Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Memphis Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x - 3 10 1 BATTING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Smith 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hoss Walker ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Armando Vazquez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Rafael Cabrera cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Antonio Ruiz p 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Johnny Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 0 2 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 2. Henry Smith 2, Armando Vazquez 2. E: 1. Johnny Ray. BATTING - SH: Antonio Ruiz. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Leovigildo Xiques, Alex Radcliff. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Verdell Mathis lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 T.J. Brown ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Ford 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Neil Robinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cowan Hyde rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Casey Jones c 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Jim Canada 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Porter Moss p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 10 2 1 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Verdell Mathis, Fred Bankhead, Casey Jones. E: 1. Fred Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Casey Jones. HR: Jimmy Ford. SH: T.J. Brown. GDP: Fred Bankhead. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Cowan Hyde. CS: Jimmy Ford. PITCHING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Antonio Ruiz L 7.2 10 3 2 1 0 1 31 Johnny Williams 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 10 3 2 1 0 1 32 Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Porter Moss W 9 5 1 0 2 0 0 33 Totals 9 5 1 0 2 0 0 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - West Buntyn, 1B - Walker West Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8200 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/25/1944, game 1 -- Cin-Ind Clowns at Memphis Red Sox (D) Starting Lineups: Cin-Ind Memphis 1. J.Ray rf V.Mathis lf 2. H.Smith 2b T.Brown ss 3. L.Xiques lf J.Ford 3b 4. A.Radcliff 3b N.Robinson cf 5. H.Walker ss C.Hyde rf 6. A.Vazquez 1b F.Bankhead 2b 7. R.Cabrera cf C.Jones c 8. B.Haywood c J.Canada 1b 9. A.Ruiz p P.Moss p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques reached on an error by F.Bankhead [L.Xiques to first]; A.Radcliff singled [L.Xiques to third]; L.Xiques stole home and A.Radcliff stole second; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: V.Mathis singled; T.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [V.Mathis to second]; J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 2ND: A.Vazquez out on unknown play; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: C.Hyde walked; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Jones singled [C.Hyde to second]; J.Canada lined into a double play (A.Vazquez to H.Smith) [C.Hyde out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 3RD: A.Ruiz walked; J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Smith singled (unknown fielder) [A.Ruiz out at third]; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: P.Moss out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 4TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: J.Ford singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled [J.Ford to second]; F.Bankhead grounded into a double play (H.Smith to A.Vazquez) [C.Hyde out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Cabrera singled; B.Haywood out on unknown play; A.Ruiz out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Cabrera to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: C.Jones doubled; J.Canada out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 6TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Ford singled; J.Ford was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Walker singled; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; R.Cabrera singled [H.Walker to third]; B.Haywood hit into a double play (V.Mathis to F.Bankhead to C.Jones) [H.Walker out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: C.Hyde singled; C.Hyde stole second; F.Bankhead singled [C.Hyde scored]; C.Jones forced F.Bankhead (unknown fielder) [C.Jones to first]; J.Canada singled to right field [C.Jones scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Ray)]; P.Moss out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 2. CLOWNS 8TH: A.Ruiz walked; J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 8TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Ford homered to rightfield; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.WILLIAMS REPLACED A.RUIZ (PITCHING); C.Hyde out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 3. CLOWNS 9TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Red Sox 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 1 5 1 5 Red Sox 3 10 1 5
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