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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4

Game played on Sunday, August 27, 1939 (D) at Martin Stadium, Memphis TN
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 1   -   4  9  2
Memphis Red Sox                     2 0 2  0 0 2  0 0 x   -   6  9  4

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       5   0   1    1     0   0     5   0
John Bissant 2b                       5   0   0    0     0   0     2   3
Donald Reeves rf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Young 3b                           4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Subby Byas c                          4   0   2    0     0   0     4   0
Ernest Smith lf                       3   1   1    0     1   0     1   0
Joe Sparks ss                         4   1   2    2     0   0     2   1
Luther Gilyard 1b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     9   0
  Jesse Houston ph                    1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Cornelius p                    3   1   1    0     0   0     0   5
  Wilson Redus ph                     1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   4   9    3     1   0    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  John Bissant 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Subby Byas. 
HR:  Joe Sparks. 
Team LOB:  7


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 2b                      5   2   2    0     0   0     3   3
T.J. Brown ss                         3   1   1    1     0   0     1   2
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   1   2    1     0   0    11   0
Nat Rogers rf                         3   1   2    1     1   0     2   0
Ted Radcliffe lf                      3   0   0    1     0   0     1   0
Red Longley c                         4   1   1    0     0   0     5   0
Jimmy Reynolds 3b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Fred Bankhead cf                      3   0   1    0     1   0     3   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     3   0   0    0     1   0     0   1
Totals                               32   6   9    4     3   0    27   6

FIELDING -
E: 4.  T.J. Brown, Jelly Taylor, Ted Radcliffe 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marlin Carter, Nat Rogers. 
3B:  Marlin Carter. 
SH:  T.J. Brown, Ted Radcliffe. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius L                   8       9   6    5   3   0   0  37
Totals                               8       9   6    5   3   0   0  37


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis W                    9       9   4    3   1   0   1  38
Totals                               9       9   4    3   1   0   1  38



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Umpires: HP - Greenie Walls, 1B - W. Goodman

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/27/1939, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Memphis                       
1. W.Simms             cf        M.Carter            2b        
2. J.Bissant           2b        T.Brown             ss        
3. D.Reeves            rf        J.Taylor            1b        
4. E.Young             3b        N.Rogers            rf        
5. S.Byas              c         T.Radcliffe         lf        
6. E.Smith             lf        R.Longley           c         
7. J.Sparks            ss        J.Reynolds          3b        
8. L.Gilyard           1b        F.Bankhead          cf        
9. W.Cornelius         p         R.Davis             p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Taylor dropped a foul fly hit by W.Simms; W.Simms
out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; D.Reeves out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: M.Carter tripled; T.Brown singled [M.Carter
scored]; J.Taylor singled [T.Brown to third]; N.Rogers out on
unknown play [T.Brown scored]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play;
R.Longley out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; S.Byas out on
unknown play; E.Smith singled to left field [E.Smith to second
(error by T.Radcliffe)]; J.Sparks homered [E.Smith scored];
L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: J.Reynolds out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: M.Carter doubled; T.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Carter to third]; J.Taylor singled
[M.Carter scored]; N.Rogers singled [J.Taylor to third];
T.Radcliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Taylor
scored, N.Rogers to second]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 4.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; E.Young out on
unknown play; S.Byas doubled; E.Smith walked; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Reynolds out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on
unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 2, Red Sox 4.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Gilyard out on unknown play; W.Cornelius
singled to left field [W.Cornelius to second (error by
T.Radcliffe)]; W.Simms reached on an error by T.Brown
[W.Cornelius scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Simms to first];
J.Bissant out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; T.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 4.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: E.Young out on unknown play; S.Byas singled;
E.Smith out on unknown play; J.Sparks singled [S.Byas to
second]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: N.Rogers doubled; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play;
R.Longley singled to second base [N.Rogers scored (no RBI)
(error by J.Bissant), R.Longley to second]; J.Reynolds reached
on an error by J.Bissant [R.Longley scored (unearned) (no RBI),
J.Reynolds to second]; F.Bankhead walked; R.Davis out on unknown
play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
 Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 6.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; N.Rogers walked; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 6.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; E.Young out on
unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; J.Reynolds out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead singled; R.Davis walked [F.Bankhead to
second]; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Am. Giants 3, Red Sox 6.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; J.HOUSTON BATTED FOR L.GILYARD; J.Houston singled;
W.REDUS BATTED FOR W.CORNELIUS; W.Redus singled [J.Houston to
second]; W.Simms singled [J.Houston scored, W.Redus to second];
J.Bissant out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
4, Red Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       4   9   2   7
 Red Sox          6   9   4   7


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