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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Saturday, May 28, 1938 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 1 0  2 0  -   3  6  3
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0  -   1  2  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       3   1   1    2     1         3   0
Jack Marshall 3b                      4   0   1    1     0         0   3
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Ed Mayweather rf                      4   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   1    0     0   1     9   0
Frank Duncan II c                     1   2   1    0     2        10   0
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   0    0     0   1     1   4
Frank Bradley p                       3   0   0    0     0   1     0   5
Totals                               30   3   6    3     3  11    24  14

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Henry Milton, Mex Johnson, Frank Bradley. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Mayweather, Frank Duncan II. 
3B:  Buck O`Neil. 
HR:  Henry Milton. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jack Marshall. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       4   0   0    0     0         0   5
Alex Radcliff lf, 3b                  3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Herman Dunlap rf                      3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Ormond Sampson ss                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    2   0   1    0     0         3   0
Ed Young 3b                           2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Wilson Redus ph, lf                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Luther Gilyard 1b                     2   0   0    0     0        10   0
  Pen Gilliard ph, 1b                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Subby Byas c                          3   0   0    0     0        11   0
Willie Cornelius p                    1   0   0    0     1         0   3
  Leland Davis ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               25   1   2    0     1  10    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Turkey Stearnes. 

BATTING -
SH:  Ormond Sampson. 
HBP:  Turkey Stearnes. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Bradley W                      8       2   1    0   1  10   0  28
Totals                               8       2   1    0   1  10   0  28

HBP:  Frank Bradley. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius L                   8       6   3    3   3  11   1  33
Totals                               8       6   3    3   3  11   1  33



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/28/1938 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago
American Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on
unknown play; N.Allen singled to center field [N.Allen to second
(error by T.Stearnes)]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil tripled;
F.Duncan II walked; M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Bradley out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American
Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: O.Sampson out on unknown play; T.Stearnes
singled to left field [T.Stearnes to second (error by
H.Milton)]; E.Young out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants
0.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Cornelius
walked; W.Cornelius was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by F.Bradley [W.Cornelius to second]; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: 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.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: H.Dunlap singled; O.Sampson out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Dunlap to second];
T.Stearnes was hit by a pitch; E.Young forced T.Stearnes
(F.Bradley to M.Johnson) [H.Dunlap scored (unearned) (no RBI)
(error by M.Johnson), E.Young to first]; L.Gilyard out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American
Giants 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: F.Duncan II walked; M.Johnson grounded out
(E.Young to L.Gilyard) [F.Duncan II to second]; F.Bradley struck
out; H.Milton walked; J.Marshall singled [F.Duncan II scored,
H.Milton to third]; J.Marshall stole second; N.Allen out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants
1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Cornelius
out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants 1.

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

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Dunlap
out on unknown play; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: F.Duncan II doubled to left field; M.Johnson
struck out; F.Bradley grounded out (W.Cornelius to L.Gilyard);
H.Milton hit an inside the park homer to left field [F.Duncan II
scored]; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.REDUS
BATTED FOR E.YOUNG; W.Redus out on unknown play; P.GILLIARD
BATTED FOR L.GILYARD; P.Gilliard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: A.RADCLIFF CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
W.REDUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); P.GILLIARD STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 1B); N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather doubled;
W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; L.DAVIS BATTED
FOR W.CORNELIUS; L.Davis out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants
1.

MONARCHS 9TH: Game called due to rain in middle of ninth; score

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3   6   3   6
 American Giants   1   2   1   3


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