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 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 Monday, 3/27/1939 -- Chicago American 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 AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 0, Bears 0. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 0, Bears 0. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 0, Bears 0. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 0, Bears 0. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 2, Bears 0. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 2, Bears 1. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 2, Bears 1. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 2, Bears 2. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 2, Bears 2. AMERICAN 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. American 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. American Giants 2, Bears 3. Final Totals R H E LOB American Giants 2 7 2 7 Bears 3 8 1 8
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