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St. Louis Stars @ Chicago American Giants

1939-08-20 · Day game · South Side Park III

St. Louis Stars defeated Chicago American Giants 10–5. St. Louis Stars put up 3 in the 2nd. Jimmy Ford went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SSA	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	10	16
CAG	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	5	11

St. Louis Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Leslie Green	4	2	1	1	1
Dan Wilson	5	3	4	1	0
Buddy Armour	5	1	2	1	0
Jimmy Ford	5	1	2	3	0
Ed Mayweather	4	1	2	1	1
Bill Bradford	4	0	2	2	0
Bob Smith	5	0	1	1	0
George Mitchell	5	2	2	0	0
Lefty Calhoun	3	0	0	0	0

Chicago American Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Simms	3	0	1	0	1	0
Billy Horne	4	1	1	1	0	0
Alex Radcliff	5	1	3	0	0	0
Ed Young	5	1	2	1	0	0
Donald Reeves	3	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Sparks	1	0	0	0	0	0
(unknown)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pepper Bassett	4	1	2	1	0	0
John Bissant	1	0	0	0	0	0
Subby Byas	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wilson Redus	3	1	2	1	0	0
Willie Cornelius	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jesse Houston	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Calhoun	9.0	11	2	1

Chicago American Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Tommy Johnson	1.1	7	0
Ted Trent	1.2	2	1
Willie Cornelius	4.2	7	1
Jesse Houston	1.1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Leslie Green: 99
Dan Wilson: S
Buddy Armour: S.1-2
Jimmy Ford: 4/P
Ed Mayweather: S.2-H;1-2
Bill Bradford: S.2-H;1-2
Bob Smith: 99

Bot 1

Willie Simms: S#
Billy Horne: 99/SH.1-2#
Alex Radcliff: 99
Ed Young: 99

Top 2

George Mitchell: S#
Lefty Calhoun: 99/SH.1-2#
Leslie Green: T.2-H
Dan Wilson: T.3-H
Buddy Armour: S.3-H
Jimmy Ford: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 2

Donald Reeves: 99
Joe Sparks: 99
99

Top 3

Ed Mayweather: W#
Bill Bradford: 99/SH.1-2#
Bob Smith: S.2-H#
George Mitchell: 99
Lefty Calhoun: 99

Bot 3

Pepper Bassett: T
John Bissant: 99
Willie Simms: W
Billy Horne: 99(1)/FO.3-H
Alex Radcliff: CS2(99)#

Top 4

Leslie Green: 99
Dan Wilson: 99
Buddy Armour: 99

Bot 4

Alex Radcliff: S
Ed Young: D.1-3
Donald Reeves: 9/SF.3-H
Subby Byas: K
Wilson Redus: S.2-H
Pepper Bassett: D.1-H
Willie Cornelius: W#
Willie Simms: HP.2-3;1-2
Billy Horne: 8

Top 5

Jimmy Ford: S
Ed Mayweather: SB2
Ed Mayweather: 99
Bill Bradford: S.2-H
Bob Smith: 99
George Mitchell: 99

Bot 5

Alex Radcliff: S#
Ed Young: 99
Donald Reeves: 99
Subby Byas: 99

Top 6

Lefty Calhoun: 99
Leslie Green: 99
Dan Wilson: S#
Buddy Armour: 99

Bot 6

Wilson Redus: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99
Willie Cornelius: 99

Top 7

Jimmy Ford: 99
Ed Mayweather: S#
Bill Bradford: 99
Bob Smith: 99

Bot 7

Willie Simms: 99
Billy Horne: S
Alex Radcliff: S.1-2
Ed Young: S.2-H;1-2
Donald Reeves: 99
Subby Byas: 99

Top 8

George Mitchell: S
Lefty Calhoun: 99
Leslie Green: W.1-2
Dan Wilson: S.2-3;1-2
Buddy Armour: 99
Jimmy Ford: T.3-H;2-H;1-H
Ed Mayweather: 99

Bot 8

Wilson Redus: S#
Pepper Bassett: 99
Jesse Houston: 99
Willie Simms: 99

Top 9

Bill Bradford: 99
Bob Smith: 99
George Mitchell: 99

Bot 9

Billy Horne: 99
Alex Radcliff: 99
Ed Young: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories

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