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Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 6 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5

Game played on Monday, August 30, 1937 (N) at Fans Field, Decatur IL
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 0  0 0 3  1 0 0  0 0  -   5  9  5
Cincinnati Tigers                   3 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1  -   6 12  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bob Madison 2b                        5   0   0    0     1   0     2   1
Granville Lyons 1b, p                 6   0   2    0     0   0     6   3
Nat Rogers rf                         5   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
Buck O`Neil lf, 1b                    5   1   2    1     0   0     7   0
Raymond Taylor c                      4   2   0    0     1   0     3   0
Zearlee Maxwell 3b                    4   1   1    1     1   0     1   4
Red Longley ss                        5   0   1    1     0   0     3   2
Pepper Morgan cf                      5   0   1    1     0   0     3   1
R.B. Bryant p                         1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Edgar Jackson lf                    4   0   1    1     0   0     4   0
Totals                               44   5   9    5     3   0    31  11

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Bob Madison, Buck O`Neil, Raymond Taylor, Pepper Morgan, Edgar Jackson. 
PB: 1.  Raymond Taylor. 

BATTING -
3B:  Buck O`Neil 2. 
GDP:  Bob Madison. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Nat Rogers, Raymond Taylor. 

Cincinnati Tigers                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 3b                      6   3   1    0     0   0     0   2
Lloyd Davenport rf                    5   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
Neil Robinson 2b                      5   1   2    2     1   0     6   7
Howard Easterling ss                  5   1   2    2     1   0     5   3
Ted Radcliffe lf, p                   5   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
Josh Johnson c                        4   0   2    0     1   0     4   0
Sonny Harris cf                       3   0   1    0     0   0     3   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   1   2    0     0   0    13   0
  Rainey Bibbs ph, 1b                 1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Jefferson p, lf                5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               42   6  12    5     4   0    33  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Neil Robinson, Howard Easterling, Jelly Taylor. 
E: 3.  Howard Easterling 2, Sonny Harris. 

BATTING -
2B:  Neil Robinson 2. 
3B:  Howard Easterling. 
SH:  Sonny Harris 2, Jelly Taylor. 
IW:  Neil Robinson. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Marlin Carter. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
R.B. Bryant                          2       5   4    2   0   0   0  11
Granville Lyons L                    8.1     7   2    1   4   0   0  38
Totals                               10.1   12   6    3   4   0   0  49

BK:  Granville Lyons. 
IW:  Granville Lyons. 

Cincinnati Tigers                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson                     6       7   4    3   3   0   0  28
Ted Radcliffe W                      5       2   1    1   0   0   0  19
Totals                               11      9   5    4   3   0   0  47



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Umpires: HP - Pat Boyle, 1B -  Lascody

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/30/1937 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cincinnati
Tigers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cincinnati                    
1. B.Madison           2b        M.Carter            3b        
2. G.Lyons             1b        L.Davenport         rf        
3. N.Rogers            rf        N.Robinson          2b        
4. B.O`Neil            lf        H.Easterling        ss        
5. R.Taylor            c         T.Radcliffe         lf        
6. Z.Maxwell           3b        J.Johnson           c         
7. R.Longley           ss        S.Harris            cf        
8. P.Morgan            cf        J.Taylor            1b        
9. R.Bryant            p         W.Jefferson         p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; B.Madison out on unknown play; G.Lyons out on
unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: M.Carter reached on an error by B.Madison [M.Carter
to first]; M.Carter stole second; L.Davenport out on unknown
play; N.Robinson doubled [M.Carter scored (unearned)];
H.Easterling tripled [N.Robinson scored, H.Easterling scored
(unearned) (error by R.Taylor)]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown
play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 2ND: B.O`Neil reached on an error by H.Easterling
[B.O`Neil to first]; R.Taylor forced B.O`Neil (unknown fielder)
[R.Taylor to first]; R.Taylor stole second; Z.Maxwell walked;
R.Longley singled [R.Taylor scored (unearned), Z.Maxwell to
second]; P.Morgan out on unknown play; R.Bryant out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: S.Harris singled; J.Taylor singled to center field
(P.Morgan to Z.Maxwell) [S.Harris out at third, J.Taylor to
second (on throw)]; W.Jefferson singled [J.Taylor scored];
R.Taylor allowed a passed ball [W.Jefferson to second]; M.Carter
out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 3RD: B.Madison walked; G.Lyons singled [B.Madison to
second]; N.Rogers out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown
play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: E.JACKSON REPLACED R.BRYANT (PLAYING LF); G.LYONS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); B.O`NEIL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out
on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Z.Maxwell out on unknown play; R.Longley out on
unknown play; P.Morgan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: J.Johnson walked; S.Harris reached on an error on a
sacrifice bunt by B.O`Neil [J.Johnson to second, S.Harris to
first]; J.Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Johnson to third, S.Harris to second]; W.Jefferson out on
unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: E.Jackson out on unknown play; B.Madison out on
unknown play; G.Lyons singled; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: B.O`Neil tripled; R.Taylor walked; Z.Maxwell
singled [B.O`Neil scored, R.Taylor to second]; R.Longley out on
unknown play; P.Morgan singled [R.Taylor scored, Z.Maxwell to
second]; E.Jackson singled [Z.Maxwell scored, P.Morgan to
second]; B.Madison grounded into a double play (N.Robinson to
H.Easterling to J.Taylor) [E.Jackson out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: W.JEFFERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
T.RADCLIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); G.Lyons out on unknown
play; N.Rogers singled; N.Rogers stole second; B.O`Neil tripled
[N.Rogers scored]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; Z.Maxwell out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: J.Taylor singled to center field [J.Taylor to
second (error by P.Morgan)]; W.Jefferson out on unknown play;
M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: R.Longley reached on an error by H.Easterling
[R.Longley to first]; P.Morgan out on unknown play; E.Jackson
out on unknown play; B.Madison out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Easterling
walked; T.Radcliffe singled [H.Easterling to second]; J.Johnson
singled [H.Easterling to third, T.Radcliffe to second]; S.Harris
out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: G.Lyons reached on an error by S.Harris [G.Lyons
to first]; N.Rogers out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown
play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; M.Carter reached
on an error by E.Jackson [M.Carter to second]; L.Davenport out
on unknown play; N.Robinson doubled to center field [M.Carter
scored (unearned)]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 10TH: Z.Maxwell out on unknown play; R.Longley out on
unknown play; P.Morgan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 10TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Johnson
singled; S.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Johnson to second]; R.BIBBS BATTED FOR J.TAYLOR; R.Bibbs out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 11TH: R.BIBBS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); E.Jackson
out on unknown play; B.Madison out on unknown play; G.Lyons out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 11TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; M.Carter singled;
L.Davenport walked [M.Carter to second]; G.Lyons balked
[M.Carter to third, L.Davenport to second]; N.Robinson was
walked intentionally; H.Easterling singled to shortstop
[M.Carter scored, L.Davenport to third, N.Robinson to second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5   9   5   9
 Tigers           6  12   3  12


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