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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2

Game played on Tuesday, September 5, 1944 (N) at City Stadium, St. Joseph MO
Exhibition game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   2  3  3
Kansas City Monarchs                1 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 x   -   5  7  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred McDaniel lf                      4   0   0    1     0         1   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         2   0   0    0     1         1   0
  Verdell Mathis rf                   1   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jimmy Ford 2b                         3   0   0    1     0         1   1
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   1    0     0         2   0
T.J. Brown 3b                         4   0   0    0     0         1   4
Jim Canada 1b                         3   0   1    0     0         9   0
   Short ph                           1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Casey Jones c                         3   1   1    0     1         6   1
Buck Felder ss                        1   1   0    0     1         2   5
  Fred Bankhead ph, ss                1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Al Jones p                            3   0   0    0     0         0   5
Totals                               30   2   3    2     3   4    24  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jimmy Ford, Jim Canada, Buck Felder. 
E: 3.  T.J. Brown, Buck Felder, Fred Bankhead. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Jimmy Ford. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     3   1   0    0     1         3   2
Clarence Locke 1b                     4   0   0    0     0         8   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         3   2
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   2    0     0         0   2
Dave Harper rf                        4   1   1    1     0         4   0
Mance Smith lf                        3   1   1    1     0         0   0
Lee Moody cf                          3   0   1    1     0         3   0
Dozier Hood c                         2   1   1    0     0         1   0
   Leggins c                          1   0   0    0     0         1   0
Eddie Locke p                         2   0   1    1     0         2   1
  Garcia Massingale p                 1   0   0    0     0         2   7
Totals                               31   5   7    4     1   4    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Dave Harper, Dozier Hood, Garcia Massingale. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bonnie Serrell, Dave Harper. 
3B:  Mance Smith, Eddie Locke. 
GDP:   Leggins. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jesse Williams. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Al Jones L                           8       7   5    4   1   4   0  32
Totals                               8       7   5    4   1   4   0  32

WP:  Al Jones. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Locke                          5       1   2    1   3   3   0  22
Garcia Massingale W                  4       2   0    0   0   1   0  12
Totals                               9       3   2    1   3   4   0  34

HBP:  Eddie Locke. 


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Umpires: HP -  Stablin, 1B - Manny Hord

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 9/5/1944 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. F.McDaniel          lf        J.Williams          ss        
2. C.Hyde              rf        C.Locke             1b        
3. J.Ford              2b        H.Souell            3b        
4. N.Robinson          cf        B.Serrell           2b        
5. T.Brown             3b        D.Harper            rf        
6. J.Canada            1b        M.Smith             lf        
7. C.Jones             c         L.Moody             cf        
8. B.Felder            ss        D.Hood              c         
9. A.Jones             p         E.Locke             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; F.McDaniel reached on an error by D.Harper
[F.McDaniel to first]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams walked; C.Locke out on unknown play
[J.Williams to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell
singled [J.Williams to third]; D.Harper reached on an error by
T.Brown [J.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Serrell to
second, D.Harper to first]; A.Jones threw a wild pitch
[B.Serrell to third, D.Harper to second]; M.Smith out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 2ND: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada singled;
C.Jones out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody out on unknown play; D.Hood singled to
shortstop [D.Hood to second (error by B.Felder)]; E.Locke
tripled [D.Hood scored]; J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Locke
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs
2.

RED SOX 3RD: A.Jones 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 3RD: 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 4TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

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

RED SOX 5TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; C.Jones walked;
B.Felder walked [C.Jones to second]; A.Jones reached on an error
by D.Hood [C.Jones to third, B.Felder to second, A.Jones to
first]; F.McDaniel out on unknown play [C.Jones scored]; C.Hyde
walked [B.Felder to third, A.Jones to second]; J.Ford was hit by
a pitch [B.Felder scored (unearned), A.Jones to third, C.Hyde to
second]; N.Robinson grounded out (H.Souell to C.Locke); 2 R (1
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Locke out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; C.Locke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 6TH:  REPLACED D.HOOD (PLAYING C); G.MASSINGALE
REPLACED E.LOCKE (PITCHING); 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 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell doubled;
D.Harper doubled [B.Serrell scored]; M.Smith tripled [D.Harper
scored]; L.Moody singled [M.Smith scored];  grounded into a
double play (J.Ford to B.Felder to J.Canada) [L.Moody out at
second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 5.

RED SOX 7TH: F.BANKHEAD BATTED FOR B.FELDER; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; A.Jones out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: V.MATHIS REPLACED C.HYDE (PLAYING RF); F.BANKHEAD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); G.Massingale out on unknown play;
J.Williams reached on an error by F.Bankhead [J.Williams to
first]; J.Williams was caught stealing second (C.Jones to
J.Ford); C.Locke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Monarchs 5.

RED SOX 8TH: V.Mathis out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; N.Robinson singled; N.Robinson was picked off
first (G.Massingale to C.Locke); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: 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 2, Monarchs 5.

RED SOX 9TH: T.Brown out on unknown play;  BATTED FOR J.CANADA;
 out on unknown play; C.Jones singled; C.Jones was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by G.Massingale [C.Jones to
second]; C.Jones was picked off second (G.Massingale
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   3   3   5
 Monarchs         5   7   3   3


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