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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 30, 1939 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 1   -   6 10  2
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   2  5  2

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       5   2   2    0     0   0     1   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   2   2    1     0   0     1   0
Willard Brown lf                      4   0   3    4     0   0     0   0
Ted Strong ss                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Greene c                          4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Floyd Kranson p                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               38   6  10    6     0   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Henry Milton, Rainey Bibbs. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown 2. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Joe Greene. 
CS:  Buck O`Neil. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       3   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Billy Horne 2b                        4   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Subby Byas rf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
John Bissant lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Sparks ss                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Luther Gilyard 1b                     4   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
Pepper Bassett c                      4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jesse Houston p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ted Trent p                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   2   5    2     1   0    27   2

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Joe Sparks, Luther Gilyard. 

BATTING -
SH:  Ted Trent. 
SF:  Willie Simms. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Luther Gilyard. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson W                      9       5   2    0   1   0   0  35
Totals                               9       5   2    0   1   0   0  35


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Houston L                      0       3   3    2   0   0   0  4
Ted Trent                            9       7   3    2   0   0   0  34
Totals                               9      10   6    4   0   0   0  38

Jesse Houston pitched to 4 batters in the 1st inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/30/1939, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Chicago Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Chicago                       
1. H.Milton            rf        W.Simms             cf        
2. R.Bibbs             3b        B.Horne             2b        
3. T.Stearnes          cf        A.Radcliff          3b        
4. W.Brown             lf        S.Byas              rf        
5. T.Strong            ss        J.Bissant           lf        
6. B.O`Neil            1b        J.Sparks            ss        
7. J.Greene            c         L.Gilyard           1b        
8. N.Allen             2b        P.Bassett           c         
9. F.Kranson           p         J.Houston           p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories;
H.Milton reached on an error by J.Sparks [H.Milton to first];
R.Bibbs singled [H.Milton to second]; T.Stearnes singled
[H.Milton scored (unearned), R.Bibbs to second]; W.Brown doubled
[R.Bibbs scored, T.Stearnes scored]; T.TRENT REPLACED J.HOUSTON
(PITCHING); T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms reached on an error by R.Bibbs [W.Simms
to first]; B.Horne out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: N.Allen out on unknown play; F.Kranson 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 2ND: J.Bissant singled; J.Sparks out on unknown
play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; W.Brown singled; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: T.Trent out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.O`Neil singled; B.O`Neil was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am.
Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff singled; S.Byas out on unknown play;
J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: F.Kranson out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Gilyard singled to right field; L.Gilyard
stole second; P.Bassett reached on an error by H.Milton
[P.Bassett to first]; T.Trent out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [L.Gilyard to third, P.Bassett to second]; W.Simms out
on a sacrifice fly to T.Stearnes [L.Gilyard scored (unearned),
P.Bassett to third]; B.Horne singled [P.Bassett scored
(unearned)]; A.Radcliff walked [B.Horne to second]; S.Byas
popped to R.Bibbs; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am.
Giants 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Greene out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; T.Trent out on
unknown play; W.Simms singled; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: F.Kranson popped to L.Gilyard in foul territory;
H.Milton grounded out (B.Horne to L.Gilyard); R.Bibbs singled to
first base; T.Stearnes singled [R.Bibbs to second]; W.Brown
doubled to right field [R.Bibbs scored, T.Stearnes scored];
T.Strong out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5,
Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas out on
unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 2.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Greene reached on
an error [J.Greene to first (error by L.Gilyard; assist by
J.Sparks)]; J.Greene stole second; N.Allen flied to W.Simms;
F.Kranson singled to center field [J.Greene to third]; H.Milton
singled to right field [J.Greene scored (unearned), F.Kranson to
second]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Monarchs 6, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on
unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 6, Am. Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         6  10   2   5
 Am. Giants       2   5   2   6


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