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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 11 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 5

Game played on Sunday, July 2, 1944 (D) at Tiger Stadium, Detroit MI
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 1 1  7 2 0   -  11 17  2
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 3   -   5 11  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred McDaniel lf                      5   1   2    3     0   0     0   0
T.J. Brown ss                         5   0   2    2     0   0     3   2
Jimmy Ford 3b                         5   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
Neil Robinson cf                      6   1   2    0     0   0     3   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         5   1   3    0     0   0     6   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   3   3    1     1   0     4   2
Jim Canada 1b                         3   2   0    0     2   0     3   0
Red Longley c                         2   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
  Willie Wells pr                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Larry Brown c                       1   1   1    1     1   0     4   1
Verdell Mathis p                      4   2   4    3     1   0     1   2
Totals                               40  11  17   10     7   0    27   7

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Fred Bankhead 2, Jim Canada 2, Verdell Mathis. 
E: 2.  T.J. Brown 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  T.J. Brown, Verdell Mathis. 
3B:  Fred McDaniel. 
SH:  Fred McDaniel, T.J. Brown. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Fred McDaniel, Fred Bankhead 2. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   2   2    0     1   0     1   4
Jesse Douglas 3b                      3   0   2    2     2   0     1   4
Art Pennington 2b                     3   1   1    1     2   0     0   1
Lloyd Davenport cf, p                 5   1   3    1     0   0     3   1
John Bissant lf                       4   0   1    0     1   0     8   0
Johnny Smith rf                       5   0   2    1     0   0     3   0
Clyde Nelson 1b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     7   0
Bob Smith c                           3   0   0    0     1   0     4   0
Gready McKinnis p                     3   1   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Pepper Sharpe p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  George Minor cf                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   5  11    5     7   0    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Art Pennington, Bob Smith, Gready McKinnis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Art Pennington, Lloyd Davenport. 
3B:  Jesse Douglas. 
GDP:  John Bissant, Johnny Smith. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lloyd Davenport. 
CS:  Johnny Smith. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Verdell Mathis W                     9      11   5    5   7   0   0  42
Totals                               9      11   5    5   7   0   0  42


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis L                    6.2    10   7    3   6   0   0  35
Pepper Sharpe                        0       1   2    0   1   0   0  2
Lloyd Davenport                      2.1     6   2    2   0   0   0  12
Totals                               9      17  11    5   7   0   0  49

WP:  Gready McKinnis. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 18640

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/2/1944, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Chicago
Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Chicago                       
1. F.McDaniel          lf        R.Wyatt             ss        
2. T.Brown             ss        J.Douglas           3b        
3. J.Ford              3b        A.Pennington        2b        
4. N.Robinson          cf        L.Davenport         cf        
5. C.Hyde              rf        J.Bissant           lf        
6. F.Bankhead          2b        J.Smith             rf        
7. J.Canada            1b        C.Nelson            1b        
8. R.Longley           c         B.Smith             c         
9. V.Mathis            p         G.McKinnis          p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Ford walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Douglas walked;
A.Pennington out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled [J.Douglas
to third]; L.Davenport stole second; J.Bissant out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Hyde singled; C.Hyde was picked off first
(G.McKinnis to C.Nelson); F.Bankhead walked; F.Bankhead stole
second [F.Bankhead to third (error by B.Smith)]; J.Canada out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Smith singled; C.Nelson out on unknown play;
B.Smith out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

RED SOX 3RD: V.Mathis singled; F.McDaniel out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Mathis to second]; T.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Douglas walked;
A.Pennington walked [J.Douglas to second]; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; J.Bissant walked [J.Douglas to third, A.Pennington
to second]; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson singled; C.Hyde out on unknown play;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Canada walked [N.Robinson to
second]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Smith walked;
G.McKinnis forced B.Smith (unknown fielder) [G.McKinnis to
first]; R.Wyatt singled to shortstop [G.McKinnis to third (error
by T.Brown), R.Wyatt to second]; J.Douglas tripled [G.McKinnis
scored, R.Wyatt scored]; A.Pennington walked; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 2.

RED SOX 5TH: V.Mathis doubled; F.McDaniel singled [V.Mathis to
third]; T.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[V.Mathis scored, F.McDaniel to second]; J.Ford out on unknown
play; F.McDaniel stole third; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Bissant singled; J.Smith grounded into a
double play (V.Mathis to F.Bankhead to J.Canada) [J.Bissant out
at second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Am. Giants 2.

RED SOX 6TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled to
second base [F.Bankhead to second (error by A.Pennington)];
J.Canada out on unknown play; R.Longley walked; W.WELLS RAN FOR
R.LONGLEY; V.Mathis singled [F.Bankhead scored, W.Wells to
second]; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: L.BROWN REPLACED W.WELLS (PLAYING C); B.Smith
out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; R.Wyatt
walked; J.Douglas singled to shortstop [R.Wyatt to third (error
by T.Brown), J.Douglas to second]; A.Pennington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2.

RED SOX 7TH: T.Brown flied to unknown fielder; J.Ford flied to
unknown fielder; N.Robinson singled to left field; C.Hyde
singled [N.Robinson to second]; F.Bankhead singled [N.Robinson
scored, C.Hyde to third]; F.Bankhead stole second; G.McKinnis
dropped a foul fly hit by J.Canada; J.Canada walked; G.McKinnis
threw a wild pitch [C.Hyde scored (unearned), F.Bankhead to
third, J.Canada to second]; L.Brown walked; P.SHARPE REPLACED
G.MCKINNIS (PITCHING); V.Mathis walked [F.Bankhead scored
(unearned), J.Canada to third, L.Brown to second]; F.McDaniel
tripled to left-center [J.Canada scored (unearned), L.Brown
scored (unearned), V.Mathis scored (unearned)]; L.DAVENPORT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); G.MINOR REPLACED P.SHARPE (PLAYING
CF); T.Brown doubled to left field [F.McDaniel scored
(unearned)]; J.Ford grounded out (L.Davenport to C.Nelson); 7 R
(1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: L.Davenport singled; J.Bissant grounded into a
double play (F.Bankhead to J.Canada) [L.Davenport out at
second]; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 9, Am. Giants 2.

RED SOX 8TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled;
F.Bankhead singled [C.Hyde to second]; J.Canada forced C.Hyde
(unknown fielder) [F.Bankhead to second, J.Canada to first];
L.Brown singled [F.Bankhead scored, J.Canada to second];
V.Mathis singled [J.Canada scored, L.Brown to second];
F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
11, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Smith out on
unknown play; G.Minor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 11, Am. Giants 2.

RED SOX 9TH: T.Brown singled (unknown fielder) [T.Brown out at
second]; J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: R.Wyatt singled; J.Douglas out on unknown play;
A.Pennington doubled [R.Wyatt scored]; L.Davenport doubled
[A.Pennington scored]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Smith
singled [L.Davenport scored]; J.Smith was caught stealing second
(L.Brown to T.Brown); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Am.
Giants 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox         11  17   2  11
 Am. Giants       5  11   3  10


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