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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

Game played on Thursday, September 2, 1943 (N) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0   -   2  7  0
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  5  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Emmett Wilson rf                      3   1   2    0     1         1   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   1   1    0     0   1     0   5
Cowan Hyde lf                         4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Red Longley 3b                        4   0   1    2     0         1   1
Neil Robinson cf                      3   0   0    0     1         5   0
Jim Canada 1b                         4   0   1    0     0        10   0
T.J. Brown ss                         4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Larry Brown c                         4   0   0    0     0   1     3   0
Verdell Mathis p                      4   0   0    0     0   1     4   2
Totals                               33   2   7    2     2   5    27   9


BATTING -
2B:  Emmett Wilson. 
HBP:  Fred Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Neil Robinson. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   0   0    0     0         3   6
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Art Pennington 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         0   4
Ed Young 1b                           4   0   0    0     0        12   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   1    0     0         1   2
John Bissant lf                       3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   0   0    0     0         5   2
Johnny Smith rf                       3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Gentry Jessup p                       3   0   1    0     0   1     0   4
Totals                               31   0   5    0     0   2    27  18

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ralph Wyatt, Ed Young. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Smith, Gentry Jessup. 
3B:  John Bissant. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Verdell Mathis W                     9       5   0    0   0   2   0  31
Totals                               9       5   0    0   0   2   0  31


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      9       7   2    2   2   5   0  36
Totals                               9       7   2    2   2   5   0  36

HBP:  Gentry Jessup. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/2/1943 -- Memphis Red Sox at Chicago Am.
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Chicago                       
1. E.Wilson            rf        R.Wyatt             ss        
2. F.Bankhead          2b        L.Davenport         cf        
3. C.Hyde              lf        A.Pennington        2b        
4. R.Longley           3b        E.Young             1b        
5. N.Robinson          cf        A.Radcliff          3b        
6. J.Canada            1b        J.Bissant           lf        
7. T.Brown             ss        T.Radcliffe         c         
8. L.Brown             c         J.Smith             rf        
9. V.Mathis            p         G.Jessup            p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; E.Wilson doubled to right field; F.Bankhead struck
out; C.Hyde singled to pitcher (G.Jessup to A.Radcliff to
T.Radcliffe) [E.Wilson out at home]; R.Longley out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: R.Wyatt grounded out (V.Mathis unassisted);
L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington grounded out
(V.Mathis to J.Canada); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am.
Giants 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Canada singled;
T.Brown out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; J.Bissant tripled to right field; T.Radcliffe
lined to N.Robinson; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am.
Giants 0.

RED SOX 3RD: V.Mathis out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Smith out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on
unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; R.Longley out on
unknown play; N.Robinson walked; N.Robinson was caught stealing
second (T.Radcliffe to R.Wyatt); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington
singled; E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled
[A.Pennington to second]; J.Bissant popped to R.Longley; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

RED SOX 5TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: T.Radcliffe popped to V.Mathis; J.Smith
doubled; G.Jessup struck out; R.Wyatt grounded out (V.Mathis
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Am. Giants 0.

RED SOX 6TH: V.Mathis struck out; E.Wilson singled to right
field; F.Bankhead was hit by a pitch [E.Wilson to second];
C.Hyde grounded out (G.Jessup to E.Young) [E.Wilson to third,
F.Bankhead to second]; R.Longley singled to center field
[E.Wilson scored, F.Bankhead scored, R.Longley to second (error
by R.Wyatt)]; N.Robinson reached on an error [N.Robinson to
first (error by E.Young; assist by A.Radcliff)]; J.Canada lined
to L.Davenport; 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington
out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 0.

RED SOX 7TH: T.Brown singled to shortstop; L.Brown was called
out on strikes; V.Mathis forced T.Brown (unknown fielder)
[V.Mathis to first]; E.Wilson walked [V.Mathis to second];
F.Bankhead singled to pitcher [V.Mathis to third, E.Wilson to
second]; C.Hyde grounded out (A.Pennington to E.Young); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Bissant
popped to V.Mathis; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 0.

RED SOX 8TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; G.Jessup doubled;
G.Jessup was picked off second (V.Mathis to T.Brown); R.Wyatt
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Am.
Giants 0.

RED SOX 9TH: T.Brown 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 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington
out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Am. Giants 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   7   0   7
 Am. Giants       0   5   2   4


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