Detroit Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 4 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 x - 4 5 0 BATTING Detroit Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alphonse Dunn 1b 4 0 1 0 0 6 0 Red Hale ss 4 1 1 0 0 5 3 Turkey Stearnes cf 3 1 1 1 0 5 0 Stiles cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Eli Underwood rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Charley House 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 Roosevelt Cox c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dusty Decker 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 Percy Miller p 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 30 2 6 2 0 3 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Alphonse Dunn 2, Red Hale, Dusty Decker. E: 4. Alphonse Dunn 2, Red Hale 2. BATTING - 2B: Turkey Stearnes. 3B: Red Hale. SH: Percy Miller. GDP: Alphonse Dunn. Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING - CS: Alphonse Dunn. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eddie Dwight cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Newt Allen 2b 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 3 Willard Brown lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Bullet Rogan rf 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 Jess Brooks 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Frank Duncan 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 2 Harry Else c 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 Mex Johnson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hilton Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Henry McHenry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 30 4 5 4 8 0 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Newt Allen, Frank Duncan. BATTING - 3B: Willard Brown. GDP: Mex Johnson, Hilton Smith. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown. PITCHING Detroit Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Percy Miller L 8 5 4 4 8 0 0 38 Totals 8 5 4 4 8 0 0 38 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith W 7 5 2 2 0 2 0 25 Henry McHenry SV 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 3 0 31 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B - McDonald Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/18/1937, game 1 -- Detroit Stars at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Detroit Kansas City 1. A.Dunn 1b E.Dwight cf 2. R.Hale ss N.Allen 2b 3. T.Stearnes cf W.Brown lf 4. B.Hoskins lf B.Rogan rf 5. E.Underwood rf J.Brooks 3b 6. C.House 3b F.Duncan 1b 7. R.Cox c H.Else c 8. D.Decker 2b M.Johnson ss 9. P.Miller p H.Smith p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Dunn singled; A.Dunn was caught stealing second (H.Else to N.Allen); R.Hale out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: E.Dwight walked; N.Allen walked [E.Dwight to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Rogan reached on an error by R.Hale [E.Dwight to third, N.Allen to second, B.Rogan to first]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 0. STARS 2ND: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; E.Underwood out on unknown play; C.House out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: H.Else walked; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 0. STARS 3RD: R.Cox out on unknown play; D.Decker singled; P.Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Decker to second]; A.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen walked; W.Brown tripled to right field [N.Allen scored]; B.Rogan walked; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 1. STARS 4TH: R.Hale out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 4TH: M.Johnson reached on an error by A.Dunn [M.Johnson to first]; H.Smith grounded into a double play (R.Hale to A.Dunn) [M.Johnson out at second]; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 1. STARS 5TH: E.Underwood out on unknown play; C.House out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen walked; W.Brown singled to left field [N.Allen to third]; B.Rogan flied to B.Hoskins [N.Allen scored]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 2. STARS 6TH: D.Decker out on unknown play; P.Miller out on unknown play; A.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Else singled; M.Johnson grounded into a double play (D.Decker to A.Dunn) [H.Else out at second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Monarchs 2. STARS 7TH: R.Hale tripled to center field; T.Stearnes doubled [R.Hale scored]; B.Hoskins flied to unknown fielder [T.Stearnes to third]; E.Underwood out on unknown play; C.House singled [T.Stearnes scored]; R.Cox out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 7TH: REPLACED T.STEARNES (PLAYING CF); On a bunt E.Dwight singled to pitcher [E.Dwight to third (error by A.Dunn)]; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown walked; W.Brown stole second; B.Rogan singled to center field [E.Dwight scored, W.Brown to third]; J.Brooks lined to B.Hoskins [W.Brown scored]; F.Duncan walked [B.Rogan to second]; H.Else out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Monarchs 4. STARS 8TH: H.MCHENRY REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); D.Decker out on unknown play; P.Miller singled; A.Dunn grounded into a double play (N.Allen to F.Duncan) [P.Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 8TH: M.Johnson reached on an error by R.Hale [M.Johnson to first]; H.McHenry out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Monarchs 4. STARS 9TH: R.Hale out on unknown play; out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Monarchs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 2 6 4 2 Monarchs 4 5 0 10
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