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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6

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

Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 0  0 0 4  1  -   6  7  5
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 1  2 1 4  x  -   8  7  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry lf                        3   1   1    0     0         0   0
  William Newman ph, lf               1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Zearlee Maxwell 3b                    3   1   1    0     0         1   1
  Eppie Hamilton ph, 3b               1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jimmy Ford 2b                         4   2   2    1     0         0   1
Nat Rogers rf                         3   2   2    1     0         1   0
Red Longley cf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Granville Lyons 1b                    3   0   0    1     0         3   1
Bob Smith c                           3   0   1    3     0         6   1
Leo Sanders ss                        2   0   0    0     1         2   2
Bob Madison p                         0   0   0    0     1         3   1
  Floyd Kranson p                     2   0   0    0     0         1   2
Totals                               29   6   7    6     2   7    18   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Leo Sanders. 
E: 5.  Granville Lyons 4, Bob Smith. 
PB: 2.  Bob Smith 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Smith. 
3B:  Jimmy Ford. 
HBP:  Nat Rogers. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       2   2   0    0     1         2   0
Willie Simms cf                       4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   2    2     0         0   3
Willard Brown lf, ss                  4   1   3    2     0         0   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   0   0    0     1         8   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        1   1   0    0     2         0   0
Frank Duncan c                        3   1   2    0     0         7   0
  Eddie Dwight pr                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Harry Else c                        0   0   0    0     0         1   0
Mex Johnson ss                        2   0   0    0     0         1   4
  Bullet Rogan ph, lf                 0   1   0    0     1         0   0
Johnny Markham p                      2   0   0    1     0         0   0
  Vet Barnes p                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               26   8   7    5     5   6    21   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ed Mayweather. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown 2. 
3B:  Newt Allen. 
HBP:  Henry Milton. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton 2, Eddie Dwight 2, Bullet Rogan. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Madison                          2.1     0   1    1   3   3   0  10
Floyd Kranson L                      3.2     7   7    4   2   3   0  22
Totals                               6       7   8    5   5   6   0  32

WP:  Floyd Kranson. 
HBP:  Floyd Kranson. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Markham                       5       4   4    3   1   5   0  21
Vet Barnes W                         2       3   2    2   1   2   0  11
Totals                               7       7   6    5   2   7   0  32

Johnny Markham pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning
HBP:  Vet Barnes. 


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Umpires: HP -  McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/27/1937, game 2 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. G.Curry             lf        H.Milton            rf        
2. Z.Maxwell           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. B.Smith             c         F.Duncan            c         
8. L.Sanders           ss        M.Johnson           ss        
9. B.Madison           p         J.Markham           p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; G.Curry out on unknown play; Z.Maxwell out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton reached on an error by G.Lyons [H.Milton
to first]; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown
play; H.Milton stole second [H.Milton to third (error by
B.Smith)]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Rogers singled; R.Longley reached on an error by
E.Mayweather [N.Rogers to third, R.Longley to first]; G.Lyons
out on unknown play [N.Rogers scored (unearned)]; B.Smith out on
unknown play; L.Sanders out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather walked; B.Smith allowed a passed
ball [E.Mayweather to second]; J.Brooks walked; F.Duncan lined
into a double play (L.Sanders unassisted) [E.Mayweather out at
second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 3RD: B.Madison walked; G.Curry out on unknown play;
Z.Maxwell out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Markham out on unknown play; H.Milton walked;
F.KRANSON REPLACED B.MADISON (PITCHING); H.Milton stole second;
W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [H.Milton to
third]; W.Brown doubled [H.Milton scored, N.Allen to third];
E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Monarchs 1.

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

MONARCHS 4TH: J.Brooks walked; B.Smith allowed a passed ball
[J.Brooks to second]; F.Duncan singled to first base [J.Brooks
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by G.Lyons), F.Duncan to
second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play [F.Duncan to third];
J.Markham out on unknown play [F.Duncan scored (unearned)];
H.Milton out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 5TH: B.Smith out on unknown play; L.Sanders out on
unknown play; F.Kranson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; W.Brown doubled; E.Mayweather reached on an error
by G.Lyons [W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.Mayweather to
first]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 6TH: G.Curry singled; Z.Maxwell singled [G.Curry to
second]; J.Ford singled [G.Curry scored, Z.Maxwell to second];
V.BARNES REPLACED J.MARKHAM (PITCHING); N.Rogers was hit by a
pitch [Z.Maxwell to third, J.Ford to second]; R.Longley out on
unknown play; G.Lyons out on unknown play; B.Smith doubled
[Z.Maxwell scored, J.Ford scored, N.Rogers scored]; L.Sanders
walked; F.Kranson out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: F.Duncan singled; E.DWIGHT RAN FOR F.DUNCAN;
B.ROGAN BATTED FOR M.JOHNSON; E.Dwight stole second; B.Rogan
walked; E.Dwight stole third and B.Rogan stole second; V.Barnes
out on unknown play; H.Milton was hit by a pitch; W.Simms forced
E.Dwight (unknown fielder) [B.Rogan to third, H.Milton to
second, W.Simms to first]; F.Kranson threw a wild pitch [B.Rogan
scored, H.Milton to third, W.Simms to second]; N.Allen tripled
[H.Milton scored, W.Simms scored]; W.Brown singled [N.Allen
scored]; W.Brown was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by G.Lyons [W.Brown to second]; E.Mayweather out on unknown
play; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 8.

RED SOX 7TH: H.ELSE REPLACED E.DWIGHT (PLAYING C); B.ROGAN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); W.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); W.NEWMAN BATTED FOR G.CURRY; W.Newman out on unknown play;
E.HAMILTON BATTED FOR Z.MAXWELL; E.Hamilton out on unknown play;
J.Ford tripled; N.Rogers singled [J.Ford scored]; R.Longley out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.NEWMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); E.HAMILTON

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          6   7   5   5
 Monarchs         8   7   1   6


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