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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 9 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

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

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  6  3
Memphis Red Sox                     3 0 1  0 4 1  x  -   9 14  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   2    0     0         0   0
Ernest Smith rf                       2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ed Young lf                           3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Joe Sparks ss                         3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Jesse Houston 2b                      3   0   3    0     0         1   3
Luther Gilyard 1b                     2   0   0    0     0         7   0
  Wilson Redus ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willie Cornelius p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Rogers Pierre p                     1   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Ted Trent p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Candy Jim Taylor ph                 1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               26   0   6    0     1   7    18   7

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Joe Sparks, Pepper Bassett, Luther Gilyard. 

BATTING -
SH:  Ernest Smith. 
GDP:  Ernest Smith. 
Team LOB:  7


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         2   3
Red Longley lf                        2   0   1    0     2         1   0
Lloyd Davenport rf                    4   1   0    0     0         0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   4   4    1     0         0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   2   4    4     0         8   0
Larry Brown c                         4   1   4    1     0         8   0
Fred Bankhead 3b                      4   1   0    1     0         0   3
T.J. Brown ss                         3   0   1    0     0         1   3
Lefty Wilson p                        3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               32   9  14    7     2   3    21   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Marlin Carter, Jelly Taylor, T.J. Brown. 
E: 1.  Larry Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jelly Taylor. 
HR:  Neil Robinson. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Red Longley, Neil Robinson, Fred Bankhead, T.J. Brown. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius L                   1       4   3    3   0   0   0  7
Rogers Pierre                        4       7   5    3   1   2   1  21
Ted Trent                            1       3   1    1   1   1   0  6
Totals                               6      14   9    7   2   3   1  34


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Wilson                         7       6   0    0   1   7   0  28
Totals                               7       6   0    0   1   7   0  28



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

Time of Game: 1:40   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/7/1939, game 2 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Memphis                       
1. W.Simms             cf        M.Carter            2b        
2. A.Radcliff          3b        R.Longley           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. W.Cornelius         p         L.Wilson            p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; W.Simms out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled;
E.Smith grounded into a double play (T.Brown to M.Carter to
J.Taylor) [A.Radcliff out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Longley singled;
L.Davenport forced R.Longley (unknown fielder) [L.Davenport to
first]; N.Robinson singled [L.Davenport to second]; J.Taylor
doubled [L.Davenport scored, N.Robinson scored]; L.Brown singled
[J.Taylor scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young singled; J.Sparks out on unknown play;
P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Houston singled [E.Young to
second]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: R.PIERRE REPLACED W.CORNELIUS (PITCHING); T.Brown
singled; L.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown
play; R.Longley walked [T.Brown to second]; T.Brown stole third
and R.Longley stole second; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: R.Pierre out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: N.Robinson homered to leftfield; J.Taylor singled;
L.Brown singled [J.Taylor to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown
play; T.Brown out on unknown play; L.Wilson out on unknown play;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 4.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; E.Young out on
unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Longley out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 4.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Houston
singled; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; R.Pierre walked
[J.Houston to second]; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: N.Robinson singled; N.Robinson was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by L.Gilyard [N.Robinson to
second]; J.Taylor singled [N.Robinson scored]; L.Brown singled
[J.Taylor to third]; F.Bankhead reached on an error by J.Sparks
[J.Taylor scored, L.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.Bankhead
to third]; F.Bankhead stole home; T.Brown out on unknown play;
L.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 8.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: A.Radcliff singled; E.Smith reached on an error
on a sacrifice bunt by L.Brown [A.Radcliff to second, E.Smith to
first]; E.Young out on unknown play; 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 8.

RED SOX 6TH: T.TRENT REPLACED R.PIERRE (PITCHING); R.Longley
walked; R.Longley was picked off first (T.Trent to L.Gilyard);
L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled; N.Robinson
stole second [N.Robinson to third (error by P.Bassett)];
J.Taylor singled [N.Robinson scored]; L.Brown singled [J.Taylor
to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 9.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Houston singled; W.REDUS BATTED FOR
L.GILYARD; W.Redus out on unknown play; C.TAYLOR BATTED FOR
T.TRENT; C.Taylor struck out; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       0   6   3   7
 Red Sox          9  14   1   7


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