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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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