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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 6, 1948 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 2   -   4 10  0
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0   -   2  6  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Burt Scott lf                     4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Willie Wells Sr. 3b                   4   0   0    0     1         1   1
Jose Colas cf                         5   1   3    1     0         0   0
Bob Boyd 1b                           5   1   4    1     0         4   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         5   0   0    0     0         2   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      4   0   1    2     0         2   1
Casey Jones c                         4   0   0    0     0        10   1
Willie Wells Jr. ss                   2   0   0    0     1         3   2
  Neil Robinson ph                    1   1   1    0     0         0   0
  Orlando Varona ss                   0   0   0    0     0         2   0
Verdell Mathis p                      4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               38   4  10    4     2   6    27   5


BATTING -
2B:  Jose Colas, Bob Boyd, Neil Robinson. 
SH:  Joe Burt Scott. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jose Colas. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe cf                        4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Archie Ware 1b                        3   0   2    0     1         6   1
Leon Kellman 3b                       3   0   0    1     1         2   1
Al Smith lf                           2   0   0    1     1         6   0
Willie Grace rf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Presswood ss                    4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Tommy Harris c                        3   0   0    0     0         7   1
  Clyde Nelson ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Chico Renfroe 2b                      0   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Bill Reynolds 2b                    3   0   0    0     0         2   5
  Eugene Bremer ph                    1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Eugene Smith p                        4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   2   6    2     3   7    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Leon Kellman, Chico Renfroe, Eugene Smith. 

BATTING -
2B:  Eugene Bremer. 
SH:  Al Smith. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Verdell Mathis W                     9       6   2    2   3   7   0  36
Totals                               9       6   2    2   3   7   0  36


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eugene Smith L                       9      10   4    2   2   6   0  41
Totals                               9      10   4    2   2   6   0  41



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Umpires: HP -  Lambert, 1B -  Banaham, 2B -  , 3B - Harry Porter

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 2800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/6/1948, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cleveland
Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cleveland                     
1. J.Scott             lf        S.Jethroe           cf        
2. W.Wells Sr.         3b        A.Ware              1b        
3. J.Colas             cf        L.Kellman           3b        
4. B.Boyd              1b        A.Smith             lf        
5. C.Hyde              rf        W.Grace             rf        
6. J.Cowan             2b        H.Presswood         ss        
7. C.Jones             c         T.Harris            c         
8. W.Wells Jr.         ss        C.Renfroe           2b        
9. V.Mathis            p         E.Smith             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc First Negro League game telecast over both radio and
televis; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Wells Sr. out on unknown
play; J.Colas doubled; B.Boyd 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; A.Ware walked;
L.Kellman out on unknown play; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Hyde reached on an error by L.Kellman [C.Hyde to
first]; J.Cowan reached on an error by C.Renfroe [C.Hyde to
second, J.Cowan to first]; C.Jones out on unknown play; W.Wells
Jr. out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace out on unknown play; H.Presswood out on
unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 3RD: B.REYNOLDS REPLACED C.RENFROE (PLAYING 2B);
J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Wells Sr. out on unknown play;
J.Colas singled; J.Colas was caught stealing second (unknown
fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: B.Reynolds out on unknown play; E.Smith out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 4TH: On a bunt B.Boyd singled; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on
unknown play; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 5TH: W.Wells Jr. walked; V.Mathis singled to left field
[W.Wells Jr. to second]; J.Scott out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Wells Jr. to third, V.Mathis to second];
W.Wells Sr. out on unknown play; J.Colas out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 5TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; H.Presswood singled
to center field; T.Harris out on unknown play; B.Reynolds out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Buckeyes 0.

RED SOX 6TH: B.Boyd doubled to right field; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; J.Cowan singled [B.Boyd scored]; C.Jones out on
unknown play; W.Wells Jr. out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 6TH: E.Smith singled; S.Jethroe singled [E.Smith to
second]; A.Ware singled [E.Smith to third, S.Jethroe to second];
L.Kellman walked [E.Smith scored, S.Jethroe to third, A.Ware to
second]; A.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[S.Jethroe scored, A.Ware to third, L.Kellman to second];
W.Grace out on unknown play; H.Presswood out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 2.

RED SOX 7TH: V.Mathis out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; W.Wells Sr. out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 7TH: T.Harris out on unknown play; B.Reynolds out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Buckeyes 2.

RED SOX 8TH: J.Colas singled to right-center; B.Boyd singled
[J.Colas to third]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Cowan flied to
A.Smith [J.Colas scored]; C.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 8TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware singled;
L.Kellman out on unknown play; A.Smith walked [A.Ware to
second]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Buckeyes 2.

RED SOX 9TH: N.ROBINSON BATTED FOR W.WELLS JR.; N.Robinson
doubled to left field; V.Mathis reached on a fielder's choice
[N.Robinson to third (error by E.Smith)]; J.Scott grounded out
(B.Reynolds to A.Ware) [V.Mathis to second]; W.Wells Sr. walked;
J.Colas flied to A.Smith [N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; B.Boyd
singled to left field [V.Mathis scored (unearned), W.Wells Sr.
to second]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 2.

BUCKEYES 9TH: O.VARONA REPLACED N.ROBINSON (PLAYING SS);
H.Presswood popped to O.Varona; C.NELSON BATTED FOR T.HARRIS;
C.Nelson popped to O.Varona in foul territory; E.BREMER BATTED
FOR B.REYNOLDS; E.Bremer doubled; E.Smith flied to C.Hyde; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Buckeyes 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4  10   0  10
 Buckeyes         2   6   3   7


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