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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Indianapolis Athletics (IN6) 5

Game played on Tuesday, August 31, 1937 (N) at Marysville Ball Park, Marysville KS
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Athletics              1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 4   -   5  7  5
Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 1  0 0 4  0 0 x   -   8 11  2

BATTING

Indianapolis Athletics               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Andy Childs 2b                        4   1   0    0     0         1   7
Cowan Hyde 3b                         3   1   1    1     1         0   1
Ted Strong ss                         4   1   2    2     0         3   2
Goose Curry lf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Henry McCall 1b                       4   1   1    0     0        14   0
Bill Howard rf                        4   1   1    0     0         1   0
J.C. Segraves cf                      4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Casey Walker c                        1   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Vet Dunbar c                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Leo Hannibal p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Curtis Reed p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   5   7    3     1   9    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Andy Childs 2, Ted Strong 2, Henry McCall 3, Leo Hannibal. 
E: 5.  Andy Childs, Cowan Hyde, Bill Howard, J.C. Segraves, Casey Walker. 
PB: 1.  Casey Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ted Strong. 
HR:  Cowan Hyde, Ted Strong. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Andy Childs, J.C. Segraves. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf, 2b                   4   1   2    0     1         1   0
Willie Simms cf                       5   1   1    0     0         0   1
Newt Allen 2b, p                      5   2   1    0     0         1   2
Willard Brown lf                      5   2   1    2     0         3   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   1   2    1     0         9   0
  Harry Else c                        1   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        2   1   0    0     3         1   1
Frank Duncan c, 1b                    3   0   1    2     1         9   0
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   1    0     1         1   2
Andy Cooper p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Hilton Smith p, rf                  3   0   2    0     0         0   1
Totals                               35   8  11    5     6   3    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Mex Johnson, Hilton Smith. 

BATTING -
2B:  Newt Allen, Hilton Smith. 
3B:  Ed Mayweather. 
HBP:  Ed Mayweather. 
GDP:  Newt Allen, Frank Duncan, Hilton Smith. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton, Jess Brooks. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Athletics               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leo Hannibal L                       6       9   8    0   6   2   0  33
Curtis Reed                          2       2   0    0   0   1   0  9
Totals                               8      11   8    0   6   3   0  42

HBP:  Leo Hannibal. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Cooper                          3       2   1    1   0   3   1  11
Hilton Smith W                       5       2   0    0   1       0  16
Newt Allen SV                        1       3   4    1   0       1  8
Totals                               9       7   5    2   1   9   2  35



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Umpires: HP -  Ford, 1B -  Coglizer

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/31/1937 -- Indianapolis Athletics at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. A.Childs            2b        H.Milton            rf        
2. C.Hyde              3b        W.Simms             cf        
3. T.Strong            ss        N.Allen             2b        
4. G.Curry             lf        W.Brown             lf        
5. H.McCall            1b        E.Mayweather        1b        
6. B.Howard            rf        J.Brooks            3b        
7. J.Segraves          cf        F.Duncan            c         
8. C.Walker            c         M.Johnson           ss        
9. L.Hannibal          p         A.Cooper            p         

ATHLETICS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; A.Childs out on unknown play; C.Hyde homered to
centerfield; T.Strong out on unknown play; G.Curry out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; N.Allen doubled; W.Brown reached on an error by
A.Childs [N.Allen scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Brown to first];
E.Mayweather was hit by a pitch [W.Brown to second]; J.Brooks
walked [W.Brown to third, E.Mayweather to second]; F.Duncan
singled [W.Brown scored (unearned), E.Mayweather scored
(unearned), J.Brooks to third]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 3
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Monarchs 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: H.McCall out on unknown play; B.Howard out on
unknown play; J.Segraves singled; J.Segraves stole second;
C.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 2ND: A.Cooper out on unknown play; H.Milton singled;
W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Monarchs 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: L.Hannibal out on unknown play; A.Childs out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on
unknown play; J.Brooks walked; J.Brooks stole second; C.Walker
allowed a passed ball [J.Brooks scored (unearned) (error by
C.Walker)]; F.Duncan walked; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Monarchs 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: H.SMITH REPLACED A.COOPER (PITCHING); T.Strong
doubled; G.Curry out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown
play; B.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: V.DUNBAR REPLACED C.WALKER (PLAYING C); H.Smith
singled; H.Milton singled [H.Smith to second]; W.Simms out on
unknown play; N.Allen grounded into a double play (A.Childs to
T.Strong to H.McCall) [H.Milton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Monarchs 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: J.Segraves singled to center field (W.Simms to
M.Johnson) [J.Segraves out at second]; V.Dunbar out on unknown
play; L.Hannibal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather
tripled; J.Brooks walked; F.Duncan grounded into a double play
(L.Hannibal to A.Childs to H.McCall) [J.Brooks out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Monarchs 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: A.Childs out on unknown play; C.Hyde walked;
C.Hyde was picked off first (H.Smith to E.Mayweather); T.Strong
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: M.Johnson walked; H.Smith grounded into a double
play (T.Strong to H.McCall) [M.Johnson out at second]; H.Milton
walked; H.Milton stole second; W.Simms singled [H.Milton to
third, W.Simms to second (on throw)]; N.Allen reached on an
error by J.Segraves [H.Milton scored (unearned) (no RBI),
W.Simms to third, N.Allen to second]; W.Brown singled to right
field [W.Simms scored (unearned), N.Allen scored (unearned)
(error by B.Howard), W.Brown to second (error by B.Howard)];
E.Mayweather singled [W.Brown scored (unearned)]; J.Brooks out
on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Monarchs 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: H.ELSE REPLACED E.MAYWEATHER (PLAYING C);
F.DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); G.Curry out on unknown
play; H.McCall out on unknown play; B.Howard out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 7TH: C.REED REPLACED L.HANNIBAL (PITCHING); F.Duncan
out on unknown play; M.Johnson singled; H.Smith doubled
[M.Johnson to third]; H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out
on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Monarchs 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: J.Segraves out on unknown play; V.Dunbar out on
unknown play; C.Reed out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 8TH: N.Allen reached on an error by C.Hyde [N.Allen to
first]; W.Brown out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play;
J.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Monarchs 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: H.SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); H.MILTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); N.ALLEN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PITCHING); A.Childs reached on an error by M.Johnson [A.Childs
to first]; A.Childs stole second; C.Hyde out on unknown play;
T.Strong homered [A.Childs scored (unearned)]; G.Curry out on
unknown play; H.McCall singled; B.Howard singled [H.McCall to
second]; J.Segraves reached on an error by H.Smith [H.McCall
scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Howard scored (unearned) (no RBI),
J.Segraves to first]; V.Dunbar out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER),
3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Monarchs 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        5   7   5   3
 Monarchs         8  11   2  10


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