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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7 Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 6

Game played on Friday, April 8, 1938 (D) at Cypress Street Park, Daytona Beach FL
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 3  1 0 0  2 1 0   -   7 11  0
Jacksonville Red Caps               1 1 3  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   6 13  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       5   0   1    1     0   1     4   2
Wilson Redus rf                       5   1   4    1     0   0     0   0
Alex Radcliff lf, 3b                  5   2   1    0     0   0     2   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    5   1   2    3     0   0     4   0
Subby Byas c                          1   0   0    0     0   0     5   0
  Herman Dunlap ph, lf                3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Ed Young 1b, c                        4   1   1    0     1   0     3   0
Ormond Sampson ss                     4   1   1    0     0   0     2   3
Joe Sparks 3b                         0   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
  Luther Gilyard ph, 1b               4   1   0    1     0   1     6   0
Tommy Johnson p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Leland Davis p                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               38   7  11    6     2   2    27   9


BATTING -
2B:  Turkey Stearnes, Ed Young. 
3B:  Rainey Bibbs. 
SH:  Tommy Johnson, Leland Davis. 
Team LOB:  8


Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Philly Holmes ss                      5   2   3    0     0   0     2   3
Skin Down Robinson 2b                 5   0   2    1     0   0     4   4
Joe Royal rf                          4   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
Henry Turner lf, c                    5   1   1    1     0   0     4   0
Lacey Thomas cf                       4   1   2    1     1   0     1   0
Joe Brown c                           3   1   2    1     0   0     2   0
  Willie Ferrell ph, lf               2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Al Frazier 3b                         3   0   1    1     1   0     2   2
Spencer Davis 1b                      4   0   0    1     0   0    10   0
Smoky Owens p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Terris McDuffie p                   2   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               37   6  13    6     2   0    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Philly Holmes, Henry Turner. 

BATTING -
2B:  Philly Holmes, Joe Brown. 
SH:  Joe Royal, Smoky Owens, Terris McDuffie. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tommy Johnson                        2.1     8   5    5   0   0   0  15
Leland Davis W                       6.2     5   1    1   2   0   0  27
Totals                               9      13   6    6   2   0   0  42


Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Smoky Owens                          2.2     4   3    0   0   0   0  13
Terris McDuffie L                    6.1     7   4    3   2   2   0  29
Totals                               9      11   7    3   2   2   0  42



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 4/8/1938 -- Chicago American Giants at
Jacksonville Red Caps (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Jacksonville                  
1. R.Bibbs             2b        P.Holmes            ss        
2. W.Redus             rf        S.Robinson          2b        
3. A.Radcliff          lf        J.Royal             rf        
4. T.Stearnes          cf        H.Turner            lf        
5. S.Byas              c         L.Thomas            cf        
6. E.Young             1b        J.Brown             c         
7. O.Sampson           ss        A.Frazier           3b        
8. J.Sparks            3b        S.Davis             1b        
9. T.Johnson           p         S.Owens             p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; W.Redus
singled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Caps
0.

RED CAPS 1ST: P.Holmes singled; S.Robinson singled [P.Holmes to
second]; J.Royal out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[P.Holmes to third, S.Robinson to second]; H.Turner out on
unknown play [P.Holmes scored]; L.Thomas out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Caps 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas out on unknown play; E.Young out on
unknown play; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Caps 1.

RED CAPS 2ND: J.Brown doubled; A.Frazier singled [J.Brown to
third]; S.Davis out on unknown play [J.Brown scored]; S.Owens
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Frazier to second];
P.Holmes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 0, Red Caps 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: L.GILYARD BATTED FOR J.SPARKS; L.Gilyard
reached on an error by P.Holmes [L.Gilyard to first]; T.Johnson
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Gilyard to second];
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; W.Redus singled [L.Gilyard scored
(unearned)]; A.Radcliff singled [W.Redus to second]; T.Stearnes
doubled [W.Redus scored (unearned), A.Radcliff scored
(unearned)]; T.MCDUFFIE REPLACED S.OWENS (PITCHING); H.DUNLAP
BATTED FOR S.BYAS; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 3, Red Caps 2.

RED CAPS 3RD: H.DUNLAP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L.GILYARD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); A.RADCLIFF CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); E.YOUNG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); S.Robinson
out on unknown play; J.Royal singled; H.Turner singled [J.Royal
to second]; L.Thomas singled [J.Royal scored, H.Turner to
second]; J.Brown singled [H.Turner scored, L.Thomas to third];
L.DAVIS REPLACED T.JOHNSON (PITCHING); A.Frazier out on unknown
play [L.Thomas scored]; S.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 3, Red Caps 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: E.Young doubled; O.Sampson out on unknown
play [E.Young to third]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play [E.Young
scored]; L.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 4, Red Caps 5.

RED CAPS 4TH: T.McDuffie out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on
unknown play; S.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 4, Red Caps 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; W.Redus
singled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 4, Red Caps
5.

RED CAPS 5TH: J.Royal out on unknown play; H.Turner out on
unknown play; L.Thomas walked; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 4, Red Caps 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: H.Dunlap singled; E.Young walked [H.Dunlap
to second]; O.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on
unknown play; L.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 American Giants 4, Red Caps 5.

RED CAPS 6TH: A.Frazier walked; S.Davis out on unknown play;
T.McDuffie out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Frazier
to second]; P.Holmes singled [A.Frazier to third]; S.Robinson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 4,
Red Caps 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: R.Bibbs struck out; W.Redus singled;
A.Radcliff forced W.Redus (unknown fielder) [A.Radcliff to
first]; T.Stearnes singled [A.Radcliff scored]; H.Dunlap reached
on an error by H.Turner [T.Stearnes scored (unearned) (no RBI),
H.Dunlap to first]; E.Young out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 6, Red Caps 5.

RED CAPS 7TH: J.Royal out on unknown play; H.Turner out on
unknown play; L.Thomas singled; W.FERRELL BATTED FOR J.BROWN;
W.Ferrell singled [L.Thomas to second]; A.Frazier out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 6, Red Caps 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.FERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
H.TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); O.Sampson singled;
L.Gilyard struck out; L.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [O.Sampson to second]; R.Bibbs tripled [O.Sampson
scored]; W.Redus out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
American Giants 7, Red Caps 5.

RED CAPS 8TH: S.Davis popped to A.Radcliff; T.McDuffie popped
to L.Gilyard in foul territory; P.Holmes doubled; S.Robinson
singled [P.Holmes scored]; J.Royal forced S.Robinson (unknown
fielder) [J.Royal to first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 7, Red Caps 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes
out on unknown play; H.Dunlap walked; E.Young out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 7, Red Caps 6.

RED CAPS 9TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; L.Thomas out on
unknown play; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 7, Red Caps 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   7  11   0   8
 Red Caps         6  13   2   9


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