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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 10 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4

Game played on Monday, May 22, 1944 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 2   -   4  4  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 6 0  0 4 x   -  10 13  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Canada 1b                         4   0   0    0     0   0     8   2
Jimmy Ford 3b                         4   2   1    0     0   0     0   4
Cowan Hyde rf                         4   1   0    1     0   0     1   0
Neil Robinson cf                      3   1   1    0     1   0     2   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   2    1     0   0     2   4
Red Longley c, ss                     4   0   0    0     0   0     5   0
Verdell Mathis lf                     3   0   0    0     1   0     3   0
Buck Felder ss                        2   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
  Casey Jones ph, c                   2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Edgar Chatman p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
  Rufus Ligon p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Felix Evans p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
  Fred McDaniel ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Hutchinson p                 0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   4   4    2     2   0    24  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jim Canada 2, Jimmy Ford, Fred Bankhead 2, Buck Felder. 
E: 1.  Buck Felder. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Red Longley. 
Team LOB:  4


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   3    2     0   0     1   5
Newt Allen 1b                         5   1   2    3     0   0    14   2
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   2    0     0   0     1   3
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     5   0   1    2     0   0     4   2
Lee Moody lf                          3   1   0    0     1   0     2   0
Mance Smith cf                        3   2   2    0     1   0     1   0
Earl Bumpus rf                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Booker McDaniel ph                  1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bobby Vandever rf                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jim LaMarque ph, rf                 1   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Sammy Haynes c                        3   2   1    0     1   0     4   3
Hilton Smith p                        2   1   1    0     0   0     0   2
  Jack Matchett ph, p                 1   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Totals                               35  10  13    9     4   0    27  17

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Williams, Newt Allen, Bonnie Serrell. 
E: 2.  Jesse Williams, Herb Souell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jesse Williams. 
HBP:  Jesse Williams. 
GDP:  Bonnie Serrell, Earl Bumpus. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edgar Chatman L                      4.1     5   3    3   2   0   0  18
Rufus Ligon                          0       3   3    2   0   0   0  4
Felix Evans                          2.2     0   0    0   1   0   0  9
Willie Hutchinson                    1       5   4    4   1   0   0  9
Totals                               8      13  10    9   4   0   0  40

HBP:  Rufus Ligon. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith W                       6       3   2    1   1   0   0  22
Jack Matchett SV                     3       1   2    0   1   0   0  13
Totals                               9       4   4    1   2   0   0  35



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 1546

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/22/1944 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. J.Canada            1b        J.Williams          ss        
2. J.Ford              3b        N.Allen             1b        
3. C.Hyde              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. V.Mathis            lf        E.Bumpus            rf        
8. B.Felder            ss        S.Haynes            c         
9. E.Chatman           p         H.Smith             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Canada out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown
play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams doubled; N.Allen out on unknown play;
H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson walked; F.Bankhead singled [N.Robinson
to third]; R.Longley grounded into a double play (J.Williams to
B.Serrell to N.Allen) [N.Robinson scored (no RBI), F.Bankhead
out at second]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody out on unknown play; M.Smith singled;
E.Bumpus grounded into a double play (J.Ford to F.Bankhead to
J.Canada) [M.Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 3RD: B.Felder out on unknown play; E.Chatman out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: S.Haynes out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; J.Williams singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Ford singled; C.Hyde out on unknown play;
N.Robinson singled [J.Ford to second]; F.Bankhead reached on an
error by J.Williams [J.Ford scored (unearned) (no RBI),
N.Robinson to second, F.Bankhead to first]; R.Longley out on
unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell grounded into a
double play (F.Bankhead to B.Felder to J.Canada) [H.Souell out
at second]; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 5TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; E.Chatman out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: M.Smith walked; E.Bumpus out on unknown play;
S.Haynes walked [M.Smith to second]; H.Smith singled [M.Smith to
third, S.Haynes to second]; R.LIGON REPLACED E.CHATMAN
(PITCHING); J.Williams was hit by a pitch [M.Smith scored,
S.Haynes to third, H.Smith to second]; N.Allen singled [S.Haynes
scored, H.Smith scored, J.Williams to second]; H.Souell singled
to shortstop [J.Williams scored (no RBI) (error by B.Felder),
N.Allen to third, H.Souell to second]; B.Serrell singled
[N.Allen scored, H.Souell scored (unearned)]; F.EVANS REPLACED
R.LIGON (PITCHING); L.Moody out on unknown play; M.Smith out on
unknown play; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs
6.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.MCDANIEL BATTED FOR E.BUMPUS; B.McDaniel out on
unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.MATCHETT BATTED
FOR H.SMITH; J.Matchett walked; J.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 6.

RED SOX 7TH: B.VANDEVER REPLACED B.MCDANIEL (PLAYING RF);
J.MATCHETT STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); F.Bankhead out on unknown
play; R.Longley out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 6.

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 2, Monarchs 6.

RED SOX 8TH: C.JONES BATTED FOR B.FELDER; C.Jones out on
unknown play; F.MCDANIEL BATTED FOR F.EVANS; F.McDaniel out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.HUTCHINSON REPLACED F.MCDANIEL (PITCHING);
C.JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); R.LONGLEY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); L.Moody walked; M.Smith singled [L.Moody to
third]; J.LAMARQUE BATTED FOR B.VANDEVER; J.LaMarque out on
unknown play [L.Moody scored]; S.Haynes singled [M.Smith to
second]; J.Matchett singled [M.Smith scored, S.Haynes to
second]; J.Williams singled [S.Haynes scored, J.Matchett to
second]; N.Allen singled [J.Matchett scored, J.Williams to
second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown
play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 10.

RED SOX 9TH: J.LAMARQUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); J.Ford
reached on an error by H.Souell [J.Ford to third]; C.Hyde
reached on a fielder's choice [J.Ford scored (unearned)];
N.Robinson out on unknown play [C.Hyde to second]; F.Bankhead
singled [C.Hyde scored (unearned)]; R.Longley out on unknown
play; V.Mathis walked [F.Bankhead to second]; C.Jones out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs
10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4   4   1   4
 Monarchs        10  13   2   6


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