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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 7 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Sunday, August 6, 1939 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Exhibition game

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



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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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