Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 - 7 9 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 Eddie Dwight cf 3 2 1 0 2 3 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 1 2 2 0 3 5 Willard Brown ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 0 1 1 0 11 0 Jess Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 Dave Mays rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Duncan c 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 Hilton Smith p 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 34 7 9 5 4 6 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Hilton Smith. 3B: Henry Milton, Willard Brown. GDP: Eddie Dwight. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Milton 2, Eddie Dwight 2. CS: Henry Milton. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 2 1 0 3 0 Sylvester Owens lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 David Whatley rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Jim Canada 1b 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 Melvin Coleman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 Harry Barnes c 3 0 1 0 0 7 1 Ben Henderson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Bruton p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 6 1 0 6 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Parnell Woods, Jim Canada, Fred Bankhead. E: 1. Parnell Woods. BATTING - SH: Jim Canada, Jack Bruton. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith W 9 6 1 1 0 6 0 33 Totals 9 6 1 1 0 6 0 33 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ben Henderson L 3 2 3 3 2 3 0 12 Jack Bruton 6 7 4 3 2 3 0 26 Totals 9 9 7 6 4 6 0 38 Ben Henderson pitched to 3 batters in the 4th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Moore, 1B - Montgomery Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/9/1937, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Birmingham 1. H.Milton lf P.Woods 3b 2. E.Dwight cf J.Ray cf 3. N.Allen 2b S.Owens lf 4. W.Brown ss D.Whatley rf 5. E.Mayweather 1b J.Canada 1b 6. J.Brooks 3b M.Coleman ss 7. D.Mays rf F.Bankhead 2b 8. F.Duncan c H.Barnes c 9. H.Smith p B.Henderson p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton walked; E.Dwight grounded into a double play (P.Woods to F.Bankhead to J.Canada) [H.Milton out at second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: D.Whatley singled; J.Canada out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Whatley to second]; M.Coleman out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 3RD: D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Barnes out on unknown play; B.Henderson out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton walked; E.Dwight singled [H.Milton to second]; H.Milton stole third and E.Dwight stole second; N.Allen singled [H.Milton scored, E.Dwight scored]; J.BRUTON REPLACED B.HENDERSON (PITCHING); W.Brown tripled [N.Allen scored]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play [W.Brown scored]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Ray singled; S.Owens out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled [J.Ray to second]; J.Canada out on unknown play; M.Coleman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 5TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith doubled; H.Milton singled [H.Smith scored]; H.Milton was caught stealing second (H.Barnes to M.Coleman); E.Dwight walked; N.Allen out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes singled; J.Bruton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Barnes to second]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather singled; J.Brooks singled [E.Mayweather to second]; D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight walked; E.Dwight stole second; N.Allen singled to third base [E.Dwight scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by P.Woods)]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; M.Coleman out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 8TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Bruton singled; P.Woods grounded out (N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [J.Bruton to second]; J.Ray singled to center field [J.Bruton scored]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 1. MONARCHS 9TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton tripled; H.Milton stole home; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 9TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; M.Coleman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, Black Barons 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 7 9 0 4 Black Barons 1 6 1 5
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