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