Memphis Red Sox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 14 0 Cincinnati Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 2 BATTING Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Emmett Wilson lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 Cowan Hyde 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 Red Longley ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 Neil Robinson cf 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 Jim Canada 1b 5 1 2 0 0 13 0 Nat Rogers rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Bob Smith pr, rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Larry Brown c 3 0 1 1 1 8 1 Verdell Mathis p 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 39 6 14 5 2 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fred Bankhead, Cowan Hyde, Jim Canada. BATTING - 2B: Neil Robinson, Jim Canada. HBP: Neil Robinson. GDP: Cowan Hyde. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Fred Bankhead. CS: Neil Robinson. Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss, 2b 4 1 2 0 0 4 0 Sylvester Snead 2b, 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 Buster Haywood rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Goose Tatum cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 Leonard Lindsay 1b 3 0 0 0 1 10 0 Johnny Ray lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Clarence Lamar 3b, ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Felix Evans p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Wilson p 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 7 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sylvester Snead, Leonard Lindsay, Fred Wilson. E: 2. Buster Haywood, Johnny Ray. BATTING - 3B: Sylvester Snead, Goose Tatum. GDP: Johnny Ray. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Verdell Mathis W 9 5 1 1 3 7 0 34 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 7 0 34 WP: Verdell Mathis. Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Felix Evans L 1 6 4 4 0 0 0 9 Fred Wilson 8 8 2 0 2 3 0 33 Totals 9 14 6 4 2 3 0 42 HBP: Fred Wilson. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Knudson, 1B - Thomer Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 4150 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/20/1943 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cincinnati Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Memphis Cincinnati 1. E.Wilson lf H.Smith ss 2. F.Bankhead 2b S.Snead 2b 3. C.Hyde 3b B.Haywood rf 4. R.Longley ss G.Tatum cf 5. N.Robinson cf P.Bassett c 6. J.Canada 1b L.Lindsay 1b 7. N.Rogers rf J.Ray lf 8. L.Brown c C.Lamar 3b 9. V.Mathis p F.Evans p RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Wilson grounded out (S.Snead to L.Lindsay); F.Bankhead singled; F.Bankhead stole second; C.Hyde popped to C.Lamar; R.Longley singled [F.Bankhead scored, R.Longley to second (on throw)]; N.Robinson doubled [R.Longley scored]; J.Canada singled [N.Robinson to third]; N.Rogers singled [N.Robinson scored, J.Canada to second]; B.SMITH RAN FOR N.ROGERS; L.Brown singled [J.Canada scored, B.Smith to second]; V.Mathis grounded out (S.Snead to L.Lindsay); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: B.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); H.Smith singled to pitcher; V.Mathis threw a wild pitch [H.Smith to second]; S.Snead struck out; B.Haywood walked; G.Tatum flied to B.Smith; P.Bassett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. RED SOX 2ND: F.WILSON REPLACED F.EVANS (PITCHING); E.Wilson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. RED SOX 3RD: R.Longley out on unknown play; N.Robinson was hit by a pitch; N.Robinson was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to H.Smith); J.Canada doubled; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 3RD: F.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. RED SOX 4TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; E.Wilson singled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 4TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; G.Tatum tripled; P.Bassett struck out; L.Lindsay grounded out (R.Longley to J.Canada); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. RED SOX 5TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 5TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; F.Wilson walked; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. RED SOX 6TH: H.SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); S.SNEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); C.LAMAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); B.Smith out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 6TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; P.Bassett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. RED SOX 7TH: E.Wilson singled; F.Bankhead singled [E.Wilson to second]; C.Hyde grounded into a double play (F.Wilson to S.Snead to L.Lindsay) [E.Wilson out at third, F.Bankhead to second]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 7TH: L.Lindsay walked; J.Ray grounded into a double play (C.Hyde to F.Bankhead to J.Canada) [L.Lindsay out at second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Clowns 0. RED SOX 8TH: N.Robinson walked; J.Canada out on unknown play; B.Smith singled to right field [N.Robinson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Haywood)]; L.Brown walked [B.Smith to second]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 8TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Smith singled to right field; S.Snead tripled to left field [H.Smith scored]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Clowns 1. RED SOX 9TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled to left field [C.Hyde to second (error by J.Ray)]; R.Longley singled [C.Hyde to third]; N.Robinson popped to H.Smith [C.Hyde scored (unearned)]; Smith and Haywood collided; J.Canada out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 9TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Clowns 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Sox 6 14 0 9 Clowns 1 5 2 6
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