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