Chicago American Giants 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 5 2 Kansas City Monarchs 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 6 10 3 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms cf 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Wilson Redus lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 Subby Byas 1b 2 0 0 0 2 13 0 Willie Cornelius pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ernest Smith rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Joe Sparks ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 John Bissant ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Billy Horne 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 1 0 0 5 1 Jesse Houston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tommy Johnson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 Henry McCall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 5 3 2 12 24 15 FIELDING - E: 2. Alex Radcliff, Billy Horne. BATTING - 2B: Willie Simms. HR: Willie Simms. Team LOB: 6 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 Rainey Bibbs 3b 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 Buck O`Neil 1b 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Turkey Stearnes cf 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 Willard Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Ted Strong 1b, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 11 0 Joe Greene c 4 1 1 0 0 12 1 Newt Allen 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 Jesse Williams ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 George Walker p 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 32 6 10 5 2 3 27 11 FIELDING - E: 3. Turkey Stearnes, Ted Strong, Newt Allen. BATTING - 2B: Henry Milton, Rainey Bibbs. SH: Rainey Bibbs, George Walker. HBP: Henry Milton. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jesse Houston L 1.2 7 5 5 0 0 0 12 Tommy Johnson 6.1 3 1 0 2 3 0 25 Totals 8 10 6 5 2 3 0 37 HBP: Tommy Johnson. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP George Walker W 9 5 3 2 2 12 1 36 Totals 9 5 3 2 2 12 1 36 WP: George Walker. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Moroschan, 1B - Clayton Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 1000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 7/20/1939 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Kansas City 1. W.Simms cf H.Milton rf 2. A.Radcliff 3b R.Bibbs 3b 3. W.Redus lf T.Stearnes cf 4. S.Byas 1b W.Brown lf 5. E.Smith rf T.Strong 1b 6. J.Sparks ss J.Greene c 7. B.Horne 2b N.Allen 2b 8. P.Bassett c J.Williams ss 9. J.Houston p G.Walker p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.Simms singled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; W.Redus forced W.Simms (unknown fielder) [W.Redus to first]; S.Byas walked [W.Redus to second]; E.Smith singled to left field (W.Brown to R.Bibbs) [W.Redus scored, S.Byas out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene singled; N.Allen singled [J.Greene to second]; J.Williams singled [J.Greene scored, N.Allen to third]; G.Walker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Allen scored, J.Williams to second]; H.Milton doubled [J.Williams scored]; R.Bibbs doubled [H.Milton scored]; T.Stearnes singled [R.Bibbs scored]; T.JOHNSON REPLACED J.HOUSTON (PITCHING); W.Brown out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 5. AM. GIANTS 3RD: T.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Simms homered; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 3RD: T.Strong walked; J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Williams singled [T.Strong to second]; G.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. AM. GIANTS 4TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton was hit by a pitch; R.Bibbs out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Milton to second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. AM. GIANTS 5TH: B.Horne reached on an error by T.Stearnes [B.Horne to first]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; T.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 5TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. AM. GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff reached on an error by T.Strong [A.Radcliff to first]; G.Walker threw a wild pitch [A.Radcliff to second]; W.Redus out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 7TH: R.Bibbs singled to third base [R.Bibbs to second (error by A.Radcliff)]; T.Stearnes walked; W.Brown singled to second base [R.Bibbs scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Horne), T.Stearnes to third, W.Brown to second]; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 6. AM. GIANTS 8TH: B.O`NEIL REPLACED R.BIBBS (PLAYING 1B); T.STRONG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); T.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Simms doubled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 6. AM. GIANTS 9TH: S.Byas walked; W.CORNELIUS RAN FOR S.BYAS; E.Smith reached on an error by N.Allen [W.Cornelius to third, E.Smith to second]; J.BISSANT BATTED FOR J.SPARKS; J.Bissant out on unknown play [W.Cornelius scored (unearned)]; B.Horne out on unknown play; P.Bassett singled [E.Smith to third]; H.MCCALL BATTED FOR T.JOHNSON; H.McCall out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Monarchs 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 3 5 2 6 Monarchs 6 10 3 7
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