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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Sunday, June 12, 1938 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 2   -   3 10  1
Memphis Red Sox                     1 0 1  1 0 0  2 0 x   -   5 10  0

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Turkey Stearnes cf                    5   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Alex Radcliff ss                      4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Wilson Redus lf                       4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Herman Dunlap rf                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Young 1b                           3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Ormond Sampson 3b                     4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Paul Hardy c                          3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Willie Cornelius p                    3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Pen Gilliard p                      1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   3  10    3     2   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ormond Sampson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Turkey Stearnes, Ormond Sampson. 
3B:  Ed Young. 
GDP:  Herman Dunlap. 
Team LOB:  8


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde cf                         5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   1    0     1   0     1   0
Neil Robinson ss                      4   3   1    0     0   0     0   1
Nat Rogers rf                         4   1   3    2     0   0     0   0
Larry Brown c                         3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Bob Madison lf                        4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Red Longley 2b                        4   1   1    0     0   0     1   1
Zearlee Maxwell 3b                    4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Porter Moss p                         4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   5  10    5     2   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jelly Taylor, Neil Robinson, Red Longley. 

BATTING -
2B:  Neil Robinson, Nat Rogers, Red Longley. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius L                   6.2     9   5    3   2   0   0  32
Pen Gilliard                         1.1     1   0    0   0   0   0  5
Totals                               8      10   5    3   2   0   0  37


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss W                        9      10   3    3   2   0   0  38
Totals                               9      10   3    3   2   0   0  38



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/12/1938, game 1 -- Chicago American Giants at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Memphis                       
1. T.Stearnes          cf        C.Hyde              cf        
2. R.Bibbs             2b        J.Taylor            1b        
3. A.Radcliff          ss        N.Robinson          ss        
4. W.Redus             lf        N.Rogers            rf        
5. H.Dunlap            rf        L.Brown             c         
6. E.Young             1b        B.Madison           lf        
7. O.Sampson           3b        R.Longley           2b        
8. P.Hardy             c         Z.Maxwell           3b        
9. W.Cornelius         p         P.Moss              p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories; T.Stearnes singled; R.Bibbs out on unknown play;
A.Radcliff out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; N.Robinson doubled to left-center; N.Rogers
singled to left-center [N.Robinson scored]; L.Brown out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox
1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: H.Dunlap singled; E.Young out on unknown
play; O.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: B.Madison out on unknown play; R.Longley out on
unknown play; Z.Maxwell singled; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius out on unknown play;
T.Stearnes out on unknown play; R.Bibbs singled; A.Radcliff out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor walked;
N.Robinson forced J.Taylor (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to
first]; N.Rogers doubled to right field [N.Robinson scored];
L.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out
on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: B.Madison out on unknown play; R.Longley doubled;
Z.Maxwell out on unknown play [R.Longley to third]; P.Moss
singled to second base [R.Longley scored]; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: O.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Hardy
walked; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 5TH: J.Taylor singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
N.Rogers out on unknown play; L.Brown walked [J.Taylor to
second]; B.Madison out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
singled; W.Redus out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; Z.Maxwell out on
unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: E.Young walked; O.Sampson out on unknown
play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; N.Robinson reached on an error by O.Sampson
[N.Robinson to first]; N.Rogers singled [N.Robinson to second];
L.Brown singled to center field [N.Robinson scored (unearned),
N.Rogers to second]; P.GILLIARD REPLACED W.CORNELIUS (PITCHING);
B.Madison singled [N.Rogers scored (unearned), L.Brown to
second]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  American Giants 0, Red Sox 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: T.Stearnes doubled to center field;
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled [T.Stearnes to
third]; W.Redus singled to first base [T.Stearnes scored,
A.Radcliff to second]; H.Dunlap grounded into a double play
(N.Robinson to R.Longley to J.Taylor) [W.Redus out at second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Z.Maxwell out on unknown play; P.Moss out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 1, Red Sox 5.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: E.Young tripled to center field; O.Sampson
doubled to left field [E.Young scored]; P.Hardy out on unknown
play; P.Gilliard singled [O.Sampson scored]; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 American Giants 3, Red Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   3  10   1   8
 Red Sox          5  10   0   8


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