Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 - 11 14 3 Chicago American Giants 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 8 2 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf, 2b 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 Willie Simms cf, rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Wright ph, cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Willard Brown lf 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 15 0 Jess Brooks 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 Frank Duncan c 4 1 1 1 1 0 7 1 Mex Johnson ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 Andy Cooper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Floyd Kranson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hilton Smith ph, p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 41 11 14 7 3 0 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Henry Milton, Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson. E: 3. Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson, Hilton Smith. BATTING - 2B: Willie Simms, Frank Duncan. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Milton 3, Willie Simms, Willard Brown. CS: Willie Simms. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Bond 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 Herman Dunlap cf 5 1 1 0 0 6 0 Alex Radcliff ss 5 0 3 3 0 1 2 Subby Byas c 4 1 0 0 0 6 1 Wilson Redus lf 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Melvin Powell rf, p 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Jack Marshall 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Luther Gilyard 1b 3 0 1 1 1 10 0 Walter Thomas p 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 Ted Trent p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Cornelius rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 4 8 4 3 9 27 9 FIELDING - E: 2. Subby Byas, Melvin Powell. BATTING - 3B: Alex Radcliff. SH: Wilson Redus. GDP: Herman Dunlap. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Wilson Redus. CS: Luther Gilyard. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andy Cooper 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 11 Floyd Kranson W 3 4 2 1 3 3 0 17 Hilton Smith SV 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 11 Totals 9 8 4 2 3 9 0 39 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Walter Thomas 6 6 3 3 3 0 0 26 Ted Trent L 0 7 7 6 0 0 0 7 Melvin Powell 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 Totals 9 14 11 9 3 0 0 44 Ted Trent pitched to 7 batters in the 7th inning WP: Walter Thomas. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ford, 1B - Lascody Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/24/1937 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago Am. Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. H.Milton rf T.Bond 3b 2. W.Simms cf H.Dunlap cf 3. N.Allen 2b A.Radcliff ss 4. W.Brown lf S.Byas c 5. E.Mayweather 1b W.Redus lf 6. J.Brooks 3b M.Powell rf 7. F.Duncan c J.Marshall 2b 8. M.Johnson ss L.Gilyard 1b 9. A.Cooper p W.Thomas p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton singled; H.Milton stole second; W.Thomas threw a wild pitch [H.Milton to third]; H.Milton stole home; W.Simms walked; W.Simms was caught stealing second (S.Byas to J.Marshall); N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: 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. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas reached on an error by M.Johnson [S.Byas to first]; W.Redus out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Byas to second]; M.Powell reached on a fielder's choice [S.Byas to third]; J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Gilyard singled to left field [S.Byas scored, M.Powell to third]; L.Gilyard was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to N.Allen); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 3RD: M.Johnson out on unknown play; A.Cooper out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: W.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: F.KRANSON REPLACED A.COOPER (PITCHING); A.Radcliff singled; S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Redus walked [A.Radcliff to second]; M.Powell singled [A.Radcliff to third, W.Redus to second]; J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 5TH: J.Brooks singled; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: W.Thomas reached on an error by E.Mayweather [W.Thomas to first]; T.Bond singled [W.Thomas to second]; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff tripled to right field [W.Thomas scored (unearned), T.Bond scored]; S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Redus walked; W.Redus stole second; M.Powell out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 3. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton singled; W.Simms singled [H.Milton to second]; H.Milton stole third and W.Simms stole second; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown singled [H.Milton scored, W.Simms scored]; W.Brown stole second; E.Mayweather walked; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan walked [W.Brown to third, E.Mayweather to second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Gilyard walked; W.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 3. MONARCHS 7TH: T.TRENT REPLACED W.THOMAS (PITCHING); H.SMITH BATTED FOR F.KRANSON; H.Smith singled; H.Milton singled [H.Smith to second]; W.Simms doubled [H.Smith scored, H.Milton scored (no RBI) (error by S.Byas)]; BATTED FOR N.ALLEN; singled [W.Simms scored]; W.Brown singled [ to second]; E.Mayweather singled [ scored, W.Brown to second]; J.Brooks singled [W.Brown scored, E.Mayweather to second]; W.CORNELIUS REPLACED T.TRENT (PLAYING RF); M.POWELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); F.Duncan doubled [E.Mayweather scored, J.Brooks to third]; M.Johnson reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [J.Brooks out at home, F.Duncan to third]; H.Smith out on unknown play [M.Johnson to second]; H.Milton reached on an error by M.Powell [F.Duncan scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Milton to first]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 8 R (6 ER), 8 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 11, Am. Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 7TH: H.MILTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); W.SIMMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); H.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); H.Dunlap singled to pitcher [H.Dunlap to second (error by H.Smith)]; A.Radcliff singled [H.Dunlap scored (unearned)]; S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; M.Powell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 11, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 8TH: out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 11, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 11, Am. Giants 4. MONARCHS 9TH: J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 11, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 9TH: T.Bond singled; H.Dunlap grounded into a double play (H.Milton to M.Johnson to E.Mayweather) [T.Bond out at second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 11, Am. Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 11 14 3 6 Am. Giants 4 8 2 8
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