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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 26, 1938 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  8  2
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 1   -   3  7  0

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Hadley cf                         3   1   2    0     1         3   0
Bill Cooper c                         2   0   1    0     1         2   2
Babe Davis lf                         3   0   0    1     0         1   0
Donald Reeves rf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Marlin Carter 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         5   4
Don Pelham 1b                         4   1   2    0     0        10   4
Jimmy Shamberger 3b                   4   0   1    1     0         0   1
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   2    0     1         3   2
Bo Mitchell p                         4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               31   2   8    2     3   3    26  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bill Cooper, Donald Reeves. 
E: 2.  Bill Cooper, Don Pelham. 

BATTING -
3B:  Don Pelham. 
SH:  Bill Cooper, Babe Davis. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Cooper. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport cf                    2   0   1    0     2         1   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   1    0     0         8   1
Neil Robinson ss                      3   1   1    0     1         4   4
Nat Rogers rf                         3   1   1    1     0         2   0
Bob Madison lf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Larry Brown c                         3   0   1    1     1         7   0
Cowan Hyde 2b                         4   1   1    0     0         1   3
Red Longley 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Ted Radcliffe ph                    1   0   1    1     0         0   0
Porter Moss p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               30   3   7    3     4   1    27  10


BATTING -
SH:  Nat Rogers. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Neil Robinson, Cowan Hyde. 
CS:  Lloyd Davenport, Cowan Hyde. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bo Mitchell L                        8.2     7   3    2   4   1   0  35
Totals                               8.2     7   3    2   4   1   0  35


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss W                        9       8   2    2   3   3   0  36
Totals                               9       8   2    2   3   3   0  36



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

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/26/1938, game 1 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Memphis                       
1. R.Hadley            cf        L.Davenport         cf        
2. B.Cooper            c         J.Taylor            1b        
3. B.Davis             lf        N.Robinson          ss        
4. D.Reeves            rf        N.Rogers            rf        
5. M.Carter            2b        B.Madison           lf        
6. D.Pelham            1b        L.Brown             c         
7. J.Shamberger        3b        C.Hyde              2b        
8. T.Butts             ss        R.Longley           3b        
9. B.Mitchell          p         P.Moss              p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Hadley singled; B.Cooper singled [R.Hadley
to third]; B.Davis out on unknown play [R.Hadley scored];
B.Cooper stole second; D.Reeves out on unknown play; M.Carter
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: L.Davenport walked; J.Taylor singled [L.Davenport
to third]; N.Robinson hit into a double play (D.Reeves to
B.Cooper) [L.Davenport out at home]; N.Rogers out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: D.Pelham singled; J.Shamberger out on
unknown play; T.Butts singled to center field (L.Davenport to
R.Longley) [D.Pelham out at third]; B.Mitchell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: B.Madison out on unknown play; L.Brown out on
unknown play; C.Hyde singled; C.Hyde was caught stealing second
(B.Cooper to M.Carter); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 1,
Red Sox 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: R.Hadley singled; B.Cooper out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Hadley to second]; B.Davis
out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: R.Longley out on unknown play; P.Moss out on
unknown play; L.Davenport walked; J.Taylor out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; D.Pelham
tripled; J.Shamberger singled [D.Pelham scored]; T.Butts walked
[J.Shamberger to second]; B.Mitchell out on unknown play;
R.Hadley out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Crackers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson singled; N.Robinson stole second
[N.Robinson to third (error by B.Cooper)]; N.Rogers singled
[N.Robinson scored]; B.Madison out on unknown play [N.Rogers to
second]; L.Brown singled [N.Rogers scored]; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: B.Cooper walked; B.Davis out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Cooper to second]; D.Reeves out on
unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: P.Moss out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; J.Shamberger
out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; B.Mitchell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: N.Robinson walked; N.Rogers out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to second]; B.Madison out on
unknown play; L.Brown walked; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: R.Hadley walked; R.Hadley was picked off
first (P.Moss to J.Taylor); B.Cooper out on unknown play;
B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; P.Moss out on
unknown play; L.Davenport singled; L.Davenport was caught
stealing second (B.Cooper to T.Butts); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; M.Carter out
on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: J.Shamberger out on unknown play; T.Butts
out on unknown play; B.Mitchell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: B.Madison out on unknown play; L.Brown out on
unknown play; C.Hyde reached on an error by D.Pelham [C.Hyde to
first]; T.RADCLIFFE BATTED FOR R.LONGLEY; C.Hyde stole second;
T.Radcliffe singled to left-center [C.Hyde scored (unearned)]; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   2   8   2   7
 Red Sox          3   7   0   6


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