Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 Kansas City Monarchs 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 3 0 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herman Dunlap cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jack Marshall 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 Ted Bond ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 Alex Radcliff 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Henry McCall 1b 3 0 0 0 0 11 1 Wilson Redus rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Subby Byas c 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Zell Miles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melvin Powell lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Willie Cornelius p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lonnie Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 0 0 0 1 1 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jack Marshall, Ted Bond, Henry McCall. E: 1. Jack Marshall. BATTING - GDP: Willie Cornelius. Team LOB: 0 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 Eddie Dwight cf 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 3 1 2 1 0 2 6 Willard Brown ss 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 Ed Mayweather 1b 3 0 0 1 0 12 1 Jess Brooks 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Dave Mays rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 Frank Duncan II c 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 Hilton Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 24 4 3 3 5 4 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Newt Allen, Ed Mayweather, Jess Brooks. BATTING - GDP: Frank Duncan II. Team LOB: 1 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Milton 2, Eddie Dwight, Newt Allen. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cornelius L 8 3 4 3 5 4 0 29 Totals 8 3 4 3 5 4 0 29 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith W 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 Totals 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin Time of Game: 1:25 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/16/1937, game 1 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Chicago Kansas City 1. H.Dunlap cf H.Milton lf 2. J.Marshall 2b E.Dwight cf 3. T.Bond ss N.Allen 2b 4. A.Radcliff 3b W.Brown ss 5. H.McCall 1b E.Mayweather 1b 6. W.Redus rf J.Brooks 3b 7. S.Byas c D.Mays rf 8. M.Powell lf F.Duncan c 9. W.Cornelius p H.Smith p AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight singled; N.Allen singled to second base [E.Dwight to third (error by J.Marshall), N.Allen to second]; E.Dwight stole home and N.Allen stole third; W.Brown walked; E.Mayweather out on unknown play [N.Allen scored (unearned)]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 2. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 2ND: D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 2. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: S.Byas out on unknown play; M.Powell walked; W.Cornelius grounded into a double play (J.Brooks to N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [M.Powell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton walked; H.Milton stole second; H.Milton stole third; E.Dwight walked; N.Allen singled [H.Milton scored, E.Dwight to third]; W.Brown out on unknown play [E.Dwight scored]; N.Allen was picked off first (W.Cornelius to H.McCall); E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 4TH: J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays walked; F.Duncan grounded into a double play (T.Bond to J.Marshall to H.McCall) [D.Mays out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; M.Powell out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 8TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight walked; E.Dwight was picked off first (W.Cornelius to H.McCall); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: Z.MILES BATTED FOR S.BYAS; Z.Miles out on unknown play; M.Powell out on unknown play; L.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR W.CORNELIUS; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB American Giants 0 0 1 0 Monarchs 4 3 0 1
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