Chicago American Giants 3 – 12 Kansas City Monarchs
17 May 1937 · KAN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 15 strikeouts | Johnny Markham | 1 in 3,776 pitcher-games |
| 35 | final score 12–3 | 1 in 360 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Willie Foster | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago American Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | – | 12 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
Chicago American Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Bond | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Alex Radcliff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry McCall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilson Redus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zack Clayton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K.B. Ivory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melvin Powell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subby Byas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zell Miles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Paul Hardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Chicago American Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Powell | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Foster | 6.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Willie Cornelius | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Milton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Dwight | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Newt Allen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willard Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Mayweather | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jess Brooks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Mays | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Duncan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Markham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Markham | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
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