SSA @ KCM
Final Score: SSA 5 - KCM 6
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Municipal Stadium
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Hilton Smith
- Losing Pitcher
- smitt105
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Billy Donaldson
- First Base
- Harry Holland
Line Score
SSA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Armour | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Bill Bradford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ossie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Leslie Green | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Ed Mayweather | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Marshall Riddle | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Bobby Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Theolic Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Raymond Taylor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Dan Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .303 |
KCM Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newt Allen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Rainey Bibbs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Willard Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Joe Greene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Floyd Kranson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Henry Milton | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Buck O'Neil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Hilton Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Turkey Stearnes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
SSA Pitching
KCM Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Kranson | - | 7.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6.43 |
| Hilton Smith (W) | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | |
St. Louis Stars at Kansas City Monarchs, September 3, 1939
The Kansas City Monarchs beat the St. Louis Stars 6-5 at Municipal Stadium on September 3, 1939, a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows a day start. The St. Louis Stars' runs came in the fifth, seventh, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the fifth. The line score has the Kansas City Monarchs crossing the plate in the first, fifth, seventh, and eighth; the fifth brought 3 runs. The St. Louis Stars had 11 hits and the Kansas City Monarchs 10, with 5 and 2 errors. Hilton Smith was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 2.0 innings. The loss was charged to smitt105. Marshall Riddle led the St. Louis Stars at the plate: 3 for 5. Buddy Armour drove in 2 for the St. Louis Stars. The St. Louis Stars got another home run from Ed Mayweather. Henry Milton led the Kansas City Monarchs at the plate: 2 for 5, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Willard Brown drove in 2 for the Kansas City Monarchs. The home-plate umpire was Billy Donaldson.
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