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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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