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