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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 9 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 8

Game played on Tuesday, July 27, 1937 (N) at Griffith Field, Manhattan KS
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  6 0 0  0 1 1  0  -   8  9  3
Kansas City Monarchs                1 1 1  0 2 1  1 1 0  1  -   9 12  9

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Bond 3b                           5   1   0    1     0   1     0   0
Herman Dunlap cf                      5   1   1    2     0   1     0   0
Alex Radcliff ss                      6   0   3    1     0   0     0   0
Wilson Redus lf                       6   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Jack Marshall rf                      4   0   0    0     2   3     0   0
Luther Gilyard 1b                     6   0   0    0     0   3     0   0
Joe Sparks 2b                         1   1   0    0     2   1     0   0
  Melvin Powell ph, 2b                2   1   1    1     0   1     0   0
Paul Hardy c                          3   1   0    0     0   0     4   0
  Subby Byas ph, c                    1   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Zack Clayton p                        1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Foster p                     2   2   1    0     2   1     0   0
Totals                               42   8   9    7     7  11    28   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Luther Gilyard, Joe Sparks, Willie Foster. 

BATTING -
2B:  Alex Radcliff, Wilson Redus. 
HR:  Melvin Powell. 
SH:  Ted Bond. 
HBP:  Herman Dunlap. 
Team LOB:  13

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Wilson Redus, Subby Byas. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       5   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Eddie Dwight cf                       4   0   1    2     2   0     0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         5   1   0    1     0   0     0   0
Willard Brown lf                      3   1   2    3     2   0     0   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        3   1   1    0     2   0     0   0
Harry Else c                          5   0   1    0     0   0    11   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   0   0    1     0   1     0   0
  Frank Duncan II 1b                  2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Mex Johnson ss                        5   1   2    0     0   3     0   0
Floyd Kranson p                       4   3   3    0     0   1     0   0
  Vet Barnes p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               40   9  12    8     6   5    30   0

FIELDING -
E: 9.  Eddie Dwight, Jess Brooks 3, Harry Else 2, Mex Johnson 2, Floyd Kranson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Eddie Dwight, Jess Brooks. 
3B:  Willard Brown. 
HR:  Henry Milton, Willard Brown. 
SH:  Henry Milton, Newt Allen. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Zack Clayton                         1       1   1    1   0   0   1  4
Willie Foster L                      8.1    11   8    6   6   5   1  44
Totals                               9.1    12   9    7   6   5   2  48


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson                        8.2     7   8    5   5  10   1  43
Vet Barnes W                         1.1     2   0    0   2   1   0  8
Totals                               10      9   8    5   7  11   1  51

HBP:  Floyd Kranson. 


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Umpires: HP -  Wickham, 1B -  Sheppard

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 7/27/1937 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. T.Bond              3b        H.Milton            rf        
2. H.Dunlap            cf        E.Dwight            cf        
3. A.Radcliff          ss        N.Allen             2b        
4. W.Redus             lf        W.Brown             lf        
5. J.Marshall          rf        J.Brooks            3b        
6. L.Gilyard           1b        H.Else              c         
7. J.Sparks            2b        E.Mayweather        1b        
8. P.Hardy             c         M.Johnson           ss        
9. Z.Clayton           p         F.Kranson           p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Else dropped a foul fly hit by T.Bond;
T.Bond struck out; H.Dunlap was hit by a pitch; A.Radcliff
singled [H.Dunlap to second]; W.Redus out on unknown play;
J.Marshall walked [H.Dunlap to third, A.Radcliff to second];
L.Gilyard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  American Giants 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton homered; E.Dwight out on unknown play;
N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: H.Else dropped a foul fly hit by J.Sparks;
J.Sparks walked; P.Hardy out on unknown play; Z.Clayton singled
[J.Sparks to second]; T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.FOSTER REPLACED Z.CLAYTON (PITCHING); J.Brooks
doubled; H.Else out on unknown play [J.Brooks to third];
E.Mayweather out on unknown play [J.Brooks scored]; M.Johnson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; W.Redus
out on unknown play; J.Marshall walked; J.Marshall was picked
off first, but was safe on an error by F.Kranson [J.Marshall to
second]; L.Gilyard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Kranson singled; H.Milton out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Kranson to second]; E.Dwight doubled
[F.Kranson scored]; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown walked;
J.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American
Giants 0, Monarchs 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: J.Sparks walked; P.Hardy reached on an
error by J.Brooks [J.Sparks to second, P.Hardy to first];
W.Foster walked [J.Sparks to third, P.Hardy to second]; T.Bond
reached on an error by M.Johnson [J.Sparks scored, P.Hardy to
third, W.Foster to second, T.Bond to first]; H.Dunlap singled
[P.Hardy scored, W.Foster scored, T.Bond to second]; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; W.Redus doubled [T.Bond scored (unearned),
H.Dunlap scored (unearned)]; W.Redus stole third; J.Marshall
reached on an error by J.Brooks [W.Redus scored (unearned) (no
RBI), J.Marshall to first]; L.Gilyard struck out; J.Sparks
struck out; 6 R (3 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 6,
Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Else out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on
unknown play; M.Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 6, Monarchs 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Brooks dropped a foul fly hit by
P.Hardy; P.Hardy out on unknown play; W.Foster struck out;
T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  American
Giants 6, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: F.Kranson singled; H.Milton out on unknown play;
E.Dwight walked [F.Kranson to second]; N.Allen forced E.Dwight
(unknown fielder) [F.Kranson to third, N.Allen to first];
W.Brown tripled to center field [F.Kranson scored, N.Allen
scored]; J.Brooks walked; H.Else singled [J.Brooks to second];
E.Mayweather struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  American Giants
6, Monarchs 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: F.DUNCAN REPLACED E.MAYWEATHER (PLAYING
1B); H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown
play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 6, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: M.Johnson singled; F.Kranson struck out; H.Milton
reached on an error by J.Sparks [M.Johnson to third, H.Milton to
second]; E.Dwight out on unknown play [M.Johnson scored
(unearned)]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  American Giants 6, Monarchs 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: J.Marshall struck out; L.Gilyard reached
on an error by M.Johnson [L.Gilyard to first]; M.POWELL BATTED
FOR J.SPARKS; M.Powell struck out; S.BYAS BATTED FOR P.HARDY;
S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 6, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 7TH: M.POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); S.BYAS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); W.Brown homered; J.Brooks walked;
H.Else out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play;
M.Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 6,
Monarchs 7.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.Foster singled; T.Bond out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Foster to second]; H.Dunlap
out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled to center field
[W.Foster scored, A.Radcliff to second (error by E.Dwight)];
W.Redus out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 7, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 8TH: F.Kranson singled; F.Kranson was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by L.Gilyard [F.Kranson to
second]; H.Milton out on unknown play [F.Kranson to third];
E.Dwight walked; N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [F.Kranson scored, E.Dwight to second]; W.Brown walked;
J.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  American
Giants 7, Monarchs 8.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: J.Marshall struck out; L.Gilyard out on
unknown play; M.Powell homered to rightfield; V.BARNES REPLACED
F.KRANSON (PITCHING); S.Byas walked; S.Byas stole second;
W.Foster walked; T.Bond out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  American Giants 8, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 9TH: H.Else out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; M.Johnson singled; V.Barnes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 8, Monarchs 8.

AMERICAN GIANTS 10TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
doubled; W.Redus singled [A.Radcliff to third]; J.Marshall
struck out; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 American Giants 8, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 10TH: H.Milton singled; E.Dwight out on unknown play
[H.Milton to second]; N.Allen reached on an error by W.Foster
[H.Milton scored (unearned) (no RBI), N.Allen to first]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 8, Monarchs 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   8   9   3  13
 Monarchs         9  12   9  11


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