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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7

Game played on Sunday, April 30, 1939 (D) at Rebel Stadium, Dallas TX
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  7 0 0  0 0  -   7 14  3
Kansas City Monarchs                0 2 0  0 2 0  2 0 1  0 1  -   8 16  4

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       6   1   4    0     0         2   0
Alex Radcliff ss                      5   0   1    1     0         1   1
Ernest Smith rf                       5   1   1    0     0         1   0
Ed Young 3b                           4   1   3    2     1         3   2
Wilson Redus lf                       4   1   1    0     1         3   0
Pepper Bassett c                      5   1   0    0     0         7   1
Joe Sparks 2b                         5   1   2    2     0         1   5
Johnny Reed 1b                        2   0   0    0     0         6   1
  Jesse Houston ph, 1b                3   1   2    2     0         6   0
Tommy Johnson p                       0   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Willie Cornelius p                  3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Lefty Bowe p                        1   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               43   7  14    7     2   9    31  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Alex Radcliff, Ed Young, Pepper Bassett, Jesse Houston. 
E: 3.  Alex Radcliff 2, Ed Young. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Young, Joe Sparks 2, Jesse Houston. 
SH:  Alex Radcliff, Tommy Johnson. 
GDP:  Alex Radcliff. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Ed Young. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       5   0   2    1     1         4   0
Newt Allen 2b                         6   0   0    0     1         1   6
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       7   0   2    1     0         0   1
Turkey Stearnes cf                    6   1   2    0     0         3   1
Ted Strong ss                         5   1   1    0     1         3   4
Willard Brown lf                      4   4   4    2     2         3   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        6   1   2    3     0        10   0
Lionel Decuir c                       4   0   0    0     0         6   1
  Paul Hardy c                        1   1   1    0     0         3   0
Hilton Smith p                        2   0   1    0     0         0   0
  George Walker p                     2   0   1    1     0         0   1
Totals                               48   8  16    8     5   5    33  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Newt Allen, Rainey Bibbs, Buck O`Neil. 
E: 4.  Henry Milton, Turkey Stearnes 2, Willard Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Turkey Stearnes, Ted Strong, Buck O`Neil. 
3B:  Willard Brown 2. 
SH:  Henry Milton, Hilton Smith, George Walker. 
HBP:  Lionel Decuir. 
IW:  Newt Allen, Willard Brown 2. 
GDP:  Buck O`Neil 2. 
Team LOB:  18

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Turkey Stearnes, Willard Brown. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tommy Johnson                        2.1     7   2    2   0   1   0  14
Willie Cornelius                     6.1     6   5    3   3   2   0  32
Lefty Bowe L                         1.2     3   1    1   2   2   0  11
Totals                               10.1   16   8    6   5   5   0  57

HBP:  Willie Cornelius. 
IW:  Willie Cornelius, Lefty Bowe 2. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith                         6       7   5    3   1   4   0  26
George Walker W                      5       7   2    0   1   5   0  21
Totals                               11     14   7    3   2   9   0  47

Hilton Smith pitched to 5 batters in the 7th inning


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Marshall

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/30/1939 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City
Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. W.Simms             cf        H.Milton            rf        
2. A.Radcliff          ss        N.Allen             2b        
3. E.Smith             rf        R.Bibbs             3b        
4. E.Young             3b        T.Stearnes          cf        
5. W.Redus             lf        T.Strong            ss        
6. P.Bassett           c         W.Brown             lf        
7. J.Sparks            2b        B.O`Neil            1b        
8. J.Reed              1b        L.Decuir            c         
9. T.Johnson           p         H.Smith             p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton singled; N.Allen out on unknown play;
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes singled [H.Milton to
second]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young singled; E.Young was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); W.Redus out on unknown play; P.Bassett
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown tripled; B.O`Neil doubled [W.Brown
scored]; L.Decuir out on unknown play [B.O`Neil to third];
H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton singled [B.O`Neil scored];
N.Allen out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Sparks doubled; J.Reed out on unknown play;
T.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Sparks to
third]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: R.Bibbs singled; T.Stearnes out on unknown play;
T.Strong doubled [R.Bibbs to third]; W.CORNELIUS REPLACED
T.JOHNSON (PITCHING); W.Brown was walked intentionally; B.O`Neil
grounded into a double play (A.Radcliff to P.Bassett) [R.Bibbs
out at home, W.Brown out at second, B.O`Neil to first]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff singled; E.Smith out on unknown
play; E.Young out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: L.Decuir was hit by a pitch; H.Smith reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [L.Decuir to second];
H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play;
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; J.Reed out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; T.Strong walked;
W.Brown tripled [T.Strong scored]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play
[W.Brown scored]; L.Decuir out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; W.Simms
singled to shortstop; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; E.Smith
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Smith singled; H.Milton out on unknown play;
N.Allen out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: E.Young singled to center field [E.Young to
second (error by T.Stearnes)]; W.Redus walked; P.Bassett reached
on an error by T.Stearnes [E.Young to third, W.Redus to second,
P.Bassett to first]; J.Sparks doubled [E.Young scored, W.Redus
scored, P.Bassett to third]; J.HOUSTON BATTED FOR J.REED;
J.Houston singled [P.Bassett scored (unearned), J.Sparks
scored]; G.WALKER REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); W.Cornelius out
on unknown play; W.Simms singled to left field [J.Houston to
third (error by W.Brown)]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play
[J.Houston scored (unearned)]; E.Smith singled [W.Simms to
second]; E.Young doubled [W.Simms scored (unearned), E.Smith
scored (unearned)]; W.Redus out on unknown play; 7 R (3 ER), 6
H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.HOUSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); T.Stearnes
reached on an error by A.Radcliff [T.Stearnes to first];
T.Stearnes stole second; T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown
singled [T.Stearnes scored (unearned)]; B.O`Neil out on unknown
play; L.Decuir reached on an error by A.Radcliff [W.Brown to
second, L.Decuir to first]; G.Walker singled [W.Brown scored
(unearned), L.Decuir to second]; H.Milton out on unknown play; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 6.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; J.Houston doubled to right field [J.Houston to
third (error by H.Milton)]; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 8TH: N.Allen reached on an error by E.Young [N.Allen
to first]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 6.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: W.Simms singled; A.Radcliff out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; E.Smith out on
unknown play; E.Young walked; W.Redus singled to center field
(T.Stearnes to L.Decuir) [W.Simms out at home, E.Young to
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Brown singled; W.Brown stole second; B.O`Neil
singled [W.Brown scored]; L.Decuir out on unknown play; G.Walker
out on unknown play; H.Milton walked [B.O`Neil to second];
L.BOWE REPLACED W.CORNELIUS (PITCHING); N.Allen out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 7.

AM. GIANTS 10TH: P.HARDY REPLACED L.DECUIR (PLAYING C);
P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play;
J.Houston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
7, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 10TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes doubled;
T.Strong reached on a fielder's choice [T.Stearnes to third];
W.Brown was walked intentionally [T.Strong to second]; B.O`Neil
grounded into a double play (E.Young to J.Houston) [T.Strong out
at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 7.

AM. GIANTS 11TH: L.Bowe out on unknown play; W.Simms singled;
A.Radcliff grounded into a double play (R.Bibbs to N.Allen to
B.O`Neil) [W.Simms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 7, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 11TH: P.Hardy singled to third base; G.Walker reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [P.Hardy to second];
H.Milton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Hardy to
third, G.Walker to second]; N.Allen was walked intentionally;
R.Bibbs singled to left field [P.Hardy scored, G.Walker to
third, N.Allen to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Am. Giants 7,
Monarchs 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       7  14   3   7
 Monarchs         8  16   4  18


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