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Indianapolis ABCs (IN7) 10 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 6

Game played on Saturday, August 6, 1938 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis ABCs                   3 0 2  0 1 0  0 1 3   -  10 12  0
Chicago American Giants             0 0 2  1 0 0  2 0 1   -   6 13  2

BATTING

Indianapolis ABCs                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Lyles cf                         4   1   1    0     1         2   0
Buddy Armour ss                       4   1   1    0     1         1   3
Quincy Trouppe lf                     2   3   1    0     3         1   0
Ted Strong 1b                         5   3   5    5     0        10   0
Bill Bradford rf                      4   1   2    3     0         0   0
Bobby Robinson 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Marshall Riddle 2b                    5   1   2    1     0         2   2
Raymond Taylor c                      5   0   0    0     0        10   0
J. Brown p                            2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Clarence Mitchell ph                1   0   0    1     0         0   0
  Frank McAllister p                  0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               36  10  12   10     5   5    27  11


BATTING -
2B:  Ted Strong. 
3B:  Quincy Trouppe, Ted Strong. 
SH:  Bill Bradford, Bobby Robinson, J. Brown. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Lyles 2, Buddy Armour, Ted Strong 2. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Ernest Smith rf                       5   1   1    2     0         1   0
Wilson Redus lf                       5   0   2    2     0         2   0
Ed Young 1b                           3   0   1    0     0        12   0
  Subby Byas pr, 1b                   2   0   1    1     0         3   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      5   1   1    0     0         1   5
Frank Duncan II c                     2   0   2    1     1         6   0
Joe Sparks ss                         4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Billy Horne 2b                        4   2   2    0     0         1   3
Ted Trent p                           0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Reed p                       3   1   1    0     0         0   3
  Tommy Johnson p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Herman Dunlap ph                    1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               39   6  13    6     1   7    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ed Young, Alex Radcliff. 

BATTING -
3B:  Alex Radcliff, Frank Duncan II, Herman Dunlap. 
SH:  Frank Duncan II. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ed Young. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis ABCs                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
J. Brown W                           7       9   5    5   1   7   0  31
Frank McAllister SV                  2       4   1    1   0   0   0  10
Totals                               9      13   6    6   1   7   0  41


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Trent L                          2       5   4    4   1   1   0  12
Johnny Reed                          6       5   3    2   3   3   0  26
Tommy Johnson                        1       2   3    3   1   1   0  6
Totals                               9      12  10    9   5   5   0  44

Ted Trent pitched to 1 batters in the 3rd inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/6/1938 -- Indianapolis ABCs at Chicago
American Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Chicago                       
1. J.Lyles             cf        W.Simms             cf        
2. B.Armour            ss        E.Smith             rf        
3. Q.Trouppe           lf        W.Redus             lf        
4. T.Strong            1b        E.Young             1b        
5. B.Bradford          rf        A.Radcliff          3b        
6. B.Robinson          3b        F.Duncan II         c         
7. M.Riddle            2b        J.Sparks            ss        
8. R.Taylor            c         B.Horne             2b        
9. J.Brown             p         T.Trent             p         

ABCS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Lyles singled; B.Armour singled [J.Lyles to second];
J.Lyles stole third and B.Armour stole second; Q.Trouppe walked;
T.Strong singled (unknown fielder) [J.Lyles scored, B.Armour
scored, Q.Trouppe out at third, T.Strong to second (on throw)];
B.Bradford singled [T.Strong scored]; B.Robinson out on unknown
play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs
3, American Giants 0.

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

ABCS 2ND: R.Taylor reached on an error by E.Young [R.Taylor to
first]; J.Brown out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown
play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs
3, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; F.Duncan II tripled; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 3, American Giants 0.

ABCS 3RD: Q.Trouppe tripled; J.REED REPLACED T.TRENT
(PITCHING); T.Strong tripled [Q.Trouppe scored]; B.Bradford out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Strong scored];
B.Robinson out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 5, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: B.Horne singled; J.Reed out on unknown
play; W.Simms singled [B.Horne to second]; E.Smith out on
unknown play [B.Horne to third, W.Simms to second]; W.Redus
singled [B.Horne scored, W.Simms scored]; E.Young out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 5, American Giants 2.

ABCS 4TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown
play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs
5, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff tripled; F.Duncan II out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Radcliff scored]; J.Sparks
out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  ABCs 5, American Giants 3.

ABCS 5TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe walked;
T.Strong singled to right field [Q.Trouppe scored]; T.Strong
stole second; B.Bradford out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 6, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Reed out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 ABCs 6, American Giants 3.

ABCS 6TH: M.Riddle singled; R.Taylor out on unknown play;
J.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Riddle to
second]; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
ABCs 6, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young
singled; E.Young stole second; S.BYAS RAN FOR E.YOUNG; Young was
injured sliding into 2B; A.Radcliff out on unknown play;
F.Duncan II walked; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  ABCs 6, American Giants 3.

ABCS 7TH: S.BYAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); B.Armour walked;
Q.Trouppe forced B.Armour (unknown fielder) [Q.Trouppe to
first]; T.Strong doubled to center field [Q.Trouppe to third];
B.Bradford out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 6, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: B.Horne singled; J.Reed singled [B.Horne
to second]; W.Simms out on unknown play [B.Horne to third,
J.Reed to second]; E.Smith singled [B.Horne scored, J.Reed
scored]; W.Redus out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 6, American Giants 5.

ABCS 8TH: M.Riddle singled to third base [M.Riddle to second
(error by A.Radcliff)]; R.Taylor out on unknown play [M.Riddle
to third]; C.MITCHELL BATTED FOR J.BROWN; C.Mitchell out on
unknown play [M.Riddle scored (unearned)]; J.Lyles walked;
J.Lyles stole second; B.Armour out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 7, American Giants 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: F.MCALLISTER REPLACED C.MITCHELL
(PITCHING); A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II singled;
J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 7, American Giants 5.

ABCS 9TH: T.JOHNSON REPLACED J.REED (PITCHING); Q.Trouppe
walked; T.Strong singled [Q.Trouppe scored]; T.Strong stole
second; B.Bradford singled [T.Strong scored, B.Bradford to
second (on throw)]; B.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [B.Bradford to third]; M.Riddle out on unknown play
[B.Bradford scored]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 10, American Giants 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: H.DUNLAP BATTED FOR T.JOHNSON; H.Dunlap
tripled; W.Simms out on unknown play; E.Smith reached on a
fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [H.Dunlap out at home];
W.Redus singled [E.Smith to second]; S.Byas singled [E.Smith
scored, W.Redus to second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 10, American Giants 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 ABCs            10  12   0   7
 American Giants   6  13   2   8


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