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