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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 4, 1937 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 1  0 0 3  0 0 1   -   5  7  2
Chicago American Giants             0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  8  2

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Eddie Dwight cf                       4   0   0    0     1         1   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   3    0     1         1   2
Bullet Rogan rf                       4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Willard Brown lf, ss                  4   1   1    1     0         3   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      2   0   0    0     0        12   2
  Harry Else ph, c                    2   0   1    1     0         2   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Mex Johnson ss                        2   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Willie Simms ph, lf                 2   1   1    1     0         2   0
Frank Duncan c, 1b                    3   0   0    0     1         3   2
Floyd Kranson p                       4   1   1    1     0         0   7
  Henry McHenry p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               35   5   7    4     3   2    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson, Floyd Kranson. 
E: 2.  Jess Brooks, Frank Duncan. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Eddie Dwight, Newt Allen. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jack Marshall rf                      4   1   3    1     1         0   1
Ted Bond 3b                           4   1   1    1     0         2   4
Alex Radcliff ss                      4   0   0    0     0         1   4
Subby Byas c                          4   0   1    1     0         3   0
Luther Gilyard 1b                     3   0   1    0     1         8   0
Wilson Redus lf                       4   0   0    0     0         6   0
Joe Sparks 2b                         3   0   0    0     1         4   3
Herman Dunlap cf                      4   1   2    0     0         3   0
Willie Foster p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ted Trent p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Zack Clayton ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   3   8    3     3   3    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Subby Byas, Herman Dunlap. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jack Marshall, Herman Dunlap. 
SH:  Willie Foster. 
GDP:  Wilson Redus. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson W                      8.1     8   3    3   3   3   0  35
Henry McHenry SV                     0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               9       8   3    3   3   3   0  37

WP:  Floyd Kranson. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Foster L                      5       4   4    2   2   2   0  22
Ted Trent                            4       3   1    1   1   0   0  16
Totals                               9       7   5    3   3   2   0  38

Willie Foster pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning
WP:  Willie Foster. 
BK:  Ted Trent 2. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Roy Young

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/4/1937, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Chicago American Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Chicago                       
1. E.Dwight            cf        J.Marshall          rf        
2. N.Allen             2b        T.Bond              3b        
3. B.Rogan             rf        A.Radcliff          ss        
4. W.Brown             lf        S.Byas              c         
5. E.Mayweather        1b        L.Gilyard           1b        
6. J.Brooks            3b        W.Redus             lf        
7. M.Johnson           ss        J.Sparks            2b        
8. F.Duncan            c         H.Dunlap            cf        
9. F.Kranson           p         W.Foster            p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen walked;
B.Rogan out on unknown play; N.Allen stole second [N.Allen to
third (error by S.Byas)]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: J.Marshall singled to third base
[J.Marshall to second (error by J.Brooks)]; T.Bond out on
unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants
0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on
unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: L.Gilyard walked; W.Redus grounded into a
double play (F.Kranson to M.Johnson to E.Mayweather) [L.Gilyard
out at second]; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Duncan out on unknown play; F.Kranson singled;
E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [F.Kranson to
third]; W.Foster threw a wild pitch [F.Kranson scored, N.Allen
to second]; B.Rogan out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: H.Dunlap doubled; W.Foster out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Dunlap to third]; J.Marshall
doubled [H.Dunlap scored]; T.Bond singled [J.Marshall scored];
A.Radcliff out on unknown play [T.Bond to second]; S.Byas
singled [T.Bond scored]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on
unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Sparks out
on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Duncan walked;
F.Kranson out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: W.Foster out on unknown play; J.Marshall
walked; T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen singled; B.Rogan reached on an error by
H.Dunlap [N.Allen to second, B.Rogan to first]; W.Brown singled
[N.Allen scored, B.Rogan to second]; T.TRENT REPLACED W.FOSTER
(PITCHING); H.ELSE BATTED FOR E.MAYWEATHER; H.Else singled
[B.Rogan scored (unearned), W.Brown to third]; J.Brooks out on
unknown play; W.SIMMS BATTED FOR M.JOHNSON; W.Simms out on
unknown play [W.Brown scored (unearned)]; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, American
Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: H.ELSE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); W.SIMMS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); W.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); F.DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S.Byas out on
unknown play; L.Gilyard singled to first base [L.Gilyard to
second (error by F.Duncan)]; W.Redus out on unknown play;
J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4,
American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: F.Kranson out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on
unknown play; N.Allen singled; T.Trent balked [N.Allen to
second]; B.Rogan out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; T.Trent out
on unknown play; J.Marshall singled; F.Kranson threw a wild
pitch [J.Marshall to second]; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; H.Else out on
unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas out
on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Simms singled; T.Trent balked [W.Simms to
second]; F.Duncan out on unknown play [W.Simms to third];
F.Kranson out on unknown play [W.Simms scored]; E.Dwight walked;
E.Dwight stole second; N.Allen out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Sparks
walked; H.Dunlap singled [J.Sparks to second]; Z.CLAYTON BATTED
FOR T.TRENT; H.MCHENRY REPLACED F.KRANSON (PITCHING); Z.Clayton
out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 5, American Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         5   7   2   6
 American Giants   3   8   2   7


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