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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6

Game played on Sunday, July 23, 1939 (D) at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, Bismarck ND
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             2 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 3   -   7 12  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  2 0 1  1 2 0   -   6  8  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       4   1   0    0     1         1   1
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   1   2    0     0         1   2
Ernest Smith lf                       4   2   1    0     1         3   0
Ed Young 1b                           5   1   1    2     0        13   1
Subby Byas rf                         2   1   1    0     2   1     1   0
Joe Sparks ss                         4   0   2    2     0   1     0   1
Billy Horne 2b                        5   0   2    2     0         5   4
Pepper Bassett c                      5   1   1    0     0   1     3   2
Willie Cornelius p                    4   0   2    0     0         0   2
  Tommy Johnson p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               37   7  12    6     4   4    27  14


BATTING -
2B:  Ernest Smith. 
HR:  Ed Young. 
SH:  Alex Radcliff, Joe Sparks. 
HBP:  Subby Byas. 
GDP:  Willie Simms. 
Team LOB:  10


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       2   2   0    0     2         1   3
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   2   3    4     0         1   0
Willard Brown lf                      3   0   0    1     0         2   1
Ted Strong 1b                         4   1   2    0     0        12   1
Joe Greene c                          4   0   1    0     0         5   0
Newt Allen 2b                         2   0   0    1     1         3   2
Jesse Williams ss                     3   0   1    0     0         1   2
  Buck O`Neil ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Hilton Smith p                        2   0   0    0     0         1   3
  Floyd Kranson p                     1   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   6   8    6     3   3    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Willard Brown, Ted Strong, Newt Allen 2, Jesse Williams. 
E: 2.  Jesse Williams 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Floyd Kranson. 
HR:  Turkey Stearnes 2. 
SH:  Henry Milton. 
SF:  Willard Brown, Newt Allen. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ted Strong. 
CS:  Joe Greene, Newt Allen. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius                     7.1     8   6    6   3   3   2  30
Tommy Johnson W                      1.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  5
Totals                               9       8   6    6   3   3   2  35


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith                         5.2     6   4    2   3   4   0  28
Floyd Kranson L                      3.1     6   3    3   1   0   1  16
Totals                               9      12   7    5   4   4   1  44

HBP:  Hilton Smith. 


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Umpires: HP -  Bever, 1B -  Oderman

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/23/1939 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City
Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. W.Simms             cf        H.Milton            rf        
2. A.Radcliff          3b        R.Bibbs             3b        
3. E.Smith             lf        T.Stearnes          cf        
4. E.Young             1b        W.Brown             lf        
5. S.Byas              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. W.Cornelius         p         H.Smith             p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; W.Simms walked; A.Radcliff out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; E.Smith walked; E.Young
out on unknown play; S.Byas was hit by a pitch [W.Simms to
third, E.Smith to second]; J.Sparks singled [W.Simms scored,
E.Smith scored, S.Byas to second]; B.Horne out on unknown play;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: 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.  Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: P.Bassett singled; W.Cornelius singled
[P.Bassett to second]; W.Simms reached on an error by J.Williams
[P.Bassett scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Cornelius to second,
W.Simms to first]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; E.Smith out
on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong singled to
center field (W.Simms to B.Horne) [T.Strong out at second];
J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
3, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: S.Byas struck out; J.Sparks struck out; B.Horne
singled; P.Bassett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants
3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen walked; N.Allen was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); J.Williams out on unknown play;
H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
3, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: W.Cornelius singled; W.Simms grounded into a
double play (J.Williams to N.Allen to T.Strong) [W.Cornelius out
at second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs walked;
T.Stearnes homered [R.Bibbs scored]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 3, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: E.Smith doubled; E.Young out on unknown play;
S.Byas walked; J.Sparks reached on an error by J.Williams
[E.Smith to third, S.Byas to second, J.Sparks to first]; B.Horne
out on unknown play [E.Smith scored (unearned)]; P.Bassett out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 4,
Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; J.Williams singled; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; F.KRANSON REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); Hilton
Smith left the game with a sore arm; A.Radcliff singled; E.Smith
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4,
Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes homered; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 3.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: E.Young out on unknown play; S.Byas walked;
J.Sparks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Byas to
second]; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 4, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: T.Strong singled; T.Strong stole second; J.Greene
singled [T.Strong to third]; N.Allen out on a sacrifice fly to
E.Smith [T.Strong scored]; J.Greene was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 4.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out
on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: F.Kranson doubled to center field; H.Milton out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Kranson to third];
R.Bibbs walked; T.Stearnes singled [F.Kranson scored, R.Bibbs to
third]; T.JOHNSON REPLACED W.CORNELIUS (PITCHING); W.Brown out
on a sacrifice fly to S.Byas [R.Bibbs scored]; T.Strong out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 6.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff singled to right field; E.Smith out
on unknown play; E.Young homered to rightfield [A.Radcliff
scored]; S.Byas singled; J.Sparks singled [S.Byas to second];
B.Horne singled [S.Byas scored, J.Sparks to second]; P.Bassett
hit into a double play (W.Brown to N.Allen) [J.Sparks out at
second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 9TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; B.O`NEIL BATTED FOR J.WILLIAMS; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       7  12   0  10
 Monarchs         6   8   2   2


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