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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2

Game played on Sunday, August 20, 1944 (D) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

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



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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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