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