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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 10 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 9

Game played on Tuesday, August 16, 1938 (N) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

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


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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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