Kansas City Monarchs 3 – 5 Memphis Red Sox
20 May 1940 · MEM02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 5-1-0 runs-hits-errors line | Memphis Red Sox | 1 in 31,990 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Verdell Mathis | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Memphis Red Sox | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Box score
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Kranson | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Bryant | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bradley | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Memphis Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Memphis Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdell Mathis | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |