Chicago American Giants 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 - 11 14 1 Kansas City Monarchs 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms cf 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 Ernest Smith rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Reed pr, rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Wilson Redus lf 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 Ed Young 1b 5 3 3 0 0 10 2 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 2 3 3 1 2 1 Frank Duncan II c 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 Joe Sparks ss 5 1 3 3 0 5 3 Billy Horne 2b 5 1 2 1 0 3 3 Jesse Houston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tommy Johnson p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 37 11 14 10 6 8 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ed Young, Joe Sparks, Billy Horne. E: 1. Willie Simms. BATTING - 2B: Ed Young 2, Alex Radcliff, Frank Duncan II. 3B: Alex Radcliff 2. HR: Joe Sparks, Billy Horne. HBP: Ernest Smith. GDP: Joe Sparks. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Young. CS: Joe Sparks. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rainey Bibbs 2b 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 Henry Milton lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Roosevelt Cox 3b 4 0 2 0 1 3 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 1 1 0 1 8 0 Harry Else c 4 1 2 0 0 10 2 Hilton Smith rf 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 Mex Johnson ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 Vet Barnes p 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Big Train Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lefty Moses p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Johnny Markham p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 8 4 5 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rainey Bibbs, Buck O`Neil, Mex Johnson. E: 1. Vet Barnes. BATTING - 2B: Rainey Bibbs. SH: Vet Barnes. GDP: Willard Brown. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jesse Houston 1.1 4 4 4 3 1 0 10 Tommy Johnson W 7.2 4 0 0 2 4 0 29 Totals 9 8 4 4 5 5 0 39 WP: Jesse Houston, Tommy Johnson. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Vet Barnes L 4.2 8 7 7 2 5 0 23 Big Train Jackson 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 Lefty Moses 3.1 4 2 2 4 1 1 16 Johnny Markham 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 14 11 11 6 8 2 44 Lefty Moses pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning BK: Lefty Moses. HBP: Vet Barnes. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Martin, 1B - Johnson Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 7/28/1938 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Kansas City 1. W.Simms cf R.Bibbs 2b 2. E.Smith rf H.Milton lf 3. W.Redus lf R.Cox 3b 4. E.Young 1b W.Brown cf 5. A.Radcliff 3b B.O`Neil 1b 6. F.Duncan II c H.Else c 7. J.Sparks ss H.Smith rf 8. B.Horne 2b M.Johnson ss 9. J.Houston p V.Barnes p AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.Simms out on unknown play; E.Smith was hit by a pitch; J.REED RAN FOR E.SMITH; W.Redus walked [J.Reed to second]; E.Young singled to pitcher [J.Reed scored (no RBI) (error by V.Barnes), W.Redus to third, E.Young to second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II singled [W.Redus scored, E.Young to third]; J.Sparks singled [E.Young scored, F.Duncan II to second]; B.Horne out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: J.REED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R.Bibbs walked; J.Houston threw a wild pitch [R.Bibbs to second]; H.Milton walked; R.Cox out on unknown play; W.Brown grounded into a double play (J.Sparks to B.Horne to E.Young) [H.Milton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: J.Houston out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; J.Reed out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil singled; H.Else singled [B.O`Neil to second]; H.Smith singled [B.O`Neil scored, H.Else to second]; M.Johnson walked [H.Else to third, H.Smith to second]; V.Barnes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Else scored, H.Smith to third, M.Johnson to second]; R.Bibbs singled [H.Smith scored, M.Johnson scored]; T.JOHNSON REPLACED J.HOUSTON (PITCHING); H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox singled [R.Bibbs to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.Redus walked; E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff tripled [W.Redus scored]; F.Duncan II out on unknown play [A.Radcliff scored]; J.Sparks singled; J.Sparks was caught stealing second (H.Else to R.Bibbs); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 5, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil walked; H.Else out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 5, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; T.Johnson singled; T.Johnson was picked off first (V.Barnes to B.O`Neil); W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 5, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 4TH: V.Barnes out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 5, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Reed out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young doubled; A.Radcliff tripled [E.Young scored]; B.JACKSON REPLACED V.BARNES (PITCHING); F.Duncan II doubled [A.Radcliff scored]; J.Sparks homered [F.Duncan II scored]; L.MOSES REPLACED B.JACKSON (PITCHING); B.Horne singled; B.Horne was picked off first (L.Moses to B.O`Neil); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 9, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 5TH: R.Cox singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 9, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: T.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; J.Reed out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 9, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; L.Moses out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 9, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young doubled; E.Young stole third; A.Radcliff doubled [E.Young scored]; F.Duncan II walked; J.Sparks grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to R.Bibbs to B.O`Neil) [F.Duncan II out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 10, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 7TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox walked; T.Johnson threw a wild pitch [R.Cox to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 10, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: B.Horne homered; T.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Simms walked; L.Moses balked [W.Simms to second]; J.Reed walked; W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 11, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 8TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else singled to center field [H.Else to second (error by W.Simms)]; H.Smith out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 11, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff walked; J.MARKHAM REPLACED L.MOSES (PITCHING); F.Duncan II out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 11, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 9TH: J.Markham out on unknown play; R.Bibbs doubled; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 11, Monarchs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB American Giants 11 14 1 6 Monarchs 4 8 1 8
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