Memphis Red Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 4 Chicago American Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 2 BATTING Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred McDaniel lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 Casey Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Red Longley lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cowan Hyde rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 Jimmy Ford 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Buck Felder ph, ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 Pepper Sharpe cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 T.J. Brown ss, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Brown c 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 Jim Canada 1b 4 0 1 0 0 8 0 Verdell Mathis p 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 3 6 2 1 5 27 3 FIELDING - DP: 2. Buck Felder, Fred Bankhead, Jim Canada 2, Verdell Mathis. E: 4. Fred Bankhead 2, T.J. Brown, Jim Canada. BATTING - 2B: Buck Felder. 3B: Pepper Sharpe. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Cowan Hyde 2, Verdell Mathis. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ralph Wyatt ss 5 0 1 0 0 5 0 John Bissant lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Jesse Douglas 2b 4 1 3 1 1 2 0 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 George Minor cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Wells ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Art Pennington 1b 4 0 1 1 0 10 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Smith rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Herb Barnhill c 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Gentry Jessup p 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 39 2 12 2 1 9 27 1 FIELDING - E: 2. Ralph Wyatt 2. BATTING - 3B: Jesse Douglas. GDP: Ralph Wyatt, Lloyd Davenport. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Verdell Mathis W 9 12 2 2 1 9 0 40 Totals 9 12 2 2 1 9 0 40 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup L 9 6 3 2 1 5 0 37 Totals 9 6 3 2 1 5 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/20/1944, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Chicago Am. Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Memphis Chicago 1. F.McDaniel lf R.Wyatt ss 2. C.Hyde rf J.Bissant lf 3. J.Ford 3b J.Douglas 2b 4. P.Sharpe cf L.Davenport cf 5. F.Bankhead 2b A.Pennington 1b 6. T.Brown ss C.Nelson 3b 7. L.Brown c J.Smith rf 8. J.Canada 1b H.Barnhill c 9. V.Mathis p G.Jessup p RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McDaniel singled; C.Hyde forced F.McDaniel (unknown fielder) [C.Hyde to first]; C.Hyde stole second; C.Hyde stole third; J.Ford reached on a fielder's choice [C.Hyde scored]; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: R.Wyatt singled; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled [R.Wyatt to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Am. Giants 0. RED SOX 2ND: T.Brown out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada singled; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Smith singled; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; G.Jessup singled [J.Smith to second]; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Am. Giants 0. RED SOX 3RD: F.McDaniel singled; C.Hyde reached on an error by R.Wyatt [F.McDaniel to second, C.Hyde to first]; B.FELDER BATTED FOR J.FORD; B.Felder reached on an error by R.Wyatt [F.McDaniel scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.Hyde to second, B.Felder to first]; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: B.FELDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); T.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); J.Bissant singled; J.Douglas tripled [J.Bissant scored]; L.Davenport was called out on strikes; A.Pennington singled [J.Douglas scored]; C.Nelson singled [A.Pennington to second]; J.Smith struck out; H.Barnhill struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. RED SOX 4TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; V.Mathis singled; C.JONES BATTED FOR F.MCDANIEL; V.Mathis stole second; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 4TH: R.LONGLEY REPLACED C.JONES (PLAYING LF); G.Jessup singled; R.Wyatt grounded into a double play (V.Mathis to B.Felder to J.Canada) [G.Jessup out at second]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. RED SOX 5TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Douglas walked; L.Davenport grounded into a double play (F.Bankhead to J.Canada) [J.Douglas out at second]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. RED SOX 6TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 6TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Smith singled to third base [J.Smith to second (error by T.Brown)]; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. RED SOX 7TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; R.Longley walked; C.Hyde grounded out (G.Jessup to A.Pennington); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 7TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Bissant reached on an error by F.Bankhead [J.Bissant to second (error by F.Bankhead)]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 2. RED SOX 8TH: G.MINOR REPLACED L.DAVENPORT (PLAYING CF); B.Felder doubled to left field; P.Sharpe tripled to center field [B.Felder scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 8TH: A.Pennington reached on an error by J.Canada [A.Pennington to first]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; H.Barnhill singled [A.Pennington to second]; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2. RED SOX 9TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 9TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled; W.WELLS BATTED FOR G.MINOR; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Sox 3 6 4 7 Am. Giants 2 12 2 11
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