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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 31, 1938 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  6  1
Chicago American Giants             0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  6  3

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       4   1   2    0     0         4   2
Henry Milton lf                       4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Harry Else c                          4   1   1    0     0         8   2
Ed Mayweather rf                      4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   1    1     0         3   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Roosevelt Cox 3b                      3   0   0    0     1         1   1
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Andy Cooper p                         3   0   1    0     0         1   2
Totals                               33   3   6    1     1   4    27   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Rainey Bibbs. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton, Harry Else. 
CS:  Rainey Bibbs. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       3   0   1    0     0         4   0
  Subby Byas ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ernest Smith rf                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  R.S. Smith ph                       1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Wilson Redus lf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ed Young 1b                           4   0   2    0     0         9   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   1   0    0     0         2   1
Frank Duncan II c                     3   0   2    1     0         6   1
Joe Sparks ss                         3   0   0    0     0         2   1
Billy Horne 2b                        3   0   0    0     0         4   2
Tommy Johnson p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Jesse Houston p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   1   6    1     0   4    27   7

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Ernest Smith, Ed Young, Frank Duncan II. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Young. 
SH:  Ernest Smith. 
HBP:  Alex Radcliff. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Ed Young, Frank Duncan II. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Cooper W                        9       6   1    1   0   4   0  32
Totals                               9       6   1    1   0   4   0  32

HBP:  Andy Cooper. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tommy Johnson L                      7       6   3    0   1   3   0  28
Jesse Houston                        2       0   0    0   0   1   0  6
Totals                               9       6   3    0   1   4   0  34



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/31/1938, game 2 -- 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. A.Cooper            p         T.Johnson           p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; R.Bibbs singled to catcher [R.Bibbs scored
(unearned) (error by F.Duncan II) (error by E.Smith)]; H.Milton
singled; H.Milton stole second; H.Else reached on a fielder's
choice [H.Milton scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by E.Young),
H.Else to third]; E.Mayweather popped to A.Radcliff; W.Brown
grounded out (J.Sparks to E.Young) [H.Else scored (unearned)];
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 2 R (-1 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: 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.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: R.Cox walked; M.Johnson out on unknown play;
A.Cooper out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff was hit by a pitch; F.Duncan II
singled [A.Radcliff scored]; J.Sparks out on unknown play;
B.Horne out on unknown play; T.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton out on unknown play; H.Else singled;
H.Else stole second; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American
Giants 1.

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

MONARCHS 4TH: 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 3, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; F.Duncan II singled; F.Duncan II was caught
stealing second (H.Else to R.Bibbs); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: A.Cooper singled; R.Bibbs out on unknown play;
H.Milton out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out
on unknown play; T.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown
singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; E.Smith out
on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: M.Johnson out on unknown play; A.Cooper out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs singled; R.Bibbs was caught stealing
second (F.Duncan II to J.Sparks); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: E.Young doubled to left field; E.Young was
caught stealing third (H.Else to R.Cox); A.Radcliff lined to
A.Cooper; F.Duncan II flied to E.Mayweather; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.HOUSTON REPLACED T.JOHNSON (PITCHING); H.Milton
out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; E.Mayweather
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 3, American
Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out
on unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: S.BYAS BATTED FOR W.SIMMS; S.Byas out on
unknown play; R.SMITH BATTED FOR E.SMITH; R.Smith singled;
W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young singled to second base
[R.Smith to third (error by R.Bibbs), E.Young to second];
A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs
3, American Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3   6   1   4
 American Giants   1   6   3   4


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