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

Game played on Wednesday, September 8, 1937 (N) at Fans Field, Decatur IL
Exhibition game

Memphis Red Sox                     2 1 0  2 0 0  0 0 0   -   5 13  3
Cincinnati Tigers                   5 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   6  9  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bob Madison lf, rf                    3   2   3    0     2         2   0
Claude Hayslett 2b                    5   0   1    1     0         4   3
Buck O`Neil 3b, lf                    5   2   3    1     0         0   1
Nat Rogers rf, 3b                     5   0   2    2     0         1   1
Raymond Taylor c                      5   0   1    1     0         9   2
Red Longley ss                        3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Pepper Morgan cf                      3   1   1    0     1         1   1
Lefty Calhoun 1b, p                   4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Granville Lyons p, 1b                 4   0   2    0     0         6   0
Totals                               37   5  13    5     3   7    24  12

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Bob Madison, Claude Hayslett 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Madison. 
3B:  Buck O`Neil. 
SH:  Red Longley. 
GDP:  Claude Hayslett. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Granville Lyons. 

Cincinnati Tigers                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   0   2    0     0   1     0   5
Lloyd Davenport cf                    3   2   0    0     1         1   0
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       4   1   0    0     0         0   3
Neil Robinson ss                      4   1   2    3     0         2   2
Howard Easterling rf                  4   1   1    1     0         4   0
Sonny Harris lf                       3   1   1    1     1         0   0
  Willie Jefferson lf                 0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   1    0     0        12   2
Josh Johnson c                        3   0   2    1     1         6   1
Jesse Houston p                       2   0   0    0     0   1     1   2
  Eugene Bremer p                     2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               32   6   9    6     3   9    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Rainey Bibbs, Neil Robinson, Jelly Taylor. 
E: 3.  Marlin Carter, Neil Robinson, Howard Easterling. 
PB: 1.  Josh Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Neil Robinson, Howard Easterling. 
SH:  Jelly Taylor. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Marlin Carter, Neil Robinson. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Granville Lyons L                    0.1     5   5    4   1       0  8
Lefty Calhoun                        7.2     4   1    0   2       0  28
Totals                               8       9   6    4   3   9   0  36


Cincinnati Tigers                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Houston                        3.1     8   5    5   3   4   0  21
Eugene Bremer W                      5.2     5   0    0   0   3   0  20
Totals                               9      13   5    5   3   7   0  41



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Umpires: HP -  Lascody, 1B - Pat Boyle

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 600

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 9/8/1937 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cincinnati
Tigers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cincinnati                    
1. B.Madison           lf        M.Carter            3b        
2. C.Hayslett          2b        L.Davenport         cf        
3. B.O`Neil            3b        R.Bibbs             2b        
4. N.Rogers            rf        N.Robinson          ss        
5. R.Taylor            c         H.Easterling        rf        
6. R.Longley           ss        S.Harris            lf        
7. P.Morgan            cf        J.Taylor            1b        
8. L.Calhoun           1b        J.Johnson           c         
9. G.Lyons             p         J.Houston           p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; B.Madison singled; C.Hayslett out on unknown play;
B.O`Neil tripled [B.Madison scored]; N.Rogers singled [B.O`Neil
scored]; J.Johnson allowed a passed ball [N.Rogers to second];
R.Taylor out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport walked;
R.Bibbs reached on an error by C.Hayslett [L.Davenport to
second, R.Bibbs to first]; N.Robinson doubled [L.Davenport
scored, R.Bibbs scored (unearned)]; H.Easterling doubled
[N.Robinson scored]; S.Harris singled [H.Easterling scored];
J.Taylor singled [S.Harris to second]; J.Johnson singled
[S.Harris scored, J.Taylor to second]; G.LYONS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); L.CALHOUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); N.ROGERS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); B.O`NEIL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); B.MADISON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
J.Houston struck out; M.Carter struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 2ND: P.Morgan singled; L.Calhoun out on unknown play;
G.Lyons singled [P.Morgan to second]; B.Madison walked [P.Morgan
to third, G.Lyons to second]; C.Hayslett singled [P.Morgan
scored, G.Lyons to third, B.Madison to second]; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 2ND: L.Davenport reached on an error by B.Madison
[L.Davenport to second]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play
[L.Davenport to third]; N.Robinson singled [L.Davenport scored
(unearned)]; N.Robinson was caught stealing second (R.Taylor to
C.Hayslett); H.Easterling out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 3RD: R.Taylor singled; R.Longley out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Taylor to second]; P.Morgan walked;
L.Calhoun out on unknown play; G.Lyons out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 3RD: S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; J.Johnson singled to second base [J.Johnson to
second (error by C.Hayslett)]; J.Houston out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 4TH: B.Madison walked; C.Hayslett out on unknown play;
B.O`Neil singled [B.Madison to second]; E.BREMER REPLACED
J.HOUSTON (PITCHING); N.Rogers singled [B.Madison scored,
B.O`Neil to third]; R.Taylor out on unknown play [B.O`Neil
scored]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: M.Carter singled; M.Carter was caught stealing
second (R.Taylor to C.Hayslett); L.Davenport out on unknown
play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 5TH: P.Morgan out on unknown play; L.Calhoun out on
unknown play; G.Lyons singled; G.Lyons was caught stealing
second (J.Johnson to N.Robinson); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 6TH: B.Madison singled; C.Hayslett grounded into a
double play (R.Bibbs to N.Robinson to J.Taylor) [B.Madison out
at second]; B.O`Neil singled to shortstop [B.O`Neil to second
(error by N.Robinson)]; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked;
E.Bremer out on unknown play; M.Carter singled [J.Johnson to
second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: M.Carter dropped a foul fly hit by R.Taylor;
R.Taylor out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play;
P.Morgan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: R.Bibbs 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 5, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 8TH: L.Calhoun out on unknown play; G.Lyons out on
unknown play; B.Madison doubled to right field [B.Madison to
third (error by H.Easterling)]; C.Hayslett out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: S.Harris walked; J.Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [S.Harris to second]; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 9TH: W.JEFFERSON REPLACED S.HARRIS (PLAYING LF);
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play;
R.Taylor lined to H.Easterling; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Tigers 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5  13   3   9
 Tigers           6   9   3   6


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