Indianapolis ABCs 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 5 4 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 3 1 0 x - 5 9 1 BATTING Indianapolis ABCs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Lyles cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Bobby Robinson 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bill Bradford rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ted Strong ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Clarence Mitchell 1b 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 Quincy Trouppe c 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 Marshall Riddle 2b 3 1 1 0 0 6 1 Harry Shepherd lf 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 Ted Alexander p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Raymond Taylor ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 24 3 5 3 2 4 18 5 FIELDING - DP: 2. Marshall Riddle 2. E: 4. John Lyles, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Mitchell, Ted Alexander. BATTING - 3B: Harry Shepherd. SH: Bobby Robinson. HBP: Bill Bradford. GDP: John Lyles. Team LOB: 4 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rainey Bibbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Henry Milton rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 Turkey Stearnes cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willard Brown lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 1 2 1 1 12 0 Harry Else c 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 Ed Mayweather ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Johnnie Dawson c 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mex Johnson ss 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 Andy Cooper p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 5 9 5 3 1 21 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rainey Bibbs, Newt Allen, Buck O`Neil. E: 1. Mex Johnson. BATTING - 2B: Buck O`Neil. HBP: Rainey Bibbs. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Rainey Bibbs, Henry Milton, Buck O`Neil 2, Harry Else, Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson. PITCHING Indianapolis ABCs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ted Alexander L 6 9 5 3 3 1 0 33 Totals 6 9 5 3 3 1 0 33 HBP: Ted Alexander. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andy Cooper W 7 5 3 3 2 4 0 28 Totals 7 5 3 3 2 4 0 28 HBP: Andy Cooper. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B - McDonald Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/14/1938, game 2 -- Indianapolis ABCs at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Kansas City 1. J.Lyles cf R.Bibbs 3b 2. B.Robinson 3b H.Milton rf 3. B.Bradford rf N.Allen 2b 4. T.Strong ss T.Stearnes cf 5. C.Mitchell 1b W.Brown lf 6. Q.Trouppe c B.O`Neil 1b 7. M.Riddle 2b H.Else c 8. H.Shepherd lf M.Johnson ss 9. T.Alexander p A.Cooper p ABCS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Lyles out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: R.Bibbs reached on an error by T.Alexander [R.Bibbs to first]; R.Bibbs stole second; H.Milton lined into a double play (M.Riddle unassisted) [R.Bibbs out at second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 0. ABCS 2ND: T.Strong out on unknown play; C.Mitchell out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: T.Stearnes reached on an error by J.Lyles [T.Stearnes to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil walked; H.Else lined into a double play (M.Riddle unassisted) [T.Stearnes out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 0. ABCS 3RD: M.Riddle out on unknown play; H.Shepherd out on unknown play; T.Alexander out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: M.Johnson singled; M.Johnson stole second; A.Cooper out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton singled [M.Johnson to third]; N.Allen singled [M.Johnson scored, H.Milton to second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 1. ABCS 4TH: J.Lyles out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled; H.Else singled [B.O`Neil to second]; B.O`Neil stole third and H.Else stole second; M.Johnson reached on an error by B.Robinson [B.O`Neil scored, H.Else to third, M.Johnson to first]; A.Cooper out on unknown play; R.Bibbs was hit by a pitch [M.Johnson to second]; H.Milton singled [H.Else scored (unearned), M.Johnson scored (unearned), R.Bibbs to second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 4. ABCS 5TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; C.Mitchell walked; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 5TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; B.O`Neil doubled [W.Brown scored]; E.MAYWEATHER BATTED FOR H.ELSE; E.Mayweather walked; M.Johnson out on unknown play; B.O`Neil stole third and E.Mayweather stole second; A.Cooper out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. ABCs 0, Monarchs 5. ABCS 6TH: J.DAWSON REPLACED E.MAYWEATHER (PLAYING C); H.Shepherd tripled; T.Alexander out on unknown play; J.Lyles singled to shortstop [H.Shepherd scored, J.Lyles to second (error by M.Johnson)]; B.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Lyles to third]; B.Bradford was hit by a pitch; T.Strong lined to W.Brown; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 6TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton singled; H.Milton stole second; N.Allen reached on an error by C.Mitchell [H.Milton to third, N.Allen to first]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown walked [N.Allen to second]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. ABCs 1, Monarchs 5. ABCS 7TH: C.Mitchell out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe walked; M.Riddle singled [Q.Trouppe to second]; H.Shepherd singled [Q.Trouppe scored, M.Riddle to second]; R.TAYLOR BATTED FOR T.ALEXANDER; R.Taylor singled [M.Riddle scored, H.Shepherd to second]; J.Lyles grounded into a double play (R.Bibbs to N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [R.Taylor out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. ABCs 3, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB ABCs 3 5 4 4 Monarchs 5 9 1 10
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