Cincinnati Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 - 10 13 2 Memphis Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 - 8 10 3 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sylvester Snead 2b 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Fred Wilson lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 Goose Tatum cf 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 Leonard Lindsay 1b 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood rf 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Lamar 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Preacher Henry p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Ray ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luis Pillot p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 10 13 8 3 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Goose Tatum, Pepper Bassett. BATTING - 2B: Sylvester Snead, Buster Haywood. 3B: Buster Haywood. HR: Goose Tatum. GDP: Pepper Bassett. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Fred Wilson. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Emmett Wilson lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Fred Bankhead 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cowan Hyde 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 Red Longley ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nat Rogers rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Verdell Mathis cf 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 Jim Canada 1b 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 Bob Smith c 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Robert Keyes p 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 8 10 7 7 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cowan Hyde, Jim Canada, Robert Keyes. E: 3. Cowan Hyde, Red Longley, Robert Keyes. BATTING - Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - CS: Emmett Wilson. PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry W 8 10 7 6 5 0 0 38 Luis Pillot SV 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 Totals 9 10 8 6 7 0 0 44 Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Robert Keyes L 9 13 10 6 3 0 1 43 Totals 9 13 10 6 3 0 1 43 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ernie Paul, 1B - Dugan German Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 1400 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/19/1943 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Memphis Red Sox (N) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Memphis 1. H.Smith ss E.Wilson lf 2. S.Snead 2b F.Bankhead 3b 3. F.Wilson lf C.Hyde 2b 4. G.Tatum cf R.Longley ss 5. L.Lindsay 1b N.Rogers rf 6. P.Bassett c V.Mathis cf 7. B.Haywood rf J.Canada 1b 8. C.Lamar 3b B.Smith c 9. P.Henry p R.Keyes p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Game started two hours late because both team buses were late arriving.; H.Smith out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson walked; F.Wilson was picked off first, but was safe on an error by R.Keyes [F.Wilson to second]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: E.Wilson walked; E.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 2ND: L.Lindsay walked; P.Bassett grounded into a double play (R.Keyes to C.Hyde to J.Canada) [L.Lindsay out at second]; B.Haywood doubled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; V.Mathis walked; J.Canada walked [V.Mathis to second]; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 3RD: P.Henry out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: R.Keyes out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 4TH: F.Wilson singled; G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde singled; R.Longley out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood singled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; B.Smith singled; R.Keyes out on unknown play; E.Wilson singled [B.Smith to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 6TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson singled; F.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: C.Hyde singled; R.Longley out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; V.Mathis walked [C.Hyde to second]; J.Canada singled [C.Hyde scored, V.Mathis to second]; B.Smith walked [V.Mathis to third, J.Canada to second]; R.Keyes singled to center field [V.Mathis scored, J.Canada scored, B.Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by G.Tatum)]; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Red Sox 4. CLOWNS 7TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Haywood tripled; C.Lamar singled [B.Haywood scored]; P.Henry out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 4. CLOWNS 8TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson walked; G.Tatum hit an inside the park homer to right field [F.Wilson scored]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: N.Rogers singled; V.Mathis singled [N.Rogers to second]; J.Canada singled [N.Rogers scored, V.Mathis to second]; B.Smith out on unknown play [V.Mathis to third, J.Canada to second]; R.Keyes singled [V.Mathis scored, J.Canada scored]; E.Wilson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Red Sox 7. CLOWNS 9TH: L.BROWN REPLACED N.ROGERS (PLAYING RF); P.Bassett singled; B.Haywood singled [P.Bassett to second]; C.Lamar reached on an error by C.Hyde [P.Bassett scored (no RBI), B.Haywood to second, C.Lamar to first]; J.RAY BATTED FOR P.HENRY; J.Ray forced B.Haywood (unknown fielder) [C.Lamar to second, J.Ray to first]; H.Smith singled [C.Lamar to third, J.Ray to second]; S.Snead doubled [C.Lamar scored (unearned), J.Ray scored, H.Smith scored]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled [S.Snead scored (unearned), G.Tatum to second (on throw)]; L.Lindsay reached on an error by R.Longley [G.Tatum scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Lindsay to second]; P.Bassett singled [L.Lindsay scored (unearned)]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 7 R (3 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 10, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 9TH: L.PILLOT REPLACED J.RAY (PITCHING); C.Hyde reached on an error by P.Bassett [C.Hyde to first]; R.Longley walked [C.Hyde to second]; L.Brown out on unknown play; V.Mathis walked [C.Hyde to third, R.Longley to second]; J.Canada out on unknown play [C.Hyde scored (unearned)]; B.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 10, Red Sox 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 10 13 2 6 Red Sox 8 10 3 9
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