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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 8 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4

Game played on Monday, June 6, 1938 (N) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0 1   -   4  5  4
Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 3  2 0 0  1 1 x   -   8  9  4

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Melzar Williams lf                    4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Henry McCall 1b                       4   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    3   2   0    0     1   0     0   0
Andrew Cephas ss                      4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Harry Barnes c                        4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
 Murray p                             1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Elbert Eatmon p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Dick Burton p                       3   0   1    1     0   1     0   0
Totals                               35   4   5    3     3   3    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Fred Bankhead, Parnell Woods, Harry Barnes,  Murray. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry McCall, Dick Burton. 
3B:  Parnell Woods. 
Team LOB:  7


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport cf                    3   2   1    0     2   0     0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Cowan Hyde lf, rf                     5   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Neil Robinson ss                      3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Nat Rogers rf                         3   0   2    1     1   0     0   0
  Clifford Allen ph, lf               1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   1   1    0     1   0     3   0
Red Longley 2b                        2   0   1    1     2   0     0   0
Zearlee Maxwell 3b                    4   2   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lefty Wilson p                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   8   9    5     7   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Neil Robinson, Nat Rogers, Red Longley, Zearlee Maxwell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lloyd Davenport, Cowan Hyde, Ted Radcliffe, Red Longley. 
SH:  Neil Robinson. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Zearlee Maxwell. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
 Murray L                            2.1     3   2    2   0   0   0  11
Elbert Eatmon                        0.1     2   2    2   2   0   0  4
Dick Burton                          5.1     4   4    2   5   0   0  27
Totals                               8       9   8    6   7   0   0  42

WP:  Elbert Eatmon. 

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Wilson W                       9       5   4    1   3   3   0  38
Totals                               9       5   4    1   3   3   0  38

BK:  Lefty Wilson. 


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Umpires: HP - Greenie Walls, 1B - W. Goodman

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 6/6/1938 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Memphis
Red Sox (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Memphis                       
1. D.Whatley           rf        L.Davenport         cf        
2. F.Bankhead          2b        J.Taylor            1b        
3. P.Woods             3b        C.Hyde              lf        
4. M.Williams          lf        N.Robinson          ss        
5. H.McCall            1b        N.Rogers            rf        
6. S.Owens             cf        T.Radcliffe         c         
7. A.Cephas            ss        R.Longley           2b        
8. H.Barnes            c         Z.Maxwell           3b        
9.                     p         L.Wilson            p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
out on unknown play; P.Woods tripled; M.Williams out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: L.Davenport reached on an error by  [L.Davenport
to first]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.McCall singled; S.Owens reached on an error
by R.Longley [H.McCall to second, S.Owens to first]; A.Cephas
out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play;  out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Rogers out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe doubled;
R.Longley doubled [T.Radcliffe scored]; Z.Maxwell out on unknown
play; L.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Red Sox 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: D.Whatley reached on an error by Z.Maxwell
[D.Whatley to first]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Woods
out on unknown play; M.Williams singled [D.Whatley to second];
H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: L.Davenport doubled; J.Taylor out on unknown play;
E.EATMON REPLACED  (PITCHING); C.Hyde doubled [L.Davenport
scored]; N.Robinson walked; N.Rogers singled [C.Hyde to third,
N.Robinson to second]; E.Eatmon threw a wild pitch (unknown
fielder) [C.Hyde scored, N.Robinson scored, N.Rogers out at
home]; T.Radcliffe walked; D.BURTON REPLACED E.EATMON
(PITCHING); R.Longley out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Barons 0, Red Sox 4.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: S.Owens reached on an error by N.Rogers
[S.Owens to third]; A.Cephas struck out; H.Barnes struck out;
L.Wilson balked [S.Owens scored (unearned)]; D.Burton struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Z.Maxwell singled; L.Wilson out on unknown play;
L.Davenport walked [Z.Maxwell to second]; J.Taylor reached on an
error by P.Woods [Z.Maxwell to third, L.Davenport to second,
J.Taylor to first]; C.Hyde out on unknown play [Z.Maxwell
scored]; N.Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [L.Davenport
to third, J.Taylor to second]; N.Rogers singled [L.Davenport
scored (unearned), J.Taylor to third, N.Robinson to second];
T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Red Sox 6.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
walked; P.Woods reached on an error by N.Robinson [F.Bankhead to
second, P.Woods to first]; M.Williams out on unknown play;
H.McCall doubled (unknown fielder) [F.Bankhead scored
(unearned), P.Woods scored (unearned), H.McCall out at third]; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: R.Longley walked; Z.Maxwell out on unknown play;
L.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Davenport walked [R.Longley to
second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 3, Red Sox 6.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; A.Cephas out on
unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; N.Rogers walked; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Red Sox 6.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: D.Burton out on unknown play; D.Whatley out
on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: R.Longley walked; Z.Maxwell forced R.Longley
(unknown fielder) [Z.Maxwell to second (error by F.Bankhead)];
Z.Maxwell stole third [Z.Maxwell scored (unearned) (error by
H.Barnes)]; L.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Red
Sox 7.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; M.Williams out
on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 3, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: J.Taylor singled; C.Hyde out on unknown play;
N.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Taylor
to second]; C.ALLEN BATTED FOR N.ROGERS; C.Allen singled
[J.Taylor scored]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Red Sox 8.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: C.ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C.HYDE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); S.Owens walked; A.Cephas out on
unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; D.Burton doubled
[S.Owens scored]; D.Whatley walked; F.Bankhead out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Red Sox 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     4   5   4   7
 Red Sox          8   9   4  10


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