Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Chicago American Giants 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 4 9 4 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Frank Bradley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Rainey Bibbs 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 Turkey Stearnes cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 Willard Brown lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 Ted Strong 1b 3 1 1 0 1 6 0 Joe Greene c 2 1 1 1 0 7 2 Newt Allen 2b 3 0 1 1 1 3 3 Jesse Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 4 2 Willie Hutchinson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Buck O`Neil ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Floyd Kranson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Paul Hardy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 7 2 4 9 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ted Strong, Newt Allen, Jesse Williams. E: 3. Rainey Bibbs, Turkey Stearnes, Jesse Williams. BATTING - 2B: Rainey Bibbs, Ted Strong, Newt Allen, Jesse Williams. SH: Joe Greene. SF: Joe Greene. GDP: Rainey Bibbs. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Jesse Williams. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 Ernest Smith lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ed Young 1b 3 0 0 0 1 7 1 Subby Byas rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 Joe Sparks ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 Billy Horne 2b 4 1 2 0 0 5 3 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 2 2 0 10 0 Lefty Bowe p 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 4 9 4 4 6 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ed Young, Billy Horne. E: 4. Alex Radcliff, Joe Sparks 2, Billy Horne. BATTING - 2B: Billy Horne, Pepper Bassett. 3B: Pepper Bassett. SH: Alex Radcliff, Joe Sparks. GDP: Ernest Smith. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Willie Simms, Alex Radcliff. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Hutchinson L 6 7 4 4 4 6 0 28 Floyd Kranson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 9 4 4 4 6 0 35 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Bowe W 9 7 2 2 4 9 0 40 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 9 0 40 WP: Lefty Bowe 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Monachan, 1B - Clayton Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 1000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/21/1939 -- 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 E.Smith lf 4. W.Brown lf E.Young 1b 5. T.Strong 1b S.Byas rf 6. J.Greene c J.Sparks ss 7. N.Allen 2b B.Horne 2b 8. J.Williams ss P.Bassett c 9. W.Hutchinson p L.Bowe p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes singled to third base [T.Stearnes to second (error by A.Radcliff)]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 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 out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: T.Strong doubled; L.Bowe threw a wild pitch [T.Strong to third]; J.Greene out on a sacrifice fly to unknown fielder [T.Strong scored]; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Williams doubled; J.Williams stole third; W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas singled; J.Sparks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Byas to second]; B.Horne singled [S.Byas to third]; P.Bassett tripled to center field [S.Byas scored, B.Horne scored]; L.Bowe out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 2. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton reached on an error by J.Sparks [H.Milton to first]; R.Bibbs grounded into a double play (B.Horne to E.Young) [H.Milton out at second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 3RD: A.Radcliff reached on an error by J.Williams [A.Radcliff to first]; A.Radcliff was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); E.Smith out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 2. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene singled; L.Bowe threw a wild pitch [J.Greene to second]; N.Allen doubled [J.Greene scored]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 4TH: S.Byas walked; J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; P.Bassett doubled to right field (H.Milton to J.Greene) [S.Byas out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2. MONARCHS 5TH: W.Hutchinson reached on an error by J.Sparks [W.Hutchinson to first]; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Bowe singled to center field [L.Bowe to second (error by T.Stearnes)]; W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled [L.Bowe scored]; E.Smith out on unknown play; E.Young walked [A.Radcliff to second]; S.Byas singled [A.Radcliff scored, E.Young to second]; J.Sparks walked [E.Young to third, S.Byas to second]; B.Horne out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown reached on an error by B.Horne [W.Brown to first]; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen walked [W.Brown to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 6TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; L.Bowe out on unknown play; W.Simms reached on an error by R.Bibbs [W.Simms to first]; W.Simms was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`NEIL BATTED FOR W.HUTCHINSON; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs doubled; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 7TH: F.KRANSON REPLACED B.O`NEIL (PITCHING); A.Radcliff singled; E.Smith grounded into a double play (N.Allen to J.Williams to T.Strong) [A.Radcliff out at second]; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown walked; T.Strong walked [W.Brown to second]; J.Greene out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Brown to third, T.Strong to second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 8TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne doubled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 9TH: P.HARDY BATTED FOR F.KRANSON; P.Hardy out on unknown play; F.BRADLEY BATTED FOR H.MILTON; F.Bradley singled; R.Bibbs walked [F.Bradley to second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 2 7 3 11 Am. Giants 4 9 4 7
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