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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Friday, July 29, 1938 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0   -   2  7  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   1  5  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Ernest Smith rf                       3   2   2    0     0         1   0
Wilson Redus lf                       4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Ed Young 1b                           4   0   2    0     0         5   1
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   0    1     0         2   1
Frank Duncan II c                     4   0   0    0     0         8   0
Joe Sparks ss                         4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Billy Horne 2b                        3   0   0    0     0         4   1
Ted Trent p                           3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               33   2   7    2     0  11    27   6


BATTING -
2B:  Willie Simms. 
SH:  Ernest Smith. 
GDP:  Ed Young. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ernest Smith. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       4   0   2    1     0         2   5
Henry Milton lf                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Roosevelt Cox 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bullet Rogan ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ed Mayweather rf                      4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Harry Else c                          3   1   2    0     0        12   2
Mex Johnson ss                        2   0   0    0     0         1   3
Hilton Smith p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               30   1   5    1     0   7    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Rainey Bibbs, Buck O`Neil, Mex Johnson. 
E: 2.  Rainey Bibbs, Mex Johnson. 

BATTING -
SH:  Henry Milton, Mex Johnson. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Trent W                          9       5   1    1   0   7   0  32
Totals                               9       5   1    1   0   7   0  32


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith L                       9       7   2    2   0  11   0  34
Totals                               9       7   2    2   0  11   0  34



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Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B -  McDonald

Time of Game: 1:38   Attendance: 2500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/29/1938 -- 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        E.Mayweather        rf        
6. F.Duncan II         c         B.O`Neil            1b        
7. J.Sparks            ss        H.Else              c         
8. B.Horne             2b        M.Johnson           ss        
9. T.Trent             p         H.Smith             p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; W.Simms singled; E.Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; W.Redus out on
unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: R.Bibbs singled; H.Milton out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [R.Bibbs to second]; R.Cox out on unknown
play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan
II out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown
play; H.Else singled [E.Mayweather to second]; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: B.Horne out on unknown play; T.Trent out
on unknown play; W.Simms doubled; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young
singled to shortstop [E.Young to second (error by M.Johnson)];
A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Sparks reached on an error by R.Bibbs
[J.Sparks to first]; B.Horne out on unknown play; T.Trent out on
unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Else singled; M.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.Else to second]; H.Smith out on unknown
play; R.Bibbs singled [H.Else scored]; H.Milton out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: E.Smith singled; W.Redus out on unknown
play; E.Young singled [E.Smith to third]; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play [E.Smith scored]; F.Duncan II out on unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: R.Cox out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown
play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out
on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else out on
unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; E.Smith
singled; E.Smith stole second; W.Redus singled [E.Smith scored];
E.Young grounded into a double play (R.Bibbs to M.Johnson to
B.O`Neil) [W.Redus out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Smith 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 2, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan
II out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.ROGAN BATTED FOR R.COX; B.Rogan out on unknown
play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   2   7   0   5
 Monarchs         1   5   2   4


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