Chicago American Giants 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 8 8 3 Memphis Red Sox 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 7 9 6 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bernell Longest 2b 6 2 3 2 0 5 4 Jim McCurine rf 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 Sam Hill lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 Earl Bumpus 1b, p 4 0 0 0 1 9 0 John Ritchey c 5 1 1 3 0 5 0 Buddy Armour cf 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 John Miles 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 Clyde McNeal ss 5 1 0 0 0 4 4 Riley Stewart p 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Walter McCoy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jake Tolbert ph, 1b 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 42 8 8 7 4 7 30 10 FIELDING - E: 3. John Miles 2, Clyde McNeal. BATTING - 2B: John Miles. 3B: Bernell Longest. SH: Sam Hill. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Hill 2. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A George Handy 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 Marlin Carter 3b 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 Neil Robinson lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 Pedro Formental rf 3 1 2 4 2 2 0 Bob Boyd 1b 5 0 1 1 0 8 1 Jose Colas cf 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 Casey Jones c 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 Willie Wells ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Pepper Sharpe ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ladd White p 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Dan Bankhead p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 7 9 6 3 2 30 9 FIELDING - E: 6. George Handy 2, Marlin Carter, Jose Colas, Willie Wells, Ladd White. BATTING - 2B: Marlin Carter, Neil Robinson, Pedro Formental, Bob Boyd. HR: Pedro Formental. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Bob Boyd. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Riley Stewart 6 6 5 2 1 0 0 27 Walter McCoy W 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 14 Earl Bumpus SV 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 10 9 7 4 3 2 1 44 Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ladd White L 9.1 7 8 5 3 6 0 43 Dan Bankhead 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 10 8 8 5 4 7 0 47 WP: Dan Bankhead 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - Walker West Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 2400 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/15/1947 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Memphis Red Sox (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Memphis 1. B.Longest 2b G.Handy 2b 2. J.McCurine rf M.Carter 3b 3. S.Hill lf N.Robinson lf 4. E.Bumpus 1b P.Formental rf 5. J.Ritchey c B.Boyd 1b 6. B.Armour cf J.Colas cf 7. J.Miles 3b C.Jones c 8. C.McNeal ss W.Wells ss 9. R.Stewart p L.White p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; B.Longest tripled; J.McCurine out on unknown play; S.Hill out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Longest scored]; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: G.Handy singled; M.Carter reached on an error by J.Miles [G.Handy scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Miles), M.Carter to third]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; P.Formental walked; B.Boyd out on unknown play [M.Carter scored (unearned)]; J.Colas out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 2. AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Ritchey out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Miles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: C.Jones out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; L.White singled; G.Handy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Red Sox 2. AM. GIANTS 3RD: C.McNeal reached on an error by G.Handy [C.McNeal to first]; R.Stewart singled [C.McNeal to third, R.Stewart to second (on throw)]; B.Longest singled [C.McNeal scored (unearned), R.Stewart scored]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; S.Hill out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: M.Carter doubled; N.Robinson out on unknown play [M.Carter to third]; P.Formental out on unknown play [M.Carter scored]; B.Boyd doubled; B.Boyd stole third; J.Colas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 3. AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Ritchey reached on an error by J.Colas [J.Ritchey to third]; B.Armour out on unknown play [J.Ritchey scored (unearned)]; J.Miles walked; C.McNeal reached on an error by G.Handy [J.Miles to second, C.McNeal to first]; R.Stewart out on unknown play; B.Longest reached on an error by M.Carter [J.Miles to third, C.McNeal to second, B.Longest to first]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; L.White out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Red Sox 3. AM. GIANTS 5TH: S.Hill singled; S.Hill stole second; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; S.Hill stole third; J.Ritchey out on unknown play [S.Hill scored]; B.Armour out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: G.Handy out on unknown play; M.Carter reached on an error by C.McNeal [M.Carter to first]; N.Robinson doubled [M.Carter scored (unearned)]; P.Formental doubled [N.Robinson scored]; B.Boyd out on unknown play; J.Colas out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Red Sox 5. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Miles out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; R.Stewart out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 6TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; L.White out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 5, Red Sox 5. AM. GIANTS 7TH: B.Longest reached on an error by W.Wells [B.Longest to first]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; S.Hill singled [B.Longest to second]; E.Bumpus walked [B.Longest to third, S.Hill to second]; J.Ritchey singled [B.Longest scored (unearned), S.Hill scored, E.Bumpus to second]; B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Miles out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: W.MCCOY REPLACED R.STEWART (PITCHING); G.Handy out on unknown play; M.Carter singled; N.Robinson singled [M.Carter to second]; P.Formental walked [M.Carter to third, N.Robinson to second]; B.Boyd out on unknown play; J.Colas out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 7, Red Sox 5. AM. GIANTS 8TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; W.McCoy out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; L.White out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 7, Red Sox 5. AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.McCurine walked; J.McCurine was picked off first, but was safe on an error by L.White [J.McCurine to second]; S.Hill out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; J.Ritchey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 9TH: G.Handy out on unknown play; M.Carter walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; P.Formental homered to rightfield [M.Carter scored]; B.Boyd out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 7, Red Sox 7. AM. GIANTS 10TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; J.Miles doubled; D.BANKHEAD REPLACED L.WHITE (PITCHING); C.McNeal out on unknown play; J.TOLBERT BATTED FOR W.MCCOY; D.Bankhead threw a wild pitch [J.Miles to third]; D.Bankhead threw a wild pitch [J.Miles scored]; J.Tolbert walked; B.Longest singled [J.Tolbert to second]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 8, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 10TH: J.TOLBERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); E.BUMPUS CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); J.Colas out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; P.SHARPE BATTED FOR W.WELLS; P.Sharpe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 8, Red Sox 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 8 8 3 9 Red Sox 7 9 6 7
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