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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 7 Indianapolis Athletics (IN6) 5

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

Indianapolis Athletics              2 0 1  0 2 0  0  -   5  7  2
Memphis Red Sox                     1 0 0  3 3 0  x  -   7  9  2

BATTING

Indianapolis Athletics               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Andy Childs 2b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
J.C. Segraves cf                      4   2   3    0     0   0     0   0
Ted Strong ss                         3   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
George Gill 1b                        3   1   0    0     1   0     1   0
Perry Hall 3b                         3   1   1    0     1   0     0   1
Otis Henry lf                         3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Jimmy Cockerham c                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Casey Walker ph, c                  2   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Leo Hannibal p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Billy Parker p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Dizzy Royal ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ned Miller p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Chuck Bowen rf                        2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               28   5   7    4     4   0    18   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Andy Childs, George Gill, Perry Hall. 
E: 2.  J.C. Segraves, Ted Strong. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ted Strong. 
SH:  Ted Strong. 
GDP:  Dizzy Royal. 
Team LOB:  7


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Pen Gilliard lf                       3   1   1    2     1   0     0   0
Leo Sanders ss                        4   0   3    0     0   0     0   1
Jimmy Ford 2b                         3   0   1    1     0   0     1   1
Goose Curry cf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Raymond Taylor c                      3   2   3    1     0   0     0   1
Granville Lyons 1b                    2   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Bob Smith 3b                          1   2   1    1     2   0     0   0
Red Longley rf                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Madison p                         2   2   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               25   7   9    5     4   0    21   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Leo Sanders, Jimmy Ford, Granville Lyons. 
E: 2.  Bob Smith 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Raymond Taylor. 
SH:  Jimmy Ford, Granville Lyons. 
GDP:  Red Longley. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Indianapolis Athletics               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leo Hannibal L                       3.2     5   4    4   4   0   0  19
Billy Parker                         0.1     2   0    0   0   0   0  3
Ned Miller                           2       2   3    1   0   0   0  9
Totals                               6       9   7    5   4   0   0  31


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Madison W                        7       7   5    4   4   0   0  33
Totals                               7       7   5    4   4   0   0  33



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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 2 -- 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. T.Strong            ss        J.Ford              2b        
4. G.Gill              1b        G.Curry             cf        
5. P.Hall              3b        R.Taylor            c         
6. O.Henry             lf        G.Lyons             1b        
7. J.Cockerham         c         B.Smith             3b        
8. L.Hannibal          p         R.Longley           rf        
9. C.Bowen             rf        B.Madison           p         

ATHLETICS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; A.Childs out on unknown play; J.Segraves singled;
T.Strong doubled [J.Segraves scored]; G.Gill reached on an error
by B.Smith [T.Strong scored (unearned) (no RBI), G.Gill to
first]; P.Hall out on unknown play; O.Henry out on unknown play;
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: P.Gilliard walked; L.Sanders singled [P.Gilliard
to second]; J.Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[P.Gilliard to third, L.Sanders to second]; G.Curry out on
unknown play; R.Taylor singled [P.Gilliard scored, L.Sanders to
third]; G.Lyons out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: J.Cockerham out on unknown play; L.Hannibal out
on unknown play; C.Bowen walked; A.Childs out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: B.Smith walked; R.Longley grounded into a double
play (P.Hall to A.Childs to G.Gill) [B.Smith out at second];
B.Madison out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: J.Segraves singled; T.Strong out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Segraves to second]; G.Gill out on
unknown play; P.Hall walked; O.Henry walked [J.Segraves to
third, P.Hall to second]; C.WALKER BATTED FOR J.COCKERHAM;
C.Walker singled [J.Segraves scored, P.Hall to third, O.Henry to
second]; L.Hannibal out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: C.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); P.Gilliard
out on unknown play; L.Sanders singled to shortstop [L.Sanders
to second (error by T.Strong)]; J.Ford out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C.Bowen out on unknown play; A.Childs out on
unknown play; J.Segraves singled; T.Strong out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: R.Taylor singled; G.Lyons out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [R.Taylor to second]; B.Smith walked;
R.Longley out on unknown play; B.Madison walked [R.Taylor to
third, B.Smith to second]; P.Gilliard singled [R.Taylor scored,
B.Smith scored, B.Madison to second]; B.PARKER REPLACED
L.HANNIBAL (PITCHING); L.Sanders singled [B.Madison to third,
P.Gilliard to second]; J.Ford singled [B.Madison scored,
P.Gilliard to third, L.Sanders to second]; G.Curry out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: G.Gill walked; P.Hall singled [G.Gill to
second]; O.Henry singled [G.Gill scored, P.Hall to third];
C.Walker out on unknown play [P.Hall scored]; D.ROYAL BATTED FOR
B.PARKER; D.Royal grounded into a double play (L.Sanders to
J.Ford to G.Lyons) [O.Henry out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: N.MILLER REPLACED D.ROYAL (PITCHING); R.Taylor
doubled; G.Lyons out on unknown play; B.Smith singled [R.Taylor
scored]; R.Longley out on unknown play; B.Madison reached on an
error by J.Segraves [B.Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI),
B.Madison scored (unearned)]; P.Gilliard out on unknown play; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: C.Bowen 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 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Sanders out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 5, Red Sox 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: T.Strong reached on an error by B.Smith
[T.Strong to first]; G.Gill out on unknown play; P.Hall out on
unknown play; O.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 5, Red Sox 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        5   7   2   7
 Red Sox          7   9   2   6


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