Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 - 9 12 3 Chicago American Giants 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 4 4 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Rainey Bibbs 3b 4 3 2 0 1 0 2 Turkey Stearnes cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 Willard Brown lf 5 2 4 5 0 3 0 Ted Strong 1b 4 1 2 1 1 11 0 Joe Greene c 5 1 1 0 0 7 2 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Jesse Williams ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 Hilton Smith p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Frank Bradley p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 39 9 12 9 2 7 27 10 FIELDING - E: 3. Henry Milton, Willard Brown, Hilton Smith. BATTING - 2B: Rainey Bibbs, Turkey Stearnes, Willard Brown 2. 3B: Willard Brown. HR: Willard Brown. SH: Turkey Stearnes. GDP: Jesse Williams. Team LOB: 6 Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 John Bissant lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 Subby Byas 1b 4 1 1 1 0 11 0 Ernest Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Sparks ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 Billy Horne 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 7 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 0 0 0 8 1 Willie Cornelius p 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 Lefty Bowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jesse Houston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 4 3 4 7 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Alex Radcliff, Subby Byas, Billy Horne. E: 4. John Bissant, Subby Byas 3. BATTING - 3B: Joe Sparks. HR: Willie Simms. SH: Billy Horne. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith 4 3 2 2 2 2 0 18 Frank Bradley W 5 1 2 1 2 5 1 19 Totals 9 4 4 3 4 7 1 37 WP: Hilton Smith. Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cornelius L 7 9 7 5 1 6 1 32 Lefty Bowe 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 Totals 9 12 9 7 2 7 1 42 WP: Willie Cornelius 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Moroschan, 1B - Clayton Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 1100 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 7/19/1939 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago Am. Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. H.Milton rf W.Simms cf 2. R.Bibbs 3b A.Radcliff 3b 3. T.Stearnes cf J.Bissant lf 4. W.Brown lf S.Byas 1b 5. T.Strong 1b E.Smith rf 6. J.Greene c J.Sparks ss 7. N.Allen 2b B.Horne 2b 8. J.Williams ss P.Bassett c 9. H.Smith p W.Cornelius p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs doubled; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown tripled [R.Bibbs scored]; T.Strong walked; J.Greene out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms reached on an error by H.Smith [W.Simms to first]; H.Smith threw a wild pitch [W.Simms to second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: N.Allen reached on an error by S.Byas [N.Allen to first]; J.Williams grounded into a double play (A.Radcliff to B.Horne to S.Byas) [N.Allen out at second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Smith out on unknown play; J.Sparks singled to left field [J.Sparks to second (error by W.Brown)]; B.Horne out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton singled to left field [H.Milton to second (error by J.Bissant)]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown doubled [H.Milton scored]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius walked; W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff walked [W.Cornelius to second]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; S.Byas singled [W.Cornelius scored, A.Radcliff to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 4TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen reached on an error by S.Byas [N.Allen to first]; W.Cornelius threw a wild pitch [N.Allen to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Sparks tripled; B.Horne out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Sparks scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 5TH: F.BRADLEY REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); Smith left with an injured hand; W.Simms homered; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Bissant walked; S.Byas forced J.Bissant (unknown fielder) [S.Byas to first]; E.Smith reached on an error by H.Milton [S.Byas scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.Smith to first]; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown doubled; T.Strong singled [W.Brown scored]; J.Greene reached on an error by S.Byas [T.Strong to second, J.Greene to first]; W.Cornelius threw a wild pitch [T.Strong to third, J.Greene to second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play [T.Strong scored (unearned)]; F.Bradley singled to left field (J.Bissant to J.Sparks) [J.Greene scored (unearned), F.Bradley out at second]; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 6TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs singled; T.Stearnes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Bibbs to second]; W.Brown homered to rightfield [R.Bibbs scored]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 7TH: W.Simms walked; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 7, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 8TH: L.BOWE REPLACED W.CORNELIUS (PITCHING); J.Greene singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; F.Bradley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 7, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 8TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 9TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs walked; T.Stearnes doubled [R.Bibbs scored, T.Stearnes to third (on throw)]; W.Brown out on unknown play [T.Stearnes scored]; T.Strong singled; J.Greene out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 9, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 9TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.HOUSTON BATTED FOR L.BOWE; J.Houston out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 9, Am. Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 9 12 3 6 Am. Giants 4 4 4 6
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