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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 1

Game played on Sunday, September 18, 1938 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
League Championship Series

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

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   0   1    0     0         3   4
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Babe Davis lf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Don Pelham cf                         3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Alex Crumbley rf                      3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Red Moore 1b                          3   0   1    0     0        13   1
  Donald Reeves ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   1    0     0         2   4
Felix Evans p                         3   0   1    1     0         0   1
Totals                               31   1   5    1     2   5    24  12

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

BATTING -
3B:  Felix Evans. 
GDP:  Spencer Davis. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Don Pelham. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde lf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
David Whatley rf                      3   1   0    0     1         4   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   1   0    0     1         0   1
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   1   1    0     0         5   0
Neil Robinson 2b                      4   3   4    5     0         1   2
Hoss Walker ss                        4   0   0    0     0         3   3
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   1    1     0         7   1
Larry Brown c                         2   0   0    0     1         6   0
Ted Radcliffe p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   3
Totals                               30   6   8    6     3   2    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Marlin Carter, Hoss Walker, Jelly Taylor 2, Larry Brown, Ted Radcliffe. 
E: 2.  Lloyd Davenport, Neil Robinson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jelly Taylor. 
HR:  Neil Robinson 2. 
GDP:  David Whatley, Ted Radcliffe. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  David Whatley. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Felix Evans L                        8       8   6    6   3   2   2  33
Totals                               8       8   6    6   3   2   2  33


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Radcliffe W                      9       5   1    1   2   5   0  33
Totals                               9       5   1    1   2   5   0  33



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Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B -  , 2B - B.T. Harvey, 3B - Lewis Means

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/18/1938 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at Memphis
Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Memphis                       
1. G.Kemp              2b        C.Hyde              lf        
2. S.Davis             3b        D.Whatley           rf        
3. B.Davis             lf        M.Carter            3b        
4. D.Pelham            cf        L.Davenport         cf        
5. A.Crumbley          rf        N.Robinson          2b        
6. R.Moore             1b        H.Walker            ss        
7. J.Greene            c         J.Taylor            1b        
8. T.Butts             ss        L.Brown             c         
9. F.Evans             p         T.Radcliffe         p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; G.Kemp singled; S.Davis grounded into a
double play (T.Radcliffe to H.Walker to J.Taylor) [G.Kemp out at
second]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: C.Hyde out on unknown play; D.Whatley walked;
D.Whatley stole second; M.Carter walked; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; N.Robinson homered to leftfield [D.Whatley scored,
M.Carter scored]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: D.Pelham out on unknown play; A.Crumbley
out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: J.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Brown out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: J.Greene out on unknown play; T.Butts
singled; F.Evans tripled to center field [T.Butts scored];
G.Kemp hit into a double play (M.Carter to J.Taylor to L.Brown)
[F.Evans out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 1,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; L.Davenport singled; N.Robinson homered to
leftfield [L.Davenport scored]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: S.Davis out on unknown play; B.Davis
singled; D.Pelham out on unknown play; A.Crumbley out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Brown walked;
T.Radcliffe grounded into a double play (T.Butts to R.Moore)
[L.Brown out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers
1, Red Sox 5.

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

RED SOX 5TH: C.Hyde singled; D.Whatley grounded into a double
play (T.Butts to G.Kemp to R.Moore) [C.Hyde out at second];
M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Crackers 1, Red Sox 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: F.Evans out on unknown play; G.Kemp reached
on an error by N.Robinson [G.Kemp to first]; S.Davis out on
unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Robinson
singled; H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Taylor doubled
[N.Robinson scored]; L.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 6.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; A.Crumbley
walked; R.Moore singled to center field [A.Crumbley to third
(error by L.Davenport), R.Moore to second]; J.Greene out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 6.

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

RED SOX 8TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; N.Robinson singled; H.Walker out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 6.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham
walked; D.Pelham stole second; A.Crumbley out on unknown play;
D.REEVES BATTED FOR R.MOORE; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   1   5   0   5
 Red Sox          6   8   2   3


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