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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 10 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Tuesday, August 22, 1944 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Davenport IA
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     2 0 0  0 0 3  1 3 1   -  10 12  2
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 1   -   4 10  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde cf                         2   0   2    0     0         0   0
  Jim Canada 1b                       3   0   0    0     0         3   2
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   3   2    2     1         6   4
Jimmy Ford 3b                         4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Pepper Sharpe rf                      5   1   2    0     0         0   0
Red Longley 1b, cf                    2   1   0    0     2         3   0
T.J. Brown ss                         5   1   1    1     0         3   2
Buck Felder lf                        4   1   1    0     1         2   0
Casey Jones c                         5   1   3    3     0         8   2
Verdell Mathis p                      5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               39  10  12    6     4   6    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jim Canada 2, Fred Bankhead 2, T.J. Brown, Buck Felder, Casey Jones. 
E: 2.  Casey Jones 2. 
PB: 1.  Casey Jones. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck Felder. 
3B:  Cowan Hyde, Fred Bankhead, Pepper Sharpe. 
HBP:  Jimmy Ford, Red Longley. 
GDP:  Pepper Sharpe. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Fred Bankhead. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Newt Allen lf                         4   0   0    1     0         1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   2    0     0         2   3
Lee Moody cf                          4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Dave Harper rf                        4   1   4    1     0         3   1
Sammy Haynes 1b                       3   0   0    0     0         8   0
Doc Wingo c                           4   0   1    1     0         8   1
Jim LaMarque p                        4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               35   4  10    3     0   9    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Dave Harper, Sammy Haynes 2, Doc Wingo, Jim LaMarque. 
E: 2.  Jesse Williams, Sammy Haynes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dave Harper. 
3B:  Jesse Williams, Dave Harper. 
HBP:  Sammy Haynes. 
GDP:  Doc Wingo. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Verdell Mathis W                     9      10   4    3   0   9   0  36
Totals                               9      10   4    3   0   9   0  36

HBP:  Verdell Mathis. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque L                       9      12  10    8   4   6   0  45
Totals                               9      12  10    8   4   6   0  45

WP:  Jim LaMarque 2. 
HBP:  Jim LaMarque 2. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Chet Weiderquist, 1B -  Knudson, 2B -  , 3B -  Pine

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 1415

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/22/1944 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. C.Hyde              cf        J.Williams          ss        
2. F.Bankhead          2b        N.Allen             lf        
3. J.Ford              3b        H.Souell            3b        
4. P.Sharpe            rf        B.Serrell           2b        
5. R.Longley           1b        L.Moody             cf        
6. T.Brown             ss        D.Harper            rf        
7. B.Felder            lf        S.Haynes            1b        
8. C.Jones             c         D.Wingo             c         
9. V.Mathis            p         J.LaMarque          p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; C.Hyde singled; F.Bankhead singled [C.Hyde to
second]; J.Ford was hit by a pitch [C.Hyde to third, F.Bankhead
to second]; P.Sharpe grounded into a double play (J.LaMarque to
D.Wingo to S.Haynes) [C.Hyde out at home, F.Bankhead to third,
J.Ford to second]; J.LaMarque threw a wild pitch [F.Bankhead
scored, J.Ford to third]; R.Longley walked; T.Brown singled
[J.Ford scored, R.Longley to second]; B.Felder out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams tripled; N.Allen out on unknown play
[J.Williams scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Jones out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; C.Hyde tripled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: Hyde was spiked sliding into 3B and had to leave
game.; J.CANADA REPLACED C.HYDE (PLAYING 1B); R.LONGLEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); L.Moody out on unknown play; D.Harper
singled; S.Haynes out on unknown play; D.Wingo out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 3RD: J.Ford out on unknown play; P.Sharpe singled;
R.Longley out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: C.Jones dropped a foul fly hit by J.LaMarque;
J.LaMarque out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play;
N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 4TH: B.Felder walked; C.Jones out on unknown play;
V.Mathis hit into a double play (D.Harper to S.Haynes) [B.Felder
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled;
L.Moody out on unknown play; D.Harper doubled [B.Serrell
scored]; S.Haynes lined to F.Bankhead; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 5TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: C.Jones dropped a foul fly hit by D.Wingo;
D.Wingo out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 6TH: P.Sharpe tripled; R.Longley was hit by a pitch;
T.Brown reached on a fielder's choice [P.Sharpe scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Williams), R.Longley to second];
B.Felder out on unknown play [R.Longley to third, T.Brown to
second]; C.Jones singled [R.Longley scored, T.Brown scored];
V.Mathis out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 3 R
(2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell singled; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 7TH: F.Bankhead walked; J.Ford out on unknown play;
P.Sharpe out on unknown play; R.Longley walked [F.Bankhead to
second]; F.Bankhead stole third; J.LaMarque threw a wild pitch
[F.Bankhead scored, R.Longley to second]; T.Brown out on unknown
play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: D.Harper tripled; S.Haynes was hit by a pitch;
D.Wingo grounded into a double play (F.Bankhead to T.Brown to
J.Canada) [D.Harper scored (no RBI), S.Haynes out at second];
J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 8TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; C.Jones singled;
V.Mathis singled [C.Jones to second]; J.Canada out on unknown
play; F.Bankhead tripled [C.Jones scored, V.Mathis scored];
J.Ford reached on an error by S.Haynes [F.Bankhead scored
(unearned) (no RBI), J.Ford to first]; P.Sharpe out on unknown
play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Souell singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 9TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; B.Felder doubled; C.Jones singled [B.Felder
scored]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 10, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 9TH: L.Moody singled; D.Harper singled [L.Moody to
second]; S.Haynes popped to J.Canada; C.Jones allowed a passed
ball [L.Moody to third, D.Harper to second]; D.Wingo singled
[L.Moody scored (unearned), D.Harper to third]; J.LaMarque hit
into a double play (B.Felder to C.Jones to F.Bankhead to
J.Canada to F.Bankhead) [D.Wingo out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox         10  12   2   8
 Monarchs         4  10   2   5


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