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