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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Detroit Stars (DT2) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 18, 1937 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Detroit Stars                       0 0 0  1 0 0  0  -   1  6  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 3 0  x  -   3  6  2

BATTING

Detroit Stars                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Alphonse Dunn 1b                      3   0   0    0     0         6   0
  Albert Davis ph                     0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Red Hale ss                           4   0   1    0     0         0   0
 Stiles cf                            3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   1   2    0     0         2   0
Eli Underwood rf                      3   0   1    1     0         2   0
Charley House 3b                      2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Felton Wilson ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Roosevelt Cox c                       2   0   1    0     0         1   3
  Dean Thomas ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dusty Decker 2b                       2   0   0    0     0         3   2
  Edward Salters ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Percy Miller p                        2   0   0    0     0         2   3
  Turkey Stearnes ph                  1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               28   1   6    1     1   7    18  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Eli Underwood, Dusty Decker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Eli Underwood. 
3B:  Bill Hoskins. 
Team LOB:  7


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       3   1   1    1     0         2   1
Willie Simms cf                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         2   0   0    0     1         1   1
Willard Brown lf                      3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   0   2    0     0         7   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        3   0   1    0     0         1   2
Frank Duncan c                        3   1   1    0     0         8   0
Mex Johnson ss                        1   0   0    0     0         1   3
Vet Barnes p                          2   1   1    1     0         0   2
Totals                               23   3   6    2     1   2    21   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Mayweather, Vet Barnes. 
SH:  Mex Johnson. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Milton, Jess Brooks. 

PITCHING

Detroit Stars                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Percy Miller L                       6       6   3    2   1   2   0  25
Totals                               6       6   3    2   1   2   0  25


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Vet Barnes W                         7       6   1    1   1   7   0  29
Totals                               7       6   1    1   1   7   0  29



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/18/1937, game 2 -- Detroit Stars at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Detroit                       Kansas City                   
1. A.Dunn              1b        H.Milton            rf        
2. R.Hale              ss        W.Simms             cf        
3.                     cf        N.Allen             2b        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        W.Brown             lf        
5. E.Underwood         rf        E.Mayweather        1b        
6. C.House             3b        J.Brooks            3b        
7. R.Cox               c         F.Duncan            c         
8. D.Decker            2b        M.Johnson           ss        
9. P.Miller            p         V.Barnes            p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; A.Dunn out on unknown play; R.Hale singled; R.Hale was
picked off first, but was safe on an error by E.Mayweather
[R.Hale to second];  out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; N.Allen walked; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

STARS 2ND: E.Underwood out on unknown play; C.House out on
unknown play; R.Cox singled; D.Decker out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather singled; J.Brooks out on unknown
play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

STARS 3RD: P.Miller out on unknown play; A.Dunn out on unknown
play; R.Hale out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: V.Barnes out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

STARS 4TH:  out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled to right
field; E.Underwood doubled to left field [B.Hoskins scored];
C.House out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Monarchs 0.

STARS 5TH: 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 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.Brooks singled; J.Brooks was caught stealing
second (R.Cox to D.Decker); F.Duncan singled to left field;
M.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Duncan to
second]; V.Barnes doubled [F.Duncan scored]; H.Milton singled to
center field [V.Barnes scored]; H.Milton was caught stealing
second [H.Milton to second (error by D.Decker; assist by
R.Cox)]; W.Simms reached on an error by E.Underwood [H.Milton
scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Simms to first]; N.Allen out on
unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Monarchs 3.

STARS 6TH: R.Hale out on unknown play;  out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins tripled; E.Underwood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather
doubled; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Monarchs 3.

STARS 7TH: F.WILSON BATTED FOR C.HOUSE; F.Wilson reached on an
error by M.Johnson [F.Wilson to first]; D.THOMAS BATTED FOR
R.COX; D.Thomas out on unknown play; E.SALTERS BATTED FOR
D.DECKER; E.Salters out on unknown play; T.STEARNES BATTED FOR
P.MILLER; T.Stearnes singled [F.Wilson to second]; A.DAVIS
BATTED FOR A.DUNN; A.Davis walked [F.Wilson to third, T.Stearnes
to second]; R.Hale out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Stars 1, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            1   6   2   7
 Monarchs         3   6   2   4


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