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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 8 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 7

Game played on Thursday, May 15, 1947 (N) at Sportsmans Park, Greenville MS
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             1 0 2  1 1 0  2 0 0  1  -   8  8  4
Memphis Red Sox                     2 0 1  0 2 0  0 0 2  0  -   7  9  6

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bernell Longest 2b                    6   2   3    2     0         5   4
Jim McCurine rf                       5   0   0    0     1         2   0
Sam Hill lf                           4   2   2    1     0         0   0
Earl Bumpus 1b, p                     4   0   0    0     1         9   0
John Ritchey c                        5   1   1    3     0         5   0
Buddy Armour cf                       5   0   0    1     0         3   0
John Miles 3b                         4   1   1    0     1         1   1
Clyde McNeal ss                       5   1   0    0     0         4   4
Riley Stewart p                       3   1   1    0     0         0   1
  Walter McCoy p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jake Tolbert ph, 1b                 0   0   0    0     1         1   0
Totals                               42   8   8    7     4        30  10

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Buddy Armour, John Miles 2, Clyde McNeal. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Miles. 
3B:  Bernell Longest. 
SH:  Sam Hill. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Hill 2. 

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Handy 2b                       5   1   1    0     0         2   5
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   4   2    0     1         0   0
Neil Robinson lf                      5   1   2    1     0         1   0
Pedro Formental rf                    3   1   2    4     2         2   0
Bob Boyd 1b                           5   0   1    1     0         8   1
Jose Colas cf                         5   0   0    0     0         5   0
Casey Jones c                         5   0   0    0     0         9   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   0    0     0         2   3
  Pepper Sharpe ph                    1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Ladd White p                          4   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Dan Bankhead p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               41   7   9    6     3   1    30   9

FIELDING -
E: 6.  George Handy 2, Marlin Carter, Jose Colas, Willie Wells, Ladd White. 
PB: 2.  Casey Jones 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marlin Carter, Neil Robinson, Pedro Formental, Bob Boyd. 
HR:  Pedro Formental. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bob Boyd, Dan Bankhead. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Riley Stewart                        6       6   5        1   0   0  27
Walter McCoy                         3       3   2        2   2   1  14
Earl Bumpus W                        1       0   0        0   2   0  3
Totals                               10      9   7        3   4   1  44


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ladd White L                         9.1     7   8        3   6   0  43
Dan Bankhead                         0.2     1   0        1   1   0  4
Totals                               10      8   8        4   7   0  47

WP:  Dan Bankhead 2. 


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Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - Walker West

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 2400


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