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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 1

Game played on Monday, August 8, 1938 (N) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Exhibition game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  0 0 0  2  -   3  5  0
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 1  0 0 0  0  -   1  4  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Granville Lyons rf                    3   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Jimmy Ford 3b                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Byrd p                           2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               26   3   5    3     0   0    21   0


BATTING -
GDP:  Sammy Hughes. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sammy Hughes, Wild Bill Wright. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Cowan Hyde cf                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lloyd Davenport rf                    3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Neil Robinson ss                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Ted Radcliffe lf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Larry Brown c                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Red Longley 2b                        2   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
Leo Hannibal p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               25   1   4    1     0   0    21   4

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jelly Taylor, Neil Robinson, Red Longley. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Marlin Carter. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          7       4   1    1   0   0   0  25
Totals                               7       4   1    1   0   0   0  25


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leo Hannibal L                       7       5   3    3   0   0   0  26
Totals                               7       5   3    3   0   0   0  26



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Umpires: HP - Greenie Walls

Time of Game: 1:10   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/8/1938, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Memphis Red Sox (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Memphis                       
1. H.Kimbro            lf        M.Carter            3b        
2. H.Walker            ss        C.Hyde              cf        
3. S.Hughes            2b        L.Davenport         rf        
4. W.Wright            cf        J.Taylor            1b        
5. J.West              1b        N.Robinson          ss        
6. B.Mackey            c         T.Radcliffe         lf        
7. G.Lyons             rf        L.Brown             c         
8. J.Ford              3b        R.Longley           2b        
9. B.Byrd              p         L.Hannibal          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown
play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: M.Carter out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; L.Davenport singled; J.Taylor out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wright singled to shortstop; W.Wright stole
second; J.West out on unknown play [W.Wright to third]; B.Mackey
out on unknown play [W.Wright scored]; G.Lyons out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson singled; T.Radcliffe out on unknown
play; L.Brown out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Ford out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: L.Hannibal out on unknown play; M.Carter singled;
M.Carter stole second; C.Hyde singled [M.Carter to third];
L.Davenport out on unknown play [M.Carter scored, C.Hyde to
second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Walker singled; S.Hughes grounded into a
double play (N.Robinson to R.Longley to J.Taylor) [H.Walker out
at second]; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.West singled; B.Mackey out on unknown play;
G.Lyons out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; L.Hannibal out on
unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: On a bunt S.Hughes singled to first base;
S.Hughes stole second; W.Wright grounded out (R.Longley to
J.Taylor) [S.Hughes to third]; J.West reached on a fielder's
choice [S.Hughes scored]; B.Mackey singled to right field
[J.West to third]; G.Lyons forced B.Mackey (unknown fielder)
[J.West scored, G.Lyons to first]; J.Ford grounded out (M.Carter
to J.Taylor); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Red Sox 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     3   5   0   2
 Red Sox          1   4   0   3


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