Indianapolis ABCs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 8 0 Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 x - 4 5 2 BATTING Indianapolis ABCs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A George Shively lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bingo DeMoss 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 Candy Jim Taylor 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Ben Taylor 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 Morten Clark ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Russell Powell c 3 1 2 1 1 0 10 0 Oscar Charleston cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 George Brown rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 Dicta Johnson p 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Jim Jeffries ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 4 6 24 6 BATTING - 2B: Ben Taylor. SH: Dicta Johnson. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Oscar Charleston. CS: Bingo DeMoss, Russell Powell. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Barber cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Pete Hill lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Frank Duncan rf 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 John Henry Lloyd ss 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 Bill Francis 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Leroy Grant 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 12 0 Bruce Petway c 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 Harry Bauchman 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 Dick Whitworth p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 Totals 28 4 5 4 3 7 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Leroy Grant. E: 2. John Henry Lloyd, Leroy Grant. BATTING - 3B: Pete Hill. SF: Bruce Petway. HBP: Frank Duncan, John Henry Lloyd, Bruce Petway. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Leroy Grant 2, Bruce Petway. PITCHING Indianapolis ABCs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dicta Johnson L 8 5 4 4 3 7 0 35 Totals 8 5 4 4 3 7 0 35 HBP: Dicta Johnson 3. Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dick Whitworth W 9 8 2 0 4 6 0 38 Totals 9 8 2 0 4 6 0 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Steve Cusack, 1B - John Mullin Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/28/1916 -- Indianapolis ABCs at Chicago American Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Chicago 1. G.Shively lf J.Barber cf 2. B.DeMoss 2b P.Hill lf 3. C.Taylor 3b F.Duncan rf 4. B.Taylor 1b J.Lloyd ss 5. M.Clark ss B.Francis 3b 6. R.Powell c L.Grant 1b 7. O.Charleston cf B.Petway c 8. G.Brown rf H.Bauchman 2b 9. D.Johnson p D.Whitworth p ABCS 1ST: G.Shively grounded out (J.Lloyd to L.Grant); B.DeMoss struck out; C.Taylor popped to B.Petway in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: J.Barber flied to O.Charleston; P.Hill walked; F.Duncan flied to O.Charleston; J.Lloyd popped to M.Clark; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. ABCS 2ND: B.Taylor flied to P.Hill; M.Clark grounded out (D.Whitworth to L.Grant); R.Powell lined to J.Barber; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: B.Francis flied to O.Charleston; L.Grant grounded out (D.Johnson to B.Taylor); B.Petway walked; B.Petway stole second; H.Bauchman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. ABCS 3RD: O.Charleston singled; O.Charleston stole second; G.Brown walked; D.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (D.Whitworth to L.Grant) [O.Charleston to third, G.Brown to second]; G.Shively grounded out (D.Whitworth to L.Grant); B.DeMoss struck out (B.Petway to L.Grant); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: D.Whitworth struck out; J.Barber grounded out (C.Taylor to B.Taylor); P.Hill grounded out (B.Taylor unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. ABCS 4TH: C.Taylor struck out; B.Taylor struck out; M.Clark lined to P.Hill; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: F.Duncan struck out; J.Lloyd singled; B.Francis grounded out (D.Johnson to B.Taylor) [J.Lloyd to second]; L.Grant grounded out (D.Johnson to B.Taylor); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. ABCS 5TH: R.Powell walked; O.Charleston grounded out (D.Whitworth to L.Grant) [R.Powell to second]; R.Powell was caught stealing third (B.Petway to B.Francis); G.Brown singled; D.Johnson flied to F.Duncan; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: B.Petway popped to R.Powell in foul territory; H.Bauchman struck out; D.Whitworth struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. ABCS 6TH: G.Shively grounded out (D.Whitworth to L.Grant); B.DeMoss walked; C.Taylor lined into a double play (L.Grant unassisted) [B.DeMoss out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: J.Barber flied to G.Brown; P.Hill flied to G.Shively; F.Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, American Giants 0. ABCS 7TH: B.Taylor grounded out (H.Bauchman to L.Grant); M.Clark grounded out (H.Bauchman to L.Grant); R.Powell singled; O.Charleston singled [R.Powell to second]; G.Brown reached on an error by J.Lloyd [R.Powell to third, O.Charleston to second, G.Brown to first]; D.Johnson walked [R.Powell scored (unearned), O.Charleston to third, G.Brown to second]; G.Shively grounded out (B.Francis to L.Grant); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. ABCs 1, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: J.Lloyd was hit by a pitch; B.Francis flied to O.Charleston; L.Grant singled [J.Lloyd scored]; L.Grant stole second; L.Grant stole third; B.Petway out on a sacrifice fly to G.Brown [L.Grant scored]; H.Bauchman singled; D.Whitworth popped to R.Powell in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 1, American Giants 2. ABCS 8TH: B.DeMoss struck out; C.Taylor flied to F.Duncan; B.Taylor doubled; M.Clark reached on an error by L.Grant [B.Taylor to third, M.Clark to first]; R.Powell singled [B.Taylor scored (unearned), M.Clark to second]; O.Charleston forced M.Clark (J.Lloyd unassisted) [O.Charleston to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. ABCs 2, American Giants 2. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: J.Barber grounded out (M.Clark to B.Taylor); P.Hill tripled; F.Duncan was hit by a pitch; J.Lloyd walked [F.Duncan to second]; B.Francis forced P.Hill (B.DeMoss to R.Powell) [F.Duncan to third, J.Lloyd to second, B.Francis to first]; L.Grant singled to right field [F.Duncan scored, J.Lloyd scored, B.Francis to second]; B.Petway was hit by a pitch [B.Francis to third, L.Grant to second]; H.Bauchman struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. ABCs 2, American Giants 4. ABCS 9TH: G.Brown singled; J.JEFFRIES BATTED FOR D.JOHNSON; J.Jeffries struck out; G.Shively singled [G.Brown to second]; B.DeMoss forced G.Shively (J.Lloyd to H.Bauchman) [G.Brown to third, B.DeMoss to first]; B.DeMoss was caught stealing second (B.Petway to J.Lloyd); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 2, American Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB ABCs 2 8 0 9 American Giants 4 5 2 7
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