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Cleveland Bears (CV9) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2

Game played on Monday, March 27, 1939 (D) at Red Cap Stadium, Jacksonville FL
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  0  -   2  7  2
Cleveland Bears                     0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  1  -   3  8  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Charles Robinson cf                   3   0   1    0     2         0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   0    1     1         0   5
Ernest Smith rf                       5   0   1    0     0         1   0
Ed Young c                            4   0   1    0     0         4   1
Wilson Redus lf                       4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Lester Lockett ss                     4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Subby Byas 1b                         4   1   1    0     0        15   1
Billy Horne 2b                        3   1   0    0     1         4   5
Percy Forrest p                       2   0   1    1     0         0   1
  Rogers Pierre ph, p                 1   0   1    0     0         0   4
  Willie Cornelius p                  0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               33   2   7    2     5   5    28  19

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ed Young, Subby Byas. 

BATTING -
2B:  Subby Byas, Rogers Pierre. 
SF:  Alex Radcliff. 
GDP:  Wilson Redus. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Charles Robinson. 

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Philly Holmes ss                      3   2   0    0     2         1   2
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   1
David Whatley rf                      4   0   2    1     1         1   1
Henry Turner c                        4   0   1    2     0         5   2
Joe Royal cf                          4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Mint Jones 1b                         3   0   1    0     0        14   0
Dan Thomas lf                         3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Al Frazier 2b                         3   0   0    0     0         3   4
  Alonzo Mitchell ph                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Clarence Lamar 2b                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Preacher Henry p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Andy Sarvis ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Ferrell p                    2   1   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               33   3   8    3     3   2    30  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Philly Holmes, Mint Jones, Al Frazier. 
E: 1.  David Whatley. 

BATTING -
SH:  Parnell Woods, Mint Jones, Dan Thomas. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Philly Holmes, David Whatley. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Percy Forrest                        6       3   1    1   2   1   0  23
Rogers Pierre                        2       2   1    1   1   1   0  9
Willie Cornelius L                   1.1     3   1    1   0   0   0  7
Totals                               9.1     8   3    3   3   2   0  39


Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry                       5       6   2    2   3   2   0  21
Willie Ferrell W                     5       1   0    0   2   3   0  18
Totals                               10      7   2    2   5   5   0  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 3/27/1939 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Cleveland
Bears (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Cleveland                     
1. C.Robinson          cf        P.Holmes            ss        
2. A.Radcliff          3b        P.Woods             3b        
3. E.Smith             rf        D.Whatley           rf        
4. E.Young             c         H.Turner            c         
5. W.Redus             lf        J.Royal             cf        
6. L.Lockett           ss        M.Jones             1b        
7. S.Byas              1b        D.Thomas            lf        
8. B.Horne             2b        A.Frazier           2b        
9. P.Forrest           p         P.Henry             p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; C.Robinson walked; C.Robinson was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); A.Radcliff out on unknown play;
E.Smith singled; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Bears 0.

BEARS 1ST: E.Young dropped a foul fly hit by P.Holmes; P.Holmes
out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; D.Whatley
walked; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Bears 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: W.Redus singled to right field (D.Whatley to
A.Frazier) [W.Redus out at second]; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Bears 0.

BEARS 2ND: J.Royal singled; M.Jones out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Royal to second]; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Bears 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: B.Horne out on unknown play; P.Forrest out on
unknown play; C.Robinson singled to right field [C.Robinson to
second (error by D.Whatley)]; A.Radcliff walked; E.Smith out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Bears 0.

BEARS 3RD: P.Henry out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown
play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Bears 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: E.Young singled; W.Redus grounded into a double
play (P.Holmes to A.Frazier to M.Jones) [E.Young out at second];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Bears 0.

BEARS 4TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; H.Turner out on
unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Bears 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: S.Byas doubled; B.Horne walked; P.Forrest
singled [S.Byas scored, B.Horne to third]; C.Robinson out on
unknown play; A.Radcliff out on a sacrifice fly to unknown
fielder [B.Horne scored]; E.Smith out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Bears 0.

BEARS 5TH: M.Jones out on unknown play; D.Thomas singled to
first base [D.Thomas to second (error by S.Byas)]; A.Frazier out
on unknown play; A.SARVIS BATTED FOR P.HENRY; A.Sarvis out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Bears 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: W.FERRELL REPLACED A.SARVIS (PITCHING); E.Young
out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Bears 0.

BEARS 6TH: P.Holmes walked; P.Woods out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [P.Holmes to second]; D.Whatley out on unknown
play; H.Turner singled [P.Holmes scored]; J.Royal out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Bears 1.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; B.Horne out on
unknown play; R.PIERRE BATTED FOR P.FORREST; R.Pierre doubled;
C.Robinson walked; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Bears 1.

BEARS 7TH: R.PIERRE STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); M.Jones singled;
D.Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Jones to
second]; A.Frazier out on unknown play; W.Ferrell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Bears 1.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; E.Young out on
unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 2, Bears 1.

BEARS 8TH: P.Holmes walked; P.Woods out on unknown play;
D.Whatley singled [P.Holmes to second]; P.Holmes stole third and
D.Whatley stole second; H.Turner out on unknown play [P.Holmes
scored]; J.Royal out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 2, Bears 2.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; S.Byas out on
unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 2, Bears 2.

BEARS 9TH: W.CORNELIUS REPLACED R.PIERRE (PITCHING); M.Jones
out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; A.MITCHELL
BATTED FOR A.FRAZIER; A.Mitchell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Bears 2.

AM. GIANTS 10TH: C.LAMAR REPLACED A.MITCHELL (PLAYING 2B);
W.Cornelius walked; C.Robinson out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Bears 2.

BEARS 10TH: W.Ferrell singled; P.Holmes out on unknown play;
P.Woods singled [W.Ferrell to second]; D.Whatley singled
[W.Ferrell scored, P.Woods to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Am. Giants 2, Bears 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       2   7   2   7
 Bears            3   8   1   8


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