Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 2 2 Chicago American Giants 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 7 10 2 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rainey Bibbs 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Henry Milton lf 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 Harry Else c 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 Johnnie Dawson c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ed Mayweather rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 Roosevelt Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Bullet Rogan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mex Johnson ss 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 Floyd Kranson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Frank Bradley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 2 1 4 7 24 9 FIELDING - E: 2. Rainey Bibbs, Henry Milton. BATTING - 2B: Henry Milton, Willard Brown. GDP: Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Mayweather. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms cf 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 Ernest Smith rf 5 0 3 3 0 1 0 Wilson Redus lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Ed Young 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Frank Duncan II c 3 1 1 0 1 6 1 Joe Sparks ss 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 Subby Byas 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Billy Horne 2b, ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 Willie Cornelius p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 34 7 10 7 3 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ed Young, Joe Sparks, Billy Horne. E: 2. Ed Young, Alex Radcliff. BATTING - 2B: Joe Sparks, Billy Horne. SH: Wilson Redus. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Ernest Smith, Wilson Redus, Alex Radcliff. CS: Ernest Smith. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Floyd Kranson L 5.2 9 7 6 3 1 0 30 Frank Bradley 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 Totals 8 10 7 6 3 3 0 38 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cornelius W 9 2 2 1 4 7 0 34 Totals 9 2 2 1 4 7 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/31/1938, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago American Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. R.Bibbs 2b W.Simms cf 2. H.Milton lf E.Smith rf 3. H.Else c W.Redus lf 4. E.Mayweather rf E.Young 1b 5. W.Brown cf A.Radcliff 3b 6. B.O`Neil 1b F.Duncan II c 7. R.Cox 3b J.Sparks ss 8. M.Johnson ss B.Horne 2b 9. F.Kranson p W.Cornelius p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; H.Else 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 R.Bibbs [W.Simms to second]; E.Smith singled [W.Simms scored (unearned)]; W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Smith was caught stealing second (H.Else to M.Johnson); E.Young out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 1. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather walked; E.Mayweather stole second; W.Brown reached on an error by A.Radcliff [E.Mayweather to third, W.Brown to first]; B.O`Neil grounded into a double play (B.Horne to J.Sparks to E.Young) [E.Mayweather scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Brown out at second]; R.Cox out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff walked; A.Radcliff stole second; F.Duncan II singled [A.Radcliff to third]; J.Sparks walked [F.Duncan II to second]; B.Horne flied to E.Mayweather [A.Radcliff scored]; W.Cornelius reached on a fielder's choice [F.Duncan II to third, J.Sparks to second]; W.Simms singled to third base [F.Duncan II scored, J.Sparks to third, W.Cornelius to second]; E.Smith flied to H.Milton [J.Sparks scored]; W.Redus grounded out (F.Kranson to B.O`Neil); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 4. MONARCHS 3RD: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 4. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton walked; H.Else out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: J.Sparks doubled; B.Horne out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 4. MONARCHS 5TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: E.Smith singled; W.Redus out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Smith to second]; E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 4. MONARCHS 6TH: F.Kranson out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton doubled; H.Else out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: F.Duncan II walked; J.Sparks forced F.Duncan II (F.Kranson to M.Johnson) [J.Sparks to first]; B.Horne singled to left field [J.Sparks to third, B.Horne to second (error by H.Milton)]; W.Cornelius struck out; W.Simms singled to center field [J.Sparks scored, B.Horne scored, W.Simms to second (on throw)]; E.Smith singled to right field [W.Simms scored]; W.Redus singled to left field [E.Smith to second]; F.BRADLEY REPLACED F.KRANSON (PITCHING); E.Smith stole third and W.Redus stole second; E.Young struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 7TH: 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 1, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: J.DAWSON REPLACED H.ELSE (PLAYING C); 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. Monarchs 1, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 8TH: S.BYAS REPLACED J.SPARKS (PLAYING 2B); B.HORNE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); R.Cox out on unknown play; M.Johnson walked; F.Bradley out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: B.Horne doubled; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 9TH: H.Milton walked; J.Dawson reached on an error by E.Young [H.Milton to second, J.Dawson to first]; E.Mayweather forced J.Dawson (unknown fielder) [H.Milton to third, E.Mayweather to first]; W.Brown doubled to left field [H.Milton scored, E.Mayweather to third]; B.O`Neil popped to A.Radcliff in foul territory; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR R.COX; B.Rogan grounded out (B.Horne to E.Young); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, American Giants 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 2 2 2 5 American Giants 7 10 2 7
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