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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Friday, September 17, 1937 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
League Championship Series

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   1  6  2
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   2  7  4

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ted Bond 3b                           4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Herman Dunlap rf                      3   0   1    0     1         2   1
Alex Radcliff ss                      3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Subby Byas c                          3   0   1    0     1         3   1
Wilson Redus lf                       4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Jack Marshall 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   6
Zack Clayton 1b                       4   1   1    0     0        14   0
Willie Cornelius p                    3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               31   1   6    0     2  11    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Herman Dunlap, Alex Radcliff, Subby Byas, Zack Clayton, Willie Cornelius. 
E: 2.  Wilson Redus, Jack Marshall. 

BATTING -
2B:  Herman Dunlap. 
SH:  Alex Radcliff, Jack Marshall. 
GDP:  Jack Marshall. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Alex Radcliff. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Eddie Dwight cf                       3   1   0    0     0         2   0
  Willard Brown ph, lf                2   0   2    1     0         0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         2   0   1    0     1         3   2
Jess Brooks 3b                        2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Ted Strong 1b                         3   0   1    0     1         6   3
Henry Milton rf                       1   0   0    0     1         0   0
Willie Simms lf, cf                   4   0   1    1     0         3   0
Harry Else c                          2   0   0    0     0         9   0
  Frank Duncan II c                   1   1   0    0     1         3   0
Mex Johnson ss                        4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Frank Bradley p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Hilton Smith p                      1   0   1    0     1         1   2
Totals                               27   2   7    2     6   2    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Newt Allen, Ted Strong, Mex Johnson. 
E: 4.  Ted Strong, Frank Duncan II, Mex Johnson, Frank Bradley. 

BATTING -
SH:  Newt Allen, Jess Brooks, Henry Milton 2. 
GDP:  Jess Brooks. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jess Brooks. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius L                   8       7   2    0   6   2   0  37
Totals                               8       7   2    0   6   2   0  37

Willie Cornelius pitched to 4 batters in the 9th inning

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Bradley                        5       4   1    0   1   7   0  20
Hilton Smith W                       4       2   0    0   1   4   0  15
Totals                               9       6   1    0   2  11   0  35

Frank Bradley pitched to 2 batters in the 6th inning


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Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B -  Sherwood

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 1600

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 9/17/1937 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. T.Bond              3b        E.Dwight            cf        
2. H.Dunlap            rf        N.Allen             2b        
3. A.Radcliff          ss        J.Brooks            3b        
4. T.Stearnes          cf        T.Strong            1b        
5. S.Byas              c         H.Milton            rf        
6. W.Redus             lf        W.Simms             lf        
7. J.Marshall          2b        H.Else              c         
8. Z.Clayton           1b        M.Johnson           ss        
9. W.Cornelius         p         F.Bradley           p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; T.Bond out on unknown play; H.Dunlap
doubled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs
0.

MONARCHS 1ST: E.Dwight reached on an error by W.Redus [E.Dwight
to second]; N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[E.Dwight to third]; J.Brooks walked; J.Brooks stole second;
T.Strong out on unknown play; H.Milton walked; W.Simms singled
to right field [E.Dwight scored (unearned), J.Brooks to third,
H.Milton to second]; H.Else out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas singled; W.Redus singled [S.Byas to
second]; J.Marshall grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to
N.Allen to T.Strong) [S.Byas to third, W.Redus out at second];
Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Bradley out on
unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; T.Bond
out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen singled; J.Brooks out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [N.Allen to second]; T.Strong walked; H.Milton
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Allen to third,
T.Strong to second]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; T.Stearnes
out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Else out on unknown play; M.Johnson singled;
F.Bradley out on unknown play; E.Dwight out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: W.Redus flied to E.Dwight; J.Marshall out
on unknown play; On a bunt Z.Clayton singled to pitcher
[Z.Clayton scored (unearned) (error by F.Bradley) (error by
T.Strong)]; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Brooks out on
unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: T.Bond reached on an error by M.Johnson
[T.Bond to first]; H.Dunlap walked [T.Bond to second]; H.SMITH
REPLACED F.BRADLEY (PITCHING); F.DUNCAN REPLACED H.ELSE (PLAYING
C); A.Radcliff out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Bond
to third, H.Dunlap to second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play;
S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  American
Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: W.Redus singled; J.Marshall out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Redus to second]; Z.Clayton
out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: M.Johnson grounded out (Z.Clayton unassisted);
H.Smith singled to right field; W.BROWN BATTED FOR E.DWIGHT;
W.Brown singled to center field [H.Smith to third]; N.Allen
walked [W.Brown to second]; J.Brooks grounded into a double play
(W.Cornelius to S.Byas to Z.Clayton) [H.Smith out at home]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
W.SIMMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); T.Bond out on unknown
play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled;
A.Radcliff stole second [A.Radcliff to third (error by
F.Duncan)]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: T.Strong singled; H.Milton out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Strong to second]; W.Simms hit into a
double play (H.Dunlap to A.Radcliff) [T.Strong out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: S.Byas walked; W.Redus out on unknown
play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: F.Duncan walked; M.Johnson reached on an error by
J.Marshall [F.Duncan to second, M.Johnson to first]; H.Smith
walked [F.Duncan to third, M.Johnson to second]; W.Brown singled
to right field [F.Duncan scored (unearned), M.Johnson to third,
H.Smith to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  American
Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   1   6   2   7
 Monarchs         2   7   4  11


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