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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 0

Game played on Sunday, June 27, 1937 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  5  6
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 2 3  1 1 x   -   8 14  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry lf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Bob Smith 3b                          3   0   0    0     0         2   2
  Bob Madison ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jimmy Ford 2b                         4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Nat Rogers rf                         3   0   0    0     0        10   0
Red Longley cf                        3   0   1    0     0         5   0
Granville Lyons 1b                    3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Raymond Taylor c                      3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Leo Sanders ss                        3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Emery Adams p                         3   0   1    0     0         0   4
Totals                               30   0   5    0     0   5    24   8

FIELDING -
E: 6.  Goose Curry, Nat Rogers, Granville Lyons, Raymond Taylor, Leo Sanders, Emery Adams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jimmy Ford. 
GDP:  Goose Curry. 
Team LOB:  3


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       5   1   1    2     0         3   0
Willie Simms cf                       5   2   2    0     0         0   1
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   2    2     0         2   8
Willard Brown lf                      5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      5   1   2    1     0        12   2
Jess Brooks 3b                        4   2   3    0     0         1   2
Frank Duncan c                        2   1   2    2     1         5   1
Mex Johnson ss                        3   1   1    0     1         3   3
Hilton Smith p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   4
Totals                               36   8  14    7     2   2    27  21

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Newt Allen, Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson. 
E: 1.  Jess Brooks. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jess Brooks. 
3B:  Ed Mayweather. 
SH:  Newt Allen, Frank Duncan, Hilton Smith. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Emery Adams L                        8      14   8    6   2   2   0  41
Totals                               8      14   8    6   2   2   0  41

BK:  Emery Adams. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith W                       9       5   0    0   0   5   0  30
Totals                               9       5   0    0   0   5   0  30

WP:  Hilton Smith 2. 


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Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B -  McDonald

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/27/1937, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. G.Curry             lf        H.Milton            rf        
2. B.Smith             3b        W.Simms             cf        
3. J.Ford              2b        N.Allen             2b        
4. N.Rogers            rf        W.Brown             lf        
5. R.Longley           cf        E.Mayweather        1b        
6. G.Lyons             1b        J.Brooks            3b        
7. R.Taylor            c         F.Duncan            c         
8. L.Sanders           ss        M.Johnson           ss        
9. E.Adams             p         H.Smith             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Brooks dropped a foul fly hit by G.Curry; G.Curry
out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; J.Ford
doubled; H.Smith threw a wild pitch [J.Ford to third]; N.Rogers
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs
0.

MONARCHS 1ST: 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.
 Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley singled; G.Lyons singled to center field
(W.Simms to J.Brooks) [R.Longley out at third]; R.Taylor out on
unknown play; L.Sanders out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on
unknown play; J.Brooks singled; J.Brooks was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by G.Lyons [J.Brooks to second];
F.Duncan singled [J.Brooks scored (unearned)]; M.Johnson reached
on an error by L.Sanders [F.Duncan to second, M.Johnson to
first]; H.Smith singled [F.Duncan to third, M.Johnson to
second]; H.Milton out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 3RD: E.Adams singled; G.Curry grounded into a double
play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [E.Adams out at
second]; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Mayweather singled; J.Brooks singled to pitcher
[E.Mayweather to third (error by E.Adams), J.Brooks to second];
F.Duncan walked; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 5TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on
unknown play; L.Sanders out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Simms singled; N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; E.Mayweather tripled [W.Simms scored]; E.Adams balked
[E.Mayweather scored]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 6TH: E.Adams out on unknown play; G.Curry out on
unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: F.Duncan singled; F.Duncan was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by R.Taylor [F.Duncan to second];
M.Johnson walked; H.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [F.Duncan to third, M.Johnson to second]; H.Milton
singled [F.Duncan scored, M.Johnson scored]; W.Simms out on
unknown play [H.Milton to second]; N.Allen singled [H.Milton
scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 6.

RED SOX 7TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 7TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks
doubled to right field [J.Brooks to third (error by N.Rogers)];
F.Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Brooks
scored]; M.Johnson singled; H.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 7.

RED SOX 8TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; R.Taylor singled;
H.Smith threw a wild pitch [R.Taylor to second]; L.Sanders out
on unknown play; E.Adams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms singled to
left field [W.Simms to second (error by G.Curry)]; N.Allen
singled [W.Simms scored (unearned)]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 8.

RED SOX 9TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; B.MADISON BATTED FOR
B.SMITH; B.Madison out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          0   5   6   3
 Monarchs         8  14   1   9


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