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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Wickham, 1B - Sheppard Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/27/1937 -- Chicago Am. 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 AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 1. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 3. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 6, Monarchs 3. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 6, Monarchs 5. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 6, Monarchs 6. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 6, Monarchs 7. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 8. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 8, Monarchs 8. AM. 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. Am. 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. Am. Giants 8, Monarchs 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 8 9 3 13 Monarchs 9 12 9 11
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