Birmingham Black Barons 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 9 13 3 Memphis Red Sox 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 x - 10 10 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 Parnell Woods 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 Melzar Williams lf, c 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 Henry McCall 1b 5 3 4 3 0 7 0 Jimmy Ford ss 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 Sylvester Owens cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 Harry Barnes c 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Bob Smith ph, c 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Bert Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 3 3 0 3 2 Samuel Burris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cliff Blackmon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 38 9 13 9 3 11 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Henry McCall, Jimmy Ford, Cliff Blackmon. E: 3. Parnell Woods, Henry McCall, Fred Bankhead. BATTING - 3B: Fred Bankhead 2. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Parnell Woods. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cowan Hyde lf, rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 1 2 0 0 3 12 1 Marlin Carter 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 Neil Robinson ss 5 2 4 6 0 1 0 Ted Radcliffe c, p 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 Dave Mays 2b 4 0 0 0 1 6 4 Red Longley rf, c 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 Willie Jefferson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lefty Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clifford Allen lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 10 10 9 9 9 27 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Ted Radcliffe. BATTING - 2B: Marlin Carter, Lloyd Davenport, Neil Robinson. HR: Neil Robinson. SH: Jelly Taylor. GDP: Clifford Allen. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Cowan Hyde, Neil Robinson, Ted Radcliffe. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Samuel Burris 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 Cliff Blackmon L 7 9 9 8 7 8 1 39 Totals 8 10 10 9 9 9 1 45 WP: Samuel Burris. Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Jefferson 4 10 8 7 0 6 0 22 Lefty Wilson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Ted Radcliffe W 5 3 1 1 1 0 17 Totals 9 13 9 8 3 11 0 41 Willie Jefferson pitched to 3 batters in the 5th inning Lefty Wilson pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/16/1938 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Memphis Red Sox (N) 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 T.Radcliffe c 7. H.Barnes c D.Mays 2b 8. F.Bankhead 2b R.Longley rf 9. S.Burris p W.Jefferson p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: C.Hyde walked; C.Hyde stole second; J.Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Hyde to third]; M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport walked; N.Robinson singled [C.Hyde scored, L.Davenport to second]; S.Burris threw a wild pitch [L.Davenport to third, N.Robinson to second]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.McCall singled; J.Ford singled [H.McCall to second]; S.Owens out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; F.Bankhead tripled [H.McCall scored, J.Ford scored]; S.Burris out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: C.BLACKMON REPLACED S.BURRIS (PITCHING); D.Mays out on unknown play; R.Longley walked; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: D.Whatley singled; P.Woods singled [D.Whatley to third]; P.Woods stole second; M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall singled [D.Whatley scored, P.Woods scored, H.McCall to third (error by T.Radcliffe)]; J.Ford out on unknown play [H.McCall scored (unearned)]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: J.Taylor walked; M.Carter doubled [J.Taylor scored]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled [M.Carter scored]; T.Radcliffe forced N.Robinson (unknown fielder) [T.Radcliffe to first]; T.Radcliffe stole second; D.Mays out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Red Sox 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; F.Bankhead tripled; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: R.Longley walked; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; C.Hyde reached on an error by F.Bankhead [R.Longley to second, C.Hyde to first]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Red Sox 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Woods singled; M.Williams singled [P.Woods to second]; H.McCall singled [P.Woods to third, M.Williams to second]; L.WILSON REPLACED W.JEFFERSON (PITCHING); J.Ford walked [P.Woods scored, M.Williams to third, H.McCall to second]; C.ALLEN REPLACED L.WILSON (PLAYING LF); T.RADCLIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); R.LONGLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); C.HYDE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); S.Owens walked [M.Williams scored, H.McCall to third, J.Ford to second]; T. Radcliffe relieved Wilson with 2-0 count on Owens.; B.SMITH BATTED FOR H.BARNES; B.Smith out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled (unknown fielder) [H.McCall scored, J.Ford out at home, S.Owens to second]; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 8, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: B.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Robinson reached on an error by H.McCall [N.Robinson to first]; N.Robinson stole second; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 8, Red Sox 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: D.Whatley singled; P.Woods out on unknown play; M.Williams walked [D.Whatley to second]; H.McCall singled (unknown fielder) [D.Whatley scored, M.Williams to third, H.McCall out at second]; J.Ford out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: R.Longley singled; C.Allen out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor walked [R.Longley to second]; M.Carter singled [R.Longley scored, J.Taylor to second]; L.Davenport singled [J.Taylor scored, M.Carter to second]; N.Robinson doubled [M.Carter scored, L.Davenport scored]; T.Radcliffe reached on an error by P.Woods [N.Robinson scored (unearned) (no RBI), T.Radcliffe to first]; D.Mays out on unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 8. BLACK BARONS 7TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 7TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; C.Allen singled; C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor walked [C.Allen to second]; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 8. BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Blackmon out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 8TH: B.JOHNSON REPLACED B.SMITH (PLAYING LF); M.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); L.Davenport doubled to left field; N.Robinson homered to leftfield [L.Davenport scored]; T.Radcliffe flied to B.Johnson; D.Mays walked; R.Longley walked [D.Mays to second]; C.Allen grounded into a double play (C.Blackmon to J.Ford to H.McCall) [R.Longley out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 10. BLACK BARONS 9TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 9 13 3 5 Red Sox 10 10 1 11
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