Chicago American Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 8 0 Kansas City Monarchs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rainey Bibbs 2b 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 Herman Dunlap rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 Turkey Stearnes cf 4 1 0 0 0 8 0 Subby Byas c 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 Ormond Sampson ss 4 1 3 2 0 3 3 Wilson Redus lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Luther Gilyard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 11 0 Jesse Houston p 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 35 4 8 4 1 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rainey Bibbs, Ormond Sampson, Luther Gilyard. BATTING - 2B: Subby Byas. SH: Wilson Redus. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Rainey Bibbs. CS: Herman Dunlap. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 Roosevelt Cox 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 Newt Allen 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 5 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 0 1 1 0 12 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 Buck O`Neil rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Duncan II c 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 Bullet Rogan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mex Johnson ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Hilton Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 Johnny Markham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 2 8 2 1 1 27 14 FIELDING - E: 4. Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson 3. BATTING - 3B: Willard Brown. GDP: Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Henry Milton. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jesse Houston W 9 8 2 2 1 1 0 34 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 1 0 34 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith 7 7 2 1 0 1 0 28 Johnny Markham L 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 9 Totals 9 8 4 1 1 3 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Sherwood, 1B - Al Wallin Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/15/1938, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Chicago Kansas City 1. R.Bibbs 2b H.Milton lf 2. H.Dunlap rf R.Cox 3b 3. A.Radcliff 3b N.Allen 2b 4. T.Stearnes cf E.Mayweather 1b 5. S.Byas c W.Brown cf 6. O.Sampson ss B.O`Neil rf 7. W.Redus lf F.Duncan II c 8. L.Gilyard 1b M.Johnson ss 9. J.Houston p H.Smith p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Bibbs reached on an error by M.Johnson [R.Bibbs to first]; R.Bibbs stole second [R.Bibbs to third (error by M.Johnson)]; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled [R.Bibbs scored (unearned)]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; S.Byas doubled [A.Radcliff to third]; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton singled; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [H.Milton to second]; E.Mayweather singled [H.Milton scored, N.Allen to second]; W.Brown singled [N.Allen scored, E.Mayweather to second]; B.O`Neil grounded into a double play (O.Sampson to R.Bibbs to L.Gilyard) [W.Brown out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. AM. GIANTS 2ND: W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 2ND: F.Duncan II out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. AM. GIANTS 3RD: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Dunlap singled; H.Dunlap was caught stealing second (F.Duncan II to N.Allen); A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen singled; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. AM. GIANTS 4TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; S.Byas singled; O.Sampson singled to shortstop [S.Byas to third (error by M.Johnson), O.Sampson to second]; W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled; F.Duncan II walked [B.O`Neil to second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Houston out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. AM. GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 6TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2. AM. GIANTS 7TH: O.Sampson singled; W.Redus out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [O.Sampson to second]; L.Gilyard singled [O.Sampson scored]; J.Houston out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 7TH: F.Duncan II out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 2. AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.MARKHAM REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff walked; T.Stearnes reached on a fielder's choice [A.Radcliff to third (error by E.Mayweather), T.Stearnes to second]; S.Byas out on unknown play; O.Sampson singled [A.Radcliff scored (unearned), T.Stearnes scored (unearned)]; W.Redus out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 8TH: H.Milton singled; H.Milton was caught stealing second (S.Byas to O.Sampson); R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 2. AM. GIANTS 9TH: L.Gilyard out on unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 9TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown tripled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR F.DUNCAN II; B.Rogan out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 4 8 0 6 Monarchs 2 8 4 5
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