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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 0

Game played on Saturday, May 15, 1937 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  2  -   2  6  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  8  0

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herman Dunlap cf                      3   0   1    0     1         3   0
Jack Marshall 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         4   2
Ted Bond ss                           4   0   0    0     0         2   3
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         1   4
Henry McCall 1b                       4   1   3    0     0        11   0
Wilson Redus rf                       3   1   0    0     1         3   0
Subby Byas c                          2   0   0    0     1         5   0
Melvin Powell lf                      3   0   1    2     1         1   0
Willie Foster p                       4   0   1    0     0         0   3
Totals                               30   2   6    2     4   1    30  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ted Bond, Henry McCall. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Foster. 
SH:  Jack Marshall, Subby Byas. 
GDP:  Wilson Redus, Willie Foster. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Herman Dunlap. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       5   0   0    0     0         2   0
Eddie Dwight cf                       4   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Hilton Smith ph                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Harry Else pr                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   4    0     1         8   8
Willard Brown ss                      5   0   0    0     0         1   4
Ed Mayweather 1b                      2   0   0    0     1        15   0
  Bullet Rogan ph, 1b                 2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        5   0   0    0     0         0   3
Dave Mays rf                          4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Frank Duncan II c                     4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Henry McHenry p                       4   0   1    0     0         0   5
Totals                               40   0   8    0     2   5    30  21

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Newt Allen 3, Willard Brown, Ed Mayweather 2, Henry McHenry. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Eddie Dwight, Newt Allen. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Foster W                      10      8   0    0   2   5   0  42
Totals                               10      8   0    0   2   5   0  42


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry L                      10      6   2    2   4   1   0  36
Totals                               10      6   2    2   4   1   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B -  McDonald

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/15/1937 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

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             rf        J.Brooks            3b        
7. S.Byas              c         D.Mays              rf        
8. M.Powell            lf        F.Duncan            c         
9. W.Foster            p         H.McHenry           p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Dunlap singled; J.Marshall out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Dunlap to second]; T.Bond
out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight singled;
E.Dwight stole second; N.Allen walked; W.Brown out on unknown
play; E.Mayweather walked [E.Dwight to third, N.Allen to
second]; J.Brooks popped to A.Radcliff; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: H.McCall singled; W.Redus grounded into a
double play (W.Brown to N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [H.McCall out
at second]; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled;
H.McHenry out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: M.Powell out on unknown play; W.Foster
doubled; H.Dunlap lined into a double play (N.Allen unassisted)
[W.Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen singled;
N.Allen stole second; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0,
Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: 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 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.Brooks reached on an error by H.McCall
[J.Brooks to first]; D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: H.McCall out on unknown play; W.Redus out
on unknown play; S.Byas walked; M.Powell out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on
unknown play; N.Allen singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: W.Foster out on unknown play; H.Dunlap
walked; H.Dunlap was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to
N.Allen); J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Mayweather reached on an error by T.Bond
[E.Mayweather to first]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays
out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out
on unknown play; H.McCall singled; W.Redus out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.McHenry out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; M.Powell
walked; W.Foster grounded into a double play (H.McHenry to
N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [M.Powell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 8TH: N.Allen singled; W.Brown out on unknown play;
B.ROGAN BATTED FOR E.MAYWEATHER; B.Rogan out on unknown play;
J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: B.ROGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
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 9TH: D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; H.McHenry singled; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 10TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.McCall
singled; W.Redus walked [H.McCall to second]; S.Byas out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.McCall to third, W.Redus to
second]; M.Powell singled [H.McCall scored, W.Redus scored];
W.Foster out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 10TH: H.SMITH BATTED FOR E.DWIGHT; H.Smith singled;
H.ELSE RAN FOR H.SMITH; N.Allen singled [H.Else to second];
W.Brown out on unknown play [H.Else to third, N.Allen to
second]; B.Rogan out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   2   6   2   4
 Monarchs         0   8   0  12


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