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

Game played on Sunday, September 11, 1938 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Exhibition game

Memphis Red Sox                     2 0 0  0 0 1  2 0 0   -   5 10  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  1 2 1  0 0 2   -   6  8  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Cowan Hyde lf                         3   1   1    0     0         6   0
  Nat Rogers ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Lloyd Davenport pr, lf              1   1   0    0     0         1   0
Ted Radcliffe p, c                    5   0   1    0     0         0   1
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      3   1   0    0     0         1   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   2    4     0         5   1
Hoss Walker ss                        4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   3    0     0         2   1
Larry Brown c                         2   0   0    1     1         6   0
  Willie Jefferson p                  1   0   1    0     0         1   2
Totals                               36   5  10    5     1   7    26   5

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Hoss Walker, Fred Bankhead. 

BATTING -
SH:  David Whatley. 
HBP:  Neil Robinson. 
Team LOB:  7


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   0   1    2     0         0   1
Newt Allen 2b                         3   0   0    0     1         4   3
Rainey Bibbs 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Ted Strong ss                         4   1   1    1     0         3   7
Willard Brown lf                      4   2   2    2     0         1   0
Turkey Stearnes cf                    4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Harry Else c                          4   2   0    0     0         8   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   1   1    0     0         9   0
  Ed Mayweather ph                    1   0   1    1     0         0   0
Hilton Smith p                        2   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               33   6   8    6     1   6    27  16

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Newt Allen 2, Buck O`Neil. 

BATTING -
2B:  Turkey Stearnes. 
3B:  Henry Milton, Ed Mayweather. 
HR:  Ted Strong, Willard Brown 2. 
SH:  Hilton Smith. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Newt Allen. 
CS:  Henry Milton. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Radcliffe                        6       6   4    3   1   3   2  24
Willie Jefferson L                   2.2     2   2    1   0   3   1  11
Totals                               8.2     8   6    4   1   6   3  35


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith W                       9      10   5    3   1   7   0  39
Totals                               9      10   5    3   1   7   0  39

HBP:  Hilton Smith. 


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Umpires: HP -  McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/11/1938, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. D.Whatley           rf        H.Milton            rf        
2. C.Hyde              lf        N.Allen             2b        
3. T.Radcliffe         p         R.Bibbs             3b        
4. M.Carter            3b        T.Strong            ss        
5. N.Robinson          cf        W.Brown             lf        
6. J.Taylor            1b        T.Stearnes          cf        
7. H.Walker            ss        H.Else              c         
8. F.Bankhead          2b        B.O`Neil            1b        
9. L.Brown             c         H.Smith             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled;
T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; M.Carter singled [C.Hyde to
second]; N.Robinson was hit by a pitch [C.Hyde to third,
M.Carter to second]; J.Taylor singled [C.Hyde scored, M.Carter
scored, N.Robinson to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen walked;
N.Allen stole second; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Strong out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 2ND: F.Bankhead singled; L.Brown walked [F.Bankhead to
second]; D.Whatley out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[F.Bankhead to third, L.Brown to second]; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Stearnes doubled;
H.Else out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

RED SOX 3RD: M.Carter out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Smith singled; H.Smith was picked off first
(T.Radcliffe to J.Taylor); H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs
0.

RED SOX 4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled;
L.Brown out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Strong out on
unknown play; W.Brown homered; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 5TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled;
M.Carter out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Else reached on an error by F.Bankhead [H.Else
to first]; B.O`Neil singled [H.Else to second]; H.Smith out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Else to third, B.O`Neil to
second]; H.Milton tripled [H.Else scored (unearned), B.O`Neil
scored]; H.Milton was caught stealing home (unknown fielder);
N.Allen out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; H.Walker singled;
F.Bankhead singled [H.Walker to third]; L.Brown out on unknown
play [H.Walker scored]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Strong out on
unknown play; W.Brown homered; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 7TH: N.ROGERS BATTED FOR C.HYDE; N.Rogers reached on an
error by B.O`Neil [N.Rogers to first]; L.DAVENPORT RAN FOR
N.ROGERS; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; N.Robinson reached on an error by N.Allen
[L.Davenport to third (error by N.Allen), N.Robinson to second];
J.Taylor singled to right field (H.Milton to N.Allen)
[L.Davenport scored (unearned), N.Robinson scored (unearned),
J.Taylor out at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: L.DAVENPORT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
T.RADCLIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); W.JEFFERSON REPLACED
L.BROWN (PITCHING); H.Else out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 8TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; W.Jefferson singled; W.Jefferson was picked off
first (H.Smith to B.O`Neil); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 9TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 9TH: T.Strong homered to rightfield; W.Brown out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; H.Else reached on
an error by H.Walker [H.Else to first]; E.MAYWEATHER BATTED FOR
B.O`NEIL; E.Mayweather tripled to left field [H.Else scored
(unearned)]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5  10   2   7
 Monarchs         6   8   3   3


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