Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1 (original) (raw)

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Game played on Friday, July 29, 1938 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO

Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms cf 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 Ernest Smith rf 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 Wilson Redus lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 Ed Young 1b 4 0 2 0 0 5 1 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 Frank Duncan II c 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 Joe Sparks ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Billy Horne 2b 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 Ted Trent p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 33 2 7 2 0 11 27 6

BATTING - 2B: Willie Simms. SH: Ernest Smith. GDP: Ed Young. Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING - SB: Ernest Smith.

Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rainey Bibbs 2b 4 0 2 1 0 2 5 Henry Milton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roosevelt Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bullet Rogan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ed Mayweather rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 [Buck O`Neil](./Boneib8011938.htm) 1b 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 Harry Else c 3 1 2 0 0 12 2 Mex Johnson ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 Hilton Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 1 5 1 0 7 27 11

FIELDING - DP: 1. Rainey Bibbs, Buck O`Neil, Mex Johnson. E: 2. Rainey Bibbs, Mex Johnson.

BATTING - SH: Henry Milton, Mex Johnson. Team LOB: 4

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ted Trent W 9 5 1 1 0 7 0 32 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 7 0 32

Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith L 9 7 2 2 0 11 0 34 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 11 0 34

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

Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B - McDonald

Time of Game: 1:38 Attendance: 2500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/29/1938 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

Chicago Kansas City

1. W.Simms cf R.Bibbs 2b
2. E.Smith rf H.Milton lf
3. W.Redus lf R.Cox 3b
4. E.Young 1b W.Brown cf
5. A.Radcliff 3b E.Mayweather rf
6. F.Duncan II c B.O`Neil 1b
7. J.Sparks ss H.Else c
8. B.Horne 2b M.Johnson ss
9. T.Trent p H.Smith p

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.Simms singled; E.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: R.Bibbs singled; H.Milton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Bibbs to second]; R.Cox out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else singled [E.Mayweather to second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: B.Horne out on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; W.Simms doubled; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young singled to shortstop [E.Young to second (error by M.Johnson)]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Sparks reached on an error by R.Bibbs [J.Sparks to first]; B.Horne out on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Else singled; M.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Else to second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; R.Bibbs singled [H.Else scored]; H.Milton out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: E.Smith singled; W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young singled [E.Smith to third]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play [E.Smith scored]; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: R.Cox out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; E.Smith singled; E.Smith stole second; W.Redus singled [E.Smith scored]; E.Young grounded into a double play (R.Bibbs to M.Johnson to B.O`Neil) [W.Redus out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.ROGAN BATTED FOR R.COX; B.Rogan out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

Final Totals R H E LOB American Giants 2 7 0 5 Monarchs 1 5 2 4 

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