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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Monday, July 5, 1937 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   2  5  0
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Willie Simms cf                       4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Newt Allen 2b                         3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Willard Brown lf                      4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      4   1   1    1     0         7   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   1    1     0         3   1
Harry Else c                          3   0   1    0     0        10   0
Andy Cooper p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   2   5    2     1   3    27   2

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

BATTING -
3B:  Ed Mayweather. 
SH:  Newt Allen. 
GDP:  Mex Johnson. 
Team LOB:  4


Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jack Marshall rf                      4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Ted Bond 3b                           4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Alex Radcliff ss                      4   0   0    0     0         3   2
Herman Dunlap cf                      4   1   1    0     0         4   0
Luther Gilyard 1b                     3   0   0    0     0        12   2
  Subby Byas ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Joe Sparks 2b                         2   0   1    1     1         2   0
Wilson Redus lf                       3   0   1    0     0         0   5
Paul Hardy c                          3   0   0    0     0         5   1
Cliff Blackmon p                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   1   4    1     1   9    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Alex Radcliff, Luther Gilyard. 
E: 1.  Alex Radcliff. 

BATTING -
2B:  Herman Dunlap. 
GDP:  Wilson Redus. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Cooper W                        9       4   1    1   1   9   0  32
Totals                               9       4   1    1   1   9   0  32


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cliff Blackmon L                     9       5   2    2   1   3   0  33
Totals                               9       5   2    2   1   3   0  33



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3300

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/5/1937, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Chicago American 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        H.Dunlap            cf        
5. E.Mayweather        1b        L.Gilyard           1b        
6. J.Brooks            3b        J.Sparks            2b        
7. M.Johnson           ss        W.Redus             lf        
8. H.Else              c         P.Hardy             c         
9. A.Cooper            p         C.Blackmon          p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; 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. 
Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: J.Marshall singled; T.Bond reached on a
fielder's choice [J.Marshall to second]; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants
0.

MONARCHS 2ND: 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 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: J.Sparks out on unknown play; W.Redus
singled; P.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Else out on
unknown play; A.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond out
on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: 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.
 Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: H.Dunlap doubled; L.Gilyard out on unknown
play; J.Sparks singled [H.Dunlap scored]; W.Redus grounded into
a double play (N.Allen to M.Johnson to E.Mayweather) [J.Sparks
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American
Giants 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown singled; E.Mayweather tripled [W.Brown
scored]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; M.Johnson singled
[E.Mayweather scored]; H.Else out on unknown play; A.Cooper out
on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American
Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: P.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Blackmon
out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton walked; W.Simms out on unknown play;
N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Milton to
second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out
on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks
singled; M.Johnson grounded into a double play (A.Radcliff to
L.Gilyard) [J.Brooks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: L.Gilyard out on unknown play; J.Sparks
walked; W.Redus out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Else singled; A.Cooper out on unknown play;
H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: C.Blackmon out on unknown play; J.Marshall
out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: N.Allen reached on an error by A.Radcliff
[N.Allen to first]; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather
out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Dunlap
out on unknown play; S.BYAS BATTED FOR L.GILYARD; S.Byas out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, American Giants
1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         2   5   0   4
 American Giants   1   4   1   4


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