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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 10 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 8

Game played on Sunday, July 24, 1938 (D) at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, Bismarck ND
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 2  2 0 0  0 5 1   -  10 15  3
Chicago American Giants             1 0 0  1 0 1  2 0 3   -   8 10  3

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Newt Allen 2b                         5   1   2    3     0   0     0   0
Henry Milton lf                       5   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Roosevelt Cox 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willard Brown cf                      5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Hilton Smith rf                       5   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        5   2   3    1     0   0     0   0
Harry Else c                          4   2   2    0     1   0     0   0
Mex Johnson ss                        5   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Vet Barnes p                          4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               42  10  15   10     1   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Henry Milton, Mex Johnson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Milton, Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil. 
HR:  Hilton Smith, Buck O`Neil. 
SH:  Roosevelt Cox. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Harry Else, Mex Johnson. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       5   2   1    1     0   0     0   0
Herman Dunlap rf                      5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Wilson Redus lf                       5   2   3    3     0   0     0   0
Ed Young 1b, ss                       4   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Johnny Reed 3b                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Subby Byas c, 1b                      3   2   2    1     1   0     0   0
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Billy Horne ss                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Frank Duncan II ph, c               2   2   2    2     0   0     0   0
Jesse Houston p                       1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Ted Trent p                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   8  10    7     2   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Alex Radcliff, Rainey Bibbs, Billy Horne. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Duncan II. 
HR:  Wilson Redus 2, Subby Byas, Frank Duncan II. 
SH:  Ted Trent. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Wilson Redus. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Vet Barnes W                         9      10   8    7   2   0   4  40
Totals                               9      10   8    7   2   0   4  40


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Houston                        3       5   4    4   0   0   1  14
Ted Trent L                          6      10   6    6   1   0   1  30
Totals                               9      15  10   10   1   0   2  44

Jesse Houston pitched to 2 batters in the 4th inning


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Umpires: HP -  Shipley, 1B -  Cavos

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1200

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/24/1938, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Chicago American Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Chicago                       
1. N.Allen             2b        W.Simms             cf        
2. H.Milton            lf        H.Dunlap            rf        
3. R.Cox               3b        W.Redus             lf        
4. W.Brown             cf        E.Young             1b        
5. H.Smith             rf        A.Radcliff          3b        
6. B.O`Neil            1b        S.Byas              c         
7. H.Else              c         R.Bibbs             2b        
8. M.Johnson           ss        B.Horne             ss        
9. V.Barnes            p         J.Houston           p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown
play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs
0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms reached on an error by M.Johnson
[W.Simms to second (error by M.Johnson)]; H.Dunlap out on
unknown play; W.Redus singled to left field [W.Simms scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by H.Milton)]; W.Redus stole second;
E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 1.

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

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Else singled; M.Johnson singled [H.Else to
second]; V.Barnes out on unknown play; H.Else stole third and
M.Johnson stole second; N.Allen singled [H.Else scored,
M.Johnson scored]; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants
1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: J.Houston singled; W.Simms out on unknown
play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown doubled; H.Smith homered [W.Brown
scored]; T.TRENT REPLACED J.HOUSTON (PITCHING); B.O`Neil
doubled; H.Else out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown
play; V.Barnes out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; S.Byas homered; R.Bibbs out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 4, American Giants 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; T.Trent out
on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, American Giants 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; H.Smith singled to
second base [H.Smith to second (error by R.Bibbs)]; B.O`Neil out
on unknown play; H.Else singled [H.Smith to third]; M.Johnson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 4, American
Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; W.Redus
homered; E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 4, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: V.Barnes singled; N.Allen out on unknown play;
H.Milton reached on an error by B.Horne [V.Barnes to second,
H.Milton to first]; R.Cox out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 4, American Giants
3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: S.Byas singled; R.Bibbs out on unknown
play; F.DUNCAN II BATTED FOR B.HORNE; F.Duncan II homered
[S.Byas scored]; T.Trent out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 4, American Giants
5.

MONARCHS 8TH: F.DUNCAN II STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); S.BYAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); E.YOUNG CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); H.Smith out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled to
third base [B.O`Neil to second (error by A.Radcliff)]; H.Else
walked; M.Johnson singled [B.O`Neil scored, H.Else to second];
V.Barnes singled [H.Else scored, M.Johnson to second]; N.Allen
singled [M.Johnson scored, V.Barnes to second]; H.Milton doubled
[V.Barnes scored, N.Allen scored]; R.Cox out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.Milton to third]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 9, American Giants 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; W.Redus out
on unknown play; E.Young walked; A.Radcliff singled [E.Young to
second]; S.Byas walked [E.Young to third, A.Radcliff to second];
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 9,
American Giants 5.

MONARCHS 9TH: J.REED REPLACED A.RADCLIFF (PLAYING 3B); H.Smith
out on unknown play; B.O`Neil homered; H.Else out on unknown
play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 10, American Giants 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: F.Duncan II doubled; T.Trent out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Duncan II to third]; W.Simms
singled [F.Duncan II scored]; H.Dunlap out on unknown play;
W.Redus homered [W.Simms scored]; E.Young out on unknown play; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 10, American Giants 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs        10  15   3   7
 American Giants   8  10   3   5


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