Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 14 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 12 (original) (raw)

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Game played on Sunday, August 22, 1948 (D) at Merchants Park, Denver CO

Exhibition game

Memphis Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 - 12 12 3 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 3 0 5 1 4 x - 14 14 7

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Joe Burt Scott rf 5 2 2 0 1 3 0 Willie Wells Jr. ss 5 2 2 0 1 2 1 Cowan Hyde cf 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 Ira Wells lf, p 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 Casey Jones c 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 Johnnie Cowan 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 Harry Barnes 1b 4 1 1 0 1 13 1 Orlando Varona 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 Pepper Sharpe p, lf 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 Totals 39 12 12 6 8 4 24 9

FIELDING - DP: 1. Ira Wells, Johnnie Cowan, Harry Barnes. E: 3. Willie Wells Jr., Johnnie Cowan, Orlando Varona.

BATTING - SH: Orlando Varona. Team LOB: 9

Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Al Cartmill ss 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 Buck O'Neil 1b 4 2 2 2 1 11 0 Johnie Scott cf 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 Hank Thompson 3b 5 3 3 1 0 1 4 Elston Howard lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 Earl Taborn c 3 2 1 1 2 5 0 Tom Cooper rf 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 Curt Roberts 2b 4 1 3 4 0 5 2 Gene Collins p 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 Hilton Smith p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ford Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 14 14 12 5 1 27 15

FIELDING - DP: 2. Buck O'Neil 2, Curt Roberts 2, Gene Collins. E: 7. Buck O'Neil, Johnie Scott, Hank Thompson 2, Tom Cooper, Curt Roberts, Gene Collins. PB: 1. Earl Taborn.

BATTING - 2B: Hank Thompson, Curt Roberts. 3B: Hank Thompson, Earl Taborn, Gene Collins. HBP: Curt Roberts. Team LOB: 8

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pepper Sharpe 5.1 9 9 7 4 1 0 31 Ira Wells L 2.2 5 5 4 1 0 0 15 Totals 8 14 14 11 5 1 0 46

WP: Pepper Sharpe. HBP: Pepper Sharpe.

Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gene Collins 7 7 10 7 8 4 0 37 Hilton Smith W 1.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 10 Ford Smith SV 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 12 12 9 8 4 0 48

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Umpires: HP - Goolsby, 1B - Ray

Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance:

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