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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 1

Game played on Sunday, September 5, 1937 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Cincinnati Tigers                   0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   1  4  1
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  2 0 0  3 0 x   -   6 12  0

BATTING

Cincinnati Tigers                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   1   1    1     0        10   1
Lloyd Davenport cf                    2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Neil Robinson ss                      3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Howard Easterling rf                  3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         4   6
Sonny Harris lf                       3   0   0    0     0         5   1
Jesse Houston p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               28   1   4    1     1   1    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jelly Taylor, Rainey Bibbs. 
E: 1.  Jelly Taylor. 

BATTING -
HR:  Jelly Taylor. 
GDP:  Jelly Taylor, Rainey Bibbs. 
Team LOB:  1

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lloyd Davenport. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willie Simms cf                       4   2   2    0     0         3   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   2    2     0         3   5
Willard Brown lf                      4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      4   1   2    0     0        12   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        4   1   1    1     0         0   1
Frank Duncan c                        2   0   2    1     0         4   1
  Harry Else c                        2   1   1    0     0         2   0
Mex Johnson ss                        3   1   1    0     1         2   4
Hilton Smith p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               34   6  12    5     1   1    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Newt Allen 2, Ed Mayweather 2, Mex Johnson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Simms, Ed Mayweather, Jess Brooks. 
SH:  Hilton Smith. 
GDP:  Mex Johnson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willie Simms. 

PITCHING

Cincinnati Tigers                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Houston L                      8      12   6    3   1   1   0  36
Totals                               8      12   6    3   1   1   0  36


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith W                       9       4   1    1   1   1   1  29
Totals                               9       4   1    1   1   1   1  29



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Umpires: HP -  McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/5/1937, game 1 -- Cincinnati Tigers at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati                    Kansas City                   
1. M.Carter            3b        H.Milton            rf        
2. J.Taylor            1b        W.Simms             cf        
3. L.Davenport         cf        N.Allen             2b        
4. N.Robinson          ss        W.Brown             lf        
5. H.Easterling        rf        E.Mayweather        1b        
6. T.Radcliffe         c         J.Brooks            3b        
7. R.Bibbs             2b        F.Duncan            c         
8. S.Harris            lf        M.Johnson           ss        
9. J.Houston           p         H.Smith             p         

TIGERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Carter out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown
play; L.Davenport walked; L.Davenport was caught stealing second
(F.Duncan to N.Allen); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs
0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms doubled to
left field; N.Allen singled to center field [W.Simms scored];
W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 1.

TIGERS 2ND: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Brooks out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled;
M.Johnson grounded into a double play (R.Bibbs to J.Taylor)
[F.Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Monarchs 1.

TIGERS 3RD: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; S.Harris out on
unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Monarchs 1.

TIGERS 4TH: M.Carter singled; J.Taylor grounded into a double
play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [M.Carter out at
second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; E.Mayweather doubled to right field; J.Brooks
doubled to left field [E.Mayweather scored]; F.Duncan singled to
left field [J.Brooks scored]; M.Johnson grounded out (M.Carter
to J.Taylor); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 3.

TIGERS 5TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; W.Simms singled to left field (S.Harris to
R.Bibbs) [W.Simms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Monarchs 3.

TIGERS 6TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; S.Harris out on
unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; E.Mayweather singled; J.Brooks out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Monarchs 3.

TIGERS 7TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; J.Taylor hit an
inside the park homer to center field; KC C Duncan ejected by
Umpire McDonald for arguing call at home on Taylor's home run;
H.ELSE REPLACED F.DUNCAN (PLAYING C); L.Davenport out on unknown
play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Else singled; M.Johnson singled [H.Else to
second]; H.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[H.Else to third, M.Johnson to second]; H.Milton out on unknown
play; W.Simms reached on an error by J.Taylor [H.Else scored
(unearned) (no RBI), M.Johnson to third, W.Simms to first];
W.Simms stole second; N.Allen singled [M.Johnson scored
(unearned), W.Simms to third]; W.Brown singled [W.Simms scored
(unearned), N.Allen to second]; E.Mayweather out on unknown
play; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Monarchs 6.

TIGERS 8TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe
singled; R.Bibbs grounded into a double play (N.Allen to
M.Johnson to E.Mayweather) [T.Radcliffe out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Brooks out on unknown play; H.Else out on
unknown play; M.Johnson walked; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Monarchs 6.

TIGERS 9TH: S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Houston singled;
M.Carter out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Monarchs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           1   4   1   1
 Monarchs         6  12   0   6


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