White Kings 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 3 - 11 15 4
Philadelphia Royal Giants 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 x - 19 23 3
BATTING
White Kings AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mel Almada rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 0
Les Powers 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 11 0
Steve Mesner ss 4 3 3 0 1 0 3 4
Max West cf 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 0
Buster Adams lf 5 1 1 1 0 4 1 0
Don Ross 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
Bob Allaire 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 5
Mickey Owen c 4 0 1 2 1 1 5 0
Frank Gabler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vic Frazier p 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 3
Totals 42 11 15 9 2 11 24 14
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Les Powers 2, Steve Mesner 2, Bob Allaire 2.
E: 4. Les Powers 2, Steve Mesner, Max West.
PB: 1. Mickey Owen.
BATTING -
2B: Steve Mesner, Bob Allaire, Mickey Owen.
HR: Max West, Vic Frazier.
GDP: Max West, Vic Frazier.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
SB: Bob Allaire.
Philadelphia Royal Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 6 3 4 1 0 0 1 4
Wild Bill Wright lf 6 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
Mule Suttles rf 6 4 4 3 0 1 2 0
Jim West 1b 4 3 3 3 2 0 9 0
Felton Snow 3b 6 1 3 3 0 1 0 2
Hoss Walker ss 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 4
Biz Mackey c 5 1 3 2 1 0 11 0
Leroy Matlock p 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Chet Brewer p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 48 19 23 16 5 4 27 10
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Sammy Hughes 2, Jim West 2, Hoss Walker 2.
E: 3. Cool Papa Bell, Sammy Hughes, Mule Suttles.
BATTING -
2B: Wild Bill Wright, Mule Suttles, Felton Snow, Hoss Walker, Biz Mackey 2.
3B: Cool Papa Bell, Sammy Hughes.
HR: Mule Suttles 2, Jim West, Felton Snow, Leroy Matlock.
HBP: Hoss Walker.
GDP: Wild Bill Wright, Leroy Matlock.
Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING -
SB: Mule Suttles, Jim West.
PITCHING
White Kings IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Frank Gabler L 1.1 7 7 7 0 0 1 12
Vic Frazier 6.2 16 12 12 5 4 4 42
Totals 8 23 19 19 5 4 5 54
HBP: Frank Gabler.
Philadelphia Royal Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leroy Matlock W 5 9 8 4 0 6 2 26
Chet Brewer SV 4 6 3 3 2 5 0 18
Totals 9 15 11 7 2 11 2 44
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Hess, 1B - Dewey Widner, 3B - Arthur Harris
Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 5000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 10/10/1937 -- at (D)
Starting Lineups:
1. M.Almada rf C.Papa Bell cf
2. L.Powers 1b S.Hughes 2b
3. S.Mesner ss W.Bill Wright lf
4. M.West cf M.Suttles rf
5. B.Adams lf J.West 1b
6. D.Ross 3b F.Snow 3b
7. B.Allaire 2b H.Walker ss
8. M.Owen c B.Mackey c
9. F.Gabler p L.Matlock p
1ST: M.Almada struck out; L.Powers popped to H.Walker; S.Mesner
doubled to right field; M.West grounded out (J.West unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell tripled to left field; S.Hughes singled to
center field [C.Papa Bell scored]; W.Bill Wright singled to
center field [S.Hughes to second]; M.Suttles singled to left
field [S.Hughes scored, W.Bill Wright to second]; J.West homered
to rightfield [W.Bill Wright scored, M.Suttles scored]; F.Snow
flied to M.Almada; H.Walker was hit by a pitch; B.Mackey reached
on an error by L.Powers [H.Walker to second, B.Mackey to first];
L.Matlock grounded into a double play (S.Mesner to B.Allaire to
L.Powers) [B.Mackey out at second]; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0,
5.
2ND: B.Adams struck out; D.Ross grounded out (H.Walker to
J.West); B.Allaire grounded out (F.Snow to J.West); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. 0, 5.
2ND: C.Papa Bell grounded out (D.Ross to L.Powers); S.Hughes
singled to center field; W.Bill Wright singled to center field
[S.Hughes scored (no RBI) (error by M.West), W.Bill Wright to
third]; V.FRAZIER REPLACED F.GABLER (PITCHING); M.Owen allowed a
passed ball [W.Bill Wright scored]; M.Suttles homered to
centerfield; J.West walked; F.Snow flied to M.West; H.Walker
doubled [J.West scored]; B.Mackey doubled to right field
[H.Walker scored]; L.Matlock grounded out (S.Mesner to
L.Powers); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, 10.
3RD: M.Owen flied to M.Suttles; V.Frazier homered to
rightfield; M.Almada grounded out (S.Hughes to J.West); L.Powers
grounded out (S.Hughes to J.West); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
10.
3RD: C.Papa Bell struck out; S.Hughes tripled to center field;
W.Bill Wright doubled to right-center [S.Hughes scored];
M.Suttles reached on an error by L.Powers [W.Bill Wright scored
(no RBI), M.Suttles to first]; M.Suttles stole second; J.West
singled to left field [M.Suttles to third]; J.West stole second;
F.Snow was called out on strikes; H.Walker grounded out
(V.Frazier to L.Powers); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 1, 12.
4TH: S.Mesner singled to left field; M.West homered to
rightfield [S.Mesner scored]; B.Adams struck out; D.Ross singled
to left field; B.Allaire reached on an error by S.Hughes [D.Ross
to second, B.Allaire to first]; M.Owen doubled to right-center
[D.Ross scored, B.Allaire scored (unearned)]; V.Frazier struck
out; M.Almada struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 5, 12.
4TH: B.Mackey singled to center field; L.Matlock homered to
rightfield [B.Mackey scored]; C.Papa Bell flied to B.Adams;
S.Hughes grounded out (S.Mesner to L.Powers); W.Bill Wright
grounded out (D.Ross to L.Powers); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5,
14.
5TH: L.Powers singled to right field; S.Mesner reached on an
error by M.Suttles [L.Powers to second, S.Mesner to first];
M.West struck out; B.Adams singled to center field [L.Powers
scored (unearned), S.Mesner to second]; D.Ross flied to
M.Suttles; B.Allaire singled to center field [S.Mesner scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by C.Papa Bell), B.Adams scored
(unearned) (no RBI), B.Allaire to third]; M.Owen flied to W.Bill
Wright; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 8, 14.
5TH: M.Suttles doubled to center field; J.West grounded out
(B.Allaire to L.Powers) [M.Suttles to third]; F.Snow singled to
right field [M.Suttles scored]; H.Walker popped to B.Allaire;
B.Mackey forced F.Snow (S.Mesner unassisted) [B.Mackey to
first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 8, 15.
6TH: C.BREWER REPLACED L.MATLOCK (PITCHING); V.Frazier
grounded out (H.Walker to J.West); M.Almada struck out; L.Powers
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 8, 15.
6TH: C.Brewer struck out; C.Papa Bell walked; S.Hughes singled
to center field [C.Papa Bell to third, S.Hughes to second (on
throw)]; W.Bill Wright grounded out (V.Frazier to L.Powers);
M.Suttles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 8, 15.
7TH: S.Mesner walked; M.West grounded into a double play
(H.Walker to S.Hughes to J.West) [S.Mesner out at second];
B.Adams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 8, 15.
7TH: J.West singled to center field; F.Snow doubled to center
field [J.West to third]; H.Walker grounded out (V.Frazier to
L.Powers); B.Mackey walked; C.Brewer forced J.West (B.Allaire to
M.Owen) [F.Snow to third, B.Mackey to second, C.Brewer to
first]; C.Papa Bell forced C.Brewer (S.Mesner unassisted)
[C.Papa Bell to first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 8, 15.
8TH: D.Ross grounded out (F.Snow to J.West); B.Allaire doubled
to right field; M.Owen walked; V.Frazier grounded into a double
play (S.Hughes to H.Walker to J.West) [M.Owen out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 8, 15.
8TH: S.Hughes reached on an error by S.Mesner [S.Hughes to
first]; W.Bill Wright grounded into a double play (B.Allaire to
S.Mesner to L.Powers) [S.Hughes out at second]; M.Suttles
homered to centerfield; J.West walked; F.Snow homered to
centerfield [J.West scored]; H.Walker walked; B.Mackey doubled
to center field [H.Walker scored]; C.Brewer grounded out
(B.Allaire to L.Powers); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 8, 19.
9TH: M.Almada singled to center field; L.Powers flied to
C.Papa Bell; S.Mesner singled to left field [M.Almada to
second]; M.West singled to right field [M.Almada scored,
S.Mesner to third]; B.Adams struck out; D.Ross singled to
shortstop [S.Mesner scored, M.West to second]; B.Allaire singled
to right field [M.West scored, D.Ross to third]; B.Allaire stole
second; M.Owen struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 11, 19.
Final Totals R H E LOB
11 15 4 6
19 23 3 11
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