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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 5 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2

Game played on Thursday, August 25, 1938 (N) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  6  3
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 1 0  0 0 1  3 0 x   -   5  8  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde lf                         4   0   1    0     0         2   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   0    0     0        11   2
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         1   3
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Nat Rogers rf                         4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Neil Robinson ss                      3   1   0    0     1         1   3
Dave Mays 2b                          4   0   1    0     0         1   5
Larry Brown c                         3   0   1    1     1         5   0
Willie Jefferson p                    3   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Ted Radcliffe ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   6    2     2   5    24  14

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Lloyd Davenport, Neil Robinson, Dave Mays. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lloyd Davenport, Dave Mays. 
3B:  Lloyd Davenport. 
SH:  Marlin Carter. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Cowan Hyde, Lloyd Davenport, Neil Robinson. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Hadley cf                         2   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Donald Reeves ph, rf                2   0   1    2     0         0   0
  Felix Evans pr, rf                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   1   2    0     0         2   0
Babe Davis rf, cf                     4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Don Pelham lf                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Joe Greene c                          4   1   1    0     0         6   0
Red Moore 1b                          4   2   1    0     0         9   1
Gabby Kemp 2b                         3   0   1    0     0         2   2
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   1    1     0         0   4
Eddie Dixon p                         3   1   0    1     0         3   3
Totals                               33   5   8    5     0   4    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Gabby Kemp 2, Tommy Butts. 

BATTING -
2B:  Babe Davis. 
3B:  Donald Reeves, Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Red Moore. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson L                   8       8   5    2   0   4   0  33
Totals                               8       8   5    2   0   4   0  33


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Dixon W                        9       6   2    2   2   5   0  36
Totals                               9       6   2    2   2   5   0  36

WP:  Eddie Dixon. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/25/1938 -- Memphis Red Sox at Atlanta Black
Crackers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Atlanta                       
1. C.Hyde              lf        R.Hadley            cf        
2. J.Taylor            1b        S.Davis             3b        
3. M.Carter            3b        B.Davis             rf        
4. L.Davenport         cf        D.Pelham            lf        
5. N.Rogers            rf        J.Greene            c         
6. N.Robinson          ss        R.Moore             1b        
7. D.Mays              2b        G.Kemp              2b        
8. L.Brown             c         T.Butts             ss        
9. W.Jefferson         p         E.Dixon             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; G.Kemp dropped a foul fly hit by C.Hyde; C.Hyde out
on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: R.Hadley out on unknown play; S.Davis
singled; B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham lined to
J.Taylor; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Black Crackers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: L.Davenport tripled to center field; N.Rogers
singled to right field [L.Davenport scored]; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; D.Mays doubled [N.Rogers to third]; L.Brown out on
unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Greene out on unknown play; R.Moore
singled to left field; R.Moore stole second; G.Kemp out on
unknown play; T.Butts tripled to left field (C.Hyde to M.Carter
to L.Brown) [R.Moore scored, T.Butts out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Crackers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: C.Hyde reached on an error by G.Kemp [C.Hyde to
first]; C.Hyde stole second; J.Taylor out on unknown play;
M.Carter out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Hyde to
third]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Black Crackers 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: E.Dixon out on unknown play; R.Hadley out
on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Crackers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; N.Robinson walked;
N.Robinson stole second; D.Mays out on unknown play; L.Brown
singled to center field [N.Robinson scored]; L.Brown was picked
off first (E.Dixon to R.Moore); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Black Crackers 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham out
on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Crackers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Crackers 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Black Crackers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport doubled;
N.Rogers out on unknown play; L.Davenport stole third;
N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Black Crackers 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: E.Dixon out on unknown play; D.REEVES
BATTED FOR R.HADLEY; D.Reeves out on unknown play; S.Davis
singled to shortstop [S.Davis to third (error by N.Robinson)];
B.Davis doubled to left field [S.Davis scored]; D.Pelham out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Crackers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: D.REEVES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); B.DAVIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); D.Mays reached on an error by
T.Butts [D.Mays to first]; E.Dixon threw a wild pitch [D.Mays to
second]; L.Brown walked; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; C.Hyde
singled [D.Mays to third, L.Brown to second]; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; M.Carter forced C.Hyde (T.Butts to G.Kemp)
[M.Carter to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black
Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: J.Greene singled to left field; R.Moore
reached on an error by L.Davenport [J.Greene to second, R.Moore
to first]; On a bunt G.Kemp singled to first base [J.Greene to
third, R.Moore to second]; T.Butts flied to C.Hyde; E.Dixon
forced G.Kemp (N.Robinson to D.Mays) [J.Greene scored
(unearned), R.Moore to third, E.Dixon to first]; D.Reeves
tripled [R.Moore scored (unearned), E.Dixon scored (unearned)];
F.EVANS RAN FOR D.REEVES; Reeves twisted his ankle sliding into
third; S.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Black Crackers 5.

RED SOX 8TH: F.EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); L.Davenport
out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black
Crackers 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: B.Davis reached on an error by D.Mays
[B.Davis to first]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; J.Greene out
on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Crackers 5.

RED SOX 9TH: D.Mays out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown
play; T.RADCLIFFE BATTED FOR W.JEFFERSON; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Crackers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   6   3   7
 Black Crackers   5   8   3   4


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