White Kings 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 7 9 0
Philadelphia Royal Giants 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1
BATTING
White Kings AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Powers 1b 5 1 1 0 0 14 1
Don Ross 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 5
Steve Mesner ss 3 1 1 3 1 0 3
Babe Herman lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0
Buster Adams cf 4 2 2 0 0 2 0
Bob Allaire 2b 3 0 1 1 0 3 4
Max West rf 3 0 0 0 1 4 0
Dee Moore c 4 0 0 1 0 3 0
Joe Gonzales p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 6 2 4 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Les Powers, Steve Mesner, Bob Allaire.
BATTING -
2B: Don Ross, Buster Adams.
HR: Steve Mesner.
SH: Bob Allaire.
GDP: Max West.
Team LOB: 3
Philadelphia Royal Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 3 1 0 0 1 3 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 6
Wild Bill Wright rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 0
Mule Suttles lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Jim West 1b 4 0 2 2 0 11 0
Felton Snow 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hoss Walker ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 4
Biz Mackey c 4 0 1 0 0 4 0
Leroy Matlock p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 3 27 10
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Sammy Hughes, Jim West, Hoss Walker.
E: 1. Jim West.
BATTING -
3B: Sammy Hughes.
HR: Hoss Walker.
GDP: Mule Suttles.
Team LOB: 4
PITCHING
White Kings IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Joe Gonzales W 9 9 5 5 1 3 1 36
Totals 9 9 5 5 1 3 1 36
Philadelphia Royal Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leroy Matlock L 9 9 7 6 2 4 1 37
Totals 9 9 7 6 2 4 1 37
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 11/7/1937, game 1 -- at (D)
Starting Lineups:
1. L.Powers 1b C.Papa Bell cf
2. D.Ross 3b S.Hughes 2b
3. S.Mesner ss W.Bill Wright rf
4. B.Herman lf M.Suttles lf
5. B.Adams cf J.West 1b
6. B.Allaire 2b F.Snow 3b
7. M.West rf H.Walker ss
8. D.Moore c B.Mackey c
9. J.Gonzales p L.Matlock p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Powers out on unknown play; D.Ross out on unknown play;
S.Mesner walked; B.Herman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; S.Hughes singled; W.Bill
Wright singled [S.Hughes to second]; M.Suttles grounded into a
double play (S.Mesner to B.Allaire to L.Powers) [W.Bill Wright
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
2ND: B.Adams doubled; B.Allaire out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Adams to third]; M.West walked; D.Moore out
on unknown play [B.Adams scored]; J.Gonzales out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 0.
2ND: J.West out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; H.Walker
homered [F.Snow scored]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; L.Matlock
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 2.
3RD: L.Powers out on unknown play; D.Ross doubled; S.Mesner
homered [D.Ross scored]; B.Herman out on unknown play; B.Adams
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 2.
3RD: C.Papa Bell walked; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill
Wright singled [C.Papa Bell to second]; M.Suttles out on unknown
play [C.Papa Bell to third, W.Bill Wright to second]; J.West
singled [C.Papa Bell scored, W.Bill Wright scored]; F.Snow out
on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, 4.
4TH: B.Allaire out on unknown play; M.West out on unknown
play; D.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 4.
4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled; L.Matlock
out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 3, 4.
5TH: J.Gonzales singled; L.Powers out on unknown play; D.Ross
out on unknown play; S.Mesner out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 3, 4.
5TH: S.Hughes tripled; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play
[S.Hughes scored]; M.Suttles out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 5.
6TH: B.Herman out on unknown play; B.Adams out on unknown
play; B.Allaire out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3,
5.
6TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 5.
7TH: M.West out on unknown play; D.Moore out on unknown play;
J.Gonzales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 5.
7TH: L.Matlock out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown
play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3,
5.
8TH: L.Powers singled; D.Ross singled [L.Powers to third];
S.Mesner out on unknown play [L.Powers scored, D.Ross to
second]; B.Herman singled [D.Ross scored]; B.Adams singled to
first base [B.Herman scored (no RBI) (error by J.West), B.Adams
to second]; B.Allaire singled [B.Adams scored (unearned)];
M.West grounded into a double play (H.Walker to S.Hughes to
J.West) [B.Allaire out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
7, 5.
8TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; J.West singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 7, 5.
9TH: D.Moore out on unknown play; J.Gonzales out on unknown
play; L.Powers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7,
5.
9TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; L.Matlock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7,
5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
7 9 0 3
5 9 1 4
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