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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Sunday, July 30, 1944 (D) at Wrigley Field, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  5 0 0  0 0 1   -   6 10  0
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0   -   4  5  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred McDaniel lf                      5   2   1    0     0   0     0   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   2    2     1   0     0   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         4   0   2    1     1   0     0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      2   1   1    1     3   0     0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
T.J. Brown ss                         4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Canada 1b                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Red Longley c                         2   0   1    2     2   0     0   0
Willie Hutchinson p                   3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   6  10    6     7   0    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Fred Bankhead, Jimmy Ford 2, Cowan Hyde, Red Longley. 
HR:  Neil Robinson. 
SH:  Willie Hutchinson. 
GDP:  Jimmy Ford, Cowan Hyde 2. 
Team LOB:  8


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   0    1     0   0     0   2
Dave Harper lf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     3   1   0    0     1   0     3   0
Mance Smith cf                        2   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Lee Moody 2b                          4   0   2    3     0   0     2   2
Walter Thomas rf                      3   1   2    0     1   0     0   0
Sammy Haynes c                        3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
  Eddie Locke ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Dean Thomas p                         1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Hilton Smith ph                     0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Steve Wylie p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               30   4   5    4     6   0    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Jesse Williams 2, Bonnie Serrell 3, Lee Moody 2, Sammy Haynes, Dean Thomas. 
E: 1.  Sammy Haynes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Walter Thomas. 
HBP:  Jesse Williams. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Walter Thomas. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hutchinson W                  9       5   4    4   6   0   0  37
Totals                               9       5   4    4   6   0   0  37

HBP:  Willie Hutchinson. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dean Thomas L                        4       6   5    2   4   0   1  20
Steve Wylie                          5       4   1    1   3   0   0  21
Totals                               9      10   6    3   7   0   1  41



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/30/1944, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. F.McDaniel          lf        J.Williams          ss        
2. F.Bankhead          2b        D.Harper            lf        
3. J.Ford              3b        H.Souell            3b        
4. N.Robinson          cf        B.Serrell           1b        
5. C.Hyde              rf        M.Smith             cf        
6. T.Brown             ss        L.Moody             2b        
7. J.Canada            1b        W.Thomas            rf        
8. R.Longley           c         S.Haynes            c         
9. W.Hutchinson        p         D.Thomas            p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead walked;
J.Ford walked [F.Bankhead to second]; N.Robinson walked
[F.Bankhead to third, J.Ford to second]; C.Hyde grounded into a
double play (D.Thomas to S.Haynes to B.Serrell) [F.Bankhead out
at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams was hit by a pitch; D.Harper out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell walked
[J.Williams to second]; M.Smith walked [J.Williams to third,
B.Serrell to second]; L.Moody singled [J.Williams scored,
B.Serrell scored, M.Smith to second]; W.Thomas out on unknown
play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 2ND: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada out on
unknown play; R.Longley walked; W.Hutchinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: S.Haynes out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 3RD: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
singled; J.Ford grounded into a double play (J.Williams to
L.Moody to B.Serrell) [F.Bankhead out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: D.Harper out on unknown play; H.Souell walked;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; M.Smith walked [H.Souell to
second]; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson homered to leftfield; C.Hyde doubled;
T.Brown reached on an error by S.Haynes [C.Hyde to third,
T.Brown to first]; J.Canada out on unknown play; R.Longley
doubled [C.Hyde scored, T.Brown scored (unearned)]; W.Hutchinson
reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [R.Longley out
at third]; F.McDaniel singled [W.Hutchinson to second];
F.Bankhead doubled (unknown fielder) [W.Hutchinson scored
(unearned), F.McDaniel scored (unearned), F.Bankhead out at
third]; 5 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Thomas doubled; S.Haynes out on unknown play
[W.Thomas to third]; H.SMITH BATTED FOR D.THOMAS; H.Smith
walked; J.Williams out on unknown play [W.Thomas scored];
D.Harper out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 5TH: S.WYLIE REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); J.Ford out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; C.Hyde lined to
D.Harper; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play
[H.Souell to second]; M.Smith out on unknown play; L.Moody
singled (unknown fielder) [H.Souell scored, L.Moody out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 6TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada singled;
R.Longley walked [J.Canada to second]; W.Hutchinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Canada to third, R.Longley
to second]; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Thomas singled; W.Thomas was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); S.Haynes out on unknown play; S.Wylie
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs
4.

RED SOX 7TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Ford doubled;
N.Robinson walked; C.Hyde grounded into a double play
(J.Williams to L.Moody to B.Serrell) [N.Robinson out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; D.Harper out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 8TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; M.Smith out on
unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 9TH: W.Hutchinson singled; F.McDaniel forced
W.Hutchinson (unknown fielder) [F.McDaniel to first]; F.Bankhead
out on unknown play; J.Ford doubled [F.McDaniel scored];
N.Robinson walked; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Thomas walked; E.LOCKE BATTED FOR S.HAYNES;
E.Locke out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          6  10   0   8
 Monarchs         4   5   1   6


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