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Cleveland Bears @ Chicago American Giants

1939-08-13 · Day game · South Side Park III

Cleveland Bears defeated Chicago American Giants 3–1. Cleveland Bears put up 2 in the 8th.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CV9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	8
CAG	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9

Cleveland Bears — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Ray	4	0	0	0	1	0
John Lyles	5	0	0	0	0	0
Parnell Woods	5	2	2	0	0	0
Henry Turner	4	0	2	1	0	0
Duke Cleveland	3	1	2	0	0	0
Ralph Coles	3	0	1	1	1	1
Mint Jones	4	0	1	0	0	0
Albert Frazier	4	0	0	0	0	0
Smoky Owens	4	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago American Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Simms	4	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Radcliff	4	0	1	0	0	0
John Bissant	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Young	3	1	1	0	0	0
Subby Byas	3	0	1	0	1	0
Donald Reeves	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Sparks	3	0	1	1	0	0
Billy Horne	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jesse Houston	3	0	0	0	0	1
(unknown)	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Bears — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Smoky Owens	9.0	9	1	1

Chicago American Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Houston	9.0	8	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Ray: E3#
John Lyles: 99
Parnell Woods: 99
Henry Turner: 99

Bot 1

Willie Simms: 99
Alex Radcliff: 99
John Bissant: 99

Top 2

Duke Cleveland: S
Ralph Coles: 99
Mint Jones: 99
Albert Frazier: 99

Bot 2

Ed Young: S4
Subby Byas: SB2
Subby Byas: 63/G
Donald Reeves: S.2-3#
Joe Sparks: 43/G.3-H;1-2
Billy Horne: 99

Top 3

Smoky Owens: 99
Johnny Ray: 99
John Lyles: 99

Bot 3

Jesse Houston: 99
Willie Simms: S
Alex Radcliff: PO1(99)#
Alex Radcliff: 99

Top 4

Parnell Woods: 99
Henry Turner: S5.B-2(E5/TH)#
Duke Cleveland: 99
Ralph Coles: W
Mint Jones: 99

Bot 4

John Bissant: S
Ed Young: 99/SH.1-2
Subby Byas: 99
Donald Reeves: 99

Top 5

Albert Frazier: E4#
Smoky Owens: 99
Johnny Ray: 99
John Lyles: 99

Bot 5

Joe Sparks: 99
Billy Horne: S4.B-2(E4/TH)#
Jesse Houston: 99
Willie Simms: PO2(E1).2-3#
Willie Simms: 99

Top 6

Parnell Woods: T7
Henry Turner: S9.3-H
Duke Cleveland: 53/SH.1-2
Ralph Coles: K
Mint Jones: 43

Bot 6

Alex Radcliff: 99
John Bissant: 99
Ed Young: 99

Top 7

Albert Frazier: 99
Smoky Owens: 99
Johnny Ray: 99

Bot 7

Subby Byas: W
Donald Reeves: S7.1-2
Joe Sparks: S5.2-3;1-2
Billy Horne: 4/P
Jesse Houston: K
Willie Simms: 7/F

Top 8

John Lyles: 43
Parnell Woods: S8
Henry Turner: 7/F
Duke Cleveland: S9.1-H(E9)(NR)
Ralph Coles: S8.1-H
Mint Jones: S/F78.1-3
Albert Frazier: 4/P

Bot 8

Alex Radcliff: S/F8S
John Bissant: 1/P
Ed Young: 56(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Smoky Owens: 53
Johnny Ray: W
John Lyles: 8
Parnell Woods: 8

Bot 9

Subby Byas: S
Donald Reeves: 9/L
16(1)/FO
Billy Horne: 43

Notes & reviews

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

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