Memphis Red Sox 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 9 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 13 2 BATTING Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport 1b 5 1 1 0 0 9 0 Marlin Carter 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Matt Carlisle 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 Nat Rogers rf 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 Red Longley c 3 1 1 0 0 6 0 Sylvester Owens cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 Fred Bankhead lf 3 1 2 1 1 5 0 T.J. Brown ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 Roosevelt Davis p 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 33 7 9 5 2 5 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Lloyd Davenport, Matt Carlisle, Fred Bankhead. 3B: Sylvester Owens. SH: Marlin Carter, Red Longley. GDP: T.J. Brown. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: T.J. Brown. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 0 1 1 0 3 0 Felton Snow 2b 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 Red Moore 1b 5 0 0 0 0 14 0 Bill Hoskins lf 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella c 4 0 1 1 0 7 1 Charlie Rivera 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 Hoss Walker ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 8 Emery Adams rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 39 3 13 3 0 6 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Felton Snow, Red Moore, Hoss Walker. E: 2. Charlie Rivera 2. BATTING - SH: Jonas Gaines. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Kimbro. PITCHING Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roosevelt Davis W 9 13 3 3 0 6 0 40 Totals 9 13 3 3 0 6 0 40 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines L 9 9 7 5 2 5 0 37 Totals 9 9 7 5 2 5 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Red Moore Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/6/1939, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Memphis Baltimore 1. L.Davenport 1b H.Kimbro cf 2. M.Carter 3b F.Snow 2b 3. M.Carlisle 2b R.Moore 1b 4. N.Rogers rf B.Hoskins lf 5. R.Longley c R.Campanella c 6. S.Owens cf C.Rivera 3b 7. F.Bankhead lf H.Walker ss 8. T.Brown ss E.Adams rf 9. R.Davis p J.Gaines p RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Starting HP umpire Putnam was 'ejected' at some point in the top of the 1st following a prolonged argument by BLG that he missed a strike.; L.Davenport doubled; M.Carter out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Davenport to third]; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; N.Rogers singled [L.Davenport scored]; R.Longley singled [N.Rogers to second]; S.Owens tripled [N.Rogers scored, R.Longley scored]; F.Bankhead doubled [S.Owens scored]; T.Brown singled [F.Bankhead scored]; T.Brown was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled [F.Snow to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Elite Giants 0. RED SOX 2ND: R.Davis out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: C.Rivera singled; H.Walker singled [C.Rivera to second]; E.Adams singled [C.Rivera scored, H.Walker to second]; J.Gaines out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Walker to third, E.Adams to second]; H.Kimbro singled [H.Walker scored, E.Adams to third]; H.Kimbro stole second; F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Elite Giants 2. RED SOX 3RD: M.Carlisle doubled; N.Rogers walked; R.Longley out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Carlisle to third, N.Rogers to second]; S.Owens reached on an error by C.Rivera [M.Carlisle scored (unearned) (no RBI), N.Rogers scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Owens to second]; F.Bankhead walked; T.Brown grounded into a double play (H.Walker to F.Snow to R.Moore) [F.Bankhead out at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Hoskins singled; R.Campanella out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. RED SOX 4TH: R.Davis out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: E.Adams singled; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled [E.Adams to second]; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. RED SOX 5TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. RED SOX 6TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled to third base [F.Bankhead to second (error by C.Rivera)]; T.Brown out on unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; E.Adams singled; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. RED SOX 7TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Snow singled; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled [F.Snow to second]; R.Campanella singled [F.Snow scored, B.Hoskins to second]; C.Rivera out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 3. RED SOX 8TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: E.Adams out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 3. RED SOX 9TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; R.Davis singled; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Elite Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Sox 7 9 0 3 Elite Giants 3 13 2 10
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