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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 3

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

Cincinnati Tigers                   0 0 0  0 0 3  0  -   3  6  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  2 0 3  x  -   5  8  0

BATTING

Cincinnati Tigers                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport lf                    3   1   2    0     0         0   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   1   1    1     0         0   2
Howard Easterling ss                  3   1   2    0     0         2   0
Hurley McNair rf                      2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      3   0   1    2     0         4   0
Sonny Harris 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   0   0    0     0         3   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   0    0     0         8   0
Willie Jefferson p                    3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               26   3   6    3     1   5    18   9


BATTING -
2B:  Lloyd Davenport, Neil Robinson. 
Team LOB:  3


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Eddie Dwight 2b                       2   0   0    0     1         3   1
Henry Milton cf                       2   1   1    0     1         2   0
Dave Mays rf                          2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Willard Brown ss                      3   2   3    0     0         2   3
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   1   2    2     0         5   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Bullet Rogan lf                       3   1   1    2     0         0   1
Harry Else c                          3   0   1    1     0         6   0
Andy Cooper p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               24   5   8    5     2   3    21   5


BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown. 
3B:  Ed Mayweather, Bullet Rogan. 
SH:  Dave Mays. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Harry Else. 

PITCHING

Cincinnati Tigers                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson L                   6       8   5    5   2   3   0  27
Totals                               6       8   5    5   2   3   0  27


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Cooper W                        7       6   3    3   1   5   0  27
Totals                               7       6   3    3   1   5   0  27



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Umpires: HP -  McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/23/1937, game 2 -- Cincinnati Tigers at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati                    Kansas City                   
1. L.Davenport         lf        E.Dwight            2b        
2. M.Carter            3b        H.Milton            cf        
3. H.Easterling        ss        D.Mays              rf        
4. H.McNair            rf        W.Brown             ss        
5. N.Robinson          cf        E.Mayweather        1b        
6. S.Harris            2b        J.Brooks            3b        
7. T.Radcliffe         c         B.Rogan             lf        
8. J.Taylor            1b        H.Else              c         
9. W.Jefferson         p         A.Cooper            p         

TIGERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Davenport singled to left field (B.Rogan to E.Dwight)
[L.Davenport out at second]; M.Carter out on unknown play;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: E.Dwight out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Monarchs 0.

TIGERS 2ND: H.McNair walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
S.Harris out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown doubled; E.Mayweather out on unknown
play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; B.Rogan out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 0.

TIGERS 3RD: J.Taylor out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Else out on unknown play; A.Cooper out on
unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 0.

TIGERS 4TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled;
H.McNair out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton singled; D.Mays out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.Milton to second]; W.Brown singled
[H.Milton to third]; E.Mayweather tripled [H.Milton scored,
W.Brown scored]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; B.Rogan out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 2.

TIGERS 5TH: 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 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Else out on unknown play; A.Cooper out on
unknown play; E.Dwight walked; H.Milton walked [E.Dwight to
second]; D.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Monarchs 2.

TIGERS 6TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; L.Davenport
doubled; M.Carter singled [L.Davenport scored]; H.Easterling
singled [M.Carter to second]; H.McNair out on unknown play;
N.Robinson doubled [M.Carter scored, H.Easterling scored];
S.Harris out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown singled; E.Mayweather singled [W.Brown to
second]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; B.Rogan tripled [W.Brown
scored, E.Mayweather scored]; H.Else singled [B.Rogan scored];
H.Else was caught stealing second (T.Radcliffe to H.Easterling);
A.Cooper out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Monarchs 5.

TIGERS 7TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Monarchs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           3   6   0   3
 Monarchs         5   8   0   4


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