Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 6 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 7 3 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Curtis Harris 1b 4 1 3 1 0 1 11 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 6 Pat Patterson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Willard Brown ss 4 1 0 0 0 2 7 LeRoy Taylor rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Harry Else c 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 1 Eddie Dwight cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Lefty Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Floyd Kranson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 6 2 1 8 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Curtis Harris, Pat Patterson, Willard Brown. E: 1. LeRoy Taylor. BATTING - 2B: Curtis Harris. Team LOB: 5 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Vic Harris lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 0 0 0 1 12 0 Henry Spearman 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 Ray Brown rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 Pepper Bassett c 3 0 0 0 0 9 2 Willie Gisentaner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson ss 3 1 1 0 0 2 5 Tarcat Terry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Parker p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Joe Strong p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rap Dixon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 1 5 27 10 FIELDING - E: 3. Matt Carlisle, Jelly Jackson 2. BATTING - 2B: Henry Spearman. 3B: Willie Gisentaner. HBP: Buck Leonard. GDP: Henry Spearman. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Wilson W 7 6 3 3 1 3 0 29 Floyd Kranson SV 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 5 0 36 HBP: Lefty Wilson. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tom Parker L 7 5 4 2 0 8 0 28 Joe Strong 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 9 6 4 2 1 8 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - DeRose, 1B - Newman Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/24/1936 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. H.Milton lf J.Benjamin cf 2. C.Harris 1b M.Carlisle 2b 3. N.Allen 2b V.Harris lf 4. P.Patterson 3b B.Leonard 1b 5. W.Brown ss H.Spearman 3b 6. L.Taylor rf R.Brown rf 7. H.Else c P.Bassett c 8. E.Dwight cf J.Jackson ss 9. L.Wilson p T.Parker p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton struck out; C.Harris struck out; N.Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 2ND: P.Patterson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; L.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard walked; H.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Else singled; E.Dwight singled to left field [H.Else to second]; L.Wilson struck out; H.Milton flied to R.Brown; C.Harris singled to right field [H.Else scored, E.Dwight to second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Jackson out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin reached on an error by L.Taylor [J.Benjamin to first]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 4TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; L.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; H.Spearman doubled to left field; R.Brown singled to right field [H.Spearman scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Else struck out; E.Dwight struck out; L.Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; C.Harris doubled; N.Allen singled [C.Harris scored]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; W.Brown reached on an error by M.Carlisle [N.Allen to second, W.Brown to first]; L.Taylor reached on an error by J.Jackson [N.Allen scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Jackson), W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Taylor to second]; H.Else out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; V.Harris singled; B.Leonard was hit by a pitch [V.Harris to second]; H.Spearman grounded into a double play (P.Patterson to W.Brown to C.Harris) [B.Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Grays 1. MONARCHS 7TH: E.Dwight out on unknown play; L.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Jackson singled; T.Parker singled [J.Jackson to third, T.Parker to second (on throw)]; J.Benjamin singled [J.Jackson scored, T.Parker scored]; J.Benjamin stole second; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Grays 3. MONARCHS 8TH: J.STRONG REPLACED T.PARKER (PITCHING); C.Harris singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: F.KRANSON REPLACED L.WILSON (PITCHING); V.Harris out on unknown play; B.Leonard flied to H.Milton in foul territory; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Grays 3. MONARCHS 9TH: L.Taylor walked; H.Else out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Grays 3. GRAYS 9TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; W.GISENTANER BATTED FOR P.BASSETT; W.Gisentaner tripled to right field; T.TERRY BATTED FOR J.JACKSON; T.Terry popped to W.Brown; R.DIXON BATTED FOR J.STRONG; R.Dixon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 4 6 1 5 Grays 3 7 3 6
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