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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7 St. Louis Stars (SSA) 2

Game played on Friday, September 1, 1939 (N) at Athletic Park, Muskogee OK
League Championship Series

St. Louis Stars                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 1   -   2  9  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 3 0  0 2 0  0 2 x   -   7  9  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                         4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Jimmy Ford ss                         3   0   0    1     0         0   2
Bill Bradford rf                      4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      2   0   1    0     0        12   0
  Theolic Smith ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Raymond Taylor c                    1   0   0    0     0         2   0
Bobby Robinson 3b                     3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    3   0   2    0     0         2   3
  Ossie Brown ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Smith c                           2   0   0    0     0         3   0
  George Mitchell 1b                  2   0   1    1     0         2   0
Frank McAllister p                    4   1   2    0     0         0   4
Totals                               34   2   9    2     0   7    24   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jimmy Ford, Ed Mayweather, Marshall Riddle. 
E: 2.  Jimmy Ford, Ed Mayweather. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dan Wilson, Frank McAllister 2. 
SH:  Bobby Robinson. 
SF:  Jimmy Ford. 
GDP:  Bob Smith. 
Team LOB:  7


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   0   0    0     0         4   3
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   0    0     0         2   2
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   1   1    2     0         1   0
Ted Strong ss                         4   1   1    0     0         3   5
Joe Greene c                          4   0   1    0     0         8   1
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       3   2   3    0     1         0   1
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   1   1    1     1         6   0
Jesse Williams lf                     4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Andy Cooper p                         4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Totals                               34   7   9    5     2   6    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Henry Milton, Newt Allen 2, Ted Strong 2, Buck O`Neil. 
E: 2.  Ted Strong, Rainey Bibbs. 

BATTING -
2B:  Joe Greene. 
HR:  Turkey Stearnes. 
GDP:  Buck O`Neil. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ted Strong, Rainey Bibbs, Jesse Williams. 

PITCHING

St. Louis Stars                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank McAllister L                   8       9   7    4   2   6   1  36
Totals                               8       9   7    4   2   6   1  36


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Cooper W                        9       9   2    1   0   7   0  36
Totals                               9       9   2    1   0   7   0  36



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 9/1/1939 --   at Kansas City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Green out on unknown play; D.Wilson doubled; J.Ford out on
unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: 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.   0, Monarchs 0.

 2ND: E.Mayweather singled; B.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [E.Mayweather to second]; M.Riddle singled
[E.Mayweather to third]; B.Smith grounded into a double play
(T.Strong to N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [M.Riddle out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs singled; B.O`Neil walked [R.Bibbs to
second]; J.Williams singled [R.Bibbs scored, B.O`Neil to third];
J.Williams stole second; A.Cooper singled [B.O`Neil scored,
J.Williams to third]; H.Milton reached on an error by J.Ford
[J.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Cooper to second,
H.Milton to first]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   0, Monarchs 3.

 3RD: F.McAllister doubled; L.Green out on unknown play;
D.Wilson hit into a double play (H.Milton to N.Allen to
T.Strong) [F.McAllister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
0, Monarchs 3.

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

 4TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown
play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: R.Bibbs singled; B.O`Neil grounded into a double
play (J.Ford to M.Riddle to E.Mayweather) [R.Bibbs out at
second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
0, Monarchs 3.

 5TH: B.Robinson out on unknown play; M.Riddle singled; B.Smith
out on unknown play; F.McAllister out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: A.Cooper out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; N.Allen reached on an error by E.Mayweather
[N.Allen to first]; T.Stearnes homered to leftfield (unearned)
[N.Allen scored (unearned)]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   0, Monarchs 5.

 6TH: L.Green out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.Greene doubled; R.Bibbs walked; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; A.Cooper out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0, Monarchs 5.

 7TH: B.Bradford singled; T.SMITH BATTED FOR E.MAYWEATHER;
T.Smith out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown play;
M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,
Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: R.TAYLOR REPLACED T.SMITH (PLAYING C); G.MITCHELL
REPLACED B.SMITH (PLAYING 1B); 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.   0, Monarchs 5.

 8TH: G.Mitchell out on unknown play; F.McAllister doubled;
L.Green reached on an error by R.Bibbs [L.Green to first];
D.Wilson reached on an error by T.Strong [F.McAllister to third,
L.Green to second, D.Wilson to first]; J.Ford out on a sacrifice
fly to unknown fielder [F.McAllister scored (unearned)];
B.Bradford out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  
1, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: T.Strong singled; J.Greene out on unknown play;
R.Bibbs singled [T.Strong to third]; T.Strong stole home and
R.Bibbs stole second; B.O`Neil singled [R.Bibbs scored];
J.Williams out on unknown play; A.Cooper out on unknown play; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Monarchs 7.

 9TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; B.Robinson singled; O.BROWN
BATTED FOR M.RIDDLE; O.Brown out on unknown play [B.Robinson to
second]; G.Mitchell singled [B.Robinson scored]; F.McAllister
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2, Monarchs 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  2   9   2   7
 Monarchs         7   9   2   5


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