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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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