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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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