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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 15, 1938 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             1 0 0  0 0 0  1 2 0   -   4  8  0
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  8  4

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       5   1   0    0     0         2   2
Herman Dunlap rf                      4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   1   1    1     1         0   2
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   1   0    0     0         8   0
Subby Byas c                          4   0   2    0     0         1   2
Ormond Sampson ss                     4   1   3    2     0         3   3
Wilson Redus lf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Luther Gilyard 1b                     4   0   1    1     0        11   0
Jesse Houston p                       4   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               35   4   8    4     1   3    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Rainey Bibbs, Ormond Sampson, Luther Gilyard. 

BATTING -
2B:  Subby Byas. 
SH:  Wilson Redus. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Rainey Bibbs. 
CS:  Herman Dunlap. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       4   1   2    0     0         2   0
Roosevelt Cox 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   2    0     0         2   5
Ed Mayweather 1b                      4   0   1    1     0        12   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Buck O`Neil rf                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Frank Duncan II c                     2   0   0    0     1         4   1
  Bullet Rogan ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Hilton Smith p                        3   0   0    0     0         2   5
  Johnny Markham p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   2   8    2     1   1    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson 3. 

BATTING -
3B:  Willard Brown. 
GDP:  Buck O`Neil. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Milton. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Houston W                      9       8   2    2   1   1   0  34
Totals                               9       8   2    2   1   1   0  34


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith                         7       7   2    1   0   1   0  28
Johnny Markham L                     2       1   2    0   1   2   0  9
Totals                               9       8   4    1   1   3   0  37



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Umpires: HP -  Sherwood, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/15/1938, game 1 -- Chicago American Giants at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. R.Bibbs             2b        H.Milton            lf        
2. H.Dunlap            rf        R.Cox               3b        
3. A.Radcliff          3b        N.Allen             2b        
4. T.Stearnes          cf        E.Mayweather        1b        
5. S.Byas              c         W.Brown             cf        
6. O.Sampson           ss        B.O`Neil            rf        
7. W.Redus             lf        F.Duncan II         c         
8. L.Gilyard           1b        M.Johnson           ss        
9. J.Houston           p         H.Smith             p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Bibbs reached on an error by M.Johnson
[R.Bibbs to first]; R.Bibbs stole second [R.Bibbs to third
(error by M.Johnson)]; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
singled [R.Bibbs scored (unearned)]; T.Stearnes out on unknown
play; S.Byas doubled [A.Radcliff to third]; O.Sampson out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 1,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton singled; R.Cox out on unknown play;
N.Allen singled [H.Milton to second]; E.Mayweather singled
[H.Milton scored, N.Allen to second]; W.Brown singled [N.Allen
scored, E.Mayweather to second]; B.O`Neil grounded into a double
play (O.Sampson to R.Bibbs to L.Gilyard) [W.Brown out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out
on unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: F.Duncan II out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Dunlap
singled; H.Dunlap was caught stealing second (F.Duncan II to
N.Allen); A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on
unknown play; N.Allen singled; E.Mayweather out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; S.Byas
singled; O.Sampson singled to shortstop [S.Byas to third (error
by M.Johnson), O.Sampson to second]; W.Redus out on unknown
play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled;
F.Duncan II walked [B.O`Neil to second]; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Houston out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out
on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes
out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: O.Sampson singled; W.Redus out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [O.Sampson to second];
L.Gilyard singled [O.Sampson scored]; J.Houston out on unknown
play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
American Giants 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: F.Duncan II out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 American Giants 2, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: J.MARKHAM REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING);
H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff walked; T.Stearnes
reached on a fielder's choice [A.Radcliff to third (error by
E.Mayweather), T.Stearnes to second]; S.Byas out on unknown
play; O.Sampson singled [A.Radcliff scored (unearned),
T.Stearnes scored (unearned)]; W.Redus out on unknown play; 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Milton singled; H.Milton was caught stealing
second (S.Byas to O.Sampson); R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 4,
Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: L.Gilyard out on unknown play; J.Houston
out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  American Giants 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 9TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown
tripled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR
F.DUNCAN II; B.Rogan out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
American Giants 4, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   4   8   0   6
 Monarchs         2   8   4   5


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