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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 12 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 6

Game played on Wednesday, July 17, 1946 (D) at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  4 2 6   -  12 13  2
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 3  0 1 0  0 0 2   -   6  8  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         3   3
  Marlin Carter ph, 2b                3   1   2    2     0         0   1
Verdell Mathis lf                     5   1   0    0     1         3   0
Cowan Hyde cf                         5   1   0    0     0         1   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      5   1   1    2     0         0   2
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   3   2    1     1         9   1
Red Longley rf                        5   3   3    4     0         1   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   2    1     0         2   1
Larry Brown c                         4   1   2    1     1         8   0
Dan Bankhead p                        5   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Spoon Carter p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               43  12  13   12     3   1    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Fred Bankhead, Alex Radcliff. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marlin Carter. 
HR:  Red Longley. 
SH:  Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  8


Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        5   1   0    0     0         2   1
Archie Ware 1b                        3   3   1    2     2        15   0
Sam Jethroe cf                        5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Leon Kellman 3b, 2b                   4   0   2    2     0         1   3
Willie Grace rf                       5   0   2    1     0         1   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      2   0   1    1     1         2   0
George Minor lf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   1   1    0     0         2   4
  Buddy Armour ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Al Smith 3b                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Webbo Clarke p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   4
  Hosea Allen ph, p                   1   0   0    0     0         0   1
   Flemming p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Jefferson p                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Eugene Bremer p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   6   8    6     3   6    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Ralph Wyatt 2, Quincy Trouppe. 

BATTING -
SH:  Quincy Trouppe. 
HBP:  Leon Kellman. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dan Bankhead W                       8.2     8   6    4   3   6   0  40
Spoon Carter SV                      0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               9       8   6    4   3   6   0  41

HBP:  Dan Bankhead. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webbo Clarke                         6       1   0    0   1   1   0  21
Hosea Allen                          1.2     5   6    3   1   0   1  12
 Flemming L                          0.2     2   2    2   1   0   0  5
Willie Jefferson                     0       5   4    3   0   0   0  7
Eugene Bremer                        0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               9      13  12    8   3   1   1  47



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Umpires: HP -  Kelly, 1B -  Plate, 2B - Harry Porter, 3B - Jimmy Thompson

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 6500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 7/17/1946 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cleveland
Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cleveland                     
1. F.Bankhead          2b        R.Wyatt             ss        
2. V.Mathis            lf        A.Ware              1b        
3. C.Hyde              cf        S.Jethroe           cf        
4. A.Radcliff          3b        L.Kellman           3b        
5. J.Taylor            1b        W.Grace             rf        
6. R.Longley           rf        Q.Trouppe           c         
7. W.Wells             ss        G.Minor             lf        
8. L.Brown             c         J.Cowan             2b        
9. D.Bankhead          p         W.Clarke            p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; A.Ware out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 2ND: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; R.Longley singled; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: L.Kellman was hit by a pitch; W.Grace out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [L.Kellman to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 3RD: L.Brown walked; D.Bankhead out on unknown play;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: J.Cowan singled; W.Clarke out on unknown play;
R.Wyatt reached on an error by A.Radcliff [J.Cowan to third,
R.Wyatt to second]; A.Ware singled [J.Cowan scored, R.Wyatt
scored (unearned)]; S.Jethroe reached on an error by F.Bankhead
[A.Ware to second, S.Jethroe to first]; L.Kellman out on unknown
play; W.Grace singled [A.Ware to third, S.Jethroe to second];
Q.Trouppe singled [A.Ware scored (unearned), S.Jethroe to third,
W.Grace to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 4
H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 3.

RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde reached on an error by R.Wyatt [C.Hyde to
first]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown
play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 4TH: J.Cowan out on unknown play; W.Clarke out on
unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 3.

RED SOX 5TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; L.Brown out on
unknown play; D.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Ware walked; S.Jethroe out on unknown play
[A.Ware to second]; L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace
singled to left-center [A.Ware scored]; Q.Trouppe out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 4.

RED SOX 6TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 4.

BUCKEYES 6TH: G.Minor out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; H.ALLEN BATTED FOR W.CLARKE; H.Allen out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 4.

RED SOX 7TH: H.ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); A.Radcliff out
on unknown play; J.Taylor singled; R.Longley reached on a
fielder's choice [J.Taylor to second (error by R.Wyatt)];
W.Wells singled [J.Taylor scored, R.Longley to second]; L.Brown
singled [R.Longley scored (unearned), W.Wells to second];
D.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.CARTER BATTED FOR F.BANKHEAD;
M.Carter doubled [W.Wells scored (unearned), L.Brown scored
(unearned)]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 4.

BUCKEYES 7TH: M.CARTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); R.Wyatt out
on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 4.

RED SOX 8TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; J.Taylor walked; R.Longley homered to leftfield
[J.Taylor scored];  REPLACED H.ALLEN (PITCHING); W.Wells
singled; L.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Buckeyes 4.

BUCKEYES 8TH: L.Kellman singled; W.Grace out on unknown play;
Q.Trouppe walked [L.Kellman to second]; G.Minor out on unknown
play; B.ARMOUR BATTED FOR J.COWAN; B.Armour out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Buckeyes 4.

RED SOX 9TH: A.SMITH REPLACED B.ARMOUR (PLAYING 3B); L.KELLMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); D.Bankhead out on unknown play;
M.Carter singled; V.Mathis walked [M.Carter to second];
W.JEFFERSON REPLACED  (PITCHING); On a bunt C.Hyde reached on an
error by Q.Trouppe [M.Carter to third, V.Mathis to second,
C.Hyde to first]; A.Radcliff singled [M.Carter scored, V.Mathis
scored, C.Hyde to second]; J.Taylor singled [C.Hyde scored
(unearned), A.Radcliff to third, J.Taylor to second (on throw)];
R.Longley singled [A.Radcliff scored, J.Taylor scored]; W.Wells
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [R.Longley to
second]; L.Brown singled [R.Longley to third, W.Wells to
second]; D.Bankhead singled [R.Longley scored, W.Wells to third,
L.Brown to second]; E.BREMER REPLACED W.JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
M.Carter out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 6 R
(5 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Buckeyes 4.

BUCKEYES 9TH: E.Bremer out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on
unknown play; A.Ware walked; S.Jethroe singled [A.Ware to third,
S.Jethroe to second (on throw)]; L.Kellman singled [A.Ware
scored, S.Jethroe scored]; S.CARTER REPLACED D.BANKHEAD
(PITCHING); W.Grace out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 12, Buckeyes 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox         12  13   2   8
 Buckeyes         6   8   3   8


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