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Kansas City Monarchs @ Chicago American Giants

1939-05-20 · Day game · South Side Park III

Chicago American Giants defeated Kansas City Monarchs 4–1. Chicago American Giants put up 4 in the 7th. Willie Simms went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
CAG	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		4	6

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Milton	4	1	1	0	0
Rainey Bibbs	3	0	1	0	0
Turkey Stearnes	4	0	1	0	0
Willard Brown	4	0	1	1	0
(unknown)	3	0	1	0	1
Buck O'Neil	4	0	0	0	0
Newt Allen	4	0	0	0	0
Lionel Decuir	2	0	0	0	0
Hilton Smith	3	0	0	0	0
Paul Hardy	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago American Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Simms	4	1	2	3	0	0
Alex Radcliff	4	0	0	0	0	0
(unknown)	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Young	3	0	0	0	1	0
Subby Byas	3	1	1	0	0	0
Red Hale	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Horne	3	1	0	0	0	0
Pepper Bassett	3	1	2	1	0	0
Ted Trent	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wilson Redus	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hilton Smith	8.0	6	1	2

Chicago American Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Trent	9.0	5	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Henry Milton: S6
Rainey Bibbs: 99/SH.1-2
Turkey Stearnes: 7/F
Willard Brown: S8.2-H
99/F

Bot 1

Willie Simms: S
Alex Radcliff: SB2
Alex Radcliff: 99
99
Ed Young: 99

Top 2

Buck O'Neil: E6#
Newt Allen: 99
Lionel Decuir: 99
Hilton Smith: 99

Bot 2

Subby Byas: 99
Red Hale: 99
Billy Horne: 99

Top 3

Henry Milton: 99
Rainey Bibbs: 99
Turkey Stearnes: S
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 3

Pepper Bassett: 99
Ted Trent: 99
Willie Simms: 99

Top 4

W
Buck O'Neil: 99
Newt Allen: 99
Lionel Decuir: 99

Bot 4

Alex Radcliff: 99
99
Ed Young: W
Subby Byas: 99

Top 5

Hilton Smith: 99
Henry Milton: 99
Rainey Bibbs: S
Turkey Stearnes: 99

Bot 5

Red Hale: 99
Billy Horne: 99
Pepper Bassett: S
Ted Trent: 99

Top 6

Willard Brown: 99
S
Buck O'Neil: 99
Newt Allen: 99

Bot 6

Willie Simms: 99
Alex Radcliff: E6#
99
Ed Young: 99

Top 7

Paul Hardy: 99
Hilton Smith: 99
Henry Milton: 99

Bot 7

Subby Byas: S9
Red Hale: SB2
Red Hale: K/C
Billy Horne: E6.2-3
Pepper Bassett: S6.3-H;1-2
Ted Trent: K
Willie Simms: HR/78.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Alex Radcliff: 99

Top 8

Rainey Bibbs: 99
Turkey Stearnes: 99
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 8

S
Ed Young: 99
Wilson Redus: 99
Red Hale: 99

Top 9

99
Buck O'Neil: 99
Newt Allen: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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