Cincinnati Clowns 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Memphis Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 10 2 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Britton 3b 5 1 2 0 0 4 0 Leroy Morney ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 Sylvester Snead lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 Fred Wilson rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 1 2 0 10 0 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 Henry Smith 2b 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Luis Pillot p 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 Charlie Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peanuts Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 8 4 3 3 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Leroy Morney. BATTING - 2B: John Britton, Leroy Morney, Pepper Bassett. SH: Leroy Morney, Fred Wilson, Henry Smith. GDP: Goose Tatum. Team LOB: 8 Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred Bankhead 2b 5 0 1 1 0 4 1 Cowan Hyde cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 Fred McDaniel lf 4 0 2 1 1 4 0 Nat Rogers rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Neil Robinson 3b, ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Red Longley ss, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jim Canada 1b 4 0 1 0 0 12 0 Larry Brown c 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Emmett Wilson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bob Smith c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Verdell Mathis p 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 3 10 3 3 1 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fred Bankhead, Jim Canada, Verdell Mathis. E: 2. Neil Robinson 2. BATTING - 2B: Red Longley, Verdell Mathis. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Fred Bankhead, Cowan Hyde. CS: Fred McDaniel. PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Luis Pillot W 7 9 3 3 3 1 0 32 Peanuts Davis SV 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 10 3 3 3 1 0 39 Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Verdell Mathis L 9 8 5 4 3 3 0 40 Totals 9 8 5 4 3 3 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - West Buntyn Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5015 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/27/1943, game 1 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Memphis Red Sox (D) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Memphis 1. J.Britton 3b F.Bankhead 2b 2. L.Morney ss C.Hyde cf 3. S.Snead lf F.McDaniel lf 4. F.Wilson rf N.Rogers rf 5. G.Tatum 1b N.Robinson 3b 6. J.Ray cf R.Longley ss 7. P.Bassett c J.Canada 1b 8. H.Smith 2b L.Brown c 9. L.Pillot p V.Mathis p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; F.McDaniel walked; N.Rogers singled [F.McDaniel to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 2ND: F.Wilson walked; G.Tatum grounded into a double play (V.Mathis to F.Bankhead to J.Canada) [F.Wilson out at second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley out on unknown play; J.Canada singled to shortstop [J.Canada to second (error by L.Morney)]; L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 3RD: P.Bassett singled; H.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Bassett to second]; L.Pillot singled [P.Bassett scored]; J.Britton singled [L.Pillot to second]; L.Morney doubled [L.Pillot scored, J.Britton to third]; S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson walked; G.Tatum singled [J.Britton scored, L.Morney scored, F.Wilson to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 4, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; F.McDaniel singled; F.McDaniel was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 4TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; L.Pillot reached on an error by N.Robinson [L.Pillot to second]; J.Britton reached on an error by N.Robinson [L.Pillot scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Britton to first]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; R.Longley doubled; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 5TH: N.ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); R.LONGLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); S.Snead walked; F.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Snead to second]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis singled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 6TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; L.Pillot out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; N.Rogers singled; N.Robinson walked [N.Rogers to second]; R.Longley out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 7TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Morney singled; S.Snead reached on a fielder's choice [L.Morney to second]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: E.WILSON BATTED FOR L.BROWN; E.Wilson walked; V.Mathis doubled [E.Wilson to third]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play [E.Wilson scored]; C.Hyde singled [V.Mathis scored]; C.Hyde stole second; F.McDaniel singled [C.Hyde scored]; N.Rogers out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 3. CLOWNS 8TH: B.SMITH REPLACED E.WILSON (PLAYING C); J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Bassett doubled; H.Smith out on unknown play; C.HARRIS BATTED FOR L.PILLOT; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: P.DAVIS REPLACED C.HARRIS (PITCHING); R.Longley out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 3. CLOWNS 9TH: J.Britton doubled; L.Morney out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to third]; S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 9TH: V.Mathis out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled; F.Bankhead stole second; C.Hyde out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Red Sox 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 5 8 1 8 Red Sox 3 10 2 9
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