Memphis Red Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 - 9 13 1 Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 - 6 9 1 BATTING Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Emmett Wilson rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 Fred McDaniel 3b 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 Cowan Hyde 2b 5 1 2 3 0 3 5 Red Longley cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 Fred Bankhead ss 5 1 1 2 0 7 2 Nat Rogers lf 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 Verdell Mathis 1b 5 1 1 0 0 7 1 Casey Jones c 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 Pepper Sharpe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Felix Evans p 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Willie Hutchinson p 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 38 9 13 8 5 7 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cowan Hyde, Fred Bankhead. E: 1. Fred Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Felix Evans. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Emmett Wilson. Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 Duke Cleveland lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Parnell Woods ss 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 Johnny Hundley c 4 2 1 0 0 6 2 Archie Ware 1b 3 1 1 1 1 17 0 Johnny Johnson 2b 3 1 1 3 1 1 5 Willie Grace cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 Adolphus Grimes rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Theolic Smith p 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 Totals 33 6 9 6 6 2 27 20 FIELDING - DP: 1. Archie Ware, Willie Grace. E: 1. Theolic Smith. BATTING - 2B: Parnell Woods, Willie Grace. 3B: Sam Jethroe, Archie Ware. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Theolic Smith. CS: Archie Ware. PITCHING Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pepper Sharpe 3.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 14 Felix Evans 2.2 2 2 1 2 0 0 12 Willie Hutchinson W 3 3 2 2 3 2 0 13 Totals 9 9 6 5 6 2 0 39 Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Theolic Smith L 9 13 9 8 5 7 0 43 Totals 9 13 9 8 5 7 0 43 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Leo Cabelof, 1B - Stryher Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 8/4/1943 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cleveland Buckeyes (N) Starting Lineups: Memphis Cleveland 1. E.Wilson rf S.Jethroe 3b 2. F.McDaniel 3b D.Cleveland lf 3. C.Hyde 2b P.Woods ss 4. R.Longley cf J.Hundley c 5. F.Bankhead ss A.Ware 1b 6. N.Rogers lf J.Johnson 2b 7. V.Mathis 1b W.Grace cf 8. C.Jones c A.Grimes rf 9. P.Sharpe p T.Smith p RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Wilson singled; E.Wilson was caught stealing second (J.Hundley to J.Johnson); F.McDaniel out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; P.Woods doubled; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0. RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware walked; A.Ware was caught stealing second (C.Jones to F.Bankhead); J.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0. RED SOX 3RD: V.Mathis singled; C.Jones out on unknown play; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; E.Wilson walked [V.Mathis to second]; F.McDaniel singled [V.Mathis scored, E.Wilson to second]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Grimes out on unknown play; T.Smith singled; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 0. RED SOX 4TH: R.Longley singled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Rogers singled [R.Longley to second]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 4TH: P.Woods singled; J.Hundley forced P.Woods (unknown fielder) [J.Hundley to first]; A.Ware tripled [J.Hundley scored]; F.EVANS REPLACED P.SHARPE (PITCHING); J.Johnson out on unknown play [A.Ware scored]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 2. RED SOX 5TH: F.Evans walked; E.Wilson out on unknown play; F.McDaniel walked [F.Evans to second]; C.Hyde flied into a double play (W.Grace to A.Ware) [F.McDaniel out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Grimes out on unknown play; T.Smith walked; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 2. RED SOX 6TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 6TH: P.Woods walked; J.Hundley singled to shortstop [P.Woods to third (error by F.Bankhead), J.Hundley to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Johnson singled [P.Woods scored, J.Hundley scored (unearned)]; W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Grimes out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 4. RED SOX 7TH: V.Mathis out on unknown play; C.Jones singled; F.Evans doubled [C.Jones to third]; E.Wilson out on unknown play; F.McDaniel walked; C.Hyde singled [C.Jones scored, F.Evans scored, F.McDaniel to third]; F.McDaniel was picked off third, but was safe on an error by T.Smith [F.McDaniel scored (unearned)]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 7TH: W.HUTCHINSON REPLACED F.EVANS (PITCHING); T.Smith walked; T.Smith stole second; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; D.Cleveland walked; P.Woods singled to center field (R.Longley to F.Bankhead) [T.Smith scored, D.Cleveland to third, P.Woods out at second]; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 5. RED SOX 8TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 5. BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked; W.Grace doubled [J.Johnson scored]; A.Grimes lined into a double play (F.Bankhead to C.Hyde) [W.Grace out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 6. RED SOX 9TH: C.Jones singled to right field; W.Hutchinson singled to left field [C.Jones to second]; E.Wilson forced C.Jones (T.Smith to S.Jethroe) [W.Hutchinson to second, E.Wilson to first]; F.McDaniel walked [W.Hutchinson to third, E.Wilson to second]; C.Hyde singled to center field [W.Hutchinson scored, E.Wilson to third, F.McDaniel to second]; R.Longley struck out; F.Bankhead singled [E.Wilson scored, F.McDaniel scored, C.Hyde to third, F.Bankhead to second (on throw)]; N.Rogers singled to center field [C.Hyde scored, F.Bankhead scored]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Buckeyes 6. BUCKEYES 9TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; S.Jethroe tripled; D.Cleveland reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [S.Jethroe out at home]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Buckeyes 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Sox 9 13 1 7 Buckeyes 6 9 1 6
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