Chicago American Giants 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 0 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 3 6 4 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Bond 3b 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 Herman Dunlap cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 Alex Radcliff ss 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 Subby Byas c 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 Wilson Redus lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Jack Marshall rf 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 Luther Gilyard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 Melvin Powell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Sparks 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Willie Foster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Trent p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 2 5 2 1 10 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Wilson Redus, Luther Gilyard. BATTING - 2B: Subby Byas. SH: Herman Dunlap. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Herman Dunlap. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 1 2 2 0 3 0 Willie Simms cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 Willard Brown lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Ed Mayweather 1b 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 Jess Brooks 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Frank Duncan II c 2 1 0 0 1 10 1 Mex Johnson ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Hilton Smith p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 Bullet Rogan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry McHenry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 6 3 1 4 27 8 FIELDING - E: 4. Mex Johnson 2, Hilton Smith 2. BATTING - 2B: Henry Milton, Willie Simms, Jess Brooks. 3B: Willard Brown. SH: Mex Johnson. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Milton 2. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ted Trent L 8 6 3 3 1 4 0 30 Totals 8 6 3 3 1 4 0 30 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith W 8 5 2 0 1 9 0 32 Henry McHenry SV 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 5 2 0 1 10 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/25/1937, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Chicago Kansas City 1. T.Bond 3b H.Milton rf 2. H.Dunlap cf W.Simms cf 3. A.Radcliff ss N.Allen 2b 4. S.Byas c W.Brown lf 5. W.Redus lf E.Mayweather 1b 6. J.Marshall rf J.Brooks 3b 7. L.Gilyard 1b F.Duncan c 8. J.Sparks 2b M.Johnson ss 9. T.Trent p H.Smith p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; S.Byas doubled [A.Radcliff to third]; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Marshall reached on an error by M.Johnson [J.Marshall to first]; J.Marshall was picked off first, but was safe on an error by H.Smith [J.Marshall to second]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: T.Bond singled; H.Dunlap reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by H.Smith [T.Bond to second, H.Dunlap to first]; A.Radcliff walked [T.Bond to third, H.Dunlap to second]; S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled [T.Bond scored (unearned), H.Dunlap to third, A.Radcliff to second]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton singled; H.Milton stole second; W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Milton stole third; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. AM. GIANTS 5TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 5TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. AM. GIANTS 6TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 6TH: M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith singled; H.Milton hit into a double play (W.Redus to L.Gilyard) [H.Smith out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0. AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; T.Bond reached on an error by M.Johnson [T.Bond to second]; H.Dunlap singled [T.Bond scored (unearned)]; H.Dunlap was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to N.Allen); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 7TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown tripled; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 0. AM. GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Brooks doubled; F.Duncan walked; M.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Brooks to third, F.Duncan to second]; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR H.SMITH; B.Rogan out on unknown play; H.Milton doubled [J.Brooks scored, F.Duncan scored]; W.Simms doubled [H.Milton scored]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 3. AM. GIANTS 9TH: H.MCHENRY REPLACED B.ROGAN (PITCHING); J.Marshall out on unknown play; M.POWELL BATTED FOR L.GILYARD; M.Powell out on unknown play; W.FOSTER BATTED FOR J.SPARKS; W.Foster out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 2 5 0 6 Monarchs 3 6 4 3
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