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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 11 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 30, 1937 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 0   -   4  7  0
Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 0  0 1 1  4 2 x   -  11 14  0

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   1   2    0     0         3   2
Johnny Ray cf                         2   1   2    2     2         2   0
Jim Canada 1b                         3   0   0    0     1         8   0
David Whatley rf                      4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Sylvester Owens lf                    4   0   1    1     0         3   0
Melvin Coleman ss                     4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Harry Barnes c                        4   1   1    0     0   1     5   0
Jack Bruton p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   2
   Sullivan ph                        1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               33   4   7    4     3   7    24   7


BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley. 
3B:  Johnny Ray. 
GDP:  David Whatley. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       5   1   2    1     0         4   0
Eddie Dwight cf                       5   1   2    2     0         3   0
Newt Allen 2b                         5   1   1    0     0         3   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      4   2   2    4     0         7   0
Willard Brown ss                      4   2   2    2     0         1   3
Jess Brooks 3b                        4   1   2    0     0         0   1
Dave Mays rf                          4   2   2    0     0         2   0
Frank Duncan c                        3   1   0    0     1         7   1
Lefty Wilson p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Bullet Rogan ph, p                  1   0   1    2     0         0   0
Totals                               38  11  14   11     1   4    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ed Mayweather, Willard Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Eddie Dwight. 
3B:  Newt Allen, Jess Brooks. 
HR:  Ed Mayweather 2, Willard Brown 2. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton, Eddie Dwight. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Bruton L                        8      14  11   11   1   4   4  39
Totals                               8      14  11   11   1   4   4  39


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Wilson W                       8       7   4    4   3   5   0  33
Bullet Rogan SV                      1       0   0    0   0   2   0  3
Totals                               9       7   4    4   3   7   0  36



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Umpires: HP -  McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/30/1937, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. P.Woods             3b        H.Milton            lf        
2. J.Ray               cf        E.Dwight            cf        
3. J.Canada            1b        N.Allen             2b        
4. D.Whatley           rf        E.Mayweather        1b        
5. S.Owens             lf        W.Brown             ss        
6. M.Coleman           ss        J.Brooks            3b        
7. F.Bankhead          2b        D.Mays              rf        
8. H.Barnes            c         F.Duncan            c         
9. J.Bruton            p         L.Wilson            p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; P.Woods singled; J.Ray walked [P.Woods to
second]; J.Canada out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown
play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on
unknown play; N.Allen tripled to right field; E.Mayweather
homered to centerfield [N.Allen scored]; W.Brown homered to
centerfield; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: M.Coleman out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out
on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 2ND: D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; L.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Bruton out on unknown play; P.Woods out on
unknown play; J.Ray walked; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: 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.
 Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Owens out on
unknown play; M.Coleman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out
on unknown play; J.Bruton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: D.Mays singled; F.Duncan out on unknown play
[D.Mays to second]; L.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Milton
singled [D.Mays scored]; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray singled;
J.Canada walked [J.Ray to second]; D.Whatley grounded into a
double play (W.Brown to E.Mayweather) [J.Canada out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on
unknown play; W.Brown homered to centerfield; J.Brooks tripled;
D.Mays out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons
0, Monarchs 5.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; M.Coleman out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: F.Duncan walked; L.Wilson out on unknown play;
H.Milton singled [F.Duncan to third]; H.Milton stole second;
E.Dwight doubled [F.Duncan scored, H.Milton scored]; N.Allen out
on unknown play; E.Mayweather homered [E.Dwight scored]; W.Brown
out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0,
Monarchs 9.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.Barnes singled; J.Bruton out on unknown
play; P.Woods singled [H.Barnes to second]; J.Ray tripled to
right field [H.Barnes scored, P.Woods scored]; J.Canada out on
unknown play; D.Whatley doubled to right field [J.Ray scored];
S.Owens singled [D.Whatley scored]; M.Coleman out on unknown
play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Monarchs 9.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Brooks singled; D.Mays singled [J.Brooks to
second]; F.Duncan out on unknown play [J.Brooks to third, D.Mays
to second]; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR L.WILSON; B.Rogan singled to
center field [J.Brooks scored, D.Mays scored]; H.Milton out on
unknown play; E.Dwight singled [B.Rogan to third]; E.Dwight
stole second; N.Allen out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Black Barons 4, Monarchs 11.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: B.ROGAN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); F.Bankhead
flied to E.Dwight; H.Barnes struck out;  BATTED FOR J.BRUTON; 
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Monarchs 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     4   7   0   5
 Monarchs        11  14   0   4


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