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Indianapolis Athletics (IN6) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 16, 1937 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Athletics              1 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0   -   3  7  1
Memphis Red Sox                     0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  4  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Athletics               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Andy Childs 2b                        5   2   2    0     0   0     1   2
J.C. Segraves cf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Burke rf                          4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ted Strong ss                         3   0   1    1     1   0     0   3
Ned Miller 1b                         2   0   1    1     1   0     1   0
  George Gill ph, 1b                  1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Emory Long 3b                         3   0   1    0     1   0     0   1
Otis Henry lf                         3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Casey Walker c                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Cornelius Cook p                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               33   3   7    3     4   0    27   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Andy Childs, Ted Strong, Ned Miller. 
E: 1.  Ned Miller. 

BATTING -
2B:  Andy Childs 2, Ned Miller. 
GDP:  Otis Henry 2. 
Team LOB:  7


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Pen Gilliard lf                       1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Buck O`Neil ph, lf                  2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leo Sanders ss                        3   0   0    0     1   0     1   2
Jimmy Ford 2b                         4   0   1    0     0   0     1   5
Goose Curry cf                        4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Raymond Taylor c                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Granville Lyons 1b                    4   1   1    1     0   0     2   0
Bob Smith 3b                          3   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
Red Longley rf                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Floyd Kranson p                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               30   2   4    2     2   0    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Leo Sanders 2, Jimmy Ford 2, Granville Lyons 2. 
E: 1.  Floyd Kranson. 

BATTING -
3B:  Granville Lyons. 
SH:  Raymond Taylor. 
GDP:  Leo Sanders. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Indianapolis Athletics               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cornelius Cook W                     9       4   2    0   2   0   0  33
Totals                               9       4   2    0   2   0   0  33


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson L                      9       7   3    2   4   0   0  37
Totals                               9       7   3    2   4   0   0  37



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/16/1937, game 1 -- Indianapolis Athletics at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Memphis                       
1. A.Childs            2b        P.Gilliard          lf        
2. J.Segraves          cf        L.Sanders           ss        
3. J.Burke             rf        J.Ford              2b        
4. T.Strong            ss        G.Curry             cf        
5. N.Miller            1b        R.Taylor            c         
6. E.Long              3b        G.Lyons             1b        
7. O.Henry             lf        B.Smith             3b        
8. C.Walker            c         R.Longley           rf        
9. C.Cook              p         F.Kranson           p         

ATHLETICS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; A.Childs doubled; J.Segraves out on unknown play;
J.Burke out on unknown play; T.Strong singled [A.Childs scored];
N.Miller out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: P.Gilliard out on unknown play; L.Sanders out on
unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E.Long singled; O.Henry grounded into a double
play (J.Ford to L.Sanders to G.Lyons) [E.Long out at second];
C.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: G.Curry reached on an error by N.Miller [G.Curry
to first]; R.Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[G.Curry to second]; G.Lyons tripled [G.Curry scored
(unearned)]; B.Smith out on unknown play [G.Lyons scored
(unearned)]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C.Cook out on unknown play; A.Childs out on
unknown play; J.Segraves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: F.Kranson out on unknown play; P.Gilliard walked;
L.Sanders grounded into a double play (T.Strong to A.Childs to
N.Miller) [P.Gilliard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: J.Burke reached on an error by F.Kranson
[J.Burke to first]; T.Strong out on unknown play; N.Miller
doubled [J.Burke scored (unearned)]; E.Long walked; O.Henry
grounded into a double play (L.Sanders to J.Ford to G.Lyons)
[E.Long out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C.Walker singled; C.Cook out on unknown play;
A.Childs out on unknown play; J.Segraves out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; B.Smith singled;
R.Longley out on unknown play; F.Kranson singled [B.Smith to
second]; B.O`NEIL BATTED FOR P.GILLIARD; B.O`Neil out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: B.O`NEIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); J.Burke
out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; N.Miller
walked; E.Long out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Sanders out on unknown play; J.Ford singled;
G.Curry out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: O.Henry out on unknown play; C.Walker out on
unknown play; C.Cook out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: G.Lyons out on unknown play; B.Smith out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: A.Childs doubled; J.Segraves out on unknown
play; J.Burke out on unknown play; T.Strong walked; G.GILL
BATTED FOR N.MILLER; G.Gill singled to right field [A.Childs
scored, T.Strong to second]; E.Long out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: G.GILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); F.Kranson out
on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Sanders walked;
J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: O.Henry walked; C.Walker out on unknown play;
C.Cook out on unknown play; A.Childs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on
unknown play; G.Lyons out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        3   7   1   7
 Red Sox          2   4   1   4


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