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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 11 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Thursday, July 28, 1938 (N) at League Park, Des Moines IA
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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