Cincinnati Tigers 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 5 1 - 14 15 3 Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 3 BATTING Cincinnati Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport rf 5 4 2 0 1 0 0 Marlin Carter 3b 5 2 2 2 1 1 4 Howard Easterling ss 5 1 2 4 0 3 3 Hurley McNair lf 4 1 2 3 2 1 0 Neil Robinson cf 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 Sonny Harris 2b 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 Ted Radcliffe c 5 0 1 0 0 5 2 Jelly Taylor 1b 5 1 1 4 0 10 0 Jesse Houston p 4 3 3 0 1 1 2 Totals 43 14 15 14 6 11 27 12 FIELDING - E: 3. Howard Easterling, Neil Robinson 2. BATTING - HR: Marlin Carter, Jelly Taylor. HBP: Howard Easterling. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Lloyd Davenport. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 Eddie Dwight cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 Newt Allen 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 Willard Brown ss 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 1 1 0 0 10 1 Jess Brooks 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 Dave Mays rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Frank Duncan c 4 0 0 0 0 11 1 Hilton Smith p 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 Johnny Markham p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Vet Barnes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bullet Rogan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 10 3 1 5 27 12 FIELDING - E: 3. Newt Allen 2, Dave Mays. PB: 1. Frank Duncan. BATTING - HR: Hilton Smith. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Milton 2, Eddie Dwight, Willard Brown. PITCHING Cincinnati Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jesse Houston W 9 10 4 3 1 5 1 39 Totals 9 10 4 3 1 5 1 39 WP: Jesse Houston. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith L 4 6 6 4 1 4 0 20 Johnny Markham 3.1 8 6 6 3 3 1 22 Vet Barnes 1.2 1 2 2 2 4 1 8 Totals 9 15 14 12 6 11 2 50 Hilton Smith pitched to 3 batters in the 5th inning WP: Johnny Markham. HBP: Johnny Markham. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B - McDonald Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/23/1937, game 1 -- Cincinnati Tigers at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Kansas City 1. L.Davenport rf H.Milton lf 2. M.Carter 3b E.Dwight cf 3. H.Easterling ss N.Allen 2b 4. H.McNair lf W.Brown ss 5. N.Robinson cf E.Mayweather 1b 6. S.Harris 2b J.Brooks 3b 7. T.Radcliffe c D.Mays rf 8. J.Taylor 1b F.Duncan c 9. J.Houston p H.Smith p TIGERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 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. Tigers 0, Monarchs 0. TIGERS 2ND: H.McNair out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled to right field [N.Robinson to second (error by D.Mays)]; S.Harris singled [N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; W.Brown stole second; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks singled [W.Brown scored]; D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Monarchs 1. TIGERS 3RD: J.Houston singled; L.Davenport singled [J.Houston to second]; M.Carter out on unknown play [J.Houston to third, L.Davenport to second]; H.Easterling singled [J.Houston scored, L.Davenport scored]; H.McNair out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Smith homered; H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Monarchs 2. TIGERS 4TH: S.Harris out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather singled; J.Brooks singled [E.Mayweather to second]; D.Mays singled [E.Mayweather scored, J.Brooks to second]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Monarchs 3. TIGERS 5TH: J.Houston singled; L.Davenport reached on an error by N.Allen [J.Houston to second, L.Davenport to first]; M.Carter walked [J.Houston to third, L.Davenport to second]; J.MARKHAM REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); H.Easterling was hit by a pitch [J.Houston scored, L.Davenport to third, M.Carter to second]; H.McNair singled [L.Davenport scored (unearned), M.Carter scored, H.Easterling to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Milton reached on an error by H.Easterling [H.Milton to first]; H.Milton stole second; E.Dwight singled [H.Milton to third]; H.Milton stole home and E.Dwight stole second; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Monarchs 4. TIGERS 6TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; J.Houston singled; L.Davenport singled [J.Houston to second]; M.Carter singled [J.Houston scored, L.Davenport to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; H.McNair singled [L.Davenport scored, M.Carter to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 6TH: J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Monarchs 4. TIGERS 7TH: S.Harris out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled to second base [T.Radcliffe to second (error by N.Allen)]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; J.Houston walked; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Markham singled to center field [J.Markham to second (error by N.Robinson)]; H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Monarchs 4. TIGERS 8TH: M.Carter homered; H.Easterling singled; J.Markham threw a wild pitch [H.Easterling to second]; H.McNair walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; F.Duncan allowed a passed ball [H.Easterling to third, H.McNair to second]; S.Harris walked; V.BARNES REPLACED J.MARKHAM (PITCHING); T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Taylor homered [H.Easterling scored, H.McNair scored, S.Harris scored]; J.Houston out on unknown play; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 13, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown singled to center field [W.Brown to second (error by N.Robinson)]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 13, Monarchs 4. TIGERS 9TH: L.Davenport walked; L.Davenport stole second; M.Carter out on unknown play [L.Davenport to third]; H.Easterling out on unknown play [L.Davenport scored]; H.McNair walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 9TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR V.BARNES; B.Rogan singled; H.Milton out on unknown play; J.Houston threw a wild pitch [B.Rogan to second]; E.Dwight walked; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 14, Monarchs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Tigers 14 15 3 9 Monarchs 4 10 3 8
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