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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 2, 1937 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 0   -   6  8  0
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 2  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   3 12  4

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       4   2   1    0     1         0   0
Eddie Dwight cf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         5   1   2    2     0         1   1
Willard Brown ss                      2   2   2    2     2         0   1
Ed Mayweather 1b                      4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        3   0   2    1     1         0   0
Dave Mays rf                          3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Vet Barnes ph, rf                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Frank Duncan c                        4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Lefty Wilson p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Markham p                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   6   8    5     4   1    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Newt Allen, Willard Brown, Ed Mayweather. 

BATTING -
3B:  Newt Allen. 
HR:  Willard Brown. 
SH:  Eddie Dwight. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry cf                        4   1   3    0     0         0   0
Leo Sanders ss                        4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Jimmy Ford 2b                         4   1   0    0     0         1   1
Nat Rogers rf                         4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Raymond Taylor c                      4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Granville Lyons 1b                    4   0   2    1     0         0   0
Bob Smith 3b                          3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Red Longley lf                        3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Claude Hayslett p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Emery Adams ph                      1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Bill Howard p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Pete McQueen ph                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   3  12    2     1   3    27   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Leo Sanders, Jimmy Ford. 
E: 4.  Jimmy Ford, Granville Lyons 2, Bob Smith. 
PB: 1.  Raymond Taylor. 

BATTING -
2B:  Goose Curry, Granville Lyons. 
SH:  Goose Curry, Leo Sanders, Jimmy Ford, Bob Smith. 
GDP:  Bill Howard. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Goose Curry, Jimmy Ford. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Wilson                         4       7   2    2   0   0   0  19
Johnny Markham W                     5       5   1    1   1   3   0  20
Totals                               9      12   3    3   1   3   0  39

Lefty Wilson pitched to 1 batters in the 5th inning

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Claude Hayslett L                    3       4   3    3   1   0   1  15
Bill Howard                          6       4   3    2   3   1   0  24
Totals                               9       8   6    5   4   1   1  39



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Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - Greenie Walls

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/2/1937, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Memphis                       
1. H.Milton            lf        G.Curry             cf        
2. E.Dwight            cf        L.Sanders           ss        
3. N.Allen             2b        J.Ford              2b        
4. W.Brown             ss        N.Rogers            rf        
5. E.Mayweather        1b        R.Taylor            c         
6. J.Brooks            3b        G.Lyons             1b        
7. D.Mays              rf        B.Smith             3b        
8. F.Duncan            c         R.Longley           lf        
9. L.Wilson            p         C.Hayslett          p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Milton walked; E.Dwight out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.Milton to second]; N.Allen singled
[H.Milton scored]; W.Brown homered to centerfield [N.Allen
scored]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks singled;
D.Mays out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: G.Curry singled; L.Sanders singled [G.Curry to
second]; J.Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[G.Curry to third, L.Sanders to second]; N.Rogers out on unknown
play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: F.Duncan reached on an error by B.Smith [F.Duncan
to first]; L.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown
play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: G.Lyons out on unknown play; B.Smith out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Lyons dropped a foul fly hit by N.Allen;
N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; E.Mayweather out
on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: E.ADAMS BATTED FOR C.HAYSLETT; E.Adams singled;
G.Curry singled [E.Adams to second]; L.Sanders out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Adams to third, G.Curry to
second]; J.Ford reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder)
[E.Adams out at home, G.Curry to third]; G.Curry stole home and
J.Ford stole second; N.Rogers singled [J.Ford scored]; R.Taylor
out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Red Sox
2.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.HOWARD REPLACED E.ADAMS (PITCHING); D.Mays
reached on an error by J.Ford [D.Mays to first]; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; L.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; B.Smith out on
unknown play; R.Longley singled; B.Howard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; W.Brown walked; E.Mayweather singled [W.Brown to
third]; R.Taylor allowed a passed ball [W.Brown scored,
E.Mayweather to second]; J.Brooks singled (unknown fielder)
[E.Mayweather scored (unearned), J.Brooks out at second]; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: G.Curry doubled; J.MARKHAM REPLACED L.WILSON
(PITCHING); L.Sanders out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown
play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 5, Red Sox 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; J.Markham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: R.Taylor singled; G.Lyons singled [R.Taylor to
second]; B.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[R.Taylor to third, G.Lyons to second]; R.Longley walked;
B.Howard grounded into a double play (W.Brown to N.Allen to
E.Mayweather) [R.Longley out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 5, Red Sox 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Milton singled; H.Milton stole second; E.Dwight
out on unknown play; N.Allen tripled [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown
walked; W.Brown was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by G.Lyons [W.Brown to second]; E.Mayweather lined into a double
play (J.Ford to L.Sanders) [W.Brown out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; L.Sanders out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 6, Red Sox 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Brooks walked; V.BARNES BATTED FOR D.MAYS;
V.Barnes out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play;
J.Markham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs
6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: V.BARNES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); N.Rogers out
on unknown play; R.Taylor singled; G.Lyons doubled [R.Taylor
scored]; B.Smith out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Red Sox 3.

MONARCHS 9TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: P.MCQUEEN BATTED FOR B.HOWARD; P.McQueen singled;
G.Curry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.McQueen to
second]; L.Sanders out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Red Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         6   8   0   6
 Red Sox          3  12   4   9


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