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Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA) 1 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 0

Game played on Wednesday, May 24, 1944 (N) at Lanphier Park, Springfield IL
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  2  2
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns      0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 x   -   1  2  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Canada 1b                         3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Fred McDaniel lf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Casey Jones c                         1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Red Longley ph, c                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buck Felder ss                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Nat Rogers ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Wells ss                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Porter Moss p                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               28   0   2    0     4   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Jim Canada, Fred Bankhead. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jim Canada, Fred Bankhead. 

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fermin Valdes 2b                      3   1   1    0     1   0     0   1
Henry Merchant cf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Leovigildo Xiques lf                  4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Ray rf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Armando Vazquez 1b                    3   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Pepper Bassett c                      2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               28   1   2    0     2   0    27   2

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Hoss Walker 2. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Hoss Walker. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Fermin Valdes. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss L                        8       2   1    0   2   0   0  31
Totals                               8       2   1    0   2   0   0  31

HBP:  Porter Moss. 

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis W                    9       2   0    0   4   0   0  32
Totals                               9       2   0    0   4   0   0  32



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Umpires: HP -  Theodore, 1B -  Teater

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/24/1944 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cin-Ind
Clowns (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cin-Ind                       
1. J.Canada            1b        F.Valdes            2b        
2. J.Ford              3b        H.Merchant          cf        
3. C.Hyde              rf        L.Xiques            lf        
4. N.Robinson          cf        A.Radcliff          3b        
5. F.McDaniel          lf        H.Walker            ss        
6. F.Bankhead          2b        J.Ray               rf        
7. C.Jones             c         A.Vazquez           1b        
8. B.Felder            ss        P.Bassett           c         
9. P.Moss              p         R.Davis             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Canada out on unknown play; J.Ford singled to
shortstop [J.Ford to second (error by H.Walker)]; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 1ST: F.Valdes walked; F.Valdes stole second; H.Merchant
out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

RED SOX 2ND: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead walked;
F.Bankhead was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); C.Jones
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: H.Walker was hit by a pitch; J.Ray out on unknown
play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; P.Bassett walked [H.Walker
to second]; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

RED SOX 3RD: B.Felder out on unknown play; P.Moss out on
unknown play; J.Canada walked; J.Canada was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: F.Valdes out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on
unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; C.Hyde walked;
N.Robinson out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: A.Radcliff reached on an error by F.Bankhead
[A.Radcliff to first]; H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Ray out
on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

RED SOX 5TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Jones walked;
B.Felder out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 5TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; R.Davis out on
unknown play; F.Valdes singled; H.Merchant singled [F.Valdes to
third]; L.Xiques reached on an error by J.Canada [F.Valdes
scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Merchant to second, L.Xiques to
first]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown
play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; R.Davis out on
unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 8TH: R.LONGLEY BATTED FOR C.JONES; R.Longley out on
unknown play; N.ROGERS BATTED FOR B.FELDER; N.Rogers out on
unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 8TH: R.LONGLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); W.WELLS
REPLACED N.ROGERS (PLAYING SS); H.Merchant out on unknown play;
L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 9TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; J.Ford grounded out
(F.Valdes to A.Vazquez); C.Hyde reached on an error by H.Walker
[C.Hyde to first]; N.Robinson singled [C.Hyde to third];
F.McDaniel grounded out (R.Davis to A.Vazquez); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          0   2   2   5
 Clowns           1   2   2   6


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