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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2

Game played on Wednesday, September 13, 1944 (N) at Athletic Park, Muskogee OK
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  0 0  -   2  7  2
Memphis Red Sox                     1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1  -   3  5  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Minor cf                       5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Johnny Smith rf                       5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
John Bissant 2b                       5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Nat Rogers lf                         5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Sam Jackson 1b                        5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Wells ss                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bob Smith c                           4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Jesse Douglas p                       4   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
  Herb Barnhill p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               41   2   7    2     1   0    32   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Clyde Nelson, Jesse Douglas. 

BATTING -
HR:  Jesse Douglas. 
Team LOB:  7


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred McDaniel lf                      5   1   0    0     1   1     0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         5   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   1   1    2     1   0     0   0
Casey Jones c                         3   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
  Larry Brown c                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Felder ss                        5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Canada 1b                         4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Pepper Sharpe p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Verdell Mathis p                    1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               38   3   5    3     8   1    33   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jim Canada. 

BATTING -
HR:  Neil Robinson. 
SH:  Jim Canada. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jimmy Ford. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Douglas                        10      4   2    1   5   0   1  41
Herb Barnhill L                      0.2     1   1    1   3   1   0  6
Totals                               10.2    5   3    2   8   1   1  47


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Pepper Sharpe                        7.1     5   2    2   1   0   1  29
Verdell Mathis W                     3.2     2   0    0   0   0   0  13
Totals                               11      7   2    2   1   0   1  42



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 9/13/1944 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Memphis
Red Sox (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Memphis                       
1. G.Minor             cf        F.McDaniel          lf        
2. J.Smith             rf        C.Hyde              rf        
3. J.Bissant           2b        N.Robinson          cf        
4. C.Nelson            3b        C.Jones             c         
5. N.Rogers            lf        B.Felder            ss        
6. S.Jackson           1b        J.Ford              3b        
7. W.Wells             ss        J.Canada            1b        
8. B.Smith             c         F.Bankhead          2b        
9. J.Douglas           p         P.Sharpe            p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories; G.Minor out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown
play; J.Bissant singled; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: F.McDaniel walked; C.Hyde reached on a fielder's
choice [F.McDaniel to third (error by J.Douglas)]; N.Robinson
flied to G.Minor [F.McDaniel scored (unearned)]; C.Jones out on
unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: N.Rogers out on unknown play; S.Jackson out on
unknown play; W.Wells walked; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: J.Ford out on unknown play; J.Canada singled;
F.Bankhead walked [J.Canada to second]; P.Sharpe out on unknown
play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Douglas out on unknown play; G.Minor out on
unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: C.Hyde out on unknown play; N.Robinson homered;
C.Jones walked; B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on
unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Canada singled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play;
P.Sharpe out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: S.Jackson out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Douglas homered; G.Minor out on unknown play;
J.Smith out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: C.Nelson singled; N.Rogers out on unknown play;
S.Jackson out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Sharpe out on
unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: B.Smith out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled;
G.Minor reached on an error by J.Canada [J.Douglas to second,
G.Minor to first]; J.Smith singled [J.Douglas scored, G.Minor to
second]; V.MATHIS REPLACED P.SHARPE (PITCHING); J.Bissant out on
unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: C.Hyde singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
C.Jones out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; S.Jackson out on
unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; J.Canada out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 10TH: B.Smith out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on
unknown play; G.Minor singled; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 10TH: V.Mathis out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on
unknown play; C.Hyde reached on an error by C.Nelson [C.Hyde to
first]; N.Robinson walked [C.Hyde to second]; C.Jones walked
[C.Hyde to third, N.Robinson to second]; B.Felder out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 11TH: L.BROWN REPLACED C.JONES (PLAYING C);
J.Bissant out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play;
N.Rogers singled; S.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 11TH: H.BARNHILL REPLACED J.DOUGLAS (PITCHING); J.Ford
singled; J.Canada out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Ford to second]; J.Ford stole third; F.Bankhead walked;
V.Mathis walked [F.Bankhead to second]; F.McDaniel struck out;
C.Hyde walked [J.Ford scored, F.Bankhead to third, V.Mathis to
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       2   7   2   7
 Red Sox          3   5   1  12


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