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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 14 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 1

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

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 0 0  1  -   1  6  3
Baltimore Elite Giants              9 5 0  0 0 0  x  -  14 12  0

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport 1b, p                 4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      1   0   0    0     2         2   2
Nat Rogers rf                         3   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
Red Longley c                         3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Fred Bankhead lf, 1b                  3   1   1    0     0         5   0
T.J. Brown ss                         2   0   1    0     1         0   3
Porter Moss p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Elbert Eatmon p, lf                 1   0   1    1     1         0   0
Totals                               23   1   6    1     4   3    18   5

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Marlin Carter, Matt Carlisle, Fred Bankhead. 
E: 3.  Marlin Carter, Red Longley, T.J. Brown. 
PB: 1.  Red Longley. 

BATTING -
SH:  Elbert Eatmon. 
GDP:  Marlin Carter. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lloyd Davenport. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   3   1    0     2         1   0
Felton Snow 2b                        5   0   1    2     0         2   2
Red Moore 1b                          3   2   1    0     1         5   1
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   1   2    2     1         1   0
Roy Campanella c                      1   1   1    2     1         1   1
  Oscar Boone c                       1   0   1    0     0         2   0
Charlie Rivera 3b                     3   2   0    2     1         2   3
Hoss Walker ss                        2   2   1    1     2         4   1
Emery Adams rf                        4   2   3    1     0         2   0
Willie Hubert p                       3   1   1    1     0         1   0
Totals                               28  14  12   11     8   2    21   8

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Felton Snow, Red Moore, Roy Campanella, Oscar Boone, Charlie Rivera 2, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
SH:  Willie Hubert. 
HBP:  Roy Campanella. 
GDP:  Charlie Rivera. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Emery Adams. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss L                        0.1     7   9    6   1   0   0  11
Elbert Eatmon                        1       2   4    0   3       0  8
Lloyd Davenport                      4.2     3   1    0   4       0  19
Totals                               6      12  14    6   8   2   0  38

HBP:  Porter Moss. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hubert W                      7       6   1    1   4   3   0  28
Totals                               7       6   1    1   4   3   0  28



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Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Red Moore

Time of Game: 1:30   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/6/1939, game 2 -- 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. P.Moss              p         W.Hubert            p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; L.Davenport singled; M.Carter out on unknown play;
M.Carlisle walked [L.Davenport to second]; N.Rogers struck out
while L.Davenport was caught stealing third (R.Campanella to
C.Rivera); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled to left field; F.Snow out on
unknown play; R.Moore singled [H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins
singled [H.Kimbro to third, R.Moore to second]; R.Campanella was
hit by a pitch [H.Kimbro scored, R.Moore to third, B.Hoskins to
second]; C.Rivera reached on an error by T.Brown [R.Moore
scored, B.Hoskins scored (no RBI), R.Campanella to second,
C.Rivera to first]; H.Walker singled [R.Campanella scored,
C.Rivera to second]; E.Adams singled [C.Rivera scored
(unearned), H.Walker to second]; W.Hubert singled [H.Walker
scored, E.Adams to second]; H.Kimbro walked [E.Adams to third,
W.Hubert to second]; F.Snow singled [E.Adams scored, W.Hubert to
third, H.Kimbro to second]; E.EATMON REPLACED P.MOSS (PITCHING);
R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked [W.Hubert scored
(unearned), H.Kimbro to third, F.Snow to second]; R.Campanella
singled (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro scored (unearned), F.Snow
out at home, B.Hoskins to second]; 9 R (6 ER), 8 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 9.

RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley out on unknown play; S.Owens out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 9.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: C.Rivera reached on an error by M.Carter
[C.Rivera to first]; H.Walker walked [C.Rivera to second];
E.Adams singled [C.Rivera to third, H.Walker to second];
W.Hubert out on unknown play; R.Longley allowed a passed ball
[C.Rivera scored (unearned), H.Walker to third, E.Adams to
second]; H.Kimbro walked; E.EATMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); F.BANKHEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); L.DAVENPORT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); F.Snow out on unknown play
[H.Walker scored (unearned)]; R.Moore walked [E.Adams to third,
H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins singled [E.Adams scored
(unearned) (error by R.Longley), H.Kimbro scored (unearned) (no
RBI) (error by R.Longley), R.Moore to third, B.Hoskins to
second]; R.Campanella walked; C.Rivera walked [R.Moore scored
(unearned), B.Hoskins to third, R.Campanella to second];
H.Walker out on unknown play; 5 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Elite Giants 14.

RED SOX 3RD: O.BOONE REPLACED R.CAMPANELLA (PLAYING C); T.Brown
out on unknown play; E.Eatmon singled; L.Davenport singled
[E.Eatmon to second]; M.Carter grounded into a double play
(H.Walker to F.Snow to R.Moore) [L.Davenport out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 14.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: E.Adams singled; E.Adams stole second;
W.Hubert out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Adams to
third]; H.Kimbro lined into a double play (M.Carter unassisted)
[E.Adams out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Elite
Giants 14.

RED SOX 4TH: 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 0, Elite Giants 14.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: 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 0, Elite Giants 14.

RED SOX 5TH: S.Owens singled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play;
T.Brown walked [S.Owens to second]; E.Eatmon walked [S.Owens to
third, T.Brown to second]; L.Davenport hit into a double play
(C.Rivera to O.Boone to C.Rivera) [S.Owens scored (no RBI),
L.Davenport to first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Elite
Giants 14.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: O.Boone singled; C.Rivera grounded into a
double play (M.Carlisle to F.Bankhead) [O.Boone out at second];
H.Walker walked; E.Adams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 14.

RED SOX 6TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; M.Carlisle walked;
N.Rogers out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 14.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: W.Hubert out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 14.

RED SOX 7TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled;
T.Brown singled [F.Bankhead to third]; E.Eatmon out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Bankhead scored, T.Brown to
second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Elite Giants 14.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          1   6   3   6
 Elite Giants    14  12   0   6


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