St. Louis Stars 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 8 3
Kansas City Monarchs 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 x - 8 13 2
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Pearson rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0
Joe Sparks 2b 3 2 1 0 0 1 3
Luther Gilyard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 8 1
Curtis Reed cf 3 0 2 2 1 2 0
Ralph Shropshire c 4 0 1 0 0 2 1
Bill Carter p, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 6 2
Willie Davis 3b, lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tenny Edwards ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Clarence Lamar ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2
Siebert lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cannonball Berry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Griffin p 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Bledsoe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 3 4 24 12
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Luther Gilyard, Clarence Lamar.
E: 3. Joe Sparks, Luther Gilyard, Clarence Lamar.
PB: 1. Ralph Shropshire.
BATTING -
2B: Les Pearson.
3B: Clarence Lamar.
HBP: Joe Sparks 2.
GDP: Curtis Reed, Bill Carter.
Team LOB: 8
Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Milton rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0
Willie Simms cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
Newt Allen 2b 5 1 1 0 0 5 3
Willard Brown lf 3 2 2 2 1 0 0
Ed Mayweather 1b 4 1 3 2 0 12 0
Jess Brooks 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 5
Harry Else c 4 1 1 0 0 5 0
Mex Johnson ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 4
Vet Barnes p 3 0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals 37 8 13 6 1 2 27 16
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Newt Allen 2, Ed Mayweather 2, Jess Brooks.
E: 2. Ed Mayweather, Vet Barnes.
BATTING -
2B: Ed Mayweather.
HR: Willard Brown.
SH: Vet Barnes.
GDP: Jess Brooks.
Team LOB: 7
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bill Carter L 2.1 7 5 5 0 1 14
Cannonball Berry 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 9
Robert Griffin 4.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 16
Totals 8 13 8 6 1 2 1 39
BK: Robert Griffin.
Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Vet Barnes W 9 8 3 2 3 4 0 38
Totals 9 8 3 2 3 4 0 38
HBP: Vet Barnes 2.
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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Sherwood, 1B - McDonald
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/20/1937, game 1 -- at Kansas City Monarchs
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City
1. L.Pearson rf H.Milton rf
2. J.Sparks 2b W.Simms cf
3. L.Gilyard 1b N.Allen 2b
4. C.Reed cf W.Brown lf
5. R.Shropshire c E.Mayweather 1b
6. B.Carter p J.Brooks 3b
7. W.Davis 3b H.Else c
8. C.Lamar ss M.Johnson ss
9. lf V.Barnes p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks singled; L.Gilyard
out on unknown play [J.Sparks to second]; C.Reed singled
[J.Sparks scored]; C.Reed was picked off first, but was safe on
an error by E.Mayweather [C.Reed to second]; R.Shropshire out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Monarchs 0.
MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton singled; W.Simms out on unknown play;
N.Allen singled [H.Milton to second]; W.Brown singled [H.Milton
scored, N.Allen to third]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play
[N.Allen scored]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 1, Monarchs 2.
2ND: B.Carter out on unknown play; W.Davis out on unknown
play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Monarchs 2.
MONARCHS 2ND: H.Else out on unknown play; M.Johnson singled;
V.Barnes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Johnson to
second]; H.Milton singled [M.Johnson scored]; W.Simms out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Monarchs 3.
3RD: out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Monarchs 3.
MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown homered to
leftfield; E.Mayweather singled; B.CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); W.DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); C.BERRY
REPLACED (PITCHING); E.Mayweather was picked off first, but was
safe on an error by L.Gilyard [E.Mayweather to second]; J.Brooks
singled [E.Mayweather scored]; H.Else singled [J.Brooks to
second]; R.Shropshire allowed a passed ball [J.Brooks to third,
H.Else to second]; M.Johnson reached on an error by C.Lamar
[J.Brooks scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Else scored (unearned)
(no RBI), M.Johnson to first]; V.Barnes out on unknown play;
H.Milton singled [M.Johnson to second]; W.Simms reached on an
error by J.Sparks [M.Johnson to third, H.Milton to second,
W.Simms to first]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 5 H,
3 E, 3 LOB. 1, Monarchs 7.
4TH: L.Gilyard out on unknown play; C.Reed singled;
R.Shropshire singled [C.Reed to second]; B.Carter grounded into
a double play (J.Brooks to N.Allen to E.Mayweather)
[R.Shropshire out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1,
Monarchs 7.
MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather
singled; R.GRIFFIN REPLACED C.BERRY (PITCHING); J.Brooks
grounded into a double play (C.Lamar to L.Gilyard) [E.Mayweather
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Monarchs 7.
5TH: W.Davis out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play;
R.Griffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Monarchs 7.
MONARCHS 5TH: H.Else out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; V.Barnes singled; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Monarchs 7.
6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks was hit by a
pitch; J.Sparks was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by V.Barnes [J.Sparks to second]; L.Gilyard singled [J.Sparks
scored (unearned)]; C.Reed grounded into a double play (N.Allen
to E.Mayweather) [L.Gilyard out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB. 2, Monarchs 7.
MONARCHS 6TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; W.Brown walked; R.Griffin balked [W.Brown to
second]; E.Mayweather doubled [W.Brown scored]; J.Brooks out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 8.
7TH: R.Shropshire out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown
play; W.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2,
Monarchs 8.
MONARCHS 7TH: H.Else out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; V.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 2, Monarchs 8.
8TH: C.Lamar tripled; R.Griffin reached on a fielder's choice
(unknown fielder) [C.Lamar out at home]; L.Pearson doubled
[R.Griffin to third]; J.Sparks was hit by a pitch; L.Gilyard out
on unknown play; C.Reed walked [R.Griffin scored, L.Pearson to
third, J.Sparks to second]; R.Shropshire out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 3, Monarchs 8.
MONARCHS 8TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
3, Monarchs 8.
9TH: B.Carter singled; T.EDWARDS BATTED FOR W.DAVIS; T.Edwards
walked [B.Carter to second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play;
BATTED FOR R.GRIFFIN; out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked
[B.Carter to third, T.Edwards to second]; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 3, Monarchs 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
3 8 3 8
Monarchs 8 13 2 7
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