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Atlanta Black Crackers @ Kansas City Monarchs

1939-05-28 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · 7 innings · Att: 3500

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Atlanta Black Crackers 9–4. Kansas City Monarchs put up 3 in the 6th. Turkey Stearnes went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ATN	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	9
KCM	2	2	2	0	0	3		9	11

Atlanta Black Crackers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Red Moore	4	0	1	2	0
Babe Davis	4	0	2	0	0
Nish Williams	4	0	0	0	0
Jabbo Andrews	2	0	0	0	1
Sylvester Owens	1	0	0	0	0
Spencer Davis	3	1	1	0	0
Tommy Butts	3	1	2	0	0
Gabby Kemp	3	1	2	2	0
Guy Smith	2	1	1	0	1
Donald Reeves	2	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Milton	2	2	1	1	1
Rainey Bibbs	2	0	0	0	1
Turkey Stearnes	3	2	2	2	1
Willard Brown	4	2	2	0	0
(unknown)	3	1	1	1	0
Buck O'Neil	4	0	2	2	0
Newt Allen	4	1	0	0	0
Joe Greene	4	0	1	0	0
Floyd Kranson	1	1	1	0	0
Frank Bradley	1	0	1	1	1

Atlanta Black Crackers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Guy Smith	6.0	11	4	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Floyd Kranson	2.0	4	1	0
Frank Bradley	5.0	5	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Red Moore: 99
Babe Davis: S
Nish Williams: 4(1)3/GDP#

Bot 1

Henry Milton: HP
Rainey Bibbs: 99/SH.1-2
Turkey Stearnes: D.2-H
Willard Brown: 99
S.2-H
Buck O'Neil: 99

Top 2

Jabbo Andrews: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99
Spencer Davis: 99

Bot 2

Newt Allen: 99
Joe Greene: 99
Floyd Kranson: S4.B-2(E4/TH)#
Henry Milton: T.2-H
Rainey Bibbs: PB.3-H(UR)#
Rainey Bibbs: W
Turkey Stearnes: PO1(E1).1-2#
Turkey Stearnes: 99

Top 3

Tommy Butts: S
Gabby Kemp: SB2
Gabby Kemp: S.2-H#
Guy Smith: W.1-2
Red Moore: T.2-H;1-H
Babe Davis: 99
Nish Williams: 99
Jabbo Andrews: W
Donald Reeves: 99

Bot 3

Willard Brown: D
99
Buck O'Neil: S.2-H
Newt Allen: 99(1)/FO
Joe Greene: S.1-2
Frank Bradley: S.2-H;1-2
Henry Milton: W.2-3;1-2
Rainey Bibbs: 99

Top 4

Spencer Davis: S
Tommy Butts: S.1-2
Gabby Kemp: S.2-H;1-2
Guy Smith: 99
Red Moore: 99
Babe Davis: 99

Bot 4

Turkey Stearnes: W
Willard Brown: PB.1-2#
Willard Brown: 99
99
Buck O'Neil: 99

Top 5

Nish Williams: 99
Jabbo Andrews: 99
Donald Reeves: 99

Bot 5

Newt Allen: 99
Joe Greene: 99
Frank Bradley: W
Henry Milton: PB.1-2#
Henry Milton: 99

Top 6

Spencer Davis: 99
Tommy Butts: 99
Gabby Kemp: 99

Bot 6

Rainey Bibbs: 99
Turkey Stearnes: HR/9
Willard Brown: T
HP
Buck O'Neil: SBH;SB2#
Buck O'Neil: S.2-H
Newt Allen: 99
Joe Greene: 99

Top 7

Guy Smith: S
Red Moore: 99
Babe Davis: S8.1X3(85)#
Nish Williams: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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