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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 7 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 1, 1943 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Exhibition game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  1
Cleveland Buckeyes                  3 0 3  0 0 0  0 1 x   -   7  8  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Emmett Wilson cf                      4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Verdell Mathis 1b                     4   0   0    0     0        11   0
Fred McDaniel 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Nat Rogers rf                         4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Casey Jones c                         4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Pepper Sharpe lf                      2   0   2    0     1         5   0
Felix Evans ss                        2   0   0    0     0         0   3
Willie Hutchinson 2b                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Red Longley ph, 2b                  2   0   0    1     1         2   3
Robert Keyes p                        3   0   0    0     0         1   3
Totals                               29   1   4    1     2   5    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Willie Hutchinson. 
PB: 1.  Casey Jones. 

BATTING -
3B:  Emmett Wilson. 
SH:  Felix Evans. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Pepper Sharpe. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Billy Horne ss                        3   0   0    0     0         4   5
Duke Cleveland lf                     3   2   0    0     1         2   0
Johnny Hundley c                      4   1   1    1     0         5   1
Archie Ware 1b                        4   2   2    1     0        10   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    3   2   2    2     1         3   4
Willie Grace cf                       4   0   0    1     0         1   0
Adolphus Grimes rf                    4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Alonzo Boone p                        4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               33   7   8    6     2   2    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Marshall Riddle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Archie Ware 2. 
3B:  Marshall Riddle. 
SH:  Billy Horne. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Duke Cleveland, Marshall Riddle. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Robert Keyes L                       8       8   7    4   2   2   0  36
Totals                               8       8   7    4   2   2   0  36


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alonzo Boone W                       9       4   1    1   2   5   0  32
Totals                               9       4   1    1   2   5   0  32



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Umpires: HP -  Thomas, 1B -  Banaham

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/1/1943, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cleveland
Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cleveland                     
1. E.Wilson            cf        S.Jethroe           3b        
2. V.Mathis            1b        B.Horne             ss        
3. F.McDaniel          3b        D.Cleveland         lf        
4. N.Rogers            rf        J.Hundley           c         
5. C.Jones             c         A.Ware              1b        
6. P.Sharpe            lf        M.Riddle            2b        
7. F.Evans             ss        W.Grace             cf        
8. W.Hutchinson        2b        A.Grimes            rf        
9. R.Keyes             p         A.Boone             p         

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

BUCKEYES 1ST: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; B.Horne out on
unknown play; D.Cleveland reached on an error by W.Hutchinson
[D.Cleveland to first]; D.Cleveland stole second; J.Hundley
singled to center field [D.Cleveland scored (unearned),
J.Hundley to second (on throw)]; A.Ware doubled [J.Hundley
scored (unearned)]; M.Riddle walked while A.Ware advanced to
home on a passed ball [M.Riddle to third]; W.Grace out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes
3.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Jones singled; P.Sharpe walked [C.Jones to
second]; F.Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[C.Jones to third, P.Sharpe to second]; R.LONGLEY BATTED FOR
W.HUTCHINSON; R.Longley out on unknown play [C.Jones scored];
R.Keyes out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 2ND: R.LONGLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); A.Grimes
singled; A.Boone out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown
play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Buckeyes 3.

RED SOX 3RD: E.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 3RD: D.Cleveland walked; J.Hundley out on unknown
play; A.Ware doubled [D.Cleveland to third]; M.Riddle tripled
[D.Cleveland scored, A.Ware scored]; W.Grace out on unknown play
[M.Riddle scored]; A.Grimes out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; C.Jones out on
unknown play; P.Sharpe singled to second base [P.Sharpe to
second (error by M.Riddle)]; F.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

BUCKEYES 4TH: A.Boone singled; S.Jethroe reached on a fielder's
choice [A.Boone to second]; B.Horne out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [A.Boone to third, S.Jethroe to second];
D.Cleveland out on unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

RED SOX 5TH: R.Longley walked; R.Keyes out on unknown play;
E.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on
unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

RED SOX 6TH: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on
unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

BUCKEYES 6TH: A.Grimes out on unknown play; A.Boone out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

RED SOX 7TH: P.Sharpe singled; P.Sharpe was caught stealing
second (J.Hundley to B.Horne); F.Evans out on unknown play;
R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Buckeyes 6.

BUCKEYES 7TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on
unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

RED SOX 8TH: R.Keyes out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on
unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 6.

BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; M.Riddle singled;
M.Riddle stole second; W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Grimes
singled [M.Riddle scored]; A.Boone out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 7.

RED SOX 9TH: F.McDaniel out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on
unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          1   4   1   4
 Buckeyes         7   8   1   5


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