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 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: 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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