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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 6

Game played on Friday, May 14, 1937 (N) at , Columbia MO
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 2 0  2 1 1  0 0 0   -   6 10  1
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 1  3 0 0  1 0 1   -   7 11  5

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herman Dunlap cf                      5   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jack Marshall 2b                      4   0   1    1     1         3   4
Ted Bond ss                           4   1   1    0     0         0   7
Alex Radcliff 3b                      5   1   0    0     0         2   1
Henry McCall 1b                       5   1   3    2     0        13   0
Wilson Redus lf                       5   1   2    1     0         1   0
Subby Byas c                          4   1   1    0     1         3   0
Lonnie Williams rf                    4   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Willie Cornelius ph, rf             1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Melvin Powell p                       3   1   2    2     1         0   3
   Flint p                            0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               40   6  10    6     3  10    26  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jack Marshall 2, Ted Bond, Alex Radcliff, Henry McCall 2. 
E: 1.  Alex Radcliff. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ted Bond, Melvin Powell. 
HR:  Henry McCall. 
HBP:  Ted Bond. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Alex Radcliff. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       5   2   2    0     0         0   0
Eddie Dwight cf                       5   0   1    1     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   2    1     0         4   6
Willard Brown ss                      4   1   1    0     0         1   2
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   0   0    0     1         9   2
Jess Brooks 3b                        3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Dave Mays rf                          4   2   2    1     0         1   1
Frank Duncan II c                     4   2   2    2     0        11   2
Vet Barnes p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Johnny Markham ph, p                1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Hilton Smith p                      2   0   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               35   7  11    6     2   2    27  15

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Newt Allen, Willard Brown, Ed Mayweather, Jess Brooks, Johnny Markham. 

BATTING -
2B:  Newt Allen, Willard Brown, Dave Mays, Hilton Smith. 
3B:  Henry Milton. 
HR:  Frank Duncan II. 
SH:  Vet Barnes. 
GDP:  Willard Brown, Jess Brooks. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton, Eddie Dwight. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Melvin Powell                        6.1     8   6    5   1   1   1  27
 Flint L                             2.1     3   1    1   1   1   0  11
Totals                               8.2    11   7    6   2   2   1  38

WP:   Flint. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Vet Barnes                           4       5   4    3   1   5   1  19
Johnny Markham                       2       3   2    2   1   3   0  12
Hilton Smith W                       3       2   0    0   1   2   0  13
Totals                               9      10   6    5   3  10   1  44

HBP:  Johnny Markham. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Myers, 1B -  Wallace, 2B -  , 3B -  Christian

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 5/14/1937 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. H.Dunlap            cf        H.Milton            lf        
2. J.Marshall          2b        E.Dwight            cf        
3. T.Bond              ss        N.Allen             2b        
4. A.Radcliff          3b        W.Brown             ss        
5. H.McCall            1b        E.Mayweather        1b        
6. W.Redus             lf        J.Brooks            3b        
7. S.Byas              c         D.Mays              rf        
8. L.Williams          rf        F.Duncan            c         
9. M.Powell            p         V.Barnes            p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; J.Marshall out
on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton singled; H.Milton stole second; E.Dwight
out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown
grounded into a double play (A.Radcliff to J.Marshall to
H.McCall) [N.Allen out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff reached on an error by
E.Mayweather [A.Radcliff to first]; A.Radcliff stole second;
H.McCall homered [A.Radcliff scored (unearned)]; W.Redus out on
unknown play; S.Byas walked; L.Williams out on unknown play;
M.Powell singled [S.Byas to second]; H.Dunlap out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs
1.

MONARCHS 2ND: 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. 
American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond out
on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Duncan singled; V.Barnes out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Duncan to second]; H.Milton out on
unknown play; E.Dwight reached on an error by A.Radcliff
[F.Duncan scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.Dwight to first];
E.Dwight stole second; N.Allen out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: H.McCall out on unknown play; W.Redus
singled; S.Byas singled [W.Redus to second]; L.Williams out on
unknown play; M.Powell doubled [W.Redus scored, S.Byas scored];
H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown doubled; E.Mayweather out on unknown
play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays singled [W.Brown
scored]; F.Duncan homered [D.Mays scored]; J.MARKHAM BATTED FOR
V.BARNES; J.Markham out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 4, Monarchs 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.MARKHAM STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING);
J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond was hit by a pitch;
A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.McCall singled [T.Bond to
second]; W.Redus singled [T.Bond scored, H.McCall to second];
S.Byas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American
Giants 5, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 5TH: 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.
 American Giants 5, Monarchs 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; M.Powell
walked; H.Dunlap reached on an error by J.Markham [M.Powell to
second, H.Dunlap to first]; J.Marshall singled [M.Powell scored,
H.Dunlap to second]; T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 6,
Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather walked;
J.Brooks grounded into a double play (T.Bond to J.Marshall to
H.McCall) [E.Mayweather out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 6, Monarchs 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: H.SMITH REPLACED J.MARKHAM (PITCHING);
H.McCall singled to shortstop [H.McCall to second (error by
W.Brown)]; W.Redus reached on an error by N.Allen [W.Redus to
first]; S.Byas out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown
play; M.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. 
American Giants 6, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: D.Mays doubled; F.Duncan out on unknown play;
H.Smith doubled [D.Mays scored];  REPLACED M.POWELL (PITCHING);
H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 6, Monarchs 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; J.Marshall
walked; T.Bond doubled to right field (D.Mays to F.Duncan)
[J.Marshall out at home]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 6, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 8TH: N.Allen doubled; W.Brown out on unknown play;
E.Mayweather out on unknown play;  threw a wild pitch [N.Allen
to third]; J.Brooks walked; D.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 6, Monarchs 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: H.McCall out on unknown play; W.Redus out
on unknown play; S.Byas reached on an error by J.Brooks [S.Byas
to first]; W.CORNELIUS BATTED FOR L.WILLIAMS; W.Cornelius out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 6, Monarchs
6.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.CORNELIUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); F.Duncan
out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton
tripled to left-center; E.Dwight singled to right-center
[H.Milton scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 6,
Monarchs 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   6  10   1  11
 Monarchs         7  11   5   5


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