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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 0

Game played on Sunday, June 4, 1939 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  7  1
Memphis Red Sox                     0 2 1  1 0 0  0 0 x   -   4 11  0

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Babe Davis cf                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Oscar Boone c                         4   0   3    0     0         1   1
Jabbo Andrews lf                      4   0   0    0     0         5   1
Donald Reeves rf                      4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Jefferson 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   5
Red Moore 1b                          3   0   3    0     0        13   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Eddie Dixon p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               33   0   7    0     0   2    24  13

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Donald Reeves. 

BATTING -
2B:  Oscar Boone. 
Team LOB:  6


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 2b                      3   0   0    0     2         2   0
T.J. Brown ss                         4   1   1    1     0         0   3
Lloyd Davenport rf                    4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Nat Rogers lf                         4   0   1    0     0         7   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   1   1    0     0        10   0
Larry Brown c                         3   1   2    0     1         2   0
Fred Bankhead 3b                      4   0   1    2     0         3   3
Willie Jefferson p                    4   0   2    0     0         1   1
Totals                               34   4  11    3     3   2    27   8


BATTING -
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Dixon L                        8      11   4    3   3   2   0  37
Totals                               8      11   4    3   3   2   0  37


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson W                   9       7   0    0   0   2   0  33
Totals                               9       7   0    0   0   2   0  33



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/4/1939 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at Memphis
Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Memphis                       
1. T.Butts             ss        M.Carter            2b        
2. B.Davis             cf        T.Brown             ss        
3. O.Boone             c         L.Davenport         rf        
4. J.Andrews           lf        N.Robinson          cf        
5. D.Reeves            rf        N.Rogers            lf        
6. B.Jefferson         3b        J.Taylor            1b        
7. R.Moore             1b        L.Brown             c         
8. G.Kemp              2b        F.Bankhead          3b        
9. E.Dixon             p         W.Jefferson         p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; T.Butts flied to N.Rogers; B.Davis out on
unknown play; O.Boone doubled; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: M.Carter out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; L.Davenport flied to J.Andrews; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: D.Reeves out on unknown play; B.Jefferson
out on unknown play; R.Moore singled; G.Kemp singled to left
field (N.Rogers to F.Bankhead) [R.Moore out at third]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson singled; N.Rogers out on unknown play;
J.Taylor singled [N.Robinson to second]; L.Brown out on unknown
play [N.Robinson to third, J.Taylor to second]; F.Bankhead
singled [N.Robinson scored, J.Taylor scored]; W.Jefferson out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: E.Dixon out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: M.Carter walked; T.Brown forced M.Carter (unknown
fielder) [T.Brown to first]; L.Davenport out on unknown play;
N.Robinson singled to right field [T.Brown scored (unearned) (no
RBI) (error by D.Reeves)]; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: O.Boone out on unknown play; J.Andrews out
on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Brown singled;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; W.Jefferson singled [L.Brown to
second]; M.Carter walked [L.Brown to third, W.Jefferson to
second]; T.Brown singled [L.Brown scored, W.Jefferson to third,
M.Carter to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: B.Jefferson out on unknown play; R.Moore
singled; G.Kemp out on unknown play; E.Dixon out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: T.Butts flied to N.Rogers; B.Davis out on
unknown play; O.Boone singled; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Brown singled to left field (J.Andrews to
G.Kemp) [L.Brown out at second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play;
W.Jefferson singled; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; B.Jefferson
out on unknown play; R.Moore singled; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled;
N.Robinson out on unknown play; N.Rogers singled [L.Davenport to
second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: E.Dixon out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: L.Brown walked; F.Bankhead out on unknown play;
W.Jefferson out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: O.Boone singled; J.Andrews out on unknown
play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; B.Jefferson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Sox 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   0   7   1   6
 Red Sox          4  11   0   9


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