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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5

Game played on Sunday, August 8, 1948 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     3 0 1  1 0 0  1  -   6  6  1
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 0  1 0 0  2  -   5  6  7

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Burt Scott lf                     4   1   1    1     0         3   0
Willie Wells Jr. 3b                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Verdell Mathis cf                   2   0   1    0     0         1   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         3   3   1    0     1         3   0
Bob Boyd 1b                           3   1   1    1     1         5   0
Neil Robinson cf, 3b                  4   0   1    2     0         1   0
Casey Jones c                         4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Orlando Varona ss                     3   0   0    0     0         3   5
Spoon Carter p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   6   6    4     2        21   6

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Willie Wells Jr.. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Boyd. 
3B:  Cowan Hyde. 
SH:  Verdell Mathis, Johnnie Cowan. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   2   1    1     0         0   2
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   1    1     0         0   1
Johnie Scott rf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Willard Brown cf                      2   0   1    1     1         1   1
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Tom Cooper 1b                         3   1   2    0     0         8   0
Curtis Roberts 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   1   1    1     0         7   2
Ford Smith p                          2   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Hank Thompson ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   5   6    4     1        21   9

FIELDING -
E: 7.  Willard Brown, Curtis Roberts 2, Earl Taborn, Ford Smith 3. 
PB: 2.  Earl Taborn 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Herb Souell. 
3B:  Gene Baker, Tom Cooper. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Spoon Carter W                       7       6   5        1   2   0  30
Totals                               7       6   5        1   2   0  30


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ford Smith L                         7       6   6        2   6   0  33
Totals                               7       6   6        2   6   0  33

WP:  Ford Smith 2. 


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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Frank Duncan, 2B -  

Time of Game: 1:40   Attendance: 6100


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