Cleveland Bears 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 4 Memphis Red Sox 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 x - 6 8 1 BATTING Cleveland Bears AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray cf 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 Parnell Woods 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 John Lyles lf 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Henry Turner c 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 Mint Jones 1b 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 Philly Holmes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duke Cleveland rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Al Frazier 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 Clarence Lamar ss 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 Preacher Henry p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 2 0 6 24 9 FIELDING - E: 4. Parnell Woods 2, Al Frazier, Clarence Lamar. BATTING - 2B: Parnell Woods. 3B: Parnell Woods. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Clarence Lamar. CS: Al Frazier. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Marlin Carter 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 Fred Bankhead 2b 5 0 1 2 0 4 3 Lloyd Davenport rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 Neil Robinson cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 Red Longley lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Larry Brown c 3 0 1 0 1 7 1 Jelly Taylor 1b 3 0 0 0 1 10 0 T.J. Brown ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 Ted Radcliffe p 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 6 8 4 5 1 27 8 FIELDING - E: 1. Jelly Taylor. BATTING - 2B: Marlin Carter. SH: T.J. Brown. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Neil Robinson. PITCHING Cleveland Bears IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry L 8 8 6 4 5 1 0 38 Totals 8 8 6 4 5 1 0 38 Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ted Radcliffe W 9 7 3 2 0 6 0 34 Totals 9 7 3 2 0 6 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - Greenie Walls Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/23/1939, game 1 -- Cleveland Bears at Memphis Red Sox (D) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Memphis 1. J.Ray cf M.Carter 3b 2. P.Woods 3b F.Bankhead 2b 3. J.Lyles lf L.Davenport rf 4. H.Turner c N.Robinson cf 5. M.Jones 1b R.Longley lf 6. D.Cleveland rf L.Brown c 7. A.Frazier 2b J.Taylor 1b 8. C.Lamar ss T.Brown ss 9. P.Henry p T.Radcliffe p BEARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Ray reached on an error by J.Taylor [J.Ray to first]; P.Woods tripled [J.Ray scored (unearned)]; J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner singled [P.Woods scored]; M.Jones out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Bears 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: P.Woods dropped a foul fly hit by M.Carter; M.Carter out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Bears 2, Red Sox 0. BEARS 2ND: A.Frazier out on unknown play; C.Lamar singled; P.Henry singled [C.Lamar to third]; C.Lamar stole home; J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: N.Robinson out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 0. BEARS 3RD: J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner singled; M.Jones out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: J.Taylor walked; T.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Taylor to second]; T.Radcliffe reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [J.Taylor out at third]; M.Carter doubled [T.Radcliffe to third]; F.Bankhead singled [T.Radcliffe scored, M.Carter scored]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 2. BEARS 4TH: A.Frazier singled; A.Frazier was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); C.Lamar out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; L.Brown singled to second base [L.Brown to second (error by A.Frazier)]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 2. BEARS 5TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: T.Brown singled; T.Radcliffe singled [T.Brown to second]; M.Carter walked [T.Brown to third, T.Radcliffe to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled [T.Brown scored, T.Radcliffe scored, M.Carter to second]; N.Robinson walked [M.Carter to third, L.Davenport to second]; R.Longley reached on an error by P.Woods [M.Carter scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Davenport scored (unearned) (no RBI), N.Robinson to third, R.Longley to first]; L.Brown out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 6. BEARS 6TH: 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. Bears 3, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 6. BEARS 7TH: A.Frazier out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled; N.Robinson stole second; R.Longley walked; L.Brown walked [N.Robinson to third, R.Longley to second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 6. BEARS 8TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods doubled; J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled to shortstop [T.Radcliffe to second (error by C.Lamar)]; M.Carter out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 6. BEARS 9TH: P.HOLMES BATTED FOR M.JONES; P.Holmes out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bears 3, Red Sox 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Bears 3 7 4 4 Red Sox 6 8 1 8
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