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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 23, 1944 (D) at Russwood Park, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 3   -   4  9  1
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  7  0

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas ss                      4   0   2    0     0   0     1   1
John Bissant lf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Art Pennington 2b                     4   2   3    0     0   0     0   1
Sam Jackson 1b                        4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Johnny Smith rf                       3   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   0   1    3     0   0     0   0
Bob Smith c                           3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Gentry Jessup p                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   4   9    4     2   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Douglas, Art Pennington, Sam Jackson. 
E: 1.  Art Pennington. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Smith. 
3B:  Jesse Douglas, Clyde Nelson. 
GDP:  Jesse Douglas, Sam Jackson. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Douglas. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred McDaniel lf                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
T.J. Brown ss                         4   0   2    0     0   0     2   1
Verdell Mathis 1b                     3   0   1    0     1   0     2   2
Casey Jones c                         4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Willie Hutchinson p                   3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   1   7    1     1   0    27   4

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Cowan Hyde, T.J. Brown 2, Verdell Mathis 3, Casey Jones. 

BATTING -
2B:  T.J. Brown, Casey Jones. 
SH:  Fred Bankhead. 
GDP:  Neil Robinson. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup W                      9       7   1    0   1   0   0  35
Totals                               9       7   1    0   1   0   0  35


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hutchinson L                  9       9   4    4   2   0   0  35
Totals                               9       9   4    4   2   0   0  35



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Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - West Buntyn

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/23/1944, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Memphis                       
1. J.Douglas           ss        F.McDaniel          lf        
2. J.Bissant           lf        F.Bankhead          2b        
3. L.Davenport         cf        J.Ford              3b        
4. A.Pennington        2b        N.Robinson          cf        
5. S.Jackson           1b        C.Hyde              rf        
6. J.Smith             rf        T.Brown             ss        
7. C.Nelson            3b        V.Mathis            1b        
8. B.Smith             c         C.Jones             c         
9. G.Jessup            p         W.Hutchinson        p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: F.McDaniel singled; F.Bankhead out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McDaniel to second]; J.Ford out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Pennington singled; S.Jackson grounded into a
double play (V.Mathis to T.Brown) [A.Pennington out at second];
J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown doubled;
V.Mathis walked; C.Jones out on unknown play; W.Hutchinson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Smith out on
unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead reached
on an error by A.Pennington [F.Bankhead to third]; J.Ford flied
to L.Davenport [F.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red
Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Douglas tripled; J.Bissant hit into a double
play (C.Hyde to V.Mathis to C.Jones) [J.Douglas out at home];
L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown
play; V.Mathis singled; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: A.Pennington singled; S.Jackson out on unknown
play [A.Pennington to second]; J.Smith doubled [A.Pennington
scored]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out
on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; J.Douglas
singled; J.Douglas stole second; J.Bissant out on unknown play;
L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled;
C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; S.Jackson out
on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: V.Mathis out on unknown play; C.Jones doubled;
W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Smith walked;
G.Jessup singled [B.Smith to second]; J.Douglas grounded into a
double play (T.Brown to V.Mathis) [G.Jessup out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Ford singled;
N.Robinson grounded into a double play (A.Pennington to
J.Douglas to S.Jackson) [J.Ford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; L.Davenport out
on unknown play; A.Pennington singled; S.Jackson singled to
center field [A.Pennington to third]; J.Smith walked [S.Jackson
to second]; C.Nelson tripled to right field [A.Pennington
scored, S.Jackson scored, J.Smith scored]; B.Smith out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown singled;
V.Mathis out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Red Sox 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       4   9   1   4
 Red Sox          1   7   0   7


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