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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA) 1

Game played on Thursday, May 25, 1944 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Davenport IA
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 0  1 0 0  2 0 0   -   4  6  1
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns      0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  9  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Canada 1b                         4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   3   2    0     0   0     2   0
Fred McDaniel lf                      3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Casey Jones c                         2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Red Longley ph, c                   1   1   0    0     1   0     0   1
Buck Felder ss                        2   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
  Nat Rogers ph                       0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Willie Wells ss                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Robert Keyes p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Rufus Ligon ph                      1   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
  Les Henderson p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Hutchinson p                 0   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               31   4   6    4     3   1    27   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim Canada, Buck Felder. 
E: 1.  Buck Felder. 

BATTING -
2B:  Fred McDaniel. 
IW:  Red Longley, Nat Rogers. 
GDP:  Cowan Hyde, Red Longley. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Red Longley. 
CS:  Fred McDaniel. 

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fermin Valdes 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Henry Merchant cf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Leovigildo Xiques lf                  4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   1   2    0     0   0     1   0
Hoss Walker ss                        4   0   1    0     0   0     2   2
Johnny Ray rf                         4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Armando Vazquez 1b                    3   0   1    0     1   0     3   0
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Antonio Ruiz p                        3   0   1    0     1   0     0   2
Totals                               34   1   9    1     2   0    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Hoss Walker 2, Armando Vazquez 2, Antonio Ruiz 2. 
E: 3.  Fermin Valdes, Alex Radcliff, Armando Vazquez. 

BATTING -
2B:  Alex Radcliff. 
GDP:  Leovigildo Xiques. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Hoss Walker. 
CS:  Hoss Walker. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Robert Keyes W                       6       6   1    0   1   0   0  25
Les Henderson                        0       1   0    0   1   0   0  2
Willie Hutchinson SV                 3       2   0    0   0   0   0  9
Totals                               9       9   1    0   2   0   0  36

Les Henderson pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Antonio Ruiz L                       9       6   4    2   3   1   0  34
Totals                               9       6   4    2   3   1   0  34

IW:  Antonio Ruiz 2. 


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Umpires: HP -  Knudson, 1B -  Rohlf

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 1400

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 5/25/1944 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cin-Ind Clowns
(N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cin-Ind                       
1. J.Canada            1b        F.Valdes            2b        
2. J.Ford              3b        H.Merchant          cf        
3. C.Hyde              rf        L.Xiques            lf        
4. N.Robinson          cf        A.Radcliff          3b        
5. F.Bankhead          2b        H.Walker            ss        
6. F.McDaniel          lf        J.Ray               rf        
7. C.Jones             c         A.Vazquez           1b        
8. B.Felder            ss        P.Bassett           c         
9. R.Keyes             p         A.Ruiz              p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; A.Radcliff dropped a foul fly hit by J.Canada;
J.Canada out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; C.Hyde
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 1ST: F.Valdes singled; H.Merchant out on unknown play;
L.Xiques grounded into a double play (B.Felder to J.Canada)
[F.Valdes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Clowns 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson struck out; F.Bankhead singled to right
field; F.McDaniel out on unknown play [F.Bankhead to second];
C.Jones singled to right field [F.Bankhead scored]; B.Felder out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: A.Radcliff singled; H.Walker forced A.Radcliff
(unknown fielder) [H.Walker to first]; H.Walker stole second;
J.Ray out on unknown play; A.Vazquez walked; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Clowns 0.

RED SOX 3RD: R.Keyes out on unknown play; J.Canada out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: A.Ruiz out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown
play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Clowns 0.

RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead singled to right field; F.McDaniel
doubled to left field [F.Bankhead scored]; F.McDaniel was caught
stealing third (P.Bassett to A.Radcliff); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff doubled to
left field; H.Walker reached on an error by B.Felder [A.Radcliff
to third, H.Walker to first]; J.Ray singled [A.Radcliff scored
(unearned), H.Walker to second]; A.Vazquez out on unknown play;
P.Bassett out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 5TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; B.Felder out on
unknown play; R.Keyes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: A.Ruiz singled; F.Valdes out on unknown play;
H.Merchant singled [A.Ruiz to second]; L.Xiques out on unknown
play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; J.Ford singled;
C.Hyde grounded into a double play (A.Ruiz to H.Walker to
A.Vazquez) [J.Ford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown
play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Robinson flied to H.Merchant; F.Bankhead reached
on an error by A.Vazquez [F.Bankhead to first]; F.McDaniel
grounded out,  (F.Valdes to A.Vazquez) [F.Bankhead to third
(error by F.Valdes)]; R.LONGLEY BATTED FOR C.JONES; R.Longley
was walked intentionally; N.ROGERS BATTED FOR B.FELDER;
R.Longley stole second; N.Rogers was walked intentionally;
R.LIGON BATTED FOR R.KEYES; R.Ligon singled to center field
[F.Bankhead scored (unearned), R.Longley scored (unearned),
N.Rogers to second]; J.Canada out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: R.LONGLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); W.WELLS
REPLACED N.ROGERS (PLAYING SS); L.HENDERSON REPLACED R.LIGON
(PITCHING); P.Bassett singled; A.Ruiz walked [P.Bassett to
second]; W.HUTCHINSON REPLACED L.HENDERSON (PITCHING); P.Bassett
was picked off second (W.Hutchinson to F.Bankhead); F.Valdes
flied to unknown fielder; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 8TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 8TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; H.Walker singled; H.Walker was caught stealing
second (R.Longley to F.Bankhead); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Clowns 1.

RED SOX 9TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; F.McDaniel walked;
R.Longley grounded into a double play (A.Ruiz to H.Walker to
A.Vazquez) [F.McDaniel out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 4, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 9TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled;
P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Ruiz out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Clowns 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4   6   1   3
 Clowns           1   9   3   8


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