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Cleveland Bears (CV9) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 13, 1939 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Bears                     0 0 0  0 0 1  0 2 0   -   3  8  2
Chicago American Giants             0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  9  4

BATTING

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray cf                         4   0   0    0     1         0   0
John Lyles ss                         5   0   0    0     0         3   3
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   2   2    0     0         1   2
Henry Turner c                        4   0   2    1     0         3   0
Duke Cleveland rf                     3   1   2    0     0         2   0
Ralph Coles lf                        3   0   1    1     1   1     2   0
Mint Jones 1b                         4   0   1    0     0        12   0
Al Frazier 2b                         4   0   0    0     0         3   2
Smoky Owens p                         4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Totals                               36   3   8    2     2   5    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  John Lyles, Parnell Woods, Mint Jones. 
E: 2.  Al Frazier, Smoky Owens. 

BATTING -
3B:  Parnell Woods. 
SH:  Duke Cleveland. 
Team LOB:  9


Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       4   0   1    0     0         5   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   2
John Bissant lf                       4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Ed Young 1b                           3   1   1    0     0        11   0
Subby Byas c                          3   0   1    0     1         4   0
Donald Reeves rf                      4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Joe Sparks ss                         3   0   1    1     0         3   2
  Ernest Smith ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Billy Horne 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Jesse Houston p                       3   0   0    0     0   1     2   1
Totals                               33   1   9    1     1   3    27   7

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Alex Radcliff, Ed Young, Donald Reeves, Billy Horne. 

BATTING -
SH:  Ed Young. 
GDP:  Ed Young. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ed Young. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Smoky Owens W                        9       9   1    1   1   3   0  35
Totals                               9       9   1    1   1   3   0  35


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Houston L                      9       8   3    3   2   5   0  39
Totals                               9       8   3    3   2   5   0  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/13/1939, game 2 -- Cleveland Bears at Chicago
Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     Chicago                       
1. J.Ray               cf        W.Simms             cf        
2. J.Lyles             ss        A.Radcliff          3b        
3. P.Woods             3b        J.Bissant           lf        
4. H.Turner            c         E.Young             1b        
5. D.Cleveland         rf        S.Byas              c         
6. R.Coles             lf        D.Reeves            rf        
7. M.Jones             1b        J.Sparks            ss        
8. A.Frazier           2b        B.Horne             2b        
9. S.Owens             p         J.Houston           p         

BEARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Ray reached on an error by E.Young [J.Ray to first];
J.Lyles out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play;
H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 0,
Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 0, Am. Giants 0.

BEARS 2ND: D.Cleveland singled; R.Coles out on unknown play;
M.Jones out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young singled to second base; E.Young stole
second; S.Byas grounded out (J.Lyles to M.Jones); D.Reeves
singled [E.Young to third]; J.Sparks grounded out (A.Frazier to
M.Jones) [E.Young scored, D.Reeves to second]; B.Horne out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 0, Am. Giants 1.

BEARS 3RD: S.Owens out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown
play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears
0, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Houston out on unknown play; W.Simms singled;
W.Simms was picked off first (unknown fielder); A.Radcliff out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 0, Am. Giants 1.

BEARS 4TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; H.Turner singled to
third base [H.Turner to second (error by A.Radcliff)];
D.Cleveland out on unknown play; R.Coles walked; M.Jones out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 0, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Bissant singled; E.Young out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Bissant to second]; S.Byas out on
unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Bears 0, Am. Giants 1.

BEARS 5TH: A.Frazier reached on an error by B.Horne [A.Frazier
to first]; S.Owens out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown
play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Bears
0, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne singled
to second base [B.Horne to second (error by A.Frazier)];
J.Houston out on unknown play; B.Horne was picked off second,
but was safe on an error by S.Owens [B.Horne to third]; W.Simms
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 0, Am. Giants
1.

BEARS 6TH: P.Woods tripled to left field; H.Turner singled to
right field [P.Woods scored]; D.Cleveland out on a sacrifice
bunt (A.Radcliff to E.Young) [H.Turner to second]; R.Coles
struck out; M.Jones grounded out (B.Horne to E.Young); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 1, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Bissant out
on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 1, Am. Giants 1.

BEARS 7TH: A.Frazier out on unknown play; S.Owens out on
unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Bears 1, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: S.Byas walked; D.Reeves singled to left field
[S.Byas to second]; J.Sparks singled to third base [S.Byas to
third, D.Reeves to second]; B.Horne popped to A.Frazier;
J.Houston struck out; W.Simms flied to R.Coles; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Bears 1, Am. Giants 1.

BEARS 8TH: J.Lyles grounded out (B.Horne to E.Young); P.Woods
singled to center field; H.Turner flied to J.Bissant;
D.Cleveland singled to right field [P.Woods scored (no RBI)
(error by D.Reeves)]; R.Coles singled to center field
[D.Cleveland scored]; M.Jones singled to left-center [R.Coles to
third]; A.Frazier popped to B.Horne; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Bears 3, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff singled to short centerfield;
J.Bissant popped to S.Owens; E.Young grounded into a double play
(P.Woods to J.Lyles to M.Jones) [A.Radcliff out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 3, Am. Giants 1.

BEARS 9TH: S.Owens grounded out (A.Radcliff to E.Young); J.Ray
walked; J.Lyles flied to W.Simms; P.Woods flied to W.Simms; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 3, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: S.Byas singled; D.Reeves lined to D.Cleveland;
E.SMITH BATTED FOR J.SPARKS; E.Smith forced S.Byas (S.Owens to
J.Lyles) [E.Smith to first]; B.Horne grounded out (A.Frazier to
M.Jones); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 3, Am. Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Bears            3   8   2   9
 Am. Giants       1   9   4   7


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