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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 10 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7

Game played on Monday, September 13, 1937 (N) at Athletic Park, Milwaukee WI
League Championship Series

Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 4  0 0 0  0 5 0   -  10 13  1
Chicago American Giants             0 2 5  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   7 11  2

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   2   1    1     1         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         4   0   1    1     1         0   0
Jess Brooks 3b                        5   1   3    4     0         0   0
Willard Brown lf                      4   2   2    0     1         0   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ted Strong ph, 1b                   4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Willie Simms cf                       5   1   2    2     0         0   0
Frank Duncan c                        5   1   1    1     0         0   0
Mex Johnson ss                        5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Floyd Kranson p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Hilton Smith p                      4   1   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               42  10  13   10     3   3    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Newt Allen. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ted Strong, Frank Duncan. 
3B:  Willie Simms 2. 
HR:  Jess Brooks. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Bond 3b                           5   0   1    0     0         0   0
Wilson Redus rf                       5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Alex Radcliff ss                      5   1   2    0     0         0   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    5   2   1    1     0         0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   2   2    1     1         0   0
Jack Marshall 2b                      4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Paul Hardy c                          4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Zack Clayton 1b                       4   1   1    2     0         0   0
Porter Moss p                         2   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Norman Cross p                      1   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               39   7  11    7     2   4    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Alex Radcliff 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bill Hoskins, Zack Clayton. 
HBP:  Jack Marshall. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Alex Radcliff. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson                        2.1     4   4    3   1   0   0  13
Hilton Smith W                       6.2     7   3    3   1   4   0  29
Totals                               9      11   7    6   2   4   0  42

WP:  Floyd Kranson 2, Hilton Smith. 
HBP:  Hilton Smith. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss                          3       6   5    5   1   3   1  16
Norman Cross L                       6       7   5    3   2   0   0  29
Totals                               9      13  10    8   3   3   1  45

WP:  Porter Moss. 


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Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B -  Duncan

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 9/13/1937 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago
American Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Chicago                       
1. H.Milton            rf        T.Bond              3b        
2. N.Allen             2b        W.Redus             rf        
3. J.Brooks            3b        A.Radcliff          ss        
4. W.Brown             lf        T.Stearnes          cf        
5. E.Mayweather        1b        B.Hoskins           lf        
6. W.Simms             cf        J.Marshall          2b        
7. F.Duncan            c         P.Hardy             c         
8. M.Johnson           ss        Z.Clayton           1b        
9. F.Kranson           p         P.Moss              p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Suspend=19370914,MIL03,8,7,42 $Play-by-play
deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Milton out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants
0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: T.Bond out on unknown play; W.Redus out on
unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown walked; W.Brown stole second;
E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Simms tripled [W.Brown
scored]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: T.Stearnes reached on an error by N.Allen
[T.Stearnes to first]; F.Kranson threw a wild pitch [T.Stearnes
to second]; B.Hoskins walked; J.Marshall singled [T.Stearnes
scored (unearned), B.Hoskins to second]; P.Hardy singled
[B.Hoskins scored, J.Marshall to second]; Z.Clayton out on
unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, American Giants
2.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Kranson out on unknown play; H.Milton singled;
N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Brooks homered [H.Milton scored];
W.Brown singled; T.STRONG BATTED FOR E.MAYWEATHER; P.Moss threw
a wild pitch [W.Brown to second]; T.Strong doubled [W.Brown
scored]; W.Simms tripled [T.Strong scored]; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, American Giants
2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: T.STRONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
W.Redus out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; A.Radcliff
stole second; F.Kranson threw a wild pitch [A.Radcliff to
third]; T.Stearnes singled [A.Radcliff scored]; H.SMITH REPLACED
F.KRANSON (PITCHING); B.Hoskins tripled [T.Stearnes scored];
J.Marshall was hit by a pitch; P.Hardy out on unknown play;
Z.Clayton tripled [B.Hoskins scored, J.Marshall scored]; P.Moss
singled [Z.Clayton scored]; T.Bond singled [P.Moss to second];
W.Redus out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 5,
American Giants 7.

MONARCHS 4TH: N.CROSS REPLACED P.MOSS (PITCHING); M.Johnson out
on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, American Giants
7.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff singled; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled
[A.Radcliff to second]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 5, American Giants 7.

MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen singled; J.Brooks out on unknown play;
W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong singled [N.Allen to
second]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 5, American Giants 7.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; N.Cross
walked; H.Smith threw a wild pitch [N.Cross to second]; T.Bond
out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, American Giants 7.

MONARCHS 6TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 5, American Giants 7.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes
out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled; J.Marshall out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, American Giants
7.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; J.Brooks singled; W.Brown singled [J.Brooks to
second]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 5, American Giants 7.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: P.Hardy out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out
on unknown play; N.Cross out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5, American Giants 7.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Simms reached on an error by A.Radcliff
[W.Simms to first]; F.Duncan doubled [W.Simms scored
(unearned)]; M.Johnson singled [F.Duncan to third]; H.Smith
reached on an error by A.Radcliff [M.Johnson to second, H.Smith
to first]; H.Milton walked [F.Duncan scored, M.Johnson to third,
H.Smith to second]; N.Allen walked [M.Johnson scored, H.Smith to
third, H.Milton to second]; suspended,19370914,MIL03,argument at
home $Chicago argued the fourth ball to Allen. CAG manager
Taylor refused to leave the field so Umpire Blueitt forfeited
the game to KC. NAL President Jackson overruled Blueitt and
ordered the game to be completed the next night. Box score and
game story only cover portion of game prior to suspension.;
J.Brooks singled [H.Smith scored (unearned), H.Milton scored,
N.Allen to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong out on
unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E,
2 LOB.  Monarchs 10, American Giants 7.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: T.Bond out on unknown play; W.Redus out on
unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 10, American Giants 7.

MONARCHS 9TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 10, American Giants 7.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; B.Hoskins
out on unknown play; J.Marshall 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  13   1   8
 American Giants   7  11   2   8


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