Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 - 10 13 1 Chicago American Giants 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 11 2 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 Jess Brooks 3b 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 Willard Brown lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 Ed Mayweather 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Strong ph, 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 Willie Simms cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 Frank Duncan c 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 Mex Johnson ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 Floyd Kranson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hilton Smith p 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 10 13 10 3 3 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Newt Allen. BATTING - 2B: Ted Strong, Frank Duncan. 3B: Willie Simms 2. HR: Jess Brooks. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Bond 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Wilson Redus rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Radcliff ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 Turkey Stearnes cf 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 Jack Marshall 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 Paul Hardy c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Zack Clayton 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 Porter Moss p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 Norman Cross p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 39 7 11 7 2 4 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Alex Radcliff 2. BATTING - 3B: Bill Hoskins, Zack Clayton. HBP: Jack Marshall. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Alex Radcliff. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Floyd Kranson 2.1 4 4 3 1 0 0 13 Hilton Smith W 6.2 7 3 3 1 4 0 29 Totals 9 11 7 6 2 4 0 42 WP: Floyd Kranson 2, Hilton Smith. HBP: Hilton Smith. Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Porter Moss 3 6 5 5 1 3 1 16 Norman Cross L 6 7 5 3 2 0 0 29 Totals 9 13 10 8 3 3 1 45 WP: Porter Moss. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Duncan Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 9/13/1937 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago American Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. H.Milton rf T.Bond 3b 2. N.Allen 2b W.Redus rf 3. J.Brooks 3b A.Radcliff ss 4. W.Brown lf T.Stearnes cf 5. E.Mayweather 1b B.Hoskins lf 6. W.Simms cf J.Marshall 2b 7. F.Duncan c P.Hardy c 8. M.Johnson ss Z.Clayton 1b 9. F.Kranson p P.Moss p MONARCHS 1ST: Suspend=19370914,MIL03,8,7,42 $Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: T.Bond out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown walked; W.Brown stole second; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Simms tripled [W.Brown scored]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: T.Stearnes reached on an error by N.Allen [T.Stearnes to first]; F.Kranson threw a wild pitch [T.Stearnes to second]; B.Hoskins walked; J.Marshall singled [T.Stearnes scored (unearned), B.Hoskins to second]; P.Hardy singled [B.Hoskins scored, J.Marshall to second]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 2. MONARCHS 3RD: F.Kranson out on unknown play; H.Milton singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Brooks homered [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown singled; T.STRONG BATTED FOR E.MAYWEATHER; P.Moss threw a wild pitch [W.Brown to second]; T.Strong doubled [W.Brown scored]; W.Simms tripled [T.Strong scored]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 2. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: T.STRONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); W.Redus out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; A.Radcliff stole second; F.Kranson threw a wild pitch [A.Radcliff to third]; T.Stearnes singled [A.Radcliff scored]; H.SMITH REPLACED F.KRANSON (PITCHING); B.Hoskins tripled [T.Stearnes scored]; J.Marshall was hit by a pitch; P.Hardy out on unknown play; Z.Clayton tripled [B.Hoskins scored, J.Marshall scored]; P.Moss singled [Z.Clayton scored]; T.Bond singled [P.Moss to second]; W.Redus out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 4TH: N.CROSS REPLACED P.MOSS (PITCHING); M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff singled; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled [A.Radcliff to second]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen singled; J.Brooks out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong singled [N.Allen to second]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; N.Cross walked; H.Smith threw a wild pitch [N.Cross to second]; T.Bond out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 6TH: 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. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Brooks singled; W.Brown singled [J.Brooks to second]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: P.Hardy out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; N.Cross out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Simms reached on an error by A.Radcliff [W.Simms to first]; F.Duncan doubled [W.Simms scored (unearned)]; M.Johnson singled [F.Duncan to third]; H.Smith reached on an error by A.Radcliff [M.Johnson to second, H.Smith to first]; H.Milton walked [F.Duncan scored, M.Johnson to third, H.Smith to second]; N.Allen walked [M.Johnson scored, H.Smith to third, H.Milton to second]; suspended,19370914,MIL03,argument at home $Chicago argued the fourth ball to Allen. CAG manager Taylor refused to leave the field so Umpire Blueitt forfeited the game to KC. NAL President Jackson overruled Blueitt and ordered the game to be completed the next night. Box score and game story only cover portion of game prior to suspension.; J.Brooks singled [H.Smith scored (unearned), H.Milton scored, N.Allen to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 10, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: T.Bond out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 10, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 9TH: 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. Monarchs 10, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 10, American Giants 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 10 13 1 8 American Giants 7 11 2 8
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