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Cuban Stars (Ind) (CUS) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Friday, August 6, 1937 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Exhibition game

Cuban Stars (Ind)                   0 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 1   -   4  9  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   2  3  5

BATTING

Cuban Stars (Ind)                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Millito Navarro ss                    5   0   1    1     0         1   3
Rafael Hechevarria 1b                 4   1   1    0     1        13   0
Clemente Carreras 3b                  3   0   0    0     2         0   3
Esterio Caraballo cf                  4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Jose Maria Fernandez c                4   2   2    0     0         7   0
Carlos Etchegoyen 2b                  4   0   3    1     0         1   7
Isidro Fabre lf                       4   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
Jesus Lorenzo rf                      3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Silvino Ruiz p                        4   0   1    1     0         0   2
Totals                               35   4   9    3     4   6    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Millito Navarro, Rafael Hechevarria, Silvino Ruiz. 
E: 2.  Millito Navarro, Silvino Ruiz. 

BATTING -
3B:  Carlos Etchegoyen. 
GDP:  Isidro Fabre. 
Team LOB:  8


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Willie Simms cf                       4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         3   0   0    0     0         2   5
Willard Brown lf                      3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   0   0    0     0   1    13   1
Jess Brooks 3b                        3   0   0    1     0         2   2
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   0    0     0         7   4
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   1
Vet Barnes p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Floyd Kranson p                     2   0   0    0     0         1   4
  Harry Else ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   2   3    2     0   6    27  19

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Newt Allen, Ed Mayweather, Mex Johnson. 
E: 5.  Newt Allen, Jess Brooks, Frank Duncan, Mex Johnson, Floyd Kranson. 
PB: 1.  Frank Duncan. 

BATTING -
HR:  Willie Simms. 
SH:  Newt Allen. 
GDP:  Frank Duncan. 
Team LOB:  1

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown. 

PITCHING

Cuban Stars (Ind)                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Silvino Ruiz W                       9       3   2    1   0   6   1  30
Totals                               9       3   2    1   0   6   1  30


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Vet Barnes L                         2       5   2    2   2   1   0  10
Floyd Kranson                        7       4   2    0   2   5   0  29
Totals                               9       9   4    2   4   6   0  39



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Umpires: HP - Tommy Walsh, 1B -  Liston

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/6/1937 -- Cuban Stars (Ind) at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cuban                         Kansas City                   
1. M.Navarro           ss        H.Milton            rf        
2. R.Hechevarria       1b        W.Simms             cf        
3. C.Carreras          3b        N.Allen             2b        
4. E.Caraballo         cf        W.Brown             lf        
5. J.Fernandez         c         E.Mayweather        1b        
6. C.Etchegoyen        2b        J.Brooks            3b        
7. I.Fabre             lf        F.Duncan            c         
8. J.Lorenzo           rf        M.Johnson           ss        
9. S.Ruiz              p         V.Barnes            p         

STARS (IND) 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; M.Navarro out on unknown play; R.Hechevarria
out on unknown play; C.Carreras walked; E.Caraballo singled to
right field (H.Milton to J.Brooks) [C.Carreras out at third]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: 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.
 Stars (Ind) 0, Monarchs 0.

STARS (IND) 2ND: J.Fernandez singled to center field;
C.Etchegoyen singled to left field [J.Fernandez to second];
I.Fabre grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to
E.Mayweather) [J.Fernandez to third, C.Etchegoyen out at
second]; J.Lorenzo walked; S.Ruiz singled to right field
[J.Fernandez scored, J.Lorenzo to second]; M.Navarro singled to
right field (H.Milton to F.Duncan to J.Brooks) [J.Lorenzo
scored, S.Ruiz out at third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars (Ind)
2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled to center field; W.Brown stole
second [W.Brown to third (error by M.Navarro)]; E.Mayweather
struck out; J.Brooks grounded out (C.Carreras to R.Hechevarria)
[W.Brown scored (unearned)]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

STARS (IND) 3RD: F.KRANSON REPLACED V.BARNES (PITCHING);
R.Hechevarria out on unknown play; C.Carreras walked;
E.Caraballo out on unknown play; J.Fernandez out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

STARS (IND) 4TH: C.Etchegoyen singled to third base
[C.Etchegoyen to second (error by J.Brooks)]; I.Fabre out on
unknown play; J.Lorenzo out on unknown play; S.Ruiz out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Simms singled; N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

STARS (IND) 5TH: M.Navarro reached on an error by N.Allen
[M.Navarro to first]; R.Hechevarria out on unknown play;
C.Carreras out on unknown play; E.Caraballo out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.Brooks reached on an error by S.Ruiz [J.Brooks
to first]; F.Duncan grounded into a double play (S.Ruiz to
M.Navarro to R.Hechevarria) [J.Brooks out at second]; M.Johnson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 2,
Monarchs 1.

STARS (IND) 6TH: J.Fernandez singled; J.Fernandez was picked
off first, but was safe on an error by F.Duncan [J.Fernandez to
second]; C.Etchegoyen out on unknown play; I.Fabre out on
unknown play; J.Lorenzo out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Stars (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: F.Kranson 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 (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

STARS (IND) 7TH: S.Ruiz out on unknown play; M.Navarro out on
unknown play; R.Hechevarria walked; C.Carreras out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: 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 (Ind) 2, Monarchs 1.

STARS (IND) 8TH: E.Caraballo out on unknown play; J.Fernandez
reached on an error by M.Johnson [J.Fernandez to first];
C.Etchegoyen tripled to center field [J.Fernandez scored
(unearned)]; I.Fabre struck out; J.Lorenzo grounded out
(F.Kranson to E.Mayweather); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
(Ind) 3, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars (Ind) 3, Monarchs 1.

STARS (IND) 9TH: S.Ruiz out on unknown play; M.Navarro out on
unknown play; R.Hechevarria singled to pitcher [R.Hechevarria to
third (error by F.Kranson)]; F.Duncan allowed a passed ball
[R.Hechevarria scored (unearned)]; C.Carreras out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: H.ELSE BATTED FOR F.KRANSON; H.Else out on
unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms hit an
inside the park homer to center field; N.Allen out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars (Ind) 4, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars (Ind)      4   9   2   8
 Monarchs         2   3   5   1


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