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