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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 6 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3

Game played on Sunday, August 14, 1938 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             1 3 0  0 1 0  1 0  -   6 13  0
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 1  0 0 0  2 0  -   3  7  2

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      5   2   3    2     0   1     0   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Melzar Williams lf                    4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Henry McCall 1b                       4   2   4    1     0         8   1
Jimmy Ford ss                         4   0   2    1     0         2   2
Sylvester Owens cf                    3   1   2    0     0         5   0
Bob Smith c                           4   1   0    1     0         4   3
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   0    0     1         3   1
Cliff Blackmon p                      3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34   6  13    6     1   3    24   9

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Parnell Woods, Henry McCall 2, Bob Smith, Fred Bankhead. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley, Henry McCall. 
3B:  Henry McCall. 
SH:  Sylvester Owens, Cliff Blackmon. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jimmy Ford. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde lf                         4   1   2    2     0         1   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   0    0     1        11   1
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   0   0    0     1         2   3
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   0   2    1     0         3   0
Neil Robinson ss                      3   0   0    0     1         1   2
Larry Brown c                         3   0   0    0     0         3   1
Dave Mays 2b                          3   1   1    0     0         2   5
Red Longley rf                        2   1   1    0     1         1   0
Leo Hannibal p                        2   0   1    0     0   1     0   2
  Willie Jefferson ph                 1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Porter Moss p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               28   3   7    3     4   3    24  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Neil Robinson, Dave Mays. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Cowan Hyde 2, Leo Hannibal. 
CS:  Marlin Carter. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cliff Blackmon W                     8       7   3    3   4   3   0  32
Totals                               8       7   3    3   4   3   0  32


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leo Hannibal L                       7      13   6    3   1   2   0  34
Porter Moss                          1       0   0    0   0   1   0  3
Totals                               8      13   6    3   1   3   0  37



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/14/1938 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Memphis
Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Memphis                       
1. D.Whatley           rf        C.Hyde              lf        
2. P.Woods             3b        J.Taylor            1b        
3. M.Williams          lf        M.Carter            3b        
4. H.McCall            1b        L.Davenport         cf        
5. J.Ford              ss        N.Robinson          ss        
6. S.Owens             cf        L.Brown             c         
7. B.Smith             c         D.Mays              2b        
8. F.Bankhead          2b        R.Longley           rf        
9. C.Blackmon          p         L.Hannibal          p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Whatley singled; P.Woods out on unknown
play; M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall doubled
[D.Whatley scored]; J.Ford out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor walked;
M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled [J.Taylor to
second]; N.Robinson walked [J.Taylor to third, L.Davenport to
second]; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Red Sox 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: S.Owens singled; B.Smith reached on an error
by N.Robinson [S.Owens to second, B.Smith to first]; F.Bankhead
out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; D.Whatley
doubled to left field [S.Owens scored (unearned), B.Smith scored
(unearned)]; P.Woods singled [D.Whatley scored (unearned)];
M.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: D.Mays out on unknown play; R.Longley walked;
L.Hannibal struck out while (B.Smith to H.McCall); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Red Sox 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.McCall singled; J.Ford out on unknown play;
S.Owens out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: C.Hyde singled; C.Hyde stole second; J.Taylor out
on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport
singled [C.Hyde scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Red Sox 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.Bankhead walked; C.Blackmon out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Bankhead to second];
D.Whatley singled [F.Bankhead to third]; P.Woods out on unknown
play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown
play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 4, Red Sox 1.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: H.McCall singled; J.Ford singled [H.McCall to
second]; S.Owens out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[H.McCall to third, J.Ford to second]; B.Smith out on unknown
play [H.McCall scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: L.Hannibal singled; L.Hannibal stole second;
C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor hit into a double play
(F.Bankhead to H.McCall to P.Woods) [L.Hannibal out at third]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 5, Red Sox 1.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: C.Blackmon out on unknown play; D.Whatley out
on unknown play; P.Woods singled; P.Woods was picked off first
(L.Hannibal to J.Taylor); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 5,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: M.Carter walked; M.Carter was caught stealing
second (B.Smith to J.Ford); L.Davenport out on unknown play;
N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 5, Red Sox 1.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall
tripled; J.Ford singled [H.McCall scored]; J.Ford was caught
stealing second (L.Brown to N.Robinson); S.Owens singled to
second base [S.Owens to second (error by D.Mays)]; B.Smith out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 6, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 7TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; D.Mays singled;
R.Longley singled [D.Mays to third, R.Longley to second (on
throw)]; W.JEFFERSON BATTED FOR L.HANNIBAL; W.Jefferson struck
out; C.Hyde singled [D.Mays scored, R.Longley scored]; C.Hyde
stole second; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 6, Red Sox 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.MOSS REPLACED W.JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown play;
D.Whatley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 6, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 6, Red Sox 3.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: Game called due to rain Game two of scheduled

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     6  13   0   7
 Red Sox          3   7   2   5


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