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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 5 St. Louis Stars (SSA) 0

Game played on Sunday, June 18, 1939 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

St. Louis Stars                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  1  4
Chicago American Giants             1 0 0  3 1 0  0 0 x   -   5  3  0

BATTING

St. Louis Stars                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson lf                         3   0   0    0     1   2     4   0
Bobby Robinson 3b                     3   0   0    0     1   2     0   2
Buddy Armour ss                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   5
George Mitchell 1b                    4   0   0    0     0   2    10   0
Bill Bradford rf                      4   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Leslie Green cf                       3   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
Raymond Taylor c                      2   0   0    0     0   1     5   0
  Bob Smith ph, c                     2   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    1   0   1    0     2   0     2   5
Robert Dean p                         2   0   0    0     0   2     0   4
  Frank McAllister ph                 1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Ossie Brown p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               28   0   1    0     4  13    24  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buddy Armour, George Mitchell, Marshall Riddle. 
E: 4.  Bill Bradford, Raymond Taylor, Marshall Riddle, Robert Dean. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Buddy Armour, Leslie Green. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Dan Wilson 2, Marshall Riddle. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Ernest Smith lf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ed Young 1b                           4   1   2    2     0        11   0
Subby Byas rf                         3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Joe Sparks ss                         4   1   0    0     0         1   1
Billy Horne 2b                        2   1   0    1     1         0   1
Pepper Bassett c                      2   0   0    0     1        13   1
Lefty Bowe p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   6
Totals                               28   5   3    3     4   4    27   9


BATTING -
2B:  Ed Young. 
SH:  Alex Radcliff. 
GDP:  Subby Byas. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

St. Louis Stars                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Robert Dean L                        6       3   5    2   4   4   0  27
Ossie Brown                          2       0   0    0   0   0   0  6
Totals                               8       3   5    2   4   4   0  33


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Bowe W                         9       1   0    0   4  13   0  34
Totals                               9       1   0    0   4  13   0  34

HBP:  Lefty Bowe 2. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/18/1939, game 2 --   at Chicago Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Chicago                       
1. D.Wilson            lf        W.Simms             cf        
2. B.Robinson          3b        A.Radcliff          3b        
3. B.Armour            ss        E.Smith             lf        
4. G.Mitchell          1b        E.Young             1b        
5. B.Bradford          rf        S.Byas              rf        
6. L.Green             cf        J.Sparks            ss        
7. R.Taylor            c         B.Horne             2b        
8. M.Riddle            2b        P.Bassett           c         
9. R.Dean              p         L.Bowe              p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; D.Wilson walked; D.Wilson stole second; D.Wilson stole
third; B.Robinson was called out on strikes; B.Armour was hit by
a pitch; G.Mitchell struck out; B.Bradford struck out (P.Bassett
to E.Young); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms walked; A.Radcliff out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; E.Smith flied to
D.Wilson; E.Young singled to center field [W.Simms scored];
S.Byas grounded out (B.Robinson to G.Mitchell); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Am. Giants 1.

 2ND: L.Green out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown
play; M.Riddle singled to center field; R.Dean struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Sparks reached on an error by M.Riddle
[J.Sparks to first]; B.Horne out on unknown play; P.Bassett out
on unknown play; L.Bowe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.   0, Am. Giants 1.

 3RD: D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on unknown
play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: 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.
  0, Am. Giants 1.

 4TH: G.Mitchell out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown
play; L.Green out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: E.Young doubled to center field; S.Byas walked;
J.Sparks reached on a fielder's choice [E.Young to third (error
by R.Dean), S.Byas to second]; B.Horne walked [E.Young scored
(unearned), S.Byas to third, J.Sparks to second]; P.Bassett
forced S.Byas (B.Armour to R.Taylor) [J.Sparks scored (unearned)
(no RBI) (error by R.Taylor), B.Horne scored (unearned) (no
RBI), P.Bassett to second]; L.Bowe out on unknown play; W.Simms
out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.   0, Am.
Giants 4.

 5TH: R.Taylor struck out; M.Riddle walked; M.Riddle stole
second; R.Dean struck out; D.Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Am. Giants 4.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: A.Radcliff singled to right field [A.Radcliff
to second (error by B.Bradford)]; E.Smith reached on a fielder's
choice [A.Radcliff to third]; E.Young forced E.Smith (B.Armour
to M.Riddle) [A.Radcliff scored, E.Young to first]; S.Byas
grounded into a double play (B.Armour to M.Riddle to G.Mitchell)
[E.Young out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   0, Am. Giants 5.

 6TH: B.Robinson walked; B.Armour out on unknown play;
G.Mitchell out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Am. Giants 5.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on
unknown play; P.Bassett walked; L.Bowe out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Am. Giants 5.

 7TH: L.Green was hit by a pitch; B.SMITH BATTED FOR R.TAYLOR;
B.Smith out on unknown play; M.Riddle walked [L.Green to
second]; F.MCALLISTER BATTED FOR R.DEAN; F.McAllister was called
out on strikes; D.Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,
Am. Giants 5.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: O.BROWN REPLACED F.MCALLISTER (PITCHING);
B.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); 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.   0, Am. Giants 5.

 8TH: B.Robinson struck out; B.Armour out on unknown play;
G.Mitchell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Am. Giants 5.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: E.Young out on unknown play; S.Byas out on
unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Am. Giants 5.

 9TH: B.Bradford grounded out (L.Bowe to E.Young); L.Green
struck out; B.Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Am.
Giants 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  0   1   4   7
 Am. Giants       5   3   0   4


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