Birmingham Black Barons 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 3 Kansas City Monarchs 1 1 4 0 1 0 x - 7 8 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 Johnny Ray cf 4 1 1 1 0 5 0 Jim Canada 1b 3 0 2 3 0 7 0 David Whatley rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sylvester Owens lf 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Melvin Coleman ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melzar Williams c 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 Willie Ferrell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elbert Eatmon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 28 4 6 4 1 2 18 5 FIELDING - E: 3. Jim Canada, Melvin Coleman 2. BATTING - 3B: Johnny Ray. Team LOB: 4 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Eddie Dwight cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Newt Allen 2b 3 1 1 1 1 3 5 Ed Mayweather 1b 3 1 1 1 0 10 0 Willard Brown ss 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 Jess Brooks 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 Dave Mays rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 Harry Else c 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Frank Duncan c 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 Johnny Markham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hilton Smith p 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 Totals 27 7 8 7 3 2 21 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Eddie Dwight. BATTING - 3B: Henry Milton, Willard Brown. HR: Willard Brown. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Dave Mays. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Ferrell L 2 5 6 6 2 0 0 14 Elbert Eatmon 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 16 Totals 6 8 7 7 3 2 1 30 Willie Ferrell pitched to 4 batters in the 3rd inning Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Markham 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 7 Hilton Smith W 6 2 2 2 1 1 0 22 Totals 7 6 4 4 1 2 0 29 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: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/30/1937, game 2 -- 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. M.Williams c H.Else c 9. W.Ferrell p J.Markham p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Woods singled; J.Ray tripled [P.Woods scored]; J.Canada singled [J.Ray scored]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; M.Coleman singled [J.Canada to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton tripled; E.Dwight grounded out (M.Coleman to J.Canada); N.Allen flied to J.Ray [H.Milton scored]; E.Mayweather reached on an error by M.Coleman [E.Mayweather to second (error by M.Coleman)]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: F.DUNCAN REPLACED H.ELSE (PLAYING C); H.SMITH REPLACED J.MARKHAM (PITCHING); M.Williams singled; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; P.Woods walked [M.Williams to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play [M.Williams to third, P.Woods to second]; J.Canada singled [M.Williams scored, P.Woods scored]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 2ND: J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays singled; D.Mays stole second; F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith singled [D.Mays scored]; H.Milton out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: 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 4, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 3RD: E.Dwight walked; N.Allen walked [E.Dwight to second]; E.Mayweather singled [E.Dwight scored, N.Allen to second]; W.Brown tripled to left field [N.Allen scored, E.Mayweather scored]; E.EATMON REPLACED W.FERRELL (PITCHING); J.Brooks flied to S.Owens [W.Brown scored]; D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan walked; H.Smith out on unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 4TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; E.Eatmon out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen singled; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown homered to leftfield; J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 7. BLACK BARONS 6TH: S.Owens reached on an error by E.Dwight [S.Owens to first]; M.Coleman out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton singled; H.Milton was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Canada [H.Milton to second]; E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 7. BLACK BARONS 7TH: E.Eatmon out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 4 6 3 4 Monarchs 7 8 1 5
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