LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT KANSAS CITY STARS
04/08/1917
 
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT KANSAS CITY STARS
GAME ID: 15 - SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Memphis Bears (1-3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 2
Kansas City Stars (3-1) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 9 1
Stars Take Down Bears, 3-2
In a low-scoring contest between the Kansas City Stars and the Memphis Bears, Guy Brown was the X factor. The Kansas City right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. The win has Kansas City at 3-1.

The Stars got a clutch hit from shortstop Henry Leonard. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Stars.

"If you ever get this game figured out," said Memphis manager Garvin Mays, "let me know."
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Saunders 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 0
   e-D. Marvin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   f-B. Duncan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Johnson RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
A. Rudolph 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .188 0 3
S. Burke LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .200 0 4
C. Saunders C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   a-C. Daniels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-J. Swancy CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Watkins 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 0 0
A. Ewing SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .231 0 0
J. Bell CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 0 1
   b-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   U. Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-J. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   T. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Howard P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 0 0
   c-C. Simms C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 7 2 4 7 17      
a - C. Daniels pinch hit for C. Saunders in the 9th
b - J. Johnson pinch hit for J. Bell in the 9th
c - C. Simms substituted for W. Howard in the 9th
d - J. Swancy substituted for C. Daniels in the 9th
e - D. Marvin pinch hit for F. Saunders in the 10th
f - B. Duncan substituted for D. Marvin in the 10th
g - J. Clark pinch hit for U. Grant in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Burke 2 (2, 6th Inning off G. Brown, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off G. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Johnson , S. Burke 4 , J. Swancy , J. Watkins , A. Ewing , W. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Burke , J. Johnson , J. Clark
GIDP: J. Bell
Sac Bunt: F. Saunders , A. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: A. Johnson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Watkins (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Johnson (1) , A. Rudolph (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tolliver CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .312 0 2
M. Cottingham LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .375 0 2
C. Boada 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .133 0 1
   a-S. Ware 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Beal RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .286 0 1
R. Lane 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 1
   b-E. Fennar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-E. Logan C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Moore C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
   c-C. Billings PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   e-J. Brooks 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Black 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
H. Leonard SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .417 0 4
G. Brown P 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 39 3 9 1 5 4 15      
a - S. Ware substituted for C. Boada in the 9th
b - E. Fennar pinch hit for R. Lane in the 9th
c - C. Billings pinch hit for T. Moore in the 9th
d - E. Logan substituted for E. Fennar in the 10th
e - J. Brooks substituted for C. Billings in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Black (1, 9th Inning off U. Grant, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Cottingham (1, 10th Inning off U. Grant, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tolliver 2 , M. Cottingham 3 , E. Logan , C. Billings , J. Black 2 , H. Leonard 2
2-out RBI: H. Leonard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tolliver , M. Cottingham , S. Ware , J. Beal , H. Leonard
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Leonard (1)
CS: B. Tolliver (1) , J. Beal (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Leonard (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Leonard-Black-Boada)
OF assists: 1 (Cottingham(Burke at 3rd base))
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Howard 8.0 3 2 1 4 3 0 120 1.12   
U. Grant 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 33 4.50   
T. Hill L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 17 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Howard 69
Batters Faced: W. Howard 31, U. Grant 8, T. Hill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Howard 10-10, U. Grant 3-1, T. Hill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Howard 120-68, U. Grant 33-22, T. Hill 17-14
WP: W. Howard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Brown W (1-0) 11.0 7 2 1 4 7 0 133 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Brown 80
Batters Faced: G. Brown 44
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Brown 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: G. Brown 133-88
Hit Batsmen: G. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Guy Brown
Ballpark: Stars Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 5134
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