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St. Louis Stars @ Kansas City Monarchs

1939-09-04 · Night game · Municipal Stadium

Kansas City Monarchs defeated St. Louis Stars 7–0. Kansas City Monarchs put up 4 in the 5th. Willard Brown went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
KCM	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1		7	9

St. Louis Stars — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB
Leslie Green	3	1	1
Dan Wilson	4	0	0
Jimmy Ford	4	1	0
Ed Mayweather	4	2	0
Buddy Armour	4	2	0
Bill Bradford	3	0	0
Marshall Riddle	4	1	0
Bob Smith	4	0	0
Lefty Calhoun	2	0	0
Frank McAllister	1	0	0
Theolic Smith	1	0	0
Bobby Robinson	1	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Milton	4	1	1	0	0
Newt Allen	4	2	2	0	0
Turkey Stearnes	2	1	0	1	1
Willard Brown	4	0	1	3	0
(unknown)	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Greene	3	1	2	0	1
Rainey Bibbs	4	0	0	0	0
Buck O'Neil	4	1	2	0	0
Andy Cooper	1	0	0	1	0
Hilton Smith	2	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Calhoun	5.0	6	1	0
Frank McAllister	3.0	3	1	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Cooper	6.0	4	1	0
Hilton Smith	3.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Leslie Green: S
Dan Wilson: SB2
Dan Wilson: 99
Jimmy Ford: 99
Ed Mayweather: 99

Bot 1

Henry Milton: 99
Newt Allen: S
Turkey Stearnes: PB.1-2#
Turkey Stearnes: W
Willard Brown: 99
99

Top 2

Buddy Armour: S
Bill Bradford: PO1(E1).1-2#
Bill Bradford: 99
Marshall Riddle: 99
Bob Smith: 99

Bot 2

Joe Greene: S
Rainey Bibbs: 99
Buck O'Neil: 99
Andy Cooper: 99

Top 3

Lefty Calhoun: 99
Leslie Green: W
Dan Wilson: 99
Jimmy Ford: 99

Bot 3

Henry Milton: 99
Newt Allen: 99
Turkey Stearnes: 99

Top 4

Ed Mayweather: E6#
Buddy Armour: 4(1)3/GDP#
Bill Bradford: 99

Bot 4

Willard Brown: 99
99
Joe Greene: 99

Top 5

Marshall Riddle: E4.B-2(E4/TH)#
Bob Smith: 99
Lefty Calhoun: 99
Leslie Green: 99

Bot 5

Rainey Bibbs: 99
Buck O'Neil: D
Andy Cooper: SB3
Andy Cooper: 8/SF.3-H
Henry Milton: S
Newt Allen: S.1-2
Turkey Stearnes: E5.2-3;1-2
Willard Brown: T9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
99

Top 6

Dan Wilson: 99
Jimmy Ford: 99
Ed Mayweather: S
Buddy Armour: S.1-2
Bill Bradford: 99

Bot 6

Joe Greene: W
Rainey Bibbs: 64(1)3/GDP
Buck O'Neil: 99

Top 7

Marshall Riddle: 99
Bob Smith: 99
Frank McAllister: 99

Bot 7

Hilton Smith: E6/TH.B-2#
Henry Milton: 99
Newt Allen: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2#
Turkey Stearnes: SB3
Turkey Stearnes: 9/SF.3-H(UR)#
Willard Brown: 99

Top 8

Leslie Green: 99
Dan Wilson: 99
Jimmy Ford: S
Ed Mayweather: S.1-2
Buddy Armour: 99

Bot 8

S
Joe Greene: CS2(99)#
Joe Greene: D
Rainey Bibbs: 99
Buck O'Neil: S5.2-H(E5/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2#
Hilton Smith: 99

Top 9

Theolic Smith: 99
Marshall Riddle: S
Bob Smith: 99
Bobby Robinson: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Monarchs win NAL Championship Series four games to one

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