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Chicago American Giants @ Kansas City Monarchs

1939-04-30 · Day game · 11 innings · Att: 4500 · 3:00

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Chicago American Giants 8–7. Kansas City Monarchs put up 2 in the 2nd. Buck O'Neil went 2-for-6 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CAG	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	7	14
KCM	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	8	16

Chicago American Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Willie Simms	6	1	4	0	0
Alex Radcliff	5	0	1	1	0
(unknown)	5	2	1	0	0
Ed Young	4	1	3	2	1
Wilson Redus	4	1	1	0	1
Pepper Bassett	5	1	0	0	0
Joe Sparks	5	1	2	2	0
Johnny Reed	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy Johnson	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Cornelius	3	0	0	0	0
Jesse Houston	3	1	2	2	0
Lefty Bowe	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Milton	5	0	2	1	1
Newt Allen	6	0	0	0	1
Rainey Bibbs	7	0	2	1	0
Turkey Stearnes	6	1	2	0	0
(unknown)	5	2	1	0	1
Willard Brown	4	4	4	2	2
Buck O'Neil	6	1	2	3	0
Lionel Decuir	4	0	0	0	0
Hilton Smith	2	0	1	0	0
George Walker	2	0	1	1	0
Paul Hardy	1	1	1	0	0

Chicago American Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Tommy Johnson	2.1	7	0
Willie Cornelius	6.1	6	3
Lefty Bowe	1.2	3	2

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hilton Smith	6.0	7	1	0
George Walker	5.0	7	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Simms: 99
Alex Radcliff: 99
99

Bot 1

Henry Milton: S
Newt Allen: 99
Rainey Bibbs: 99
Turkey Stearnes: S.1-2#
99

Top 2

Ed Young: S
Wilson Redus: CS2(99)#
Wilson Redus: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99

Bot 2

Willard Brown: T
Buck O'Neil: D.3-H
Lionel Decuir: 99/G.2-3
Hilton Smith: 99
Henry Milton: S.3-H
Newt Allen: 99

Top 3

Joe Sparks: D
Johnny Reed: 99
Tommy Johnson: 99/SH.2-3
Willie Simms: 99

Bot 3

Rainey Bibbs: S
Turkey Stearnes: 99
D.1-3
Willard Brown: IW
Buck O'Neil: 6(1)2(3)/GDP#

Top 4

Alex Radcliff: S
99
Ed Young: 99
Wilson Redus: 99

Bot 4

Lionel Decuir: HP#
Hilton Smith: FC/SH.1-2#
Henry Milton: 99
Newt Allen: 99
Rainey Bibbs: 99

Top 5

Pepper Bassett: 99
Joe Sparks: 99
Johnny Reed: 99

Bot 5

Turkey Stearnes: 99
W
Willard Brown: T.1-H
Buck O'Neil: 99/G.3-H
Lionel Decuir: 99

Top 6

Willie Cornelius: 99
Willie Simms: S6/L
Alex Radcliff: 99
99

Bot 6

Hilton Smith: S
Henry Milton: 99
Newt Allen: 99
Rainey Bibbs: 99

Top 7

Ed Young: S8.B-2(E8)#
Wilson Redus: W
Pepper Bassett: E8.2-3;1-2#
Joe Sparks: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jesse Houston: S.3-H(UR);2-H
Willie Cornelius: 99
Willie Simms: S7.1-3(E7)#
Alex Radcliff: 99.3-H(UR)
S.1-2
Ed Young: D.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Wilson Redus: 99

Bot 7

Turkey Stearnes: E6
SB2
99
Willard Brown: S.2-H(UR)
Buck O'Neil: 99
Lionel Decuir: E6.1-2
George Walker: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Henry Milton: 99

Top 8

Pepper Bassett: 99
Joe Sparks: 99
Jesse Houston: D9.B-3(E9)#
Willie Cornelius: 99

Bot 8

Newt Allen: E5#
Rainey Bibbs: 99
Turkey Stearnes: 99
99

Top 9

Willie Simms: S
Alex Radcliff: 99/SH.1-2#
99
Ed Young: W
Wilson Redus: S8.2XH(82);1-2#

Bot 9

Willard Brown: S
Buck O'Neil: SB2
Buck O'Neil: S.2-H
Lionel Decuir: 99
George Walker: 99
Henry Milton: W.1-2
Newt Allen: 99

Top 10

Pepper Bassett: 99
Joe Sparks: 99
Jesse Houston: 99

Bot 10

Rainey Bibbs: 99
Turkey Stearnes: D
FC.2-3#
Willard Brown: IW.1-2
Buck O'Neil: 5(2)3/GDP#

Top 11

Lefty Bowe: 99
Willie Simms: S
Alex Radcliff: 54(1)3/GDP#

Bot 11

Paul Hardy: S5
George Walker: FC/SH.1-2
Henry Milton: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Newt Allen: IW
Rainey Bibbs: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

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

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