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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7

Game played on Monday, September 13, 1937 (N) at Borchert Field, Milwaukee, WI
Playoff Game

KCM    0  1  0    4  0  0    0  3  2    -   8 12  1
CAG    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                      4i  1i  1i                         
Newt Allen 2b                        4i      1i                         
Jess Brooks 3b                       4i  1i  2i                         
Willard Brown lf                     3i  2i  2i                         
Ed Mayweather 1b                      1   0   0                         
  Ted Strong 1b                      4i  1i  2i                         
Willie Simms cf                      4i  1i  2i                         
Frank Duncan c                       4i      1i                         
Mex Johnson ss                       4i  1i  1i                         
Floyd Kranson p                       1       0                         
  Hilton Smith p                     3i  1i                             
Totals                               36   8  12                   27    

FIELDING -
E: 1. Newt Allen
PB: 3. Frank Duncan 3

BATTING - 2B: 2. Ted Strong, Frank Duncan 3B: 2. Willie Simms 2 HR: 1. Jess Brooks Team LOB: ?
BASERUNNING - SB: 1. Willard Brown Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Bond 3b 4i 0 1i Wilson Redus rf 4i 0 Alex Radcliff ss 4i 1 2i Turkey Stearnes cf 4i 2 1i Bill Hoskins lf 3i 2 2i Jack Marshall 2b 3i 1 2i Paul Hardy c 4i 0 1i Zack Clayton 1b 4i 1 1i Porter Moss p 2 0 1i Norman Cross p 1i 0 Totals 33 7 11 27 FIELDING - E: 2. Alex Radcliff 2 PB: 1. Paul Hardy
BATTING - 3B: 2. Bill Hoskins, Zack Clayton Team LOB: ?
BASERUNNING - SB: 1. Alex Radcliff PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Floyd Kranson 2.1 4 7 1 0 0 Hilton Smith W 5i 7i 0 0 1i 4i 0 Totals 8 11i 7 2i 4i 0 33i WP: 3. Floyd Kranson 2, Hilton Smith HBP: 1. Hilton Smith Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Porter Moss 3 5 1 1 3 Norman Cross L 5i 7i 7i 2i Totals 9 12i 10 3i 3i 1 36i WP: 1. Porter Moss i - incomplete Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Frank Duncan Time of Game: ? Attendance: ?

Box score found for this game
With no outs in the top of the 8th inning, the Monarchs scored 3 runs.
Simms was called safe at home for the 3rd run by umpire Bluitt. Giant manager Taylor argued that Simms was out.
When Taylor refused to leave the field Bluitt forfeited the game to the Monarchs.
League president Jackson overruled Bluitt and ordered the game to be completed on 9/14, prior to the next scheduled game.
Box score from Milwaukee Sentinel only covers portion of game played on 9/13

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