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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 11 Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 7

Game played on Sunday, July 17, 1938 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Jacksonville Red Caps               0 0 3  0 3 1  0 0 0   -   7 11  3
Memphis Red Sox                     5 0 1  1 0 1  1 2 x   -  11 13  3

BATTING

Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommie Dukes lf                       5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Mint Jones 1b                         5   1   2    0     0        10   0
Philly Holmes ss                      5   0   1    0     0         1   3
Henry Turner rf, c                    5   2   2    2     0         5   1
Lacey Thomas cf                       5   2   3    1     0         3   0
Al Frazier 2b                         5   1   1    2     0         1   2
Clarence Lamar 3b                     3   0   0    1     1         1   1
  Red Howard ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Herb Barnhill c                       1   0   1    1     1         2   0
  Felix Evans ph, rf                  1   0   0    0     1         0   0
Preacher Henry p                      3   0   0    0     1         1   2
Totals                               39   7  11    7     4   3    24   9

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Philly Holmes, Lacey Thomas, Clarence Lamar. 
PB: 1.  Henry Turner. 

BATTING -
2B:  Al Frazier. 
3B:  Henry Turner. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Clarence Lamar. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   0   1    0     1         3   0
Cowan Hyde lf                         5   2   2    0     0         1   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   1   0    0     1         3   1
Neil Robinson ss                      4   2   2    1     1         1   5
Nat Rogers rf                         5   4   3    2     0         0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   1   2    1     0        13   0
Larry Brown c                         3   0   1    1     1         4   0
Red Longley 2b                        5   0   1    2     0         2   6
Clifford Allen p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Jefferson p                  2   1   1    1     0         0   1
  Ted Radcliffe p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               38  11  13    8     4   6    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Cowan Hyde, Neil Robinson, Red Longley. 

BATTING -
2B:  Larry Brown. 
HR:  Willie Jefferson. 
SH:  Jelly Taylor. 
HBP:  Larry Brown. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry L                     8      13  11    7   4   6   1  44
Totals                               8      13  11    7   4   6   1  44

HBP:  Preacher Henry. 

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Clifford Allen                       2.2     5   3    3   3   0   0  18
Willie Jefferson W                   3.1     5   4    4   0   0   0  14
Ted Radcliffe SV                     3       1   0    0   1   3   0  11
Totals                               9      11   7    7   4   3   0  43



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

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/17/1938, game 1 -- Jacksonville Red Caps at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Jacksonville                  Memphis                       
1. T.Dukes             lf        L.Davenport         cf        
2. M.Jones             1b        C.Hyde              lf        
3. P.Holmes            ss        M.Carter            3b        
4. H.Turner            rf        N.Robinson          ss        
5. L.Thomas            cf        N.Rogers            rf        
6. A.Frazier           2b        J.Taylor            1b        
7. C.Lamar             3b        L.Brown             c         
8. H.Barnhill          c         R.Longley           2b        
9. P.Henry             p         C.Allen             p         

RED CAPS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; T.Dukes reached on an error by N.Robinson [T.Dukes
to first]; M.Jones out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown
play; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Caps 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: L.Davenport out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled;
M.Carter walked [C.Hyde to second]; N.Robinson walked [C.Hyde to
third, M.Carter to second]; N.Rogers singled [C.Hyde scored,
M.Carter scored, N.Robinson to second]; J.Taylor reached on an
error by P.Holmes [N.Robinson scored (unearned) (no RBI),
N.Rogers to third, J.Taylor to second]; L.Brown out on unknown
play; R.Longley singled [N.Rogers scored (unearned), J.Taylor
scored (unearned)]; C.Allen out on unknown play; 5 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Red Sox 5.

RED CAPS 2ND: L.Thomas singled; A.Frazier reached on an error
by R.Longley [L.Thomas to second, A.Frazier to first]; C.Lamar
out on unknown play; H.Barnhill walked [L.Thomas to third,
A.Frazier to second]; P.Henry out on unknown play; T.Dukes out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 2ND: L.Davenport walked; C.Hyde out on unknown play;
M.Carter out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Red Sox 5.

RED CAPS 3RD: M.Jones singled; P.Holmes out on unknown play;
H.Turner tripled [M.Jones scored]; L.Thomas singled [H.Turner
scored]; A.Frazier out on unknown play; C.Lamar walked [L.Thomas
to second]; H.Barnhill singled [L.Thomas scored, C.Lamar to
second]; P.Henry walked [C.Lamar to third, H.Barnhill to
second]; W.JEFFERSON REPLACED C.ALLEN (PITCHING); C.Lamar was
caught stealing home (L.Brown unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Caps 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: N.Rogers singled; J.Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [N.Rogers to second]; L.Brown doubled
[N.Rogers scored]; R.Longley out on unknown play; W.Jefferson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Red Sox
6.

RED CAPS 4TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Jones out on
unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Caps 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled;
M.Carter out on unknown play [C.Hyde to second]; N.Robinson
singled [C.Hyde scored]; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Red Sox 7.

RED CAPS 5TH: H.Turner singled; L.Thomas singled [H.Turner to
second]; A.Frazier doubled to left field [H.Turner scored,
L.Thomas scored, A.Frazier to third (error by C.Hyde)]; C.Lamar
out on unknown play [A.Frazier scored]; F.EVANS BATTED FOR
H.BARNHILL; F.Evans out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown
play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 6, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: H.TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); F.EVANS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); J.Taylor out on unknown play;
L.Brown out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 6, Red Sox 7.

RED CAPS 6TH: T.Dukes singled; M.Jones singled [T.Dukes to
third]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown
play [T.Dukes scored]; L.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: W.Jefferson homered to leftfield; L.Davenport
singled; C.Hyde out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown
play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Caps 7, Red Sox 8.

RED CAPS 7TH: T.RADCLIFFE REPLACED W.JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
A.Frazier out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play;
F.Evans walked; P.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Caps 7, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Rogers singled; J.Taylor singled [N.Rogers to
third]; H.Turner allowed a passed ball [N.Rogers scored];
L.Brown walked [J.Taylor to second]; R.Longley out on unknown
play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 7, Red Sox 9.

RED CAPS 8TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; M.Jones out on
unknown play; P.Holmes singled; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 7, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; N.Robinson singled; N.Rogers reached on an error
by C.Lamar [N.Robinson to second, N.Rogers to first]; J.Taylor
singled to center field [N.Robinson scored, N.Rogers scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by L.Thomas), J.Taylor to second];
L.Brown was hit by a pitch; R.Longley out on unknown play; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 7, Red Sox 11.

RED CAPS 9TH: L.Thomas out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on
unknown play; R.HOWARD BATTED FOR C.LAMAR; R.Howard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 7, Red Sox 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Caps         7  11   3   9
 Red Sox         11  13   3   9


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