Memphis Red Sox 4 – 7 Kansas City Monarchs
24 June 1948 · DES02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 7-6-5 runs-hits-errors line | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 in 44,786 games |
| 21 | final score 7–4 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 5 | 6 strikeouts | Gene Richardson | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Box score
Memphis Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan Hyde | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Wells | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Colas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Bob Boyd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Neil Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Wells | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Casey Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Cowan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Burt Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Verdell Mathis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Memphis Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Woods | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Pepper Sharpe | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spoon Carter | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Baker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Cooper | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Thompson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Willard Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnie Scott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curt Roberts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Earl Taborn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Charley Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hilton Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck O`Neil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Richardson | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Connie Johnson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |