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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

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

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  4  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  3 0 0  x  -   3  5  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       3   0   2    0     0         2   2
Herman Dunlap rf                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Turkey Stearnes cf                    2   0   0    0     1         0   1
Ormond Sampson ss                     3   0   1    0     0         3   1
Wilson Redus lf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Luther Gilyard 1b                     3   0   1    0     0         6   0
Paul Hardy c                          1   0   0    0     0         5   1
  Subby Byas ph, c                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ted Trent p                           1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Joe Sparks ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Cornelius p                  0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               25   0   4    0     1   5    18   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Wilson Redus. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Pen Gilliard lf                       3   1   0    0     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         3   1   1    1     0         5   2
Willard Brown cf                      3   1   2    1     0         3   0
Roosevelt Cox 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        2   0   1    1     0         5   0
Frank Duncan II c                     2   0   0    0     0         6   1
Mex Johnson ss                        2   0   0    0     0         1   3
Floyd Kranson p                       2   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               23   3   5    3     0   5    21   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Mex Johnson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Newt Allen. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown 2. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Trent L                          4       4   3    2   0   5   0  17
Willie Cornelius                     2       1   0    0   0   0   0  6
Totals                               6       5   3    2   0   5   0  23


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson W                      7       4   0    0   1   5   0  26
Totals                               7       4   0    0   1   5   0  26



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Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B -  Sherwood

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/15/1938, game 2 -- Chicago American Giants at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. R.Bibbs             2b        H.Milton            rf        
2. H.Dunlap            rf        P.Gilliard          lf        
3. A.Radcliff          3b        N.Allen             2b        
4. T.Stearnes          cf        W.Brown             cf        
5. O.Sampson           ss        R.Cox               3b        
6. W.Redus             lf        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. L.Gilyard           1b        F.Duncan II         c         
8. P.Hardy             c         M.Johnson           ss        
9. T.Trent             p         F.Kranson           p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Bibbs singled to shortstop [R.Bibbs to
second (error by M.Johnson)]; H.Dunlap out on unknown play;
A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; P.Gilliard out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: O.Sampson singled; W.Redus out on unknown
play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; W.Brown stole second; R.Cox out
on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0,
Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: T.Trent 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 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes
out on unknown play; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: P.Gilliard reached on an error by W.Redus
[P.Gilliard to first]; N.Allen doubled [P.Gilliard scored
(unearned)]; W.Brown singled [N.Allen scored]; W.Brown stole
second; R.Cox out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled [W.Brown
scored]; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0,
Monarchs 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Gilyard
singled to shortstop [L.Gilyard to second (error by M.Johnson)];
S.BYAS BATTED FOR P.HARDY; S.Byas out on unknown play; J.SPARKS
BATTED FOR T.TRENT; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: S.BYAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); W.CORNELIUS
REPLACED J.SPARKS (PITCHING); F.Kranson singled to center field
(T.Stearnes to O.Sampson) [F.Kranson out at second]; H.Milton
out on unknown play; P.Gilliard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: R.Bibbs singled; H.Dunlap out on unknown
play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes walked [R.Bibbs
to second]; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 American Giants 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Monarchs 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out
on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   0   4   1   5
 Monarchs         3   5   2   2


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