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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 0

Game played on Monday, September 4, 1944 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

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

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred McDaniel 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Jimmy Ford 2b                         4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Neil Robinson cf                      3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Verdell Mathis lf                     3   0   0    0     0         1   0
T.J. Brown ss                         3   0   0    0     0         3   1
Jim Canada 1b                         3   0   0    0     0         8   0
Casey Jones c                         3   0   0    0     0         6   0
Pepper Sharpe p                       3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Totals                               29   0   1    0     1   7    24   4

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Fred McDaniel, Pepper Sharpe. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Cowan Hyde. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     3   0   1    0     1   0     1   3
Newt Allen 1b                         4   0   1    0     0   0    12   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Dave Harper rf                        2   1   0    0     1   0     1   0
Mance Smith lf                        2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Lee Moody cf                          3   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Sammy Haynes c                        3   0   0    0     0   0     7   0
Booker McDaniel p                     3   0   1    0     0   0     0   4
Totals                               27   2   3    0     3   0    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bonnie Serrell. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Pepper Sharpe L                      8       3   2    0   3   0   0  30
Totals                               8       3   2    0   3   0   0  30


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Booker McDaniel W                    9       1   0    0   1   7   0  30
Totals                               9       1   0    0   1   7   0  30



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2330

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 9/4/1944 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

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

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams singled; J.Williams stole second;
N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: V.Mathis out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: D.Harper walked; M.Smith walked [D.Harper to
second]; L.Moody reached on an error by F.McDaniel [D.Harper
scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI),
L.Moody to second]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.McDaniel out
on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 3RD: C.Jones out on unknown play; P.Sharpe out on
unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen singled; N.Allen was picked off first
(P.Sharpe to J.Canada); H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs
2.

RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown
play; N.Robinson singled; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; M.Smith out on
unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 5TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada out on
unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.McDaniel singled;
J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 6TH: P.Sharpe 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 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 7TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: M.Smith out on unknown play; L.Moody out on
unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 8TH: T.Brown reached on an error by B.Serrell [T.Brown
to first]; J.Canada out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown
play; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.McDaniel out on unknown play; J.Williams
walked; J.Williams was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by P.Sharpe [J.Williams to second]; N.Allen out on unknown
play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 9TH: 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 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          0   1   2   3
 Monarchs         2   3   1   4


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