Memphis Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0 BATTING Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 Cowan Hyde rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jose Colas cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Bob Boyd 1b 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 Neil Robinson lf 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 Marlin Carter 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Red Longley c 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 Willie Wells ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 Verdell Mathis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Felix Evans p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 28 0 3 0 1 4 24 12 FIELDING - E: 1. Verdell Mathis. BATTING - GDP: Marlin Carter. Team LOB: 2 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 Chico Renfroe ss 4 2 3 0 0 2 2 Hank Thompson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 Willard Brown cf 3 1 2 3 1 0 3 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 1 2 3 0 12 1 Johnie Scott lf 4 0 1 0 0 4 2 Earl Taborn c 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 Tom Cooper rf 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 Jim LaMarque p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 30 6 10 6 6 4 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hank Thompson, Buck O`Neil. BATTING - 2B: Willard Brown 2, Buck O`Neil. 3B: Chico Renfroe. HR: Buck O`Neil. SH: Jim LaMarque. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Hank Thompson, Willard Brown 3, Buck O`Neil 2, Johnie Scott. CS: Willard Brown, Earl Taborn. PITCHING Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Verdell Mathis L 4 7 6 6 3 0 1 21 Felix Evans 4 3 0 0 3 4 0 16 Totals 8 10 6 6 6 4 1 37 Verdell Mathis pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque W 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 29 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 29 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Morris, 1B - Westbrook, 2B - , 3B - Candy Smith Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 9000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/28/1947 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Memphis Kansas City 1. F.Bankhead 2b H.Souell 3b 2. C.Hyde rf C.Renfroe ss 3. J.Colas cf H.Thompson 2b 4. B.Boyd 1b W.Brown cf 5. N.Robinson lf B.O`Neil 1b 6. M.Carter 3b J.Scott lf 7. R.Longley c E.Taborn c 8. W.Wells ss T.Cooper rf 9. V.Mathis p J.LaMarque p RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled to center field (W.Brown to C.Renfroe) [C.Hyde out at second]; J.Colas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe tripled (unknown fielder) [C.Renfroe out at home]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 2ND: B.Boyd out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled; M.Carter grounded into a double play (H.Thompson to B.O`Neil) [N.Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown walked; W.Brown stole second; W.Brown stole third; B.O`Neil reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [W.Brown out at home]; B.O`Neil stole second; J.Scott out on unknown play; E.Taborn walked; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. RED SOX 3RD: R.Longley out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; C.Renfroe singled [H.Souell to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown doubled [H.Souell scored, C.Renfroe to third]; B.O`Neil homered to centerfield [C.Renfroe scored, W.Brown scored]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 4. RED SOX 4TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Colas singled; B.Boyd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; T.Cooper walked; T.Cooper was picked off first, but was safe on an error by V.Mathis [T.Cooper to second]; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 4. RED SOX 5TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 5TH: C.Renfroe singled; H.Thompson singled [C.Renfroe to third]; F.EVANS REPLACED V.MATHIS (PITCHING); H.Thompson stole second; W.Brown doubled [C.Renfroe scored, H.Thompson scored]; W.Brown stole third; W.Brown was caught stealing home (R.Longley unassisted); B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Scott singled; J.Scott stole second; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6. RED SOX 6TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; F.Bankhead walked; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 6TH: T.Cooper walked; J.LaMarque out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Cooper to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6. RED SOX 7TH: J.Colas out on unknown play; B.Boyd out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil doubled; B.O`Neil stole third; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6. RED SOX 8TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 8TH: E.Taborn walked; T.Cooper out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell walked [E.Taborn to second]; E.Taborn was caught stealing third (R.Longley to M.Carter); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6. RED SOX 9TH: F.Evans out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Monarchs 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Sox 0 3 1 2 Monarchs 6 10 0 7
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