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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5 Indianapolis ABCs (IN7) 4

Game played on Monday, August 22, 1938 (N) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis ABCs                   0 4 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  6  3
Memphis Red Sox                     1 0 1  0 0 0  0 3 x   -   5 10  4

BATTING

Indianapolis ABCs                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Lyles cf                         3   0   1    1     1         1   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    4   0   1    1     1         3   3
Buddy Armour ss                       5   0   2    0     0         1   2
Bill Bradford rf                      3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Bobby Robinson 3b                     3   1   0    0     1         1   1
Raymond Taylor c                      4   1   1    1     0        12   1
Joe Scott 1b                          4   1   1    0     0         5   1
Harry Shepherd lf                     3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Lefty Calhoun p                       4   0   0    1     0         1   0
Totals                               33   4   6    4     5   5    24   8

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Buddy Armour, Bobby Robinson, Raymond Taylor. 

BATTING -
SH:  John Lyles. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bobby Robinson. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde lf                         4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Marlin Carter ss                      3   1   1    1     1         3   0
Dave Mays 2b                          4   1   3    1     0         2   3
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   1   1    0     0         5   2
Willie Jefferson 3b                   4   1   1    0     0         1   2
Red Longley c                         4   0   2    1     0         6   1
Clifford Allen 1b                     2   0   0    0     0         4   2
  Leo Hannibal ph, 1b                 2   0   0    0     0         4   0
Pepper Morgan rf                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Claude Hayslett p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Lefty Wilson p                      3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Porter Moss p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   5  10    3     1  10    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lloyd Davenport, Red Longley. 
E: 4.  Marlin Carter, Dave Mays, Red Longley, Clifford Allen. 

BATTING -
2B:  Cowan Hyde 2, Dave Mays, Willie Jefferson. 
3B:  Dave Mays. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lloyd Davenport. 
CS:  Red Longley. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis ABCs                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Calhoun L                      8      10   5    3   1  10   0  35
Totals                               8      10   5    3   1  10   0  35


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Claude Hayslett                      1       2   4    4   3   0   0  8
Lefty Wilson W                       7       4   0    0   2   5   0  28
Porter Moss SV                       1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9       6   4    4   5   5   0  39

Claude Hayslett pitched to 4 batters in the 2nd inning


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Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - Greenie Walls

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/22/1938 -- Indianapolis ABCs at Memphis Red
Sox (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Memphis                       
1. J.Lyles             cf        C.Hyde              lf        
2. M.Riddle            2b        M.Carter            ss        
3. B.Armour            ss        D.Mays              2b        
4. B.Bradford          rf        L.Davenport         cf        
5. B.Robinson          3b        W.Jefferson         3b        
6. R.Taylor            c         R.Longley           c         
7. J.Scott             1b        C.Allen             1b        
8. H.Shepherd          lf        P.Morgan            rf        
9. L.Calhoun           p         C.Hayslett          p         

ABCS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Lyles out on unknown play; M.Riddle walked; B.Armour
out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: C.Hyde out on unknown play; M.Carter walked;
D.Mays doubled [M.Carter scored]; L.Davenport out on unknown
play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
ABCs 0, Red Sox 1.

ABCS 2ND: B.Robinson walked; B.Robinson stole second
[B.Robinson to third (error by R.Longley)]; R.Taylor singled
[B.Robinson scored]; J.Scott singled [R.Taylor to second];
H.Shepherd walked [R.Taylor to third, J.Scott to second];
L.WILSON REPLACED C.HAYSLETT (PITCHING); L.Calhoun reached on an
error by M.Carter [R.Taylor scored, J.Scott to third, H.Shepherd
to second, L.Calhoun to first]; J.Lyles out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Scott scored, H.Shepherd to third,
L.Calhoun to second]; M.Riddle singled [H.Shepherd scored,
L.Calhoun to third]; B.Armour out on unknown play; B.Bradford
walked [M.Riddle to second]; B.Robinson out on unknown play; 4
R, 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley singled; R.Longley was caught stealing
second (R.Taylor to M.Riddle); C.Allen out on unknown play;
P.Morgan out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 4, Red
Sox 1.

ABCS 3RD: R.Taylor reached on an error by D.Mays [R.Taylor to
first]; J.Scott out on unknown play; H.Shepherd out on unknown
play; L.Calhoun out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs
4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: L.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Hyde doubled;
M.Carter singled [C.Hyde scored]; D.Mays singled [M.Carter to
second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

ABCS 4TH: J.Lyles singled; M.Riddle out on unknown play;
B.Armour singled [J.Lyles to third]; B.Bradford hit into a
double play (L.Davenport to R.Longley) [J.Lyles out at home]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; C.Allen out on
unknown play; P.Morgan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

ABCS 5TH: B.Robinson out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: L.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Hyde doubled;
M.Carter out on unknown play; D.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

ABCS 6TH: H.Shepherd out on unknown play; L.Calhoun out on
unknown play; J.Lyles walked; J.Lyles was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by C.Allen [J.Lyles to second]; M.Riddle
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; W.Jefferson
doubled; R.Longley out on unknown play; L.HANNIBAL BATTED FOR
C.ALLEN; L.Hannibal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

ABCS 7TH: L.HANNIBAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); B.Armour
singled; B.Bradford out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on
unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: P.Morgan out on unknown play; L.Wilson out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

ABCS 8TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; H.Shepherd out on
unknown play; L.Calhoun out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: M.Carter popped to M.Riddle; D.Mays tripled to
right field [D.Mays scored (error by B.Robinson)]; On a bunt
L.Davenport singled; L.Davenport stole second [L.Davenport to
third (error by B.Armour)]; W.Jefferson reached on a fielder's
choice [L.Davenport scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
R.Taylor; assist by B.Robinson), W.Jefferson to second];
R.Longley singled [W.Jefferson scored (unearned)]; L.Hannibal
out on unknown play; P.Morgan out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3
H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 5.

ABCS 9TH: P.MOSS REPLACED L.WILSON (PITCHING); J.Lyles out on
unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; B.Armour out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 4, Red Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 ABCs             4   6   3   8
 Red Sox          5  10   4   6


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