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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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