Memphis Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 0 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 BATTING Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred McDaniel lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 Jimmy Ford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Neil Robinson cf 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 T.J. Brown ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Jim Canada 1b 4 0 2 0 0 7 1 Pepper Sharpe rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Casey Jones c 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 Larry Brown c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Verdell Mathis p 4 0 2 0 0 4 2 Totals 34 1 8 0 0 4 27 8 BATTING - SH: Fred Bankhead, Pepper Sharpe. GDP: Casey Jones. Team LOB: 8 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 Newt Allen 1b 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 Mance Smith lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Lee Moody 2b 4 0 2 0 0 5 1 Jim LaMarque pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bonnie Serrell cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Harper rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Herb Souell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Sammy Haynes c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Jack Matchett p 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 7 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jesse Williams, Newt Allen, Lee Moody. E: 2. Jesse Williams, Sammy Haynes. BATTING - 2B: Dave Harper. SH: Newt Allen. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Lee Moody. PITCHING Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Verdell Mathis W 9 5 0 0 0 7 0 32 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 7 0 32 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jack Matchett L 9 8 1 0 0 4 0 36 Totals 9 8 1 0 0 4 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Dewey, 1B - Berry Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 9/7/1944 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Memphis Kansas City 1. F.McDaniel lf J.Williams ss 2. F.Bankhead 2b N.Allen 1b 3. J.Ford 3b M.Smith lf 4. N.Robinson cf L.Moody 2b 5. T.Brown ss B.Serrell cf 6. J.Canada 1b D.Harper rf 7. P.Sharpe rf H.Souell 3b 8. C.Jones c S.Haynes c 9. V.Mathis p J.Matchett p RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Ford singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams singled; N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Williams to second]; M.Smith out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 2ND: T.Brown singled; J.Canada out on unknown play; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell out on unknown play; D.Harper doubled; H.Souell out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 3RD: V.Mathis singled; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: J.Matchett out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson singled; T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Canada singled [N.Robinson to second]; P.Sharpe singled [N.Robinson to third, J.Canada to second]; C.Jones grounded into a double play (J.Williams to L.Moody to N.Allen) [P.Sharpe out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 4TH: M.Smith out on unknown play; L.Moody singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 5TH: V.Mathis singled; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 6TH: N.Robinson 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 6TH: L.BROWN REPLACED C.JONES (PLAYING C); J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 7TH: P.Sharpe out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 7TH: L.Moody 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 0. RED SOX 8TH: F.McDaniel reached on an error by J.Williams [F.McDaniel to second]; F.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McDaniel to third]; J.Ford reached on a fielder's choice [F.McDaniel scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by S.Haynes; assist by J.Williams)]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 8TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.Matchett singled; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 9TH: J.Canada singled; P.Sharpe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Canada to second]; L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 9TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; L.Moody singled; L.Moody stole second; J.LAMARQUE RAN FOR L.MOODY; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Monarchs 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Sox 1 8 0 8 Monarchs 0 5 2 5
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