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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 8, 1938 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 0 0  0  -   1  4  1
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  2  -   2  4  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Newt Allen 2b                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buck O`Neil rf                        3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Frank Duncan II c                     3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Jack Marshall 3b                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Mex Johnson ss                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Markham p                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               25   1   4    1     0   0    18   1

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Newt Allen. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck O`Neil, Frank Duncan II. 
Team LOB:  3


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport cf                    3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Neil Robinson ss                      3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       2   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Red Longley 2b                        2   0   0    1     1   0     0   0
Clifford Allen lf                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Raymond Taylor ph                   0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Zearlee Maxwell 3b                    3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Willie Jefferson p                    2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               23   2   4    2     2   0    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Neil Robinson. 
SH:  Ted Radcliffe. 
IW:  Raymond Taylor. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Markham L                     6       4   2    1   2   0   0  26
Totals                               6       4   2    1   2   0   0  26

Johnny Markham pitched to 5 batters in the 7th inning
IW:  Johnny Markham. 

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson W                   7       4   1    1   0   0   0  25
Totals                               7       4   1    1   0   0   0  25



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/8/1938, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Memphis                       
1. H.Milton            lf        L.Davenport         cf        
2. N.Allen             2b        J.Taylor            1b        
3. E.Mayweather        1b        C.Hyde              rf        
4. W.Brown             cf        N.Robinson          ss        
5. B.O`Neil            rf        T.Radcliffe         c         
6. F.Duncan II         c         R.Longley           2b        
7. J.Marshall          3b        C.Allen             lf        
8. M.Johnson           ss        Z.Maxwell           3b        
9. J.Markham           p         W.Jefferson         p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories;
H.Milton 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 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; C.Hyde singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil doubled;
F.Duncan II doubled [B.O`Neil scored]; J.Marshall out on unknown
play; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; R.Longley walked;
C.Allen out on unknown play; Z.Maxwell out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Markham out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; N.Allen singled; E.Mayweather out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; L.Davenport
singled; J.Taylor out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.Marshall singled; M.Johnson out on unknown
play; J.Markham out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: C.Allen out on unknown play; Z.Maxwell out on
unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: 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 0.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on
unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Robinson doubled to left field; T.Radcliffe out
on a sacrifice bunt [N.Robinson to third, T.Radcliffe to first
(error by N.Allen; assist by E.Mayweather)]; R.Longley reached
on a fielder's choice [N.Robinson scored, T.Radcliffe to
second]; R.TAYLOR BATTED FOR C.ALLEN; R.Taylor was walked
intentionally [T.Radcliffe to third, R.Longley to second]; On a
bunt Z.Maxwell singled to pitcher [T.Radcliffe scored
(unearned), R.Longley to third, R.Taylor to second]; 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Red Sox 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         1   4   1   3
 Red Sox          2   4   0   6


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