Kansas City Monarchs 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 0 Chicago American Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 Willie Simms cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 Willard Brown lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 2 2 0 0 9 0 Jess Brooks 3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 5 Mex Johnson ss 4 0 1 1 0 5 3 Frank Duncan c 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 Vet Barnes p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 5 9 5 5 1 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Newt Allen 2, Ed Mayweather 2, Mex Johnson 2. BATTING - 2B: Henry Milton, Ed Mayweather, Jess Brooks. 3B: Willard Brown. SH: Willie Simms, Vet Barnes. Team LOB: 8 Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jack Marshall rf 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 4 Ted Bond 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 Alex Radcliff ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 Subby Byas c 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 Luther Gilyard 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 12 0 Wilson Redus lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Joe Sparks 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 Herman Dunlap cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Melvin Powell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Cornelius p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Totals 32 1 8 1 5 0 27 21 BATTING - 2B: Alex Radcliff, Herman Dunlap. GDP: Luther Gilyard, Herman Dunlap. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Vet Barnes W 9 8 1 1 5 0 0 37 Totals 9 8 1 1 5 0 0 37 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Melvin Powell L 4 6 4 4 3 1 0 20 Willie Cornelius 5 3 1 1 2 0 0 20 Totals 9 9 5 5 5 1 0 40 WP: Melvin Powell. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Roy Young Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3300 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/5/1937, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago Am. Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. H.Milton rf J.Marshall rf 2. W.Simms cf T.Bond 3b 3. N.Allen 2b 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. V.Barnes p M.Powell p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton doubled; W.Simms out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Milton to third]; N.Allen out on unknown play [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: J.Marshall walked; T.Bond singled [J.Marshall to second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas singled [J.Marshall scored, T.Bond to second]; L.Gilyard grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [S.Byas out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather doubled; M.Powell threw a wild pitch [E.Mayweather to third]; J.Brooks out on unknown play [E.Mayweather scored]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Duncan walked; V.Barnes singled to right field (J.Marshall to T.Bond) [F.Duncan out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 2ND: W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; H.Dunlap doubled; M.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Marshall walked; T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 4TH: E.Mayweather singled; J.Brooks walked [E.Mayweather to second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Duncan walked [E.Mayweather to third, J.Brooks to second]; V.Barnes out on unknown play; H.Milton singled [E.Mayweather scored, J.Brooks scored, F.Duncan to second]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Gilyard singled; W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; H.Dunlap singled [L.Gilyard to second]; M.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 5TH: W.CORNELIUS REPLACED M.POWELL (PITCHING); N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown tripled; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff doubled; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 6TH: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; V.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 6TH: L.Gilyard walked; W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Sparks walked [L.Gilyard to second]; H.Dunlap grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [J.Sparks out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Milton walked; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen walked [H.Milton to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 7TH: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; J.Marshall walked; J.Marshall was picked off first (V.Barnes to E.Mayweather); T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Brooks doubled; M.Johnson singled [J.Brooks scored]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; V.Barnes out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Johnson to second]; H.Milton out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas singled; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 9TH: 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. Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; H.Dunlap singled; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Am. Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 5 9 0 8 Am. Giants 1 8 0 9
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