Kansas City Monarchs 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Memphis Red Sox 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Newt Allen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Herb Souell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Bumpus rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mance Smith lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Raymond Taylor c 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Steve Wylie p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 2 1 0 27 3 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jesse Williams, Newt Allen, Bonnie Serrell. BATTING - 2B: Earl Bumpus. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell, Willard Brown, Mance Smith. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred McDaniel lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cowan Hyde rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Neil Robinson cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Nat Rogers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Red Longley 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Canada 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Casey Jones c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Brown c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Felder ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edgar Chatman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Verdell Mathis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Porter Moss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Fred Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Fred McDaniel. 3B: Fred McDaniel. HBP: Buck Felder. GDP: Larry Brown. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Neil Robinson. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Steve Wylie W 9 6 2 2 1 0 0 33 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 0 0 33 HBP: Steve Wylie. Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edgar Chatman L 8 7 3 3 1 0 0 32 Porter Moss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 0 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - West Buntyn, 1B - W. Goodman, 2B - , 3B - Walker West Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4521 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/7/1944, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Memphis Red Sox (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Memphis 1. J.Williams ss F.McDaniel lf 2. N.Allen 1b F.Bankhead 2b 3. H.Souell 3b C.Hyde rf 4. B.Serrell 2b N.Robinson cf 5. W.Brown cf R.Longley 3b 6. E.Bumpus rf J.Canada 1b 7. M.Smith lf C.Jones c 8. R.Taylor c B.Felder ss 9. S.Wylie p E.Chatman p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell singled to left field; B.Serrell singled to left field [H.Souell to third]; H.Souell stole home and B.Serrell stole second; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: F.McDaniel doubled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Red Sox 0. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Bumpus doubled to center field; M.Smith singled to pitcher [E.Bumpus to third]; M.Smith stole second; R.Taylor singled to center field [E.Bumpus scored, M.Smith scored]; L.BROWN REPLACED C.JONES (PLAYING C); S.Wylie out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; W.Brown stole second; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: B.Felder out on unknown play; E.Chatman out on unknown play; F.McDaniel tripled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0. MONARCHS 4TH: M.Smith singled to second base [M.Smith to second (error by F.Bankhead)]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play; J.Williams walked; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde singled to first base; N.Robinson singled to center field [C.Hyde to third]; R.Longley grounded out (J.Williams to N.Allen) [C.Hyde scored, N.Robinson to second]; J.Canada singled [N.Robinson scored]; L.Brown grounded into a double play (N.Allen to J.Williams to B.Serrell) [J.Canada out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; E.Chatman out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. MONARCHS 6TH: E.Bumpus out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; N.Robinson walked; N.Robinson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. MONARCHS 7TH: S.Wylie out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. MONARCHS 8TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 8TH: B.Felder was hit by a pitch; V.MATHIS BATTED FOR E.CHATMAN; V.Mathis out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. MONARCHS 9TH: P.MOSS REPLACED V.MATHIS (PITCHING); E.Bumpus out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 9TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; N.ROGERS BATTED FOR N.ROBINSON; N.Rogers out on unknown play; R.Longley singled; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Red Sox 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 3 7 0 5 Red Sox 2 6 1 4
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