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Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 14 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 23, 1937 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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