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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 9 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 6

Game played on Wednesday, August 4, 1943 (N) at Ainsworth Field, Erie PA
Regular-Season game

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



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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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