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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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