Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 12 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 8 (original) (raw)

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Game played on Tuesday, May 27, 1947 (N) at Lawrence Field, Wichita KS

Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 8 17 0 Kansas City Monarchs 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 x - 12 12 4

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Joe Burt Scott lf 4 2 1 0 1 0
George Handy 2b 5 2 1 0 0 2
Marlin Carter 3b 5 0 2 2 0 2
Pedro Formental rf 4 0 2 1 1 1
Bob Boyd 1b 5 2 4 1 0 8
Jose Colas cf 4 2 3 0 1 5
Casey Jones c 5 0 3 3 0 3
Willie Wells ss 4 0 0 0 0 3
Neil Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herman Purcell p 3 0 1 0 0 0
James Wilson p 1 0 0 0 0 0
John Huber p 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 17 7 3 4 24

BATTING - 2B: Marlin Carter, Casey Jones. Team LOB: 10

Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 3 3 1 0 0 1
Chico Renfroe ss 1 0 0 0 0 4
Hank Thompson ss, 3b 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 Willard Brown cf 5 2 3 3 0 2
Johnie Scott lf 3 0 1 1 1 1
Joe Greene c 3 1 2 1 1 4
[Buck O`Neil](./Boneib8011947.htm) 1b 3 1 0 0 0 10
Tom Cooper 2b 4 2 2 0 0 2
Hilton Smith p 4 1 2 3 0 0
Ted Strong rf 2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 30 12 12 9 7 2 27

FIELDING - DP: 2. Chico Renfroe, Hank Thompson 2, Buck O`Neil, Tom Cooper. E: 4. Chico Renfroe 2, Johnie Scott, Tom Cooper.

BATTING - 2B: Willard Brown. 3B: Joe Greene. HR: Hank Thompson. SH: Chico Renfroe, Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil.

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Herman Purcell 4.2 6 6 6 4 1 1 21 James Wilson L 2.1 6 6 6 2 1 0 14 John Huber 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 8 12 12 12 7 2 1 39

Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith W 9 17 8 3 4 0 45 Totals 9 17 8 3 4 0 45

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

Umpires: HP - Paul, 1B - Hunter

Time of Game: ? Attendance: 1000

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