Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 Kansas City Monarchs 8 3 0 0 0 4 1 1 x - 17 14 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 Jim Canada 1b 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 Quicksey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Whatley rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Sylvester Owens 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Melzar Williams lf 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 Fred Bankhead 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Melvin Coleman ph, 3b 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Harry Barnes c 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Willie Ferrell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Henderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elbert Eatmon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 32 1 9 1 0 5 24 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Parnell Woods 2. BATTING - HR: Melzar Williams. GDP: Sylvester Owens. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Parnell Woods, Johnny Ray. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Mex Johnson pr, ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Eddie Dwight cf 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 Newt Allen 2b 5 1 1 2 0 5 3 Ed Mayweather 1b 3 1 0 0 1 8 2 Andy Cooper 1b 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 Willard Brown ss, lf 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 Jess Brooks 3b 5 4 4 2 0 1 4 Dave Mays rf 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 Frank Duncan c 5 2 2 1 0 6 0 Vet Barnes p 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 Totals 40 17 14 16 4 2 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 2. Mex Johnson, Newt Allen, Ed Mayweather 2, Dave Mays. BATTING - 2B: Newt Allen, Willard Brown, Jess Brooks 2. 3B: Eddie Dwight, Dave Mays. HR: Vet Barnes. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Milton 2, Eddie Dwight, Vet Barnes. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Ferrell L 0.1 5 7 7 2 1 0 8 Ben Henderson 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 Elbert Eatmon 7.1 8 9 7 0 1 1 32 Totals 8 14 17 15 4 2 1 44 WP: Ben Henderson, Elbert Eatmon. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Vet Barnes W 9 9 1 1 0 5 1 32 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 5 1 32 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 Monday, 5/31/1937, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. P.Woods ss 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 2b W.Brown ss 6. M.Williams lf J.Brooks 3b 7. F.Bankhead 3b D.Mays rf 8. H.Barnes c F.Duncan c 9. W.Ferrell p V.Barnes p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Woods singled; J.Ray hit into a double play (D.Mays to E.Mayweather) [P.Woods out at first]; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton walked; H.Milton stole second; E.Dwight tripled [H.Milton scored]; N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather walked; W.Brown singled [E.Dwight scored, E.Mayweather to second]; J.Brooks singled [E.Mayweather scored, W.Brown to second]; D.Mays tripled [W.Brown scored, J.Brooks scored]; F.Duncan singled [D.Mays scored]; B.HENDERSON REPLACED W.FERRELL (PITCHING); B.Henderson threw a wild pitch [F.Duncan to second]; V.Barnes singled [F.Duncan scored]; H.Milton walked [V.Barnes to second]; V.Barnes stole third and H.Milton stole second; M.JOHNSON RAN FOR H.MILTON; E.Dwight walked; N.Allen out on unknown play [V.Barnes scored]; E.EATMON REPLACED B.HENDERSON (PITCHING); E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 8 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 8. BLACK BARONS 2ND: M.JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); W.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); D.Whatley singled; S.Owens grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [D.Whatley out at second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 8. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Brooks doubled; D.Mays out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled [J.Brooks to third]; V.Barnes homered [J.Brooks scored, F.Duncan scored]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 11. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.Bankhead singled; H.Barnes out on unknown play; E.Eatmon out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 11. MONARCHS 3RD: E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 11. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Ray singled; J.Ray stole 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, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 11. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 11. BLACK BARONS 5TH: M.Williams homered; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; E.Eatmon out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 11. MONARCHS 5TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; V.Barnes out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 11. BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray singled; J.Ray was picked off first (V.Barnes to E.Mayweather); J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 11. MONARCHS 6TH: E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen doubled; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown doubled [N.Allen scored]; J.Brooks singled [W.Brown scored, J.Brooks to second (on throw)]; D.Mays singled [J.Brooks scored, D.Mays to second (on throw)]; F.Duncan reached on an error by P.Woods [D.Mays scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.Duncan to first]; V.Barnes out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 15. BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.COOPER REPLACED E.MAYWEATHER (PLAYING 1B); D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Owens singled; M.Williams out on unknown play; M.COLEMAN BATTED FOR F.BANKHEAD; M.Coleman singled to left field (W.Brown to J.Brooks) [S.Owens out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 15. MONARCHS 7TH: M.COLEMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); M.Johnson out on unknown play; E.Dwight reached on an error by P.Woods [E.Dwight to second]; E.Dwight stole third; N.Allen out on unknown play [E.Dwight scored (unearned)]; A.Cooper out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 16. BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; E.Eatmon out on unknown play; P.Woods singled; P.Woods stole second; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 16. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Brooks doubled; E.Eatmon threw a wild pitch [J.Brooks to third]; D.Mays out on unknown play [J.Brooks scored]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 17. BLACK BARONS 9TH: BATTED FOR J.CANADA; out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 17. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 1 9 2 4 Monarchs 17 14 0 3
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