Chicago American Giants 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 3 Kansas City Monarchs 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 x - 12 9 2 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jack Marshall 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 Ted Bond ss 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Henry McCall lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wilson Redus cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 Zack Clayton 1b 3 1 1 0 0 8 1 K.B. Ivory ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melvin Powell p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Willie Foster p 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Willie Cornelius p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Subby Byas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zell Miles rf 4 0 1 2 0 4 0 Paul Hardy c 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Totals 31 3 5 2 4 15 24 10 FIELDING - E: 3. Alex Radcliff, Henry McCall, Wilson Redus. BATTING - 3B: Ted Bond, Zell Miles. GDP: Henry McCall. Team LOB: 5 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 Eddie Dwight cf 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 Newt Allen 2b 4 1 2 3 1 3 3 Willard Brown ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 2 1 1 1 5 1 Jess Brooks 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 Dave Mays rf 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 Frank Duncan II c 3 1 1 2 1 16 0 Johnny Markham p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 35 12 9 9 6 3 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Newt Allen, Ed Mayweather. E: 2. Newt Allen, Ed Mayweather. BATTING - Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Milton 2, Newt Allen 2, Ed Mayweather. CS: Dave Mays. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Melvin Powell 1.1 2 3 2 2 0 0 8 Willie Foster L 6 3 6 5 4 2 0 26 Willie Cornelius 0.2 4 3 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 8 9 12 7 6 3 0 41 BK: Melvin Powell. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Markham W 9 5 3 2 4 15 0 35 Totals 9 5 3 2 4 15 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2700 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 5/17/1937 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Kansas City 1. J.Marshall 2b H.Milton lf 2. T.Bond ss E.Dwight cf 3. A.Radcliff 3b N.Allen 2b 4. H.McCall lf W.Brown ss 5. W.Redus cf E.Mayweather 1b 6. Z.Clayton 1b J.Brooks 3b 7. M.Powell p D.Mays rf 8. Z.Miles rf F.Duncan c 9. P.Hardy c J.Markham p AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond walked; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: 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 0, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: W.Redus out on unknown play; Z.Clayton singled; M.Powell walked [Z.Clayton to second]; Z.Miles tripled to center field (E.Dwight to W.Brown to F.Duncan) [Z.Clayton scored, M.Powell scored, Z.Miles out at home]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; M.Powell balked [W.Brown to second]; E.Mayweather walked; J.Brooks singled [W.Brown scored, E.Mayweather to third]; D.Mays forced J.Brooks (unknown fielder) [E.Mayweather scored, D.Mays to first]; F.Duncan walked [D.Mays to second]; W.FOSTER REPLACED M.POWELL (PITCHING); J.Markham out on unknown play; H.Milton reached on an error by W.Redus [D.Mays scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.Duncan to third, H.Milton to first]; H.Milton stole second; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 3. 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 3. MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen walked; N.Allen stole second; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: H.McCall out on unknown play; W.Redus singled; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; W.Foster out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 4TH: D.Mays walked; D.Mays was caught stealing second (P.Hardy to J.Marshall); F.Duncan out on unknown play; J.Markham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: Z.Miles out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 2, Monarchs 3. 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 2, Monarchs 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: T.Bond tripled to left field; A.Radcliff reached on an error by E.Mayweather [T.Bond scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Radcliff to first]; H.McCall grounded into a double play (N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [A.Radcliff out at second]; W.Redus out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 6TH: 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. American Giants 3, Monarchs 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; W.Foster walked; Z.Miles out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 7TH: 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. American Giants 3, Monarchs 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond walked; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 8TH: H.Milton walked; H.Milton stole second; E.Dwight walked; N.Allen singled to center field [H.Milton scored, E.Dwight scored]; N.Allen stole second; W.Brown flied to W.Redus; E.Mayweather singled to right field [N.Allen scored]; E.Mayweather stole second; J.Brooks reached on an error by A.Radcliff [E.Mayweather scored (no RBI), J.Brooks to first]; D.Mays singled to left field [J.Brooks to second]; W.CORNELIUS REPLACED W.FOSTER (PITCHING); F.Duncan singled to center field [J.Brooks scored (unearned), D.Mays scored]; J.Markham struck out; H.Milton reached on an error by H.McCall [F.Duncan scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Milton to third]; E.Dwight singled to center field [H.Milton scored (unearned)]; N.Allen singled to right field [E.Dwight scored (unearned)]; W.Brown singled [N.Allen to third]; E.Mayweather flied to H.McCall; 9 R (5 ER), 7 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 12. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: W.Redus singled to second base [W.Redus to second (error by N.Allen)]; K.IVORY BATTED FOR Z.CLAYTON; K.Ivory out on unknown play; S.BYAS BATTED FOR W.CORNELIUS; S.Byas out on unknown play; Z.Miles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 12. Final Totals R H E LOB American Giants 3 5 3 5 Monarchs 12 9 2 5
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