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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 1

Game played on Sunday, September 3, 1944 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   1  6  2
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 x   -   3  9  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred McDaniel lf                      5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         5   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         3   0   0    0     1         2   2
Neil Robinson cf                      4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   3    1     0         2   3
T.J. Brown ss                         4   0   1    0     0         0   7
Jim Canada 1b                         2   0   0    0     2        12   1
Larry Brown c                         1   0   0    0     0         4   0
  Casey Jones ph, c                   2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willie Hutchinson p                   3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Verdell Mathis ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   1   6    1     3   3    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Fred Bankhead, T.J. Brown, Jim Canada. 
E: 2.  Fred McDaniel, Jimmy Ford. 

BATTING -
2B:  Fred Bankhead. 
HBP:  Casey Jones. 
Team LOB:  10


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   2    0     0         3   4
Newt Allen 1b                         3   1   0    0     0        12   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   2    2     0         0   4
Lee Moody cf                          4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Dave Harper rf                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Jack Matchett p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   2
  Eddie Locke p                       1   0   1    1     0         1   0
Sammy Haynes c                        3   0   1    0     1         4   1
Mance Smith lf                        2   0   0    0     0         5   0
Totals                               31   3   9    3     2   2    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Jesse Williams, Mance Smith. 

BATTING -
SH:  Newt Allen, Mance Smith. 
GDP:  Dave Harper. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams, Bonnie Serrell. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hutchinson L                  8       9   3    3   2   2   0  35
Totals                               8       9   3    3   2   2   0  35


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett                        7.1     6   1    1   2   2   0  32
Eddie Locke W                        1.2     0   0    0   1   1   0  6
Totals                               9       6   1    1   3   3   0  38

HBP:  Jack Matchett. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 5033

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/3/1944, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams singled; N.Allen out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Williams to second]; H.Souell out on
unknown play; J.Williams stole third; B.Serrell singled
[J.Williams scored]; B.Serrell stole second; L.Moody out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
singled; T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada walked
[F.Bankhead to second]; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: D.Harper out on unknown play; J.Matchett singled
to left field [J.Matchett to second (error by F.McDaniel)];
S.Haynes walked; M.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.Matchett to third, S.Haynes to second]; J.Williams
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs
1.

RED SOX 3RD: W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; F.McDaniel
reached on an error by J.Williams [F.McDaniel to first]; C.Hyde
out on unknown play; J.Ford walked [F.McDaniel to second];
N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 4TH: F.Bankhead singled; T.Brown singled [F.Bankhead to
second]; J.Canada out on unknown play; C.JONES BATTED FOR
L.BROWN; C.Jones out on unknown play; W.Hutchinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: C.JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); L.Moody
singled; D.Harper grounded into a double play (T.Brown to
F.Bankhead to J.Canada) [L.Moody out at second]; J.Matchett out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 5TH: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; M.Smith out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 6TH: N.Robinson singled to left field [N.Robinson to
second (error by M.Smith)]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play;
T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen reached on an error by J.Ford [N.Allen to
first]; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown
play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 7TH: C.Jones was hit by a pitch; W.Hutchinson out on
unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; J.Matchett out on
unknown play; S.Haynes singled; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 8TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled;
F.Bankhead doubled [N.Robinson scored]; E.LOCKE REPLACED
J.MATCHETT (PITCHING); T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada
walked; C.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams singled; N.Allen forced J.Williams
(unknown fielder) [N.Allen to first]; H.Souell walked [N.Allen
to second]; B.Serrell singled [N.Allen scored, H.Souell to
second]; L.Moody forced H.Souell (unknown fielder) [B.Serrell to
second, L.Moody to first]; D.Harper singled [B.Serrell to third,
L.Moody to second]; E.Locke singled [B.Serrell scored, L.Moody
to third, D.Harper to second]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 9TH: V.MATHIS BATTED FOR W.HUTCHINSON; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          1   6   2  10
 Monarchs         3   9   2   8


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