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Monarchs 9, Red Sox 5: 1948 Game Resurfaces on MLB Records
Original: MLB Gameday: Red Sox 5, Monarchs 9 Final Score (08/12/1948)
A box score from August 12, 1948, showing the Kansas City Monarchs beating the Boston Red Sox 9-5, has been listed in MLB's official Gameday archive. The listing reflects Major League Baseball's effort to incorporate Negro Leagues results and statistics into its historical record, giving games involving teams like the Monarchs the same standing as major league play. Fans are reacting to seeing a decades-old Negro Leagues matchup presented alongside modern scores.
Why now: MLB's integration of Negro Leagues results into its official archive keeps drawing attention to historic games like this one.
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