J. Brown ss                         1   0   0    0     1         2   1
  Red Longley ph, lf                  2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Cliff Blackmon ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               38   1   8    1     3   6    33   3

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Marlin Carter, Jelly Taylor 2, T.J. Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Nat Rogers, Fred Bankhead. 
SH:  Marlin Carter, Nat Rogers, T.J. Brown. 
SF:  Jelly Taylor. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lloyd Davenport, Red Howard. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson                        8       5   1    1   2   2   0  32
Hilton Smith W                       3       3   0    0   1   4   0  13
Totals                               11      8   1    1   3   6   0  45

Floyd Kranson pitched to 2 batters in the 9th inning

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis L                    11     10   3    3   2   7   0  43
Totals                               11     10   3    3   2   7   0  43

IW:  Roosevelt Davis 2. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/13/1939 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Memphis Red
Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Memphis                       
1. H.Milton            rf        L.Davenport         rf        
2. N.Allen             2b        M.Carter            3b        
3. T.Stearnes          cf        N.Robinson          cf        
4. W.Brown             lf        N.Rogers            lf        
5. T.Strong            ss        L.Brown             c         
6. J.Greene            c         J.Taylor            1b        
7. B.O`Neil            1b        F.Bankhead          2b        
8. J.Williams          3b        T.Brown             ss        
9. F.Kranson           p         R.Davis             p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown
play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: L.Davenport walked; M.Carter out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Davenport to second]; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong singled;
J.Greene grounded into a double play (T.Brown to J.Taylor)
[T.Strong out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: L.Brown singled; J.Taylor out on unknown play;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown walked [L.Brown to
second]; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Williams doubled;
F.Kranson hit into a double play (M.Carter to J.Taylor to
M.Carter) [J.Williams out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen singled;
T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown singled [N.Allen to
second]; T.Strong singled [N.Allen scored, W.Brown to third];
T.Strong stole second; J.Greene out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; L.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: 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.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: F.Bankhead singled; T.Brown out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Bankhead to second]; R.Davis out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: M.Carter reached on an error by J.Williams
[M.Carter to first]; N.Robinson singled [M.Carter to second];
N.Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Carter to
third, N.Robinson to second]; L.Brown out on unknown play;
J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1,
Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown doubled; T.Strong out on unknown play;
J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 9TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; W.Brown doubled; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: N.Rogers doubled; R.HOWARD RAN FOR N.ROGERS;
L.Brown singled [R.Howard to third]; H.SMITH REPLACED F.KRANSON
(PITCHING); J.Taylor out on a sacrifice fly to unknown fielder
[R.Howard scored]; F.Bankhead doubled [L.Brown to third];
R.LONGLEY BATTED FOR T.BROWN; R.Longley out on unknown play;
R.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1,
Red Sox 1.

MONARCHS 10TH: L.DAVENPORT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
N.ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); R.HOWARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); R.LONGLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
J.Greene singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Williams out
on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 10TH: L.Davenport singled; L.Davenport stole second;
M.Carter out on unknown play; N.Robinson walked; R.Howard forced
N.Robinson (unknown fielder) [L.Davenport to third, R.Howard to
first]; R.Howard stole second; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1.

MONARCHS 11TH: H.Milton doubled to left field; N.Allen out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Milton to third]; T.Stearnes
was walked intentionally; W.Brown doubled to left field
[H.Milton scored, T.Stearnes to third]; T.Strong was walked
intentionally; J.Greene out on a sacrifice fly to L.Davenport
[T.Stearnes scored]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 11TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; R.Longley singled; C.BLACKMON BATTED FOR R.DAVIS;
C.Blackmon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs
3, Red Sox 1.

MONARCHS 12TH: Game two of scheduled doubleheader called off

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3  10   1   7
 Red Sox          1   8   0  11


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