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Cleveland Bears (CV9) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 9, 1939 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0  -   2  6  1
Cleveland Bears                     0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  0 1  -   3  7  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 2b                      5   0   0    0     0   0     1   4
Fred Bankhead 3b                      4   0   2    0     1   0     1   5
Lloyd Davenport lf, rf                4   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   1   1    0     1   0     5   1
Nat Rogers rf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Red Longley pr, lf                  1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Larry Brown c                         3   0   1    1     0   1     3   1
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   1   0    0     1   0    15   1
T.J. Brown ss                         3   0   0    0     0   0     5   6
Eugene Bremer p                       4   0   1    1     0   0     1   2
Totals                               35   2   6    2     4   1    32  21

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jelly Taylor, T.J. Brown. 
E: 1.  Nat Rogers. 

BATTING -
2B:  Neil Robinson, Larry Brown. 
SH:  Larry Brown, T.J. Brown. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lloyd Davenport. 

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray cf                         4   2   2    1     1         4   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   0   0    0     0         1   0
John Lyles ss                         5   0   2    0     0         2   3
Henry Turner lf                       2   0   1    0     3         5   0
Mint Jones 1b                         4   0   0    0     1   1    11   0
Duke Cleveland rf                     4   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Alonzo Mitchell ph                  1   0   1    1     0         0   0
Walter Burch c                        3   0   0    0     0         5   3
Al Frazier 2b                         4   1   0    0     0         5   6
Preacher Henry p                      2   0   1    0     1         0   1
  Smoky Owens p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               35   3   7    2     6   2    33  16

FIELDING -
E: 1.  John Lyles. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Ray 2. 
3B:  Henry Turner. 
HBP:  Walter Burch. 
GDP:  Mint Jones. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Lyles. 
CS:  Henry Turner. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eugene Bremer L                      10.2    7   3    2   6   2   0  42
Totals                               10.2    7   3    2   6   2   0  42

HBP:  Eugene Bremer. 

Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry                       8       4   2    2   4   1   0  31
Smoky Owens W                        3       2   0    0   0   0   0  10
Totals                               11      6   2    2   4   1   0  41

Preacher Henry pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Gerald Hayes, 1B - Harry Walker

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/9/1939, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Cleveland
Bears (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Cleveland                     
1. M.Carter            2b        J.Ray               cf        
2. F.Bankhead          3b        P.Woods             3b        
3. L.Davenport         lf        J.Lyles             ss        
4. N.Robinson          cf        H.Turner            lf        
5. N.Rogers            rf        M.Jones             1b        
6. L.Brown             c         D.Cleveland         rf        
7. J.Taylor            1b        W.Burch             c         
8. T.Brown             ss        A.Frazier           2b        
9. E.Bremer            p         P.Henry             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc MEM played game under protest following a dispute
over an um No further details given as to the timing or nature
of dispu; M.Carter out on unknown play; F.Bankhead walked;
L.Davenport walked [F.Bankhead to second]; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Bears 0.

BEARS 1ST: J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown
play; J.Lyles singled to center field (N.Robinson to T.Brown)
[J.Lyles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Bears
0.

RED SOX 2ND: L.Brown out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Bears 0.

BEARS 2ND: H.Turner walked; H.Turner was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); M.Jones walked; D.Cleveland out on unknown
play; W.Burch out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Bears 0.

RED SOX 3RD: E.Bremer out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead singled; L.Davenport out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Bears 0.

BEARS 3RD: A.Frazier out on unknown play; P.Henry walked;
P.Henry was picked off first (unknown fielder); J.Ray out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Bears 0.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson doubled; N.Rogers out on unknown play;
L.Brown doubled [N.Robinson scored]; J.Taylor out on unknown
play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Bears 0.

BEARS 4TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown
play; H.Turner tripled; M.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Bears 0.

RED SOX 5TH: E.Bremer out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Bears 0.

BEARS 5TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; W.Burch was hit by
a pitch; A.Frazier forced W.Burch (unknown fielder) [A.Frazier
to first]; P.Henry singled [A.Frazier to second]; J.Ray doubled
[A.Frazier scored, P.Henry to third]; P.Woods out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Bears 1.

RED SOX 6TH: L.Davenport reached on an error by J.Lyles
[L.Davenport to first]; L.Davenport was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); N.Robinson out on unknown play; N.Rogers out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Bears 1.

BEARS 6TH: J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner walked;
M.Jones grounded into a double play (T.Brown to J.Taylor)
[H.Turner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Bears 1.

RED SOX 7TH: L.Brown struck out; J.Taylor walked; T.Brown out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Taylor to second];
E.Bremer singled to right field (D.Cleveland to A.Frazier)
[J.Taylor scored, E.Bremer out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Bears 1.

BEARS 7TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; W.Burch out on
unknown play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Bears 1.

RED SOX 8TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Bears 1.

BEARS 8TH: P.Henry out on unknown play; J.Ray doubled; P.Woods
out on unknown play; J.Lyles reached on an error by N.Rogers
(N.Rogers to T.Brown) [J.Ray scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Lyles
out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Bears 2.

RED SOX 9TH: N.Robinson walked; S.OWENS REPLACED P.HENRY
(PITCHING); N.Rogers forced N.Robinson (unknown fielder)
[N.Rogers to first]; R.LONGLEY RAN FOR N.ROGERS; L.Brown out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Longley to second];
J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Bears 2.

BEARS 9TH: R.LONGLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L.DAVENPORT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); H.Turner out on unknown play;
M.Jones out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Bears 2.

RED SOX 10TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; E.Bremer out on
unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Bears 2.

BEARS 10TH: W.Burch out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on
unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Bears 2.

RED SOX 11TH: F.Bankhead singled; L.Davenport out on unknown
play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; R.Longley singled to right
field (D.Cleveland to P.Woods) [F.Bankhead out at third]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Bears 2.

BEARS 11TH: J.Ray walked; P.Woods popped to J.Taylor; J.Lyles
singled [J.Ray to third]; J.Lyles stole second; H.Turner walked;
M.Jones struck out; A.MITCHELL BATTED FOR D.CLEVELAND;
A.Mitchell singled [J.Ray scored, J.Lyles to third, H.Turner to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Bears 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   6   1   6
 Bears            3   7   1   7


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