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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 7, 1939 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0   -   2  9  3
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 1   -   3  7  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       5   0   0    0     0         8   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   0    0     1         1   0
Ernest Smith rf                       4   0   2    0     1         1   0
Ed Young lf                           3   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Wilson Redus lf                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Joe Sparks ss                         4   0   0    0     0         0   3
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   2    0     0         4   0
Jesse Houston 2b                      4   1   1    0     0         2   2
Luther Gilyard 1b                     3   0   1    0     0   1     7   0
Tommy Johnson p                       3   1   2    2     0         0   3
Totals                               35   2   9    2     2   8    24   8

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Willie Simms, Ernest Smith, Joe Sparks. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jesse Houston, Luther Gilyard. 
HR:  Tommy Johnson. 
SH:  Tommy Johnson. 
HBP:  Luther Gilyard. 
Team LOB:  10


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         5   3
Cowan Hyde lf                         3   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Red Longley lf                      1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Lloyd Davenport rf                    4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   2   2    1     0         1   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   1   2    0     0         2   0
Larry Brown c                         2   0   0    0     1        11   1
Fred Bankhead 3b                      2   0   1    2     0         1   1
T.J. Brown ss                         3   0   0    0     0         6   0
Porter Moss p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               29   3   7    3     1   3    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Marlin Carter 2, Cowan Hyde, T.J. Brown. 
E: 2.  Jelly Taylor 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Red Longley, Jelly Taylor. 
HR:  Neil Robinson. 
SF:  Fred Bankhead. 
IW:  Larry Brown. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tommy Johnson L                      8       7   3    3   1   3   1  31
Totals                               8       7   3    3   1   3   1  31

Tommy Johnson pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning
IW:  Tommy Johnson. 

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss W                        9       9   2    2   2   8   1  39
Totals                               9       9   2    2   2   8   1  39

HBP:  Porter Moss. 


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Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - Greenie Walls

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/7/1939, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Memphis                       
1. W.Simms             cf        M.Carter            2b        
2. A.Radcliff          3b        C.Hyde              lf        
3. E.Smith             rf        L.Davenport         rf        
4. E.Young             lf        N.Robinson          cf        
5. J.Sparks            ss        J.Taylor            1b        
6. P.Bassett           c         L.Brown             c         
7. J.Houston           2b        F.Bankhead          3b        
8. L.Gilyard           1b        T.Brown             ss        
9. T.Johnson           p         P.Moss              p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; E.Smith singled; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: M.Carter out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; L.Davenport singled to shortstop [L.Davenport to
second (error by J.Sparks)]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Sparks out on unknown play; P.Bassett
singled; J.Houston hit into a double play (C.Hyde to M.Carter)
[P.Bassett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: E.Smith dropped a foul fly hit by J.Taylor;
J.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: L.Gilyard doubled; T.Johnson lined into a
double play (M.Carter to T.Brown) [L.Gilyard out at second];
W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: T.Brown out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown
play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; E.Smith
singled; E.Young reached on an error by J.Taylor [E.Smith to
second, E.Young to first]; J.Sparks out on unknown play;
P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Houston doubled; L.Gilyard out on unknown
play; T.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Houston to third]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: J.Taylor singled; L.Brown grounded out (T.Johnson
to L.Gilyard) [J.Taylor to second]; F.Bankhead singled to left
field [J.Taylor scored]; F.Bankhead was picked off first
(unknown fielder); T.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; E.Smith walked;
E.Young out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: P.Moss out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: P.Bassett singled; J.Houston forced P.Bassett
(unknown fielder) [J.Houston to first]; L.Gilyard struck out;
T.Johnson hit an inside the park homer to left field [J.Houston
scored]; W.Simms reached on an error by J.Taylor [W.Simms to
first]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: W.REDUS REPLACED E.YOUNG (PLAYING LF); L.Davenport
out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled to left field; J.Taylor
doubled [N.Robinson to third]; L.Brown was walked intentionally;
F.Bankhead out on a sacrifice fly to W.Simms [N.Robinson
scored]; T.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am.
Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: R.LONGLEY REPLACED C.HYDE (PLAYING LF); E.Smith
out on unknown play; W.Redus singled; J.Sparks out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: P.Moss out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; R.Longley doubled to center field [R.Longley to
third (error by W.Simms)]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.Houston out on unknown play; L.Gilyard was
hit by a pitch; T.Johnson singled [L.Gilyard to second]; W.Simms
out on unknown play; A.Radcliff walked [L.Gilyard to third,
T.Johnson to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: N.Robinson homered to leftfield; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       2   9   3  10
 Red Sox          3   7   2   4


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