Kansas City Monarchs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 - 5 13 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 Willie Simms cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 Willard Brown lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jess Brooks 3b 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 Ted Strong ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 Frank Duncan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hilton Smith p 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 Floyd Kranson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 7 4 4 6 28 0 BATTING - 2B: Newt Allen. 3B: Jess Brooks. HBP: Ed Mayweather. Team LOB: 8 Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Bond 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Wilson Redus rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Radcliff ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 Turkey Stearnes cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 Subby Byas c 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 Zack Clayton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herman Dunlap ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Lillard 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Marshall 2b 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 Willie Cornelius p 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 41 5 13 5 3 11 30 0 BATTING - 2B: Bill Hoskins. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith 6.1 7 2 2 1 9 0 27 Floyd Kranson L 3 6 3 3 2 2 0 17 Totals 9.1 13 5 5 3 11 0 44 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cornelius W 10 7 4 4 4 6 0 42 Totals 10 7 4 4 4 6 0 42 WP: Willie Cornelius 3. HBP: Willie Cornelius. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 9/8/1937 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago American Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. H.Milton rf T.Bond 3b 2. W.Simms cf W.Redus rf 3. N.Allen 2b A.Radcliff ss 4. W.Brown lf T.Stearnes cf 5. E.Mayweather 1b B.Hoskins lf 6. J.Brooks 3b S.Byas c 7. T.Strong ss Z.Clayton 1b 8. F.Duncan c J.Marshall 2b 9. H.Smith p W.Cornelius p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton walked; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen walked [H.Milton to second]; W.Brown singled [H.Milton scored, N.Allen to second]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks tripled [N.Allen scored, W.Brown scored]; T.Strong singled [J.Brooks scored]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: T.Bond out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; T.Stearnes walked [A.Radcliff to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen doubled; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather was hit by a pitch; J.Brooks out on unknown play; W.Cornelius threw a wild pitch [N.Allen to third, E.Mayweather to second]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: T.Bond out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 4TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith singled; W.Cornelius threw a wild pitch [H.Smith to second]; H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; H.DUNLAP BATTED FOR Z.CLAYTON; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 5TH: J.LILLARD REPLACED H.DUNLAP (PLAYING 1B); 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. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 6TH: J.Brooks out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled; H.Smith singled [F.Duncan to second]; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 7TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown walked; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: B.Hoskins singled; S.Byas singled [B.Hoskins to second]; J.Lillard out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled [B.Hoskins scored, S.Byas to second]; W.Cornelius singled [S.Byas scored, J.Marshall to second]; F.KRANSON REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); T.Bond out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 2. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Brooks out on unknown play; T.Strong walked; W.Cornelius threw a wild pitch [T.Strong to second]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 2. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff walked; T.Stearnes singled [A.Radcliff to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; S.Byas singled [A.Radcliff scored, T.Stearnes to second]; J.Lillard out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled [T.Stearnes scored, S.Byas to second]; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 4. MONARCHS 9TH: 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. Monarchs 4, American Giants 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: T.Bond walked; W.Redus out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 4. MONARCHS 10TH: 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. Monarchs 4, American Giants 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 10TH: B.Hoskins doubled; S.Byas singled [B.Hoskins to third]; J.Lillard out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled [B.Hoskins scored, S.Byas to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 4 7 0 8 American Giants 5 13 0 11
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