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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1

Game played on Thursday, September 30, 1943 (N) at Buffalo Stadium, Houston TX
Exhibition game

New York Black Yankees              0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  7  5
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 2  0 0 0  3 0 x   -   5  4  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Armour cf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Flash Miller 2b                       4   0   1    0     0         2   4
Jimmy Ford 3b                         4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Marvin Barker ss                      4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Jim Starks 1b                         4   1   1    0     0        10   0
Emery Adams rf                        4   0   3    0     0         1   1
Bill Bradford lf                      2   0   0    0     0         2   0
George Kemp c                         4   0   0    1     0         4   1
Percy Forrest p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               33   1   7    1     0   5    24  12

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Flash Miller, Jimmy Ford, Marvin Barker 2, Percy Forrest. 

BATTING -
SH:  Bill Bradford 2. 
Team LOB:  7


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Emmett Wilson rf                      2   1   0    0     2         0   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   1   1    2     0         5   2
Cowan Hyde lf                         4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   0   1    0     1         1   4
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Verdell Mathis 1b                     4   0   1    0     0         9   1
T.J. Brown ss                         3   1   0    0     0         2   2
Casey Jones c                         1   1   0    0     2         5   0
Porter Moss p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   4
  Willie Hutchinson p                 0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               28   5   4    3     5   2    27  13


BATTING -
2B:  Fred Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Emmett Wilson, T.J. Brown. 
CS:  Cowan Hyde. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Percy Forrest L                      8       4   5    0   5   2   0  33
Totals                               8       4   5    0   5   2   0  33


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss W                        7       5   1    1   0   3   0  27
Willie Hutchinson SV                 2       2   0    0   0   2   0  8
Totals                               9       7   1    1   0   5   0  35



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Umpires: HP -  Matthews, 1B -  Marshall

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/30/1943 --   at Memphis Red Sox (N)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Memphis                       
1. B.Armour            cf        E.Wilson            rf        
2. F.Miller            2b        F.Bankhead          2b        
3. J.Ford              3b        C.Hyde              lf        
4. M.Barker            ss        M.Carter            3b        
5. J.Starks            1b        N.Robinson          cf        
6. E.Adams             rf        V.Mathis            1b        
7. B.Bradford          lf        T.Brown             ss        
8. G.Kemp              c         C.Jones             c         
9. P.Forrest           p         P.Moss              p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Armour out on unknown play; F.Miller singled; J.Ford out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: E.Wilson walked; F.Bankhead out on unknown play;
C.Hyde out on unknown play; M.Carter singled to right field
(E.Adams to J.Ford) [E.Wilson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Red Sox 0.

 2ND: J.Starks singled; E.Adams singled [J.Starks to second];
B.Bradford out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Starks
to third, E.Adams to second]; G.Kemp out on unknown play
[J.Starks scored]; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson out on unknown play; V.Mathis singled;
T.Brown forced V.Mathis (unknown fielder) [T.Brown to first];
T.Brown stole second; C.Jones walked; P.Moss out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   1, Red Sox 0.

 3RD: B.Armour out on unknown play; F.Miller out on unknown
play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: E.Wilson walked; E.Wilson stole second; F.Bankhead
out on unknown play; C.Hyde reached on an error by M.Barker
[E.Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.Hyde to second (error by
M.Barker)]; M.Carter walked; N.Robinson forced M.Carter (unknown
fielder) [C.Hyde scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by F.Miller),
N.Robinson to second]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER),
0 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.   1, Red Sox 2.

 4TH: M.Barker singled; J.Starks reached on a fielder's choice
[M.Barker to second]; E.Adams out on unknown play; B.Bradford
out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.   1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Ford dropped a foul fly hit by T.Brown; T.Brown
out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; P.Moss out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   1, Red Sox 2.

 5TH: P.Forrest out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown
play; F.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: E.Wilson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
 1, Red Sox 2.

 6TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play;
J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 6TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Red Sox 2.

 7TH: E.Adams singled; B.Bradford out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [E.Adams to second]; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: T.Brown reached on an error by P.Forrest [T.Brown
to first]; C.Jones walked [T.Brown to second]; P.Moss out on
unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead doubled
[T.Brown scored (unearned), C.Jones scored (unearned)]; C.Hyde
singled [F.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; C.Hyde was caught
stealing second (G.Kemp to F.Miller); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.   1, Red Sox 5.

 8TH: W.HUTCHINSON REPLACED P.MOSS (PITCHING); B.Armour out on
unknown play; F.Miller out on unknown play; J.Ford singled;
M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 8TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Red Sox 5.

 9TH: J.Starks out on unknown play; E.Adams singled; B.Bradford
out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   1, Red Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  1   7   5   7
 Red Sox          5   4   0   4


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