St. Louis Stars 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 2
Kansas City Monarchs 2 0 4 1 4 2 x - 13 14 2
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Pearson rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
Joe Sparks p, 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1
Luther Gilyard 1b 3 0 0 1 0 3 0
Curtis Reed cf 3 0 1 0 0 5 0
Ralph Shropshire c 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
Robert Griffin p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tenny Edwards 2b, c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Willie Davis lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Clarence Lamar ss 3 2 2 0 0 2 0
Pfiffer 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 1
Totals 26 2 4 2 3 5 18 2
FIELDING -
E: 2. Luther Gilyard, Pfiffer.
BATTING -
GDP: Luther Gilyard.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
SB: Clarence Lamar 2.
Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Milton rf 3 2 1 2 2 0 0
Eddie Dwight cf 3 2 0 0 2 0 0
Newt Allen 2b 5 2 3 3 0 2 5
Willard Brown lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0
Ed Mayweather 1b 1 0 1 1 1 5 0
Willie Simms pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Else c 1 0 1 1 1 4 1
Jess Brooks 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0
Mex Johnson ss 3 2 1 2 1 3 3
Frank Duncan c, 1b 3 2 3 0 0 6 0
Hilton Smith p 4 0 1 2 0 0 4
Totals 32 13 14 13 7 5 21 13
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Newt Allen, Ed Mayweather, Hilton Smith.
E: 2. Ed Mayweather, Hilton Smith.
BATTING -
2B: Newt Allen.
HR: Henry Milton.
HBP: Frank Duncan.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
SB: Eddie Dwight 2, Newt Allen, Willard Brown, Frank Duncan.
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Joe Sparks L 2.2 7 6 6 2 0 18
Robert Griffin 3.1 7 7 7 5 1 1 22
Totals 6 14 13 13 7 5 1 40
WP: Robert Griffin.
HBP: Joe Sparks.
Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Hilton Smith W 7 4 2 2 3 5 0 29
Totals 7 4 2 2 3 5 0 29
WP: Hilton Smith.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - McDonald, 1B - Sherwood
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/20/1937, game 2 -- at Kansas City Monarchs
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City
1. L.Pearson rf H.Milton rf
2. J.Sparks p E.Dwight cf
3. L.Gilyard 1b N.Allen 2b
4. C.Reed cf W.Brown lf
5. R.Shropshire c E.Mayweather 1b
6. T.Edwards 2b J.Brooks 3b
7. W.Davis lf M.Johnson ss
8. C.Lamar ss F.Duncan c
9. 3b H.Smith p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks walked; L.Gilyard
grounded into a double play (H.Smith to N.Allen to E.Mayweather)
[J.Sparks out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Monarchs 0.
MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton walked; E.Dwight out on unknown play;
N.Allen doubled [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play;
E.Mayweather singled [N.Allen scored]; E.Mayweather was picked
off first, but was safe on an error by L.Gilyard [E.Mayweather
to second]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
0, Monarchs 2.
2ND: C.Reed out on unknown play; R.Shropshire reached on an
error by E.Mayweather [R.Shropshire to first]; H.Smith threw a
wild pitch [R.Shropshire to second]; T.Edwards out on unknown
play; W.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0,
Monarchs 2.
MONARCHS 2ND: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled;
F.Duncan stole second; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Monarchs 2.
3RD: C.Lamar singled; C.Lamar stole second; walked; L.Pearson
out on unknown play; J.Sparks walked [C.Lamar to third, to
second]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play [C.Lamar scored]; C.Reed
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Monarchs 2.
MONARCHS 3RD: E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen singled;
W.Brown singled [N.Allen to second]; N.Allen stole third and
W.Brown stole second; E.Mayweather walked; W.SIMMS RAN FOR
E.MAYWEATHER; J.Brooks out on unknown play; M.Johnson singled
[N.Allen scored, W.Brown scored, W.Simms to second]; F.Duncan
was hit by a pitch [W.Simms to third, M.Johnson to second];
H.Smith singled [W.Simms scored, M.Johnson scored, F.Duncan to
second]; J.SPARKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); T.EDWARDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); R.GRIFFIN REPLACED R.SHROPSHIRE
(PITCHING); H.Milton out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
1, Monarchs 6.
4TH: H.ELSE REPLACED W.SIMMS (PLAYING C); F.DUNCAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); R.Griffin out on unknown play; T.Edwards
out on unknown play; W.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. 1, Monarchs 6.
MONARCHS 4TH: E.Dwight walked; E.Dwight stole second; N.Allen
out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; H.Else walked;
J.Brooks singled [E.Dwight scored, H.Else to second]; M.Johnson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Monarchs 7.
5TH: C.Lamar singled; C.Lamar stole second; out on unknown
play; L.Pearson singled [C.Lamar scored]; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 2, Monarchs 7.
MONARCHS 5TH: F.Duncan singled; H.Smith out on unknown play;
H.Milton homered [F.Duncan scored]; E.Dwight walked; E.Dwight
stole second; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown singled
[E.Dwight scored]; R.Griffin threw a wild pitch [W.Brown to
second]; H.Else singled [W.Brown scored]; J.Brooks out on
unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 11.
6TH: C.Reed singled; R.Griffin out on unknown play; T.Edwards
out on unknown play; W.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 11.
MONARCHS 6TH: M.Johnson walked; F.Duncan singled to third base
[M.Johnson to third (error by ), F.Duncan to second]; H.Smith
out on unknown play; H.Milton walked; E.Dwight out on unknown
play; N.Allen singled [M.Johnson scored, F.Duncan scored,
H.Milton to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB. 2, Monarchs 13.
7TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; reached on an error by
H.Smith [ to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 2, Monarchs 13.
Final Totals R H E LOB
2 4 2 6
Monarchs 13 14 2 9
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