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Cleveland Bears (CV9) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 14, 1939 (D) at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  4
Cleveland Bears                     0 1 0  0 1 2  1 0 x   -   5 11  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         3   1
Ernest Smith rf                       4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Ed Young 1b                           3   1   1    0     0        12   1
Wilson Redus lf                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   1    1     0         0   1
Joe Sparks ss                         3   0   0    0     0         4   2
Jesse Houston 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         3   3
Tommy Johnson p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   5
  Zell Miles ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ted Trent p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Henry McCall ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Logan Hensley p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   1   4    1     0   1    24  14

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Willie Simms, Ed Young, Wilson Redus, Joe Sparks. 

BATTING -
2B:  Pepper Bassett. 
SH:  Wilson Redus. 
GDP:  Ed Young. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ed Young. 

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray cf                         5   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   0   0    0     0   0     0   3
John Lyles rf                         4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Henry Turner c                        4   1   3    2     0   0     1   1
Mint Jones 1b                         4   0   0    0     0   0    15   0
Clarence Lamar ss                     4   1   0    0     0   0     2   4
Duke Cleveland lf                     4   1   3    0     0   0     1   0
Al Frazier 2b                         3   1   1    2     1   0     2   5
Smoky Owens p                         4   1   2    0     0   0     1   3
Totals                               37   5  11    4     1   0    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Mint Jones, Al Frazier, Smoky Owens. 
E: 1.  Parnell Woods. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Ray. 
HR:  Henry Turner. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tommy Johnson L                      5       7   2    1   0   0   0  23
Ted Trent                            2       3   3    1   0   0   1  10
Logan Hensley                        1       1   0    0   1   0   0  5
Totals                               8      11   5    2   1   0   1  38


Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Smoky Owens W                        9       4   1    1   0   1   0  30
Totals                               9       4   1    1   0   1   0  30



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Umpires: HP - Gerald Hayes, 1B -  Thomas, 2B -  , 3B - Harry Porter

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 7000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/14/1939, game 2 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Cleveland Bears (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Cleveland                     
1. W.Simms             cf        J.Ray               cf        
2. A.Radcliff          3b        P.Woods             3b        
3. E.Smith             rf        J.Lyles             rf        
4. E.Young             1b        H.Turner            c         
5. W.Redus             lf        M.Jones             1b        
6. P.Bassett           c         C.Lamar             ss        
7. J.Sparks            ss        D.Cleveland         lf        
8. J.Houston           2b        A.Frazier           2b        
9. T.Johnson           p         S.Owens             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, Bears 0.

BEARS 1ST: J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown
play; J.Lyles singled; H.Turner singled [J.Lyles to second];
M.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Bears 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young singled; W.Redus out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Young to second]; E.Young stole third;
P.Bassett doubled [E.Young scored]; J.Sparks out on unknown
play; J.Houston out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 1, Bears 0.

BEARS 2ND: C.Lamar out on unknown play; D.Cleveland singled;
A.Frazier forced D.Cleveland (unknown fielder) [A.Frazier to
first]; S.Owens singled to left field [A.Frazier scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by W.Redus), S.Owens to second];
J.Ray out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 1, Bears 1.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: P.Woods dropped a foul fly hit by T.Johnson;
T.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play;
A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 1, Bears 1.

BEARS 3RD: P.Woods reached on an error by J.Sparks [P.Woods to
first]; J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown
play; M.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 1, Bears 1.

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

BEARS 4TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on
unknown play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Bears 1.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: 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 1, Bears 1.

BEARS 5TH: S.Owens singled; J.Ray doubled [S.Owens to third];
P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown play;
H.Turner singled [S.Owens scored, J.Ray to third, H.Turner to
second (on throw)]; M.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Bears 2.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: Z.MILES BATTED FOR T.JOHNSON; Z.Miles out on
unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Bears 2.

BEARS 6TH: T.TRENT REPLACED Z.MILES (PITCHING); C.Lamar reached
on an error by E.Young [C.Lamar to first]; D.Cleveland singled
to center field [C.Lamar to third (error by W.Simms),
D.Cleveland to second]; A.Frazier singled to center field
[C.Lamar scored (unearned), D.Cleveland scored (unearned)];
S.Owens out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods
out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1,
Bears 4.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: E.Smith singled; E.Young out on unknown play;
W.Redus out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Bears 4.

BEARS 7TH: J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner homered to
leftfield; M.Jones out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Bears 5.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; J.Houston out on
unknown play; H.MCCALL BATTED FOR T.TRENT; H.McCall out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Bears 5.

BEARS 8TH: L.HENSLEY REPLACED H.MCCALL (PITCHING); D.Cleveland
singled; A.Frazier walked [D.Cleveland to second]; S.Owens out
on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Bears 5.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: 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 1, Bears 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       1   4   4   2
 Bears            5  11   1   9


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