Memphis Red Sox 12 – 14 Kansas City Monarchs
22 August 1948 · DEN03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 14-14-7 runs-hits-errors line | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 56 | final score 14–12 | 1 in 5,504 games | |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | Gene Collins | 1 in 511 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Box score
Memphis Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burt Scott | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Wells | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cowan Hyde | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ira Wells | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Casey Jones | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Cowan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Barnes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Orlando Varona | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pepper Sharpe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Memphis Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Sharpe | 5.1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Ira Wells | 2.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Cartmill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck O`Neil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnie Scott | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Thompson | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Elston Howard | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Taborn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Tom Cooper | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Curt Roberts | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gene Collins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Hilton Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Collins | 7.0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Hilton Smith | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ford Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |