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