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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

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

Memphis Red Sox                     3 0 0  0 0 0  0 3  -   6  7  1
Chicago American Giants             2 0 0  1 0 0  0 0  -   3  5  0

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde rf                         4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
T.J. Brown 3b                         3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Jimmy Ford ph, 3b                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Verdell Mathis 1b                     2   2   1    1     2   0     0   0
Pepper Sharpe cf                      3   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Fred McDaniel ph, cf                1   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Red Longley lf                        4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Buck Felder ss                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Larry Brown c                         3   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Willie Hutchinson p                   3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   6   7    6     2   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Verdell Mathis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Cowan Hyde, Verdell Mathis. 
HR:  Fred McDaniel. 
IW:  Verdell Mathis. 
Team LOB:  3


Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        3   1   1    1     1   0     1   0
Jesse Douglas 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Nat Rogers lf                         4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lloyd Davenport rf                    4   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Art Pennington 1b                     3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
George Minor cf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Herb Barnhill c                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Sutton p                        3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               30   3   5    3     2   1    24   0


BATTING -
2B:  Ralph Wyatt. 
3B:  Lloyd Davenport. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hutchinson W                  8       5   3    2   2   1   0  32
Totals                               8       5   3    2   2   1   0  32


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leroy Sutton L                       8       7   6    6   2   0   1  33
Totals                               8       7   6    6   2   0   1  33

IW:  Leroy Sutton. 


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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 2 -- Memphis Red Sox at Chicago
Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Chicago                       
1. C.Hyde              rf        R.Wyatt             ss        
2. T.Brown             3b        J.Douglas           2b        
3. V.Mathis            1b        N.Rogers            lf        
4. P.Sharpe            cf        L.Davenport         rf        
5. F.Bankhead          2b        A.Pennington        1b        
6. R.Longley           lf        C.Nelson            3b        
7. B.Felder            ss        G.Minor             cf        
8. L.Brown             c         H.Barnhill          c         
9. W.Hutchinson        p         L.Sutton            p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories;
C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown singled; V.Mathis doubled
[T.Brown scored]; P.Sharpe singled [V.Mathis scored]; F.Bankhead
out on unknown play [P.Sharpe to second]; R.Longley singled
[P.Sharpe scored]; B.Felder out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: R.Wyatt walked; J.Douglas out on unknown play;
N.Rogers singled [R.Wyatt to second]; L.Davenport tripled
[R.Wyatt scored, N.Rogers scored]; A.Pennington walked; C.Nelson
out on unknown play; G.Minor out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2.

RED SOX 2ND: L.Brown out on unknown play; W.Hutchinson out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: H.Barnhill out on unknown play; L.Sutton out on
unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2.

RED SOX 3RD: T.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Douglas singled; N.Rogers out on unknown
play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2.

RED SOX 4TH: F.Bankhead singled; R.Longley out on unknown play;
B.Felder out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: C.Nelson singled; G.Minor reached on a
fielder's choice [C.Nelson to second (error by V.Mathis)];
H.Barnhill popped to L.Brown in foul territory; L.Sutton struck
out; R.Wyatt doubled to left field [C.Nelson scored (unearned),
G.Minor to third]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 3.

RED SOX 5TH: W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; L.Davenport out
on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 3.

RED SOX 6TH: V.Mathis walked; P.Sharpe out on unknown play;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; G.Minor out on
unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 3.

RED SOX 7TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; L.Brown out on
unknown play; W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: L.Sutton out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on
unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Am. Giants 3.

RED SOX 8TH: C.Hyde doubled to left field; J.FORD BATTED FOR
T.BROWN; J.Ford popped to R.Wyatt in foul territory; V.Mathis
was walked intentionally; F.MCDANIEL BATTED FOR P.SHARPE;
F.McDaniel homered [C.Hyde scored, V.Mathis scored]; F.Bankhead
out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); F.MCDANIEL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); N.Rogers out on unknown play;
L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Am. Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          6   7   1   3
 Am. Giants       3   5   0   5


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