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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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