Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 4 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Bond 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Herman Dunlap rf 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 Alex Radcliff ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 Turkey Stearnes cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Subby Byas c 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 Wilson Redus lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 Jack Marshall 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 Zack Clayton 1b 4 1 1 0 0 14 0 Willie Cornelius p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 1 6 0 2 11 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Herman Dunlap, Alex Radcliff, Subby Byas, Zack Clayton, Willie Cornelius. E: 2. Wilson Redus, Jack Marshall. BATTING - 2B: Herman Dunlap. SH: Alex Radcliff, Jack Marshall. GDP: Jack Marshall. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Alex Radcliff. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eddie Dwight cf 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 Willard Brown ph, lf 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 Jess Brooks 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ted Strong 1b 3 0 1 0 1 6 3 Henry Milton rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Willie Simms lf, cf 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 Harry Else c 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 Frank Duncan II c 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Mex Johnson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Frank Bradley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hilton Smith p 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 Totals 27 2 7 2 6 2 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Newt Allen, Ted Strong, Mex Johnson. E: 4. Ted Strong, Frank Duncan II, Mex Johnson, Frank Bradley. BATTING - SH: Newt Allen, Jess Brooks, Henry Milton 2. GDP: Jess Brooks. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Jess Brooks. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cornelius L 8 7 2 0 6 2 0 37 Totals 8 7 2 0 6 2 0 37 Willie Cornelius pitched to 4 batters in the 9th inning Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Bradley 5 4 1 0 1 7 0 20 Hilton Smith W 4 2 0 0 1 4 0 15 Totals 9 6 1 0 2 11 0 35 Frank Bradley pitched to 2 batters in the 6th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B - Sherwood Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 1600 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 9/17/1937 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Kansas City 1. T.Bond 3b E.Dwight cf 2. H.Dunlap rf N.Allen 2b 3. A.Radcliff ss J.Brooks 3b 4. T.Stearnes cf T.Strong 1b 5. S.Byas c H.Milton rf 6. W.Redus lf W.Simms lf 7. J.Marshall 2b H.Else c 8. Z.Clayton 1b M.Johnson ss 9. W.Cornelius p F.Bradley p AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap doubled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: E.Dwight reached on an error by W.Redus [E.Dwight to second]; N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Dwight to third]; J.Brooks walked; J.Brooks stole second; T.Strong out on unknown play; H.Milton walked; W.Simms singled to right field [E.Dwight scored (unearned), J.Brooks to third, H.Milton to second]; H.Else out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas singled; W.Redus singled [S.Byas to second]; J.Marshall grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to T.Strong) [S.Byas to third, W.Redus out at second]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 2ND: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Bradley out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen singled; J.Brooks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Allen to second]; T.Strong walked; H.Milton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Allen to third, T.Strong to second]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Else out on unknown play; M.Johnson singled; F.Bradley out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: W.Redus flied to E.Dwight; J.Marshall out on unknown play; On a bunt Z.Clayton singled to pitcher [Z.Clayton scored (unearned) (error by F.Bradley) (error by T.Strong)]; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: T.Bond reached on an error by M.Johnson [T.Bond to first]; H.Dunlap walked [T.Bond to second]; H.SMITH REPLACED F.BRADLEY (PITCHING); F.DUNCAN REPLACED H.ELSE (PLAYING C); A.Radcliff out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Bond to third, H.Dunlap to second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: W.Redus singled; J.Marshall out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Redus to second]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 7TH: M.Johnson grounded out (Z.Clayton unassisted); H.Smith singled to right field; W.BROWN BATTED FOR E.DWIGHT; W.Brown singled to center field [H.Smith to third]; N.Allen walked [W.Brown to second]; J.Brooks grounded into a double play (W.Cornelius to S.Byas to Z.Clayton) [H.Smith out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); W.SIMMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; A.Radcliff stole second [A.Radcliff to third (error by F.Duncan)]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 8TH: T.Strong singled; H.Milton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Strong to second]; W.Simms hit into a double play (H.Dunlap to A.Radcliff) [T.Strong out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: S.Byas walked; W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 9TH: F.Duncan walked; M.Johnson reached on an error by J.Marshall [F.Duncan to second, M.Johnson to first]; H.Smith walked [F.Duncan to third, M.Johnson to second]; W.Brown singled to right field [F.Duncan scored (unearned), M.Johnson to third, H.Smith to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. American Giants 1, Monarchs 2. Final Totals R H E LOB American Giants 1 6 2 7 Monarchs 2 7 4 11
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