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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1944 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 4 0  0  -   4  3  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 1  1 0 0  0  -   2  6  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Canada 1b                         2   1   0    0     2   0    11   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         4   0   1    3     0   0     1   2
Verdell Mathis rf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     4   3
Red Longley c                         3   0   0    0     0   0     3   1
Buck Felder ss                        1   1   0    0     2   0     0   3
Felix Evans lf                        1   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Cowan Hyde ph, lf                   2   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Hutchinson p                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Les Henderson p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Nat Rogers ph                       1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Wells pr                     0   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Porter Moss p                       1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               27   4   3    3     4   0    21   9


BATTING -
2B:  Jimmy Ford. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Red Longley. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   5
Newt Allen rf                         3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   1    1     1   0     1   2
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     2   1
Lee Moody lf                          3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Mance Smith cf                        2   1   0    0     1   0     1   0
Frank Duncan 1b                       1   0   0    0     1   0    10   0
Sammy Haynes c                        2   0   0    0     0   0     5   1
  Jack Matchett ph                    1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Bobby Vandever pr                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Doc Wingo c                         0   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Booker McDaniel p                     3   1   2    1     0   0     0   1
Totals                               26   2   6    2     4   0    21  10

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Bonnie Serrell, Sammy Haynes, Booker McDaniel. 
PB: 1.  Sammy Haynes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Booker McDaniel. 
SH:  Frank Duncan. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hutchinson                    3.2     5   2    2   2   0   0  18
Les Henderson                        0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Porter Moss W                        3       1   0    0   2   0   0  12
Totals                               7       6   2    2   4   0   0  31


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Booker McDaniel L                    7       3   4    3   4   0   0  31
Totals                               7       3   4    3   4   0   0  31



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 1:40   Attendance: 14000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/21/1944, game 2 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. J.Canada            1b        J.Williams          ss        
2. J.Ford              3b        N.Allen             rf        
3. V.Mathis            rf        H.Souell            3b        
4. N.Robinson          cf        B.Serrell           2b        
5. F.Bankhead          2b        L.Moody             lf        
6. R.Longley           c         M.Smith             cf        
7. B.Felder            ss        F.Duncan            1b        
8. F.Evans             lf        S.Haynes            c         
9. W.Hutchinson        p         B.McDaniel          p         

RED SOX 1ST: J.Canada reached on an error by B.Serrell [J.Canada
to first]; J.Ford out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown
play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams singled; N.Allen out on unknown play;
H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled [J.Williams to
second]; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Longley reached
on an error by B.McDaniel [R.Longley to first]; R.Longley stole
second; B.Felder walked; F.Evans out on unknown play;
W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: M.Smith out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 3RD: J.Canada out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.McDaniel doubled to right field; J.Williams out
on unknown play; N.Allen walked; H.Souell singled to first base
[B.McDaniel scored, N.Allen to second]; B.Serrell out on unknown
play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: M.Smith walked; F.Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Smith to second]; S.Haynes out on unknown
play; B.McDaniel singled [M.Smith scored]; L.HENDERSON REPLACED
W.HUTCHINSON (PITCHING); J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 5TH: B.Felder walked; C.HYDE BATTED FOR F.EVANS; C.Hyde
reached on an error by S.Haynes [B.Felder to second, C.Hyde to
first]; N.ROGERS BATTED FOR L.HENDERSON; N.Rogers singled
[B.Felder to third, C.Hyde to second]; W.WELLS RAN FOR N.ROGERS;
S.Haynes allowed a passed ball [B.Felder scored, C.Hyde to
third, W.Wells to second]; J.Canada walked; J.Ford doubled
[C.Hyde scored (unearned), W.Wells scored, J.Canada scored];
V.Mathis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: P.MOSS REPLACED W.WELLS (PITCHING); C.HYDE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell
walked; B.Serrell out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 6TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; B.Felder out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: M.Smith out on unknown play; F.Duncan walked;
J.MATCHETT BATTED FOR S.HAYNES; J.Matchett singled [F.Duncan to
second]; B.VANDEVER RAN FOR J.MATCHETT; B.McDaniel out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 7TH: D.WINGO REPLACED B.VANDEVER (PLAYING C); P.Moss
singled; J.Canada walked [P.Moss to second]; J.Ford out on
unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4   3   0   6
 Monarchs         2   6   3   8


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