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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 11 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7

Game played on Friday, July 8, 1938 (N) at Athletic Park, Milwaukee WI
Exhibition game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 2 0  0 2 0  0 6 1   -  11 16  5
Chicago American Giants             2 0 2  2 0 0  0 0 1   -   7  8  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport cf                    5   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
  Zearlee Maxwell cf                  0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Cowan Hyde lf                         6   1   4    1     0   0     0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Neil Robinson ss                      4   1   3    1     0   0     0   0
Nat Rogers rf                         5   2   2    2     0   0     0   0
Ted Radcliffe c, p                    5   1   3    1     0   0     0   0
Red Longley 3b                        2   2   0    0     3   0     0   0
Andy Childs 2b                        4   1   0    1     0   0     0   0
Porter Moss p                         1   1   0    1     1   0     0   0
  Larry Brown c                       3   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Totals                               39  11  16   11     6   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Jelly Taylor, Neil Robinson 2, Red Longley, Porter Moss. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ted Radcliffe. 
3B:  Cowan Hyde. 
HR:  Nat Rogers. 
SH:  Andy Childs. 
HBP:  Neil Robinson. 
GDP:  Jelly Taylor, Nat Rogers. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ted Radcliffe, Red Longley, Andy Childs. 
CS:  Lloyd Davenport, Ted Radcliffe. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Herman Dunlap rf                      3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Wilson Redus lf                       4   2   1    0     1   0     0   0
Ed Young 1b                           5   1   1    1     0   0     2   0
Subby Byas c                          5   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      5   1   2    5     0   0     0   0
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       3   0   0    0     1   0     1   2
Billy Horne ss                        3   0   0    0     1   0     1   2
Tommy Johnson p                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Ted Trent p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jesse Houston p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Joe Sparks ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Cornelius p                  0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   7   8    6     5   0    27   4

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Ed Young 2, Rainey Bibbs 2, Billy Horne 2. 
E: 1.  Alex Radcliff. 

BATTING -
2B:  Alex Radcliff. 
3B:  Wilson Redus. 
HR:  Alex Radcliff. 
SH:  Herman Dunlap. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss                          4       6   6    2   5   0   1  25
Ted Radcliffe W                      5       2   1    1   0   0   0  17
Totals                               9       8   7    3   5   0   1  42


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tommy Johnson L                      7      10   7    6   4   0   1  33
Ted Trent                            0       0   1    1   1   0   0  1
Jesse Houston                        1       4   2    2   0   0   0  7
Willie Cornelius                     1       2   1    1   1   0   0  6
Totals                               9      16  11   10   6   0   1  47

Tommy Johnson pitched to 3 batters in the 8th inning
Ted Trent pitched to 1 batters in the 8th inning
WP:  Tommy Johnson 2. 
HBP:  Tommy Johnson. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Roy Young

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/8/1938 -- Memphis Red Sox at Chicago American
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Chicago                       
1. L.Davenport         cf        W.Simms             cf        
2. C.Hyde              lf        H.Dunlap            rf        
3. J.Taylor            1b        W.Redus             lf        
4. N.Robinson          ss        E.Young             1b        
5. N.Rogers            rf        S.Byas              c         
6. T.Radcliffe         c         A.Radcliff          3b        
7. R.Longley           3b        R.Bibbs             2b        
8. A.Childs            2b        B.Horne             ss        
9. P.Moss              p         T.Johnson           p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; L.Davenport walked; L.Davenport was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); C.Hyde singled; T.Johnson threw a wild
pitch [C.Hyde to second]; J.Taylor walked; N.Robinson was hit by
a pitch [C.Hyde to third, J.Taylor to second]; N.Rogers out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 0, American Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms singled; H.Dunlap out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; W.Redus
walked; E.Young out on unknown play; S.Byas reached on an error
by N.Robinson [W.Simms to third, W.Redus to second, S.Byas to
first]; A.Radcliff doubled [W.Simms scored (unearned), W.Redus
scored (unearned), S.Byas to third]; R.Bibbs walked; B.Horne out
on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
American Giants 2.

RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley walked; R.Longley stole second; A.Childs
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Longley to third];
P.Moss reached on an error by A.Radcliff [R.Longley scored,
P.Moss to first]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; C.Hyde
tripled [P.Moss scored (unearned)]; J.Taylor out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: T.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Simms
walked; W.Simms was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by J.Taylor [W.Simms to second]; H.Dunlap walked; W.Redus out on
unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, American Giants 2.

RED SOX 3RD: N.Robinson singled; N.Rogers grounded into a
double play (R.Bibbs to B.Horne to E.Young) [N.Robinson out at
second]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, American Giants 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: S.Byas singled; A.Radcliff homered [S.Byas
scored]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; B.Horne walked; T.Johnson
singled [B.Horne to second]; W.Simms out on unknown play;
H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
American Giants 4.

RED SOX 4TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; A.Childs out on
unknown play; P.Moss walked; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, American Giants 4.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: W.Redus out on unknown play; E.Young
reached on an error by R.Longley [E.Young to first]; S.Byas
singled to shortstop [E.Young to third (error by N.Robinson),
S.Byas to second]; E.Young was picked off third, but was safe on
an error by P.Moss [E.Young scored (unearned), S.Byas to third];
A.Radcliff out on unknown play [S.Byas scored (unearned)];
R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, American Giants 6.

RED SOX 5TH: C.Hyde singled; T.Johnson threw a wild pitch
[C.Hyde to second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; N.Rogers homered [C.Hyde scored]; T.Radcliffe
singled; T.Radcliffe was caught stealing second (unknown
fielder); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, American Giants 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: L.BROWN REPLACED P.MOSS (PLAYING C);
T.RADCLIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); B.Horne out on unknown
play; T.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, American Giants 6.

RED SOX 6TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; A.Childs out on
unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 4, American Giants 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; W.Redus out
on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, American Giants 6.

RED SOX 7TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled;
J.Taylor grounded into a double play (B.Horne to R.Bibbs to
E.Young) [C.Hyde out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, American Giants 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out
on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, American Giants 6.

RED SOX 8TH: N.Robinson singled; N.Rogers singled [N.Robinson
to second]; T.Radcliffe singled [N.Robinson scored, N.Rogers to
third]; T.TRENT REPLACED T.JOHNSON (PITCHING); T.Radcliffe stole
second; R.Longley walked; J.HOUSTON REPLACED T.TRENT (PITCHING);
A.Childs forced T.Radcliffe (unknown fielder) [N.Rogers scored,
R.Longley to second, A.Childs to first]; L.Brown singled
[R.Longley scored, A.Childs to second]; L.Davenport singled
[A.Childs scored, L.Brown to second]; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; J.Taylor singled [L.Brown scored, L.Davenport to second];
N.Robinson singled [L.Davenport scored, J.Taylor to second];
N.Rogers out on unknown play; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10,
American Giants 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; J.SPARKS
BATTED FOR J.HOUSTON; J.Sparks out on unknown play; W.Simms out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, American
Giants 6.

RED SOX 9TH: W.CORNELIUS REPLACED J.SPARKS (PITCHING);
T.Radcliffe doubled; R.Longley walked; A.Childs forced R.Longley
(unknown fielder) [T.Radcliffe to third, A.Childs to first];
A.Childs stole second; L.Brown singled [T.Radcliffe scored,
A.Childs to third]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; C.Hyde out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 11, American
Giants 6.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: Z.MAXWELL REPLACED L.DAVENPORT (PLAYING
CF); H.Dunlap out on unknown play; W.Redus tripled; E.Young
singled [W.Redus scored]; S.Byas out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11, American
Giants 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox         11  16   5   9
 American Giants   7   8   1   8


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