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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 19, 1938 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 2 0  0 1  -   3  3  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  2 0  -   2  5  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport cf                    2   1   1    0     1   0     2   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     3   1
Neil Robinson ss                      2   0   1    1     1   0     0   3
Nat Rogers rf                         2   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Bob Madison lf                        2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Larry Brown c                         2   0   0    0     0   0     5   1
Red Longley 2b                        1   1   0    0     1   0     3   0
Zearlee Maxwell 3b                    1   1   0    0     0   0     1   0
Porter Moss p                         2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               17   3   3    2     5   0    15   5

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bob Madison. 

BATTING -
2B:  Porter Moss. 
SH:  Zearlee Maxwell. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lloyd Davenport, Neil Robinson. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf, cf                  3   0   1    0     0   2     1   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      2   1   0    0     1   1     2   2
Parnell Woods 3b                      2   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Bert Johnson lf                       2   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Cap Tyson c, rf                       1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Smith 1b, c                       2   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
Sylvester Owens cf, 1b                2   0   1    2     0   0     8   0
Andrew Cephas ss                      2   0   1    0     0   0     1   5
Julius Osley p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Elbert Eatmon p                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               18   2   5    2     1   4    15   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bob Smith, Andrew Cephas. 
E: 1.  Cap Tyson. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Cap Tyson. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Cap Tyson. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss W                        5       5   2    2   1   4   0  20
Totals                               5       5   2    2   1   4   0  20

HBP:  Porter Moss. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Julius Osley L                       1.1     1   2    1   4   0   0  10
Elbert Eatmon                        3.2     2   1    1   1   0   0  13
Totals                               5       3   3    2   5   0   0  23



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Umpires: HP - Red Moore

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/19/1938 -- Memphis Red Sox at Birmingham Black
Barons (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Birmingham                    
1. L.Davenport         cf        D.Whatley           rf        
2. J.Taylor            1b        F.Bankhead          2b        
3. N.Robinson          ss        P.Woods             3b        
4. N.Rogers            rf        B.Johnson           lf        
5. B.Madison           lf        C.Tyson             c         
6. L.Brown             c         B.Smith             1b        
7. R.Longley           2b        S.Owens             cf        
8. Z.Maxwell           3b        A.Cephas            ss        
9. P.Moss              p         J.Osley             p         

RED SOX 1ST: L.Davenport walked; J.Taylor grounded out
(F.Bankhead to B.Smith) [L.Davenport to second]; N.Robinson
flied to S.Owens; N.Rogers walked; B.Madison walked [L.Davenport
to third, N.Rogers to second]; L.Brown forced B.Madison
(A.Cephas to F.Bankhead) [L.Brown to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: D.Whatley singled to left field (N.Robinson
to L.Brown) [D.Whatley out at home]; F.Bankhead popped to
R.Longley; P.Woods flied to N.Rogers; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Black Barons 0.

RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley walked; Z.Maxwell reached on an error on
a sacrifice bunt by C.Tyson [R.Longley scored (no RBI),
Z.Maxwell to third]; P.Moss doubled to right field [Z.Maxwell
scored (unearned)]; L.Davenport reached on a fielder's choice
(A.Cephas to P.Woods) [P.Moss out at third]; E.EATMON REPLACED
J.OSLEY (PITCHING); J.Taylor lined into a double play (A.Cephas
to B.Smith) [L.Davenport out at first]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: B.Johnson grounded out (N.Robinson to
J.Taylor); C.Tyson was hit by a pitch; B.Smith grounded out
(J.Taylor to R.Longley) [C.Tyson to second]; S.Owens flied to
L.Davenport; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 0.

RED SOX 3RD: N.Robinson walked; N.Rogers flied to S.Owens;
B.Madison flied to S.Owens; L.Brown flied to D.Whatley; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Cephas grounded out (N.Robinson to
J.Taylor); E.Eatmon popped to R.Longley; D.Whatley struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 0.

RED SOX 4TH: D.WHATLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); C.TYSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); B.SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C); S.OWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); R.Longley
grounded out (S.Owens unassisted); Z.Maxwell grounded out
(A.Cephas to S.Owens); P.Moss grounded out (A.Cephas to
S.Owens); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.Bankhead walked; P.Woods flied to
L.Davenport; B.Johnson singled to center field [F.Bankhead to
second]; C.Tyson singled to first base [F.Bankhead to third,
B.Johnson to second]; B.Smith struck out; S.Owens singled to
center field [F.Bankhead scored, B.Johnson scored, C.Tyson to
second]; C.Tyson was caught stealing third (L.Brown to
Z.Maxwell); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 2.

RED SOX 5TH: L.Davenport singled to center field; J.Taylor
popped to F.Bankhead; L.Davenport stole second; N.Robinson
singled to center field [L.Davenport scored]; N.Robinson stole
second; N.Rogers grounded out (P.Woods to S.Owens); B.Madison
grounded out (F.Bankhead to S.Owens); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Cephas singled to center field; E.Eatmon
grounded out (J.Taylor unassisted) [A.Cephas to second];
D.Whatley struck out; F.Bankhead struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black Barons 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          3   3   1   5
 Black Barons     2   5   1   3


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