Memphis Red Sox 9 – 10 Kansas City Monarchs
26 August 1948 · KAN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 10-14-6 runs-hits-errors line | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 in 44,786 games |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | Gene Collins | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games |
| 34 | final score 10–9 | 1 in 287 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 14 | 6 |
Box score
Memphis Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burt Scott | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Willie Wells | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cowan Hyde | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Boyd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neil Robinson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Casey Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Cowan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Orlando Varona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Sharpe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Wells | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Memphis Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spoon Carter | 1.0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Pepper Sharpe | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Baker | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Souell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Thompson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willard Brown | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Elston Howard | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Earl Taborn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Cooper | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curt Roberts | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Collins | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Totals | 38 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Collins | 8.2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Connie Johnson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |