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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 5 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4

Game played on Tuesday, July 2, 1946 (N) at Ainsworth Field, Erie PA
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 1 0  1 1 1   -   4  8  2
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 2   -   5  9  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Leslie Green rf                       2   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Willie Hutchinson rf                0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Verdell Mathis ph, rf               2   1   2    0     0         0   0
Marlin Carter 2b                      4   0   1    1     0         1   4
Red Longley lf                        4   0   0    0     1         1   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   1    1     0         4   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   1   2    0     0        10   0
Casey Jones c                         4   1   1    1     0         9   1
Willie Wells ss                       3   1   0    0     0         0   2
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   0    1     0         1   0
Allen Bryant p                        4   0   1    0     0         0   3
Totals                               34   4   8    4     2   3    26  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Casey Jones, Willie Wells. 

BATTING -
HR:  Casey Jones. 
SH:  Marlin Carter. 
HBP:  Alex Radcliff, Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  8


Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Eli Chism lf                          4   0   2    0     1         0   0
Archie Ware 1b                        2   1   0    0     1        13   1
Sam Jethroe cf                        4   2   1    0     1         1   0
Leon Kellman 3b                       5   1   2    2     0         2   3
Willie Grace rf                       4   1   2    1     0         1   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      3   0   0    0     0         4   3
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      4   0   2    2     0         5   4
Vicial Richardson ss                  3   0   0    0     1         1   4
Sam Woods p                           3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Tommy Harris ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   5   9    5     4   8    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Archie Ware, Leon Kellman. 
E: 3.  Vicial Richardson 2, Sam Woods. 

BATTING -
2B:  Leon Kellman 2, Willie Grace, Johnnie Cowan. 
SH:  Archie Ware 2. 
HBP:  Quincy Trouppe. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Eli Chism. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Allen Bryant L                       8.2     9   5    5   4   8   0  40
Totals                               8.2     9   5    5   4   8   0  40

HBP:  Allen Bryant. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Woods W                          9       8   4    3   2   3   1  39
Totals                               9       8   4    3   2   3   1  39

HBP:  Sam Woods 2. 


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Umpires: HP - Leo Cabelof, 1B - George Cabelof

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 1218

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 7/2/1946 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cleveland
Buckeyes (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cleveland                     
1. L.Green             rf        E.Chism             lf        
2. M.Carter            2b        A.Ware              1b        
3. R.Longley           lf        S.Jethroe           cf        
4. A.Radcliff          3b        L.Kellman           3b        
5. J.Taylor            1b        W.Grace             rf        
6. C.Jones             c         Q.Trouppe           c         
7. W.Wells             ss        J.Cowan             2b        
8. N.Robinson          cf        V.Richardson        ss        
9. A.Bryant            p         S.Woods             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; L.Green out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown
play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: E.Chism walked; A.Ware out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [E.Chism to second]; S.Jethroe out on unknown
play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 2ND: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: C.Jones dropped a foul fly hit by W.Grace;
W.Grace out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe was hit by a pitch;
J.Cowan out on unknown play; V.Richardson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 3RD: W.Wells out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; A.Bryant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Woods out on unknown play; E.Chism reached on
an error by W.Wells [E.Chism to first]; A.Ware out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Chism to second]; S.Jethroe
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes
0.

RED SOX 4TH: L.Green walked; L.Green was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by S.Woods [L.Green to second]; M.Carter
out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
was hit by a pitch; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 5TH: C.Jones homered to centerfield; W.Wells out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; A.Bryant singled
to shortstop [A.Bryant to second (error by V.Richardson)];
L.Green out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 5TH: W.HUTCHINSON REPLACED L.GREEN (PLAYING RF);
J.Cowan out on unknown play; V.Richardson walked; S.Woods out on
unknown play; E.Chism singled [V.Richardson to second]; A.Ware
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes
0.

RED SOX 6TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Longley walked;
A.Radcliff lined into a double play (L.Kellman to A.Ware)
[R.Longley out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 6TH: S.Jethroe singled; L.Kellman out on unknown play;
W.Grace doubled to right-center [S.Jethroe scored]; Q.Trouppe
out on unknown play; J.Cowan doubled to left field [W.Grace
scored]; V.Richardson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 2.

RED SOX 7TH: J.Taylor singled; C.Jones out on unknown play
[J.Taylor to second]; W.Wells reached on an error by
V.Richardson [J.Taylor to third, W.Wells to first]; N.Robinson
out on unknown play [J.Taylor scored (unearned)]; A.Bryant out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 7TH: S.Woods out on unknown play; E.Chism singled;
E.Chism was caught stealing second (C.Jones to M.Carter); A.Ware
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Buckeyes
2.

RED SOX 8TH: V.MATHIS BATTED FOR W.HUTCHINSON; V.Mathis
singled; M.Carter out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[V.Mathis to second]; R.Longley out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
singled [V.Mathis scored]; J.Taylor singled [A.Radcliff to
second]; C.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 8TH: V.MATHIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); S.Jethroe
out on unknown play; L.Kellman doubled; W.Grace singled
[L.Kellman to third]; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; J.Cowan
singled [L.Kellman scored, W.Grace to second]; V.Richardson out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Buckeyes 3.

RED SOX 9TH: W.Wells was hit by a pitch; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; A.Bryant out on unknown play; V.Mathis singled
[W.Wells to second]; M.Carter singled to center field [W.Wells
scored, V.Mathis to second]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 9TH: T.HARRIS BATTED FOR S.WOODS; T.Harris popped to
A.Radcliff; E.Chism grounded out (W.Wells to J.Taylor); A.Ware
walked; S.Jethroe walked [A.Ware to second]; L.Kellman doubled
to right field [A.Ware scored, S.Jethroe scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4   8   2   8
 Buckeyes         5   9   3   9


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