Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 Willie Simms cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 1 1 1 5 5 Willard Brown lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 Ed Mayweather 1b 5 0 1 0 0 11 2 Jess Brooks 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 Frank Duncan c 3 0 0 0 1 10 1 Mex Johnson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Hilton Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Floyd Kranson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 40 1 7 1 3 7 35 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Newt Allen, Ed Mayweather 2, Jess Brooks 2. BATTING - 2B: Willie Simms. SH: Frank Duncan, Mex Johnson. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Willie Simms. CS: Newt Allen. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ted Bond 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Herman Dunlap cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alex Radcliff ss 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 Subby Byas c 5 0 2 1 0 10 2 Wilson Redus lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Jack Marshall rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Joe Sparks 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 Luther Gilyard 1b 4 0 0 0 1 15 4 Willie Cornelius p 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 Totals 39 2 7 2 4 9 36 17 FIELDING - E: 1. Jack Marshall. BATTING - 3B: Alex Radcliff. HBP: Wilson Redus, Jack Marshall. GDP: Herman Dunlap, Joe Sparks. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Herman Dunlap. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith 6.1 5 1 1 0 5 0 22 Floyd Kranson L 5.1 2 1 1 4 4 0 23 Totals 11.2 7 2 2 4 9 0 45 BK: Floyd Kranson. HBP: Floyd Kranson 2. Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cornelius W 12 7 1 1 3 7 0 45 Totals 12 7 1 1 3 7 0 45 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Roy Young, 1B - King Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/22/1937, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago American Giants (D) 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 S.Byas c 5. E.Mayweather 1b W.Redus lf 6. J.Brooks 3b J.Marshall rf 7. F.Duncan c J.Sparks 2b 8. M.Johnson ss L.Gilyard 1b 9. H.Smith p W.Cornelius p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms singled; W.Simms stole second; N.Allen walked; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: T.Bond singled; H.Dunlap grounded into a double play (J.Brooks to N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [T.Bond out at second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson singled to right field [M.Johnson to second (error by J.Marshall)]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Redus singled; J.Marshall singled [W.Redus to second]; J.Sparks grounded into a double play (J.Brooks to E.Mayweather) [W.Redus out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 3RD: 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. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: L.Gilyard out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown singled; E.Mayweather singled [W.Brown to second]; J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms doubled; N.Allen singled to right field [W.Simms scored]; N.Allen was caught stealing second (S.Byas to A.Radcliff); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: 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 1, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: L.Gilyard out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 7TH: F.Duncan walked; M.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Duncan to second]; H.Smith struck out; H.Milton walked; W.Simms grounded out (L.Gilyard unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff tripled to center field; S.Byas singled to right field [A.Radcliff scored]; F.KRANSON REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); W.Redus out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. MONARCHS 8TH: 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. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; W.Cornelius walked; T.Bond walked [W.Cornelius to second]; H.Dunlap popped to N.Allen; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. MONARCHS 9TH: 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. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas singled to right field; W.Redus forced S.Byas (unknown fielder) [W.Redus to first]; J.Marshall forced W.Redus (unknown fielder) [J.Marshall to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. MONARCHS 10TH: F.Kranson popped to A.Radcliff; H.Milton grounded out (L.Gilyard to W.Cornelius); W.Simms grounded out (L.Gilyard unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 10TH: J.Sparks singled to third base; L.Gilyard grounded out (F.Kranson to N.Allen) [J.Sparks to second]; W.Cornelius struck out; T.Bond struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. MONARCHS 11TH: 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. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 11TH: H.Dunlap walked; H.Dunlap was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to N.Allen); A.Radcliff grounded out (J.Brooks to E.Mayweather); S.Byas grounded out (E.Mayweather to F.Kranson); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. MONARCHS 12TH: J.Brooks singled to right field; F.Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (J.Sparks to L.Gilyard) [J.Brooks to second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Kranson popped to L.Gilyard in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 1. AMERICAN GIANTS 12TH: W.Redus was hit by a pitch; F.Kranson balked [W.Redus to second]; KC played game under protest because of balk call; J.Marshall was hit by a pitch; J.Sparks out on unknown play; L.Gilyard walked [W.Redus to third, J.Marshall to second]; W.Cornelius flied to W.Simms [W.Redus scored]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, American Giants 2. MONARCHS 13TH: Allen swung a bat at Umpire Young following Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 1 7 0 8 American Giants 2 7 1 8
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