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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 16 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 8

Game played on Monday, June 28, 1937 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     1 0 0  0 4 0  3 0 0   -   8 13  3
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  5 11 x   -  16 15  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry rf                        3   3   2    1     2   1     2   0
Zearlee Maxwell 3b                    4   2   2    2     0   1     0   1
Jimmy Ford 2b                         5   0   2    3     0         5   4
Red Longley cf                        4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Raymond Taylor c                      4   0   2    1     0         4   1
Granville Lyons 1b                    4   1   1    0     0         8   2
Leo Sanders ss                        4   1   2    0     0         2   3
Bob Smith lf                          4   0   0    0     0         0   0
R.B. Bryant p                         4   1   1    0     0   1     1   2
Totals                               36   8  13    8     2   9    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jimmy Ford, Granville Lyons, Leo Sanders. 
E: 3.  Goose Curry, Zearlee Maxwell, Leo Sanders. 
PB: 1.  Raymond Taylor. 

BATTING -
2B:  Goose Curry 2. 
SH:  Zearlee Maxwell. 
Team LOB:  4


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   2   0    1     2         0   1
Willie Simms cf, lf                   5   2   4    2     0         2   1
Newt Allen 2b                         5   2   2    3     0         3   3
Willard Brown lf, ss                  4   1   2    3     1         0   1
Ed Mayweather 1b                      5   1   2    1     0        10   3
Jess Brooks 3b                        3   3   2    1     2         0   2
Frank Duncan c                        4   2   1    0     1         9   0
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Hilton Smith ph                     1   1   1    1     0         0   0
  Eddie Dwight ph, cf                 1   1   1    1     0         0   0
Andy Cooper p                         1   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Vet Barnes p                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bullet Rogan ph                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Markham p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Harry Else ph                       2   1   0    2     0         0   0
   Johnson p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               39  16  15   15     6   3    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ed Mayweather. 
E: 2.  Newt Allen, Mex Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Newt Allen, Willard Brown, Jess Brooks. 
3B:  Willard Brown. 
HBP:  Bullet Rogan. 
GDP:  Frank Duncan. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willie Simms, Hilton Smith, Eddie Dwight. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
R.B. Bryant L                        8      15  16   14   6   3   0  46
Totals                               8      15  16   14   6   3   0  46

WP:  R.B. Bryant. 
BK:  R.B. Bryant. 
HBP:  R.B. Bryant. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Cooper                          4.2     9   5    5   0   6   0  22
Vet Barnes                           2.1     4   3    3   1   1   0  10
Johnny Markham W                     1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
 Johnson SV                          1       0   0    0   1   2   0  4
Totals                               9      13   8    8   2   9   0  39

WP:   Johnson. 


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Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B -  McDonald

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 6/28/1937 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; G.Curry doubled; Z.Maxwell out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [G.Curry to third]; J.Ford out on unknown play
[G.Curry scored]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: R.Taylor singled to center field (W.Simms to
N.Allen) [R.Taylor out at second]; G.Lyons out on unknown play;
L.Sanders singled to shortstop [L.Sanders to second (error by
M.Johnson)]; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Brooks walked; F.Duncan grounded into a double
play (L.Sanders to J.Ford to G.Lyons) [J.Brooks out at second];
M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 3RD: R.Bryant struck out; G.Curry struck out; Z.Maxwell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: A.Cooper out on unknown play; H.Milton walked;
R.Bryant balked [H.Milton to second]; W.Simms out on unknown
play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

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

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather singled
to third base [E.Mayweather to second (error by Z.Maxwell)];
J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 5TH: G.Lyons singled; L.Sanders singled [G.Lyons to
second]; B.Smith out on unknown play; R.Bryant out on unknown
play; G.Curry doubled [G.Lyons scored, L.Sanders to third];
Z.Maxwell singled [L.Sanders scored, G.Curry scored]; J.Ford
singled [Z.Maxwell to second]; R.Longley singled [Z.Maxwell
scored, J.Ford to second]; V.BARNES REPLACED A.COOPER
(PITCHING); R.Taylor out on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: M.Johnson out on unknown play; V.Barnes out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 6TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; L.Sanders out on
unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 5, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Simms singled; N.Allen out on unknown play;
W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 7TH: R.Bryant singled to second base [R.Bryant to
second (error by N.Allen)]; G.Curry walked; Z.Maxwell singled
[R.Bryant to third, G.Curry to second]; J.Ford singled [R.Bryant
scored, G.Curry scored, Z.Maxwell to second]; R.Longley lined
into a double play (E.Mayweather unassisted) [J.Ford out at
first]; R.Taylor singled to right field (H.Milton to M.Johnson)
[Z.Maxwell scored, R.Taylor out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Brooks singled; F.Duncan singled [J.Brooks to
second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR
V.BARNES; B.Rogan was hit by a pitch [J.Brooks to third,
F.Duncan to second]; H.Milton forced B.Rogan (unknown fielder)
[J.Brooks scored, F.Duncan to third, H.Milton to first]; W.Simms
singled [F.Duncan scored, H.Milton to third]; W.Simms stole
second; N.Allen doubled [H.Milton scored, W.Simms scored];
W.Brown tripled [N.Allen scored]; E.Mayweather out on unknown
play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Monarchs 5.

RED SOX 8TH: J.MARKHAM REPLACED B.ROGAN (PITCHING); G.Lyons out
on unknown play; L.Sanders out on unknown play; B.Smith out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Brooks walked; R.Taylor allowed a passed ball
[J.Brooks to second]; F.Duncan walked; H.SMITH BATTED FOR
M.JOHNSON; H.Smith singled [J.Brooks scored, F.Duncan to third];
H.ELSE BATTED FOR J.MARKHAM; H.Smith stole second; H.Else
reached on an error by L.Sanders [F.Duncan scored, H.Smith
scored (no RBI), H.Else to first]; H.Milton walked [H.Else to
second]; W.Simms singled [H.Else scored (unearned), H.Milton to
second]; N.Allen singled [H.Milton scored, W.Simms to second];
W.Brown doubled [W.Simms scored, N.Allen scored]; E.Mayweather
singled [W.Brown scored]; J.Brooks doubled [E.Mayweather
scored]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; E.DWIGHT BATTED FOR
H.SMITH; E.Dwight singled [J.Brooks scored]; E.Dwight stole
second; R.Bryant threw a wild pitch [E.Dwight to third]; H.Else
out on unknown play [E.Dwight scored (unearned)]; H.Milton out
on unknown play; 11 R (9 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Monarchs 16.

RED SOX 9TH:  REPLACED H.ELSE (PITCHING); E.DWIGHT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); W.SIMMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
W.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); R.Bryant out on unknown
play; G.Curry walked;  threw a wild pitch [G.Curry to second];
Z.Maxwell out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Monarchs 16.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          8  13   3   4
 Monarchs        16  15   2   6


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