Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Memphis Red Sox 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 x - 6 12 1 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Crutchfield rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 Rainey Bibbs 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 Parnell Woods 3b 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 Sam Jethroe cf 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 0 0 0 9 1 Willie Grace lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 Billy Horne ss 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 Walter Burch c 2 1 0 0 2 3 3 George Jefferson p 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 8 4 5 5 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Jethroe, Archie Ware. E: 1. Sam Jethroe. BATTING - 2B: Jimmie Crutchfield 2, Parnell Woods, George Jefferson. SH: Rainey Bibbs. Team LOB: 9 Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred McDaniel lf 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 Fred Bankhead 1b 3 1 3 2 0 7 1 Jimmy Ford 2b 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 Neil Robinson cf 4 0 1 1 0 4 1 Cowan Hyde rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 T.J. Brown 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 Casey Jones c 4 1 1 0 0 6 0 Buck Felder ss 3 1 1 1 1 3 5 Verdell Mathis p 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 Totals 31 6 12 5 3 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Neil Robinson, Casey Jones. E: 1. Jimmy Ford. BATTING - 2B: T.J. Brown. SH: Fred Bankhead, Jimmy Ford. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Fred McDaniel. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP George Jefferson L 8 12 6 5 3 4 0 36 Totals 8 12 6 5 3 4 0 36 Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Verdell Mathis W 9 8 4 4 5 5 0 40 Totals 9 8 4 4 5 5 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Higbie, 1B - Berry Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 7/20/1944 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Memphis Red Sox (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Memphis 1. J.Crutchfield rf F.McDaniel lf 2. R.Bibbs 2b F.Bankhead 1b 3. P.Woods 3b J.Ford 2b 4. S.Jethroe cf N.Robinson cf 5. A.Ware 1b C.Hyde rf 6. W.Grace lf T.Brown 3b 7. B.Horne ss C.Jones c 8. W.Burch c B.Felder ss 9. G.Jefferson p V.Mathis p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; P.Woods doubled; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: F.McDaniel walked; F.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McDaniel to second]; J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Red Sox 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; B.Horne singled; W.Burch out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Red Sox 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: G.Jefferson out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield reached on an error by J.Ford [J.Crutchfield to first]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: B.Felder walked; V.Mathis singled [B.Felder to second]; F.McDaniel walked [B.Felder to third, V.Mathis to second]; F.Bankhead singled [B.Felder scored, V.Mathis scored, F.McDaniel to second]; J.Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McDaniel to third, F.Bankhead to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play [F.McDaniel scored]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Red Sox 3. BUCKEYES 4TH: S.Jethroe singled; A.Ware out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; B.Horne walked [S.Jethroe to second]; W.Burch walked [S.Jethroe to third, B.Horne to second]; G.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: T.Brown singled; C.Jones out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Red Sox 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: J.Crutchfield doubled; R.Bibbs out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Crutchfield to third]; P.Woods singled [J.Crutchfield scored]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled; J.Ford hit into a double play (S.Jethroe to A.Ware) [F.Bankhead out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Red Sox 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; B.Horne walked; W.Burch walked [B.Horne to second]; G.Jefferson doubled [B.Horne scored, W.Burch to third]; J.Crutchfield doubled [W.Burch scored, G.Jefferson scored]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown doubled; C.Jones singled [T.Brown to third]; B.Felder singled to center field [T.Brown scored, C.Jones scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by S.Jethroe)]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Red Sox 5. BUCKEYES 7TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: F.McDaniel singled; F.McDaniel was caught stealing second (W.Burch to R.Bibbs); F.Bankhead singled; J.Ford singled [F.Bankhead to second]; N.Robinson singled [F.Bankhead to third, J.Ford to second]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; T.Brown singled to left field (W.Grace to W.Burch) [F.Bankhead scored, J.Ford out at home, N.Robinson to second]; 1 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Red Sox 6. BUCKEYES 8TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; W.Burch out on unknown play; G.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Red Sox 6. BUCKEYES 9TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Bibbs walked; P.Woods singled [R.Bibbs to third]; S.Jethroe hit into a double play (N.Robinson to C.Jones) [R.Bibbs out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Red Sox 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 4 8 1 9 Red Sox 6 12 1 6
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