Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Memphis Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 2 6 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Roosevelt Cox c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ed Mayweather 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck O`Neil rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jack Marshall 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mex Johnson ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Floyd Kranson p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ted Strong ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hilton Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 1 24 1 FIELDING - E: 1. Roosevelt Cox. BATTING - 2B: Floyd Kranson. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Buck O`Neil. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cowan Hyde rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Neil Robinson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Radcliffe c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Red Longley 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Clifford Allen lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Raymond Taylor ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eugene Bremer pr, lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zearlee Maxwell 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Porter Moss p 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 2 6 2 0 0 27 1 BATTING - 2B: Neil Robinson. SH: Zearlee Maxwell. HBP: Raymond Taylor. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Lloyd Davenport. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Floyd Kranson L 7 6 2 2 0 0 0 28 Hilton Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 6 2 2 0 0 0 31 WP: Floyd Kranson. HBP: Floyd Kranson. Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Porter Moss W 9 4 1 1 2 1 0 32 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 1 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/8/1938, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Memphis Red Sox (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Memphis 1. H.Milton lf L.Davenport cf 2. R.Cox c J.Taylor 1b 3. N.Allen 2b C.Hyde rf 4. E.Mayweather 1b N.Robinson ss 5. W.Brown cf T.Radcliffe c 6. B.O`Neil rf R.Longley 2b 7. J.Marshall 3b C.Allen lf 8. M.Johnson ss Z.Maxwell 3b 9. F.Kranson p P.Moss p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; H.Milton singled; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather singled [H.Milton to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: L.Davenport singled; L.Davenport stole second [L.Davenport to third (error by R.Cox)]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; C.Hyde grounded out (N.Allen to E.Mayweather) [L.Davenport scored]; N.Robinson doubled to left field; T.Radcliffe popped to unknown fielder; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Red Sox 1. MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil walked; B.O`Neil was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Marshall struck out; M.Johnson walked; F.Kranson doubled to right field [M.Johnson scored]; H.Milton grounded out (Z.Maxwell to J.Taylor); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley out on unknown play; C.Allen out on unknown play; Z.Maxwell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. MONARCHS 3RD: R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: P.Moss out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Taylor singled; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; R.Longley singled; C.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. MONARCHS 5TH: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Z.Maxwell out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. MONARCHS 6TH: R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled [C.Hyde to second]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: R.TAYLOR BATTED FOR C.ALLEN; R.Taylor was hit by a pitch; E.BREMER RAN FOR R.TAYLOR; Z.Maxwell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Bremer to second]; F.Kranson threw a wild pitch [E.Bremer to third]; P.Moss grounded out (E.Mayweather unassisted) [E.Bremer scored]; L.Davenport flied to H.Milton; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 2. MONARCHS 8TH: E.BREMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); T.STRONG BATTED FOR F.KRANSON; T.Strong out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 8TH: H.SMITH REPLACED T.STRONG (PITCHING); J.Taylor out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 2. MONARCHS 9TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 1 4 1 4 Red Sox 2 6 0 5
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