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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 11 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5

Game played on Sunday, July 4, 1943 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     2 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 0   -   5  8  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 2  3 5 0  0 1 x   -  11 14  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Emmett Wilson lf                      4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         3   1   1    2     0         1   0
Fred McDaniel 3b                      3   1   2    0     1         1   1
Red Longley ss                        4   0   2    1     0         0   2
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         3   3
Jim Canada 1b                         3   0   0    0     1        12   1
Larry Brown c                         3   1   1    0     1         3   0
Willie Hutchinson p                   1   1   0    0     1         0   1
  Verdell Mathis p                    2   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               31   5   8    4     4   3    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Fred Bankhead, Jim Canada. 
E: 1.  Emmett Wilson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Larry Brown. 
3B:  Cowan Hyde. 
SH:  Cowan Hyde. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Fred McDaniel. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     5   0   1    2     0         3   3
Willie Simms lf                       3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   2    2     0         1   6
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   2    2     0         2   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   1    0     0         1   2
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   2   2    1     0        12   0
Hank Thompson rf                      4   2   2    0     0         3   0
Herb Barnhill c                       3   1   1    0     0         4   1
Jack Matchett p                       1   1   0    0     0         0   1
  Booker McDaniel p                   3   1   3    3     0         0   0
Totals                               35  11  14   10     1   3    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Herb Souell, Buck O`Neil. 
E: 1.  Hank Thompson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Herb Souell. 
HR:  Willard Brown, Booker McDaniel. 
SH:  Herb Barnhill. 
HBP:  Willie Simms. 
GDP:  Bonnie Serrell. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willie Simms. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hutchinson L                  4       9   8    8   1   1   1  22
Verdell Mathis                       4       5   3    3   0   2   1  16
Totals                               8      14  11   11   1   3   2  38

Willie Hutchinson pitched to 3 batters in the 5th inning
HBP:  Willie Hutchinson. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett                        3.2     7   5    4   3   1   0  20
Booker McDaniel W                    5.1     1   0    0   1   2   0  16
Totals                               9       8   5    4   4   3   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Hurley McNair, 2B -  , 3B -  Boone

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 9200

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/4/1943, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. E.Wilson            lf        J.Williams          ss        
2. C.Hyde              rf        W.Simms             lf        
3. F.McDaniel          3b        H.Souell            3b        
4. R.Longley           ss        W.Brown             cf        
5. N.Robinson          cf        B.Serrell           2b        
6. F.Bankhead          2b        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. J.Canada            1b        H.Thompson          rf        
8. L.Brown             c         H.Barnhill          c         
9. W.Hutchinson        p         J.Matchett          p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; E.Wilson singled; C.Hyde out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [E.Wilson to second]; F.McDaniel walked;
R.Longley singled [E.Wilson scored, F.McDaniel to second];
N.Robinson singled [F.McDaniel scored, R.Longley to second];
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: L.Brown doubled; W.Hutchinson out on unknown play;
E.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; B.Serrell grounded into a double
play (F.Bankhead to J.Canada) [W.Brown out at second]; B.O`Neil
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs
0.

RED SOX 3RD: F.McDaniel singled; F.McDaniel was picked off
first (J.Matchett to B.O`Neil); R.Longley singled; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Thompson singled; H.Barnhill out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Thompson to second]; J.Matchett
reached on a fielder's choice [H.Thompson to third]; J.Williams
out on unknown play; W.Simms was hit by a pitch [J.Matchett to
second]; H.Souell doubled [H.Thompson scored, J.Matchett scored,
W.Simms to third]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; L.Brown walked;
W.Hutchinson walked [L.Brown to second]; E.Wilson out on unknown
play; C.Hyde tripled to right field [L.Brown scored,
W.Hutchinson scored, C.Hyde scored (unearned) (error by
H.Thompson)]; B.MCDANIEL REPLACED J.MATCHETT (PITCHING);
F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled;
H.Thompson singled [B.O`Neil to second]; H.Barnhill singled
[B.O`Neil to third, H.Thompson to second]; B.McDaniel singled
[B.O`Neil scored, H.Thompson scored, H.Barnhill to third];
J.Williams out on unknown play [H.Barnhill scored]; B.McDaniel
was picked off first (W.Hutchinson to J.Canada); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 5.

RED SOX 5TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Simms walked; H.Souell singled [W.Simms to
third]; W.Simms stole home; W.Brown homered to left-center
[H.Souell scored]; V.MATHIS REPLACED W.HUTCHINSON (PITCHING);
B.Serrell singled to left field [B.Serrell to second (error by
E.Wilson)]; B.O`Neil singled [B.Serrell scored]; H.Thompson out
on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; B.McDaniel
singled [B.O`Neil to second]; J.Williams singled [B.O`Neil
scored, B.McDaniel to third]; J.Williams was picked off first
(V.Mathis to J.Canada); 4 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Monarchs 10.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Canada walked; L.Brown lined into a double play
(H.Souell to B.O`Neil) [J.Canada out at first]; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 10.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 5, Monarchs 10.

RED SOX 7TH: E.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; F.McDaniel singled; F.McDaniel was caught stealing
second (H.Barnhill to J.Williams); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Monarchs 10.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 10.

RED SOX 8TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 10.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Barnhill out on unknown play; B.McDaniel
homered; J.Williams out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 11.

RED SOX 9TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; L.Brown out on
unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5   8   1   4
 Monarchs        11  14   1   3


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