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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 11 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 7

Game played on Friday, August 26, 1938 (N) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     4 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   7 12  2
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 6 2  0 0 3  0 0 x   -  11 14  4

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde lf                         5   1   2    0     0         1   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   2   2    1     0         9   1
Marlin Carter 3b                      5   2   3    1     0         2   2
Lloyd Davenport cf                    5   1   1    1     0         3   0
Nat Rogers rf                         5   1   0    1     0         0   0
Neil Robinson ss                      5   0   2    2     0         1   3
Dave Mays 2b                          4   0   1    0     1         0   3
Larry Brown c                         4   0   0    0     1         8   0
Porter Moss p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ted Radcliffe p                     3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               41   7  12    6     2   5    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Neil Robinson, Porter Moss. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ted Radcliffe. 
3B:  Marlin Carter. 
SH:  Jelly Taylor. 
GDP:  Larry Brown. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Cowan Hyde. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bill Cooper c                         6   2   4    3     0         6   0
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   1   1    4     1         1   3
Babe Davis lf                         4   1   2    2     1         1   0
Don Pelham cf                         4   1   1    0     1         1   0
Donald Reeves rf                      4   0   2    1     1   1     0   0
Red Moore 1b                          3   2   2    0     2        12   1
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   2   0    1     0   1     2   7
Tommy Butts ss                        5   0   0    0     0   1     4   3
Scottie Duncan p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Felix Evans p                       5   2   2    0     0         0   1
Totals                               39  11  14   11     6   5    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Red Moore, Gabby Kemp, Tommy Butts. 
E: 4.  Bill Cooper, Spencer Davis, Red Moore, Gabby Kemp. 
PB: 1.  Bill Cooper. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Cooper, Spencer Davis. 
SH:  Gabby Kemp. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss                          1.2     6   6    4   2   2   0  14
Ted Radcliffe L                      6.1     8   5    3   4   3   0  32
Totals                               8      14  11    7   6   5   0  46


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Scottie Duncan                       0.1     5   4    4   0   1   0  6
Felix Evans W                        8.2     7   3    1   2   4   0  38
Totals                               9      12   7    5   2   5   0  44

WP:  Felix Evans. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/26/1938 -- Memphis Red Sox at Atlanta Black
Crackers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Atlanta                       
1. C.Hyde              lf        B.Cooper            c         
2. J.Taylor            1b        S.Davis             3b        
3. M.Carter            3b        B.Davis             lf        
4. L.Davenport         cf        D.Pelham            cf        
5. N.Rogers            rf        D.Reeves            rf        
6. N.Robinson          ss        R.Moore             1b        
7. D.Mays              2b        G.Kemp              2b        
8. L.Brown             c         T.Butts             ss        
9. P.Moss              p         S.Duncan            p         

RED SOX 1ST: C.Hyde singled; C.Hyde stole second; J.Taylor
singled [C.Hyde scored]; M.Carter tripled [J.Taylor scored];
L.Davenport singled [M.Carter scored]; N.Rogers out on unknown
play [L.Davenport to second]; N.Robinson singled [L.Davenport
scored]; F.EVANS REPLACED S.DUNCAN (PITCHING); D.Mays singled
[N.Robinson to second]; L.Brown out on unknown play; P.Moss out
on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Black
Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: B.Cooper doubled; S.Davis out on unknown
play; B.Davis walked; D.Pelham popped to unknown fielder;
D.Reeves struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Black
Crackers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: On a bunt C.Hyde singled; On a bunt J.Taylor
singled [C.Hyde to second]; On a bunt M.Carter singled [C.Hyde
to third, J.Taylor to second]; L.Davenport forced C.Hyde
(unknown fielder) [J.Taylor to third, M.Carter to second,
L.Davenport to first]; On a bunt N.Rogers reached on an error by
S.Davis [J.Taylor scored, M.Carter to third, L.Davenport to
second, N.Rogers to first]; N.Robinson out on unknown play
[M.Carter scored (unearned)]; D.Mays out on unknown play; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: R.Moore walked; G.Kemp reached on an error
on a sacrifice bunt by P.Moss [R.Moore to second, G.Kemp to
first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; On a bunt F.Evans singled
to catcher [R.Moore to third, G.Kemp to second]; B.Cooper
singled to left field [R.Moore scored, G.Kemp to third, F.Evans
to second]; S.Davis doubled to left field [G.Kemp scored
(unearned), F.Evans scored, B.Cooper scored]; B.Davis singled
[S.Davis scored, B.Davis to second (on throw)]; D.Pelham out on
unknown play [B.Davis to third]; D.Reeves singled to center
field [B.Davis scored (unearned)]; T.RADCLIFFE REPLACED P.MOSS
(PITCHING); R.Moore walked [D.Reeves to second]; G.Kemp struck
out; 6 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 6.

RED SOX 3RD: L.Brown out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe doubled;
C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 6.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: T.Butts popped to N.Robinson; On a bunt
F.Evans singled to third base; B.Cooper singled to center field
[F.Evans to third]; S.Davis out on unknown play [F.Evans scored,
B.Cooper to second]; B.Davis singled to left field [B.Cooper
scored]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 8.

RED SOX 4TH: M.Carter singled; B.Cooper allowed a passed ball
[M.Carter to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Rogers
out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 8.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: D.Reeves walked; R.Moore out on unknown
play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 8.

RED SOX 5TH: D.Mays out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown
play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 8.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: F.Evans out on unknown play; B.Cooper out
on unknown play; S.Davis walked; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 8.

RED SOX 6TH: C.Hyde reached on an error by R.Moore [C.Hyde to
first]; J.Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[C.Hyde to second]; M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black
Crackers 8.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Pelham singled to second base; D.Reeves
singled to right field [D.Pelham to second]; On a bunt R.Moore
singled [D.Pelham to third, D.Reeves to second]; G.Kemp reached
on an error by N.Robinson [D.Pelham scored, D.Reeves to third,
R.Moore to second, G.Kemp to first]; T.Butts struck out; F.Evans
forced D.Reeves (T.Radcliffe to L.Brown) [R.Moore to third,
G.Kemp to second, F.Evans to first]; B.Cooper singled [R.Moore
scored (unearned), G.Kemp scored (unearned), F.Evans to second];
S.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Black Crackers 11.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; D.Mays walked; F.Evans threw a wild pitch [D.Mays
to second]; L.Brown walked; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 11.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham
walked; D.Reeves out on unknown play; R.Moore singled [D.Pelham
to second]; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 11.

RED SOX 8TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 11.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Evans out on
unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Black Crackers 11.

RED SOX 9TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Rogers reached
on an error by G.Kemp [N.Rogers to first]; N.Robinson singled
[N.Rogers to third]; D.Mays reached on an error by B.Cooper
[N.Rogers scored (unearned) (no RBI), N.Robinson to second,
D.Mays to first]; L.Brown grounded into a double play (T.Butts
to G.Kemp to R.Moore) [D.Mays out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Black Crackers 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          7  12   2  10
 Black Crackers  11  14   4  11


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