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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 12, 1946 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  3
Kansas City Monarchs                0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   3  6  0

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Leslie Green cf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         3   3
  Fred McDaniel ph                    1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         3   1
  Willie Wells pr                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Alex Radcliff ss                      4   0   0    0     0   1     1   3
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Neil Robinson lf                      2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Larry Brown c                         0   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Casey Jones ph, c                   3   0   1    0     0   1     5   2
Verdell Mathis p                      3   0   0    0     0   1     1   3
Totals                               31   0   4    0     1   8    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Fred Bankhead 2, Marlin Carter, Alex Radcliff 2, Jelly Taylor, Larry Brown. 
E: 3.  Marlin Carter, Alex Radcliff, Verdell Mathis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Casey Jones. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Chico Renfroe ss                      4   0   1    0     0         2   1
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Ted Strong rf                         3   1   1    0     1         0   0
Joe Greene c                          1   1   0    0     3         8   1
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   0    1     0         7   1
Lee Moody 2b                          3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Hilton Smith p                        3   0   2    2     0         1   1
  Connie Johnson p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               29   3   6    3     4   6    27   7


BATTING -
GDP:  Willard Brown. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Ted Strong. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Verdell Mathis L                     8       6   3    0   4   6   0  33
Totals                               8       6   3    0   4   6   0  33


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith W                       7       3   0    0   1   4   0  25
Connie Johnson SV                    2       1   0    0   0   4   0  7
Totals                               9       4   0    0   1   8   0  32



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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Hurley McNair, 2B -  , 3B -  Fambro

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 15618

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/12/1946 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City
Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. L.Green             cf        H.Souell            3b        
2. F.Bankhead          2b        C.Renfroe           ss        
3. C.Hyde              rf        J.Scott             lf        
4. M.Carter            3b        W.Brown             cf        
5. A.Radcliff          ss        T.Strong            rf        
6. J.Taylor            1b        J.Greene            c         
7. N.Robinson          lf        B.O`Neil            1b        
8. L.Brown             c         L.Moody             2b        
9. V.Mathis            p         H.Smith             p         

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

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: M.Carter out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown reached on an error by M.Carter [W.Brown
to first]; T.Strong walked [W.Brown to second]; J.Greene walked
[W.Brown to third, T.Strong to second]; B.O`Neil reached on a
fielder's choice [W.Brown scored (unearned), T.Strong to third,
J.Greene to second (error by A.Radcliff)]; L.Moody out on
unknown play; H.Smith singled [T.Strong scored (unearned),
J.Greene scored (unearned), B.O`Neil to third]; H.Souell reached
on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play (F.Bankhead
to L.Brown to A.Radcliff to M.Carter) [B.O`Neil out at home,
H.Smith out at third]; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 3RD: N.Robinson walked; C.JONES BATTED FOR L.BROWN;
C.Jones out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play;
L.Green out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: C.JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); C.Renfroe out
on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Brown singled;
T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 4TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled;
M.Carter out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil out on unknown play;
L.Moody out on unknown play; H.Smith singled [J.Greene to
second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 5TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; C.Jones doubled; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.Scott singled;
W.Brown grounded into a double play (F.Bankhead to A.Radcliff to
J.Taylor) [J.Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Green out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; C.Hyde singled; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene walked;
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 7TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; C.Renfroe singled; C.Renfroe was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by V.Mathis [C.Renfroe to second];
J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 8TH: C.JOHNSON REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); C.Jones
struck out; V.Mathis struck out; L.Green out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong singled;
T.Strong was caught stealing second (C.Jones to F.Bankhead);
J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 9TH: F.MCDANIEL BATTED FOR F.BANKHEAD; F.McDaniel
struck out; C.Hyde out on unknown play; M.Carter singled;
W.WELLS RAN FOR M.CARTER; A.Radcliff struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          0   4   3   5
 Monarchs         3   6   0   6


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