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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

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

Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 0  3 0 0  0  -   4  8  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 1 0  0  -   2  6  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred McDaniel lf                      1   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
  Cowan Hyde ph, rf                   2   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Willie Hutchinson rf                0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
T.J. Brown ss                         4   0   0    0     0   0     3   2
Pepper Sharpe rf, lf                  3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      2   2   2    0     1   0     1   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      2   0   0    1     0   0     1   1
Casey Jones c                         1   1   0    0     1   0     2   0
  Larry Brown c                       1   0   1    0     0   0     2   1
Jimmy Ford 3b                         1   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Red Longley ph, 3b                  2   0   1    2     0   0     2   1
Jim Canada 1b                         3   0   1    1     0   0     7   0
Verdell Mathis p                      3   0   2    0     0   0     0   3
Totals                               25   4   8    4     3   0    21   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Larry Brown, Jim Canada, Verdell Mathis. 
E: 2.  T.J. Brown, Casey Jones. 

BATTING -
2B:  Larry Brown. 
3B:  Neil Robinson. 
SH:  Fred Bankhead. 
GDP:  T.J. Brown, Fred Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  4


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0   0     1   6
Newt Allen 1b                         4   0   1    1     0   0    12   1
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   1    0     0   0     1   3
  Jim LaMarque ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lee Moody cf                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     2   1   1    0     1   0     3   4
Dave Harper rf                        2   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Mance Smith lf                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Clarence Locke ph, lf               1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Haynes c                        2   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
  Dozier Hood ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Doc Wingo c                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Hilton Smith p                        2   1   2    0     1   0     0   3
  Walter Thomas pr                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               27   2   6    2     3   0    21  17

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Jesse Williams 2, Newt Allen 3, Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell 3, Sammy Haynes. 
E: 2.  Herb Souell, Hilton Smith. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dave Harper. 
GDP:  Clarence Locke. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Verdell Mathis W                     7       6   2    2   3   0   0  30
Totals                               7       6   2    2   3   0   0  30


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith L                       7       8   4    4   3   0   0  29
Totals                               7       8   4    4   3   0   0  29



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 1:35   Attendance: 5033

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/3/1944, game 2 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; F.McDaniel walked; T.Brown grounded into a double
play (B.Serrell to N.Allen) [F.McDaniel out at second]; P.Sharpe
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs
0.

MONARCHS 1ST: C.Jones dropped a foul fly hit by J.Williams;
J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play;
H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson tripled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play
[N.Robinson scored]; C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled;
D.Harper doubled [B.Serrell scored]; M.Smith out on unknown
play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 3RD: J.Canada out on unknown play; V.Mathis singled to
third base [V.Mathis to second (error by H.Souell)]; F.McDaniel
out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Smith walked; J.Williams out on unknown play;
N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell singled [H.Smith to
second]; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 4TH: P.Sharpe singled; N.Robinson walked [P.Sharpe to
second]; F.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[P.Sharpe to third, N.Robinson to second]; C.Jones walked;
R.LONGLEY BATTED FOR J.FORD; R.Longley singled [P.Sharpe scored,
N.Robinson scored, C.Jones to second]; J.Canada singled [C.Jones
scored, R.Longley to second]; V.Mathis hit into a double play
(N.Allen to H.Souell to S.Haynes to J.Williams to B.Serrell)
[R.Longley scored (no RBI), V.Mathis to first]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: L.BROWN REPLACED C.JONES (PLAYING C); R.LONGLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); B.Serrell out on unknown play;
D.Harper out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 5TH: C.HYDE BATTED FOR F.MCDANIEL; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; P.Sharpe out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: C.HYDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); P.SHARPE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); S.Haynes out on unknown play;
H.Smith singled; J.Williams out on unknown play [H.Smith to
second]; N.Allen singled [H.Smith scored]; H.Souell out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 6TH: N.Robinson singled; F.Bankhead grounded into a
double play (J.Williams to B.Serrell to N.Allen) [N.Robinson out
at second]; L.Brown doubled; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: L.Moody reached on an error by T.Brown [L.Moody
to first]; B.Serrell walked [L.Moody to second]; D.Harper walked
[L.Moody to third, B.Serrell to second]; C.LOCKE BATTED FOR
M.SMITH; C.Locke grounded into a double play (V.Mathis to
L.Brown to J.Canada) [L.Moody out at home, B.Serrell to third,
D.Harper to second]; D.HOOD BATTED FOR S.HAYNES; D.Hood out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 7TH: C.LOCKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); D.WINGO
REPLACED D.HOOD (PLAYING C); J.Canada out on unknown play;
V.Mathis singled to pitcher [V.Mathis to second (error by
H.Smith)]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.HUTCHINSON REPLACED C.HYDE (PLAYING RF);
H.Smith singled; W.THOMAS RAN FOR H.SMITH; J.Williams out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.LAMARQUE BATTED FOR
H.SOUELL; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 4, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4   8   2   4
 Monarchs         2   6   2   7


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