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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

Game played on Saturday, July 29, 1939 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 1  0 0 0  2 0 0   -   5  6  0
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  1  4

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   2    0     0         4   3
Turkey Stearnes cf                    3   1   1    1     1         2   0
Willard Brown lf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ted Strong ss                         3   1   1    1     1         1   1
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   1   0    0     0        10   0
Paul Hardy c                          4   0   1    1     0         4   1
Jesse Williams 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   1     3   0
Willie Hutchinson p                   3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  George Walker p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   5   6    3     2   4    27   6


BATTING -
2B:  Henry Milton, Newt Allen. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton 2, Turkey Stearnes 2, Willie Hutchinson. 
CS:  Ted Strong 2. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         2   5
Ernest Smith lf, c                    4   0   0    0     0         5   1
Subby Byas 1b                         3   0   0    0     0        15   0
John Bissant rf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Joe Sparks ss                         3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Billy Horne 2b                        3   0   0    0     0         2   4
Pepper Bassett c                      0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Wilson Redus ph, lf                 3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willie Cornelius p                    0   0   0    0     2         0   7
  Jesse Houston ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ted Trent p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               27   0   1    0     3   4    27  20

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Alex Radcliff. 
E: 4.  Subby Byas, Joe Sparks, Pepper Bassett, Willie Cornelius. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Willie Simms. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hutchinson W                  6       1   0    0   3   2   0  21
George Walker SV                     3       0   0    0   0   2   0  9
Totals                               9       1   0    0   3   4   0  30


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius L                   8       5   5    4   2   3   0  31
Ted Trent                            1       1   0    0   0   1   0  3
Totals                               9       6   5    4   2   4   0  34



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/29/1939 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago
Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Chicago                       
1. H.Milton            rf        W.Simms             cf        
2. N.Allen             2b        A.Radcliff          3b        
3. T.Stearnes          cf        E.Smith             lf        
4. W.Brown             lf        S.Byas              1b        
5. T.Strong            ss        J.Bissant           rf        
6. B.O`Neil            1b        J.Sparks            ss        
7. P.Hardy             c         B.Horne             2b        
8. J.Williams          3b        P.Bassett           c         
9. W.Hutchinson        p         W.Cornelius         p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen doubled;
T.Stearnes singled to right field [N.Allen scored]; T.Stearnes
stole second; W.Brown reached on an error by J.Sparks (unknown
fielder) [T.Stearnes to third, W.Brown out at second]; T.Strong
reached on a fielder's choice [T.Stearnes scored]; T.Strong was
caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms walked; W.Simms was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); A.Radcliff out on unknown play;
E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2,
Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: P.Bassett dropped a foul fly hit by B.O`Neil;
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs
2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; H.Milton
doubled; H.Milton stole third; N.Allen grounded out (W.Cornelius
to S.Byas); T.Stearnes walked; H.Milton stole home and
T.Stearnes stole second; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: B.Horne out on unknown play; W.REDUS BATTED FOR
P.BASSETT; W.Redus out on unknown play; W.Cornelius walked;
W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3,
Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.REDUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); E.SMITH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); T.Strong out on unknown play;
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; E.Smith out on
unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; W.Hutchinson out
on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Bissant 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 3, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen singled; N.Allen was picked off first
(unknown fielder); T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; W.Cornelius
walked; W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled to
shortstop [W.Cornelius to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: T.Strong walked; B.O`Neil reached on an error by
S.Byas [T.Strong to second, B.O`Neil to first]; P.Hardy singled
[T.Strong scored, B.O`Neil to third]; J.Williams struck out;
W.Hutchinson reached on a fielder's choice [B.O`Neil scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by W.Cornelius), P.Hardy to third];
W.Hutchinson stole second; H.Milton hit into a double play
(A.Radcliff unassisted) [P.Hardy out at third]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: Hutchinson twisted his ankle sliding into 2B;
G.WALKER REPLACED W.HUTCHINSON (PITCHING); S.Byas out on unknown
play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 8TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; W.Redus out on
unknown play; J.HOUSTON BATTED FOR W.CORNELIUS; J.Houston out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 9TH: T.TRENT REPLACED J.HOUSTON (PITCHING); T.Strong
singled; T.Strong was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         5   6   0   2
 Am. Giants       0   1   4   3


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