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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 5 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4

Game played on Sunday, August 28, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 1  0 2 1   -   4 12  2
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 2  0 0 0  1 0 2   -   5  8  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter ss                      4   2   2    0     0         1   1
Cowan Hyde 2b                         4   1   1    1     0         2   3
Lloyd Davenport rf                    2   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Willie Jefferson rf                 2   0   2    2     0         0   0
Nat Rogers lf                         4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   1    0     0         6   0
Larry Brown c                         2   0   0    0     0         6   0
  Ted Radcliffe c                     2   1   0    0     0         1   0
Red Longley 3b                        4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Lefty Wilson p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   1
  Dave Mays ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Porter Moss p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               36   4  12    4     0   4    25   6

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Cowan Hyde 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marlin Carter, Neil Robinson. 
GDP:  Nat Rogers, Larry Brown. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Nat Rogers. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Hadley cf                         4   1   0    1     0         1   0
  Felix Evans ph                      1   0   1    2     0         0   0
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   0   1    0     0   1     2   0
Babe Davis rf                         4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Don Pelham lf                         4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   1    0     1         4   3
Red Moore 1b                          3   0   1    0     0        10   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     0         3   4
  Bill Cooper ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         3   3   1    0     1         4   3
Eddie Dixon p                         2   0   1    0     0         0   5
  Donald Reeves ph                    1   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   5   8    4     2   6    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Red Moore 2, Tommy Butts 2, Gabby Kemp 2. 
E: 2.  Tommy Butts, Gabby Kemp. 

BATTING -
2B:  Donald Reeves. 
SH:  Red Moore, Eddie Dixon. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Spencer Davis, Gabby Kemp 2. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Wilson                         8       6   3    1   1   6   0  33
Porter Moss L                        0.1     2   2    2   1   0   0  4
Totals                               8.1     8   5    3   2   6   0  37


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Dixon W                        9      12   4    3   0   4   0  36
Totals                               9      12   4    3   0   4   0  36

WP:  Eddie Dixon. 


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Umpires: HP - B.T. Harvey, 1B - Lewis Means

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/28/1938, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Atlanta
Black Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; M.Carter out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Black Crackers 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: N.Rogers out on unknown play; N.Robinson doubled;
J.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Greene out on unknown play; R.Moore out
on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Black Crackers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: R.Longley singled to shortstop [R.Longley to
second (error by T.Butts)]; L.Wilson out on unknown play;
M.Carter out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: G.Kemp reached on an error by C.Hyde
[G.Kemp to first]; E.Dixon out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [G.Kemp to second]; On a bunt R.Hadley reached on an
error by C.Hyde [G.Kemp scored (unearned) (no RBI), R.Hadley to
second]; S.Davis struck out; B.Davis singled to center field
[R.Hadley scored (unearned)]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Black Crackers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Rogers singled;
N.Rogers was caught stealing second (J.Greene to T.Butts);
N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: J.Greene walked; R.Moore out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Greene to second]; T.Butts out on
unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Black Crackers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: J.Taylor singled; L.Brown grounded into a double
play (T.Butts to G.Kemp to R.Moore) [J.Taylor out at second];
R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: W.JEFFERSON REPLACED L.DAVENPORT (PLAYING
RF); T.RADCLIFFE REPLACED L.BROWN (PLAYING C); E.Dixon singled;
R.Hadley out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play;
B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Black Crackers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Carter doubled;
C.Hyde singled to left field [M.Carter scored]; W.Jefferson
singled [C.Hyde to second]; N.Rogers grounded into a double play
(G.Kemp to T.Butts to R.Moore) [W.Jefferson out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; J.Greene out
on unknown play; R.Moore singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Crackers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: G.Kemp singled; G.Kemp stole second;
E.Dixon out on unknown play; G.Kemp stole third; R.Hadley flied
to N.Robinson [G.Kemp scored]; S.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Crackers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; L.Wilson singled;
M.Carter singled [L.Wilson to second]; C.Hyde forced L.Wilson
(unknown fielder) [M.Carter to second, C.Hyde to first]; E.Dixon
threw a wild pitch [M.Carter to third, C.Hyde to second];
W.Jefferson singled to left field [M.Carter scored, C.Hyde
scored]; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 3, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham out
on unknown play; J.Greene singled; R.Moore out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black Crackers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: N.Robinson singled to right field; J.Taylor forced
N.Robinson (unknown fielder) [J.Taylor to first]; T.Radcliffe
forced J.Taylor (unknown fielder) [T.Radcliffe to second (error
by G.Kemp)]; R.Longley singled to right field [T.Radcliffe
scored (unearned)]; D.MAYS BATTED FOR L.WILSON; D.Mays out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Black
Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: P.MOSS REPLACED D.MAYS (PITCHING); B.COOPER
BATTED FOR T.BUTTS; B.Cooper flied to N.Robinson; G.Kemp walked;
D.REEVES BATTED FOR E.DIXON; D.Reeves doubled to right field
[G.Kemp to third]; F.EVANS BATTED FOR R.HADLEY; F.Evans singled
to center field [G.Kemp scored, D.Reeves scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Black Crackers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4  12   2   5
 Black Crackers   5   8   2   7


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