Kansas City Monarchs 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 - 10 12 4 Chicago American Giants 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 7 9 4 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 Willie Simms cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 2 2 2 0 3 2 5 Willard Brown lf 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 Ed Mayweather 1b 5 2 1 2 0 11 0 Jess Brooks 3b 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 Frank Duncan c 5 1 2 0 0 9 1 Mex Johnson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Henry McHenry p 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 Vet Barnes p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 39 10 12 8 4 8 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Henry Milton, Mex Johnson. E: 4. Newt Allen 2, Willard Brown, Jess Brooks. BATTING - 2B: Jess Brooks, Frank Duncan, Mex Johnson, Henry McHenry. 3B: Newt Allen, Willard Brown. HR: Jess Brooks. SH: Mex Johnson. HBP: Willie Simms. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Newt Allen. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Bond 3b 5 3 2 0 0 3 1 Herman Dunlap cf 5 1 1 3 0 3 0 Alex Radcliff ss 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 Zack Clayton lf 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 Subby Byas c 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Wilson Redus ph, rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Jack Marshall rf, c 4 1 1 0 0 8 1 Joe Sparks 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 Luther Gilyard 1b 3 1 2 1 1 3 0 Melvin Powell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walter Thomas p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Foster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 9 5 2 9 27 7 FIELDING - E: 4. Ted Bond, Alex Radcliff, Jack Marshall, Luther Gilyard. BATTING - HR: Herman Dunlap. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Ted Bond. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry McHenry W 6 8 7 4 2 4 1 31 Vet Barnes SV 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 10 Totals 9 9 7 4 2 9 1 41 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Melvin Powell 2 6 5 3 1 1 0 13 Walter Thomas L 6 5 5 4 3 6 1 28 Willie Foster 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 12 10 7 4 8 1 45 Walter Thomas pitched to 3 batters in the 9th inning HBP: Walter Thomas. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Josh DeVoe, 1B - Koloszar Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/17/1937 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago American Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. H.Milton rf T.Bond 3b 2. W.Simms cf H.Dunlap cf 3. N.Allen 2b A.Radcliff ss 4. W.Brown lf Z.Clayton lf 5. E.Mayweather 1b S.Byas c 6. J.Brooks 3b J.Marshall rf 7. F.Duncan c J.Sparks 2b 8. M.Johnson ss L.Gilyard 1b 9. H.McHenry p M.Powell p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen walked; W.Brown singled [N.Allen to second]; E.Mayweather singled to right field [N.Allen scored, W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Marshall), E.Mayweather scored (unearned)]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: T.Bond singled; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled [T.Bond to third]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play [T.Bond scored]; S.Byas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, American Giants 1. MONARCHS 2ND: F.Duncan doubled; M.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Duncan to third]; H.McHenry doubled [F.Duncan scored]; H.Milton singled [H.McHenry scored]; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [H.Milton to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: J.Marshall out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; L.Gilyard walked; M.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 1. MONARCHS 3RD: W.THOMAS REPLACED M.POWELL (PITCHING); E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled to third base [F.Duncan to second (error by T.Bond)]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: T.Bond singled; H.Dunlap homered [T.Bond scored]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; Z.Clayton walked; W.REDUS BATTED FOR S.BYAS; W.Redus singled [Z.Clayton to second]; J.Marshall hit into a double play (H.Milton to M.Johnson) [Z.Clayton out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, American Giants 3. MONARCHS 4TH: W.REDUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); J.MARSHALL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); H.McHenry out on unknown play; H.Milton walked; W.Simms was hit by a pitch [H.Milton to second]; N.Allen walked [H.Milton to third, W.Simms to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play [H.Milton scored]; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 6, American Giants 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, American Giants 3. MONARCHS 5TH: J.Brooks homered to leftfield; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson doubled; H.McHenry out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 7, American Giants 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: T.Bond reached on an error by W.Brown [T.Bond to second]; T.Bond stole third; H.Dunlap out on unknown play [T.Bond scored (unearned)]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, American Giants 4. MONARCHS 6TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen walked; N.Allen stole second; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 7, American Giants 4. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: W.Redus singled to center field; J.Marshall singled to center field [W.Redus to second]; J.Sparks forced W.Redus (unknown fielder) [J.Marshall to second, J.Sparks to first]; L.Gilyard singled to center field [J.Marshall scored, J.Sparks to second]; W.Thomas reached on an error by N.Allen [J.Sparks to third, L.Gilyard to second, W.Thomas to first]; T.Bond reached on an error by J.Brooks [J.Sparks scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Gilyard to third, W.Thomas to second, T.Bond to first]; H.Dunlap reached on an error by N.Allen [L.Gilyard scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Thomas to third, T.Bond to second, H.Dunlap to first]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 7, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 7TH: L.Gilyard dropped a foul fly hit by J.Brooks; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: V.BARNES REPLACED H.MCHENRY (PITCHING); W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 8TH: 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. Monarchs 7, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: L.Gilyard singled; W.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 7, American Giants 7. MONARCHS 9TH: N.Allen tripled; W.Brown tripled [N.Allen scored]; E.Mayweather reached on an error by A.Radcliff [W.Brown scored, E.Mayweather to first]; W.FOSTER REPLACED W.THOMAS (PITCHING); J.Brooks doubled [E.Mayweather scored (unearned)]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; V.Barnes out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 10, American Giants 7. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 10, American Giants 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 10 12 4 8 American Giants 7 9 4 7
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