Birmingham Black Barons 1 – 17 Kansas City Monarchs
31 May 1937 · KAN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | final score 17–1 | 1 in 5,641 games | |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Jess Brooks | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Dave Mays | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 17 | 14 | 0 |
Box score
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnell Woods | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Ray | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Quicksey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Whatley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Owens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melzar Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Fred Bankhead | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melvin Coleman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbert Eatmon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Ferrell | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Henderson | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Elbert Eatmon | 7.1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Milton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mex Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Dwight | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Newt Allen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Mayweather | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Andy Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willard Brown | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jess Brooks | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Dave Mays | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Frank Duncan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vet Barnes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Totals | 40 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vet Barnes | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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