Atlanta Black Crackers 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 - 6 9 4 Memphis Red Sox 0 4 0 4 0 0 3 0 x - 11 12 2 BATTING Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bill Cooper c 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 Joe Greene c 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Spencer Davis 3b 3 1 0 0 0 2 6 Don Pelham cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 Donald Reeves rf 5 0 2 3 0 1 0 Babe Davis lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 Red Moore 1b 2 0 0 0 0 7 1 Alex Crumbley 1b 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 Gabby Kemp 2b 4 1 3 1 0 1 3 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 Cannonball Berry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Dixon p 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 Totals 36 6 9 5 3 6 24 17 FIELDING - E: 4. Joe Greene, Spencer Davis, Tommy Butts 2. BATTING - 2B: Donald Reeves. SH: Spencer Davis. HBP: Spencer Davis. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Gabby Kemp. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cowan Hyde 2b 3 1 0 1 1 2 5 David Whatley rf 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 Red Longley rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Neil Robinson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hoss Walker pr, ss 4 2 2 3 0 0 4 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 Nat Rogers lf 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 3 0 1 1 2 15 1 Fred Bankhead 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 Larry Brown c 4 1 1 0 1 7 0 Porter Moss p 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 Totals 35 11 12 10 8 3 27 14 FIELDING - E: 2. Jelly Taylor 2. BATTING - 2B: Red Longley, Hoss Walker 2, Nat Rogers. SH: Fred Bankhead. HBP: Cowan Hyde. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Cowan Hyde, David Whatley, Fred Bankhead, Porter Moss. PITCHING Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cannonball Berry L 3.1 8 8 8 4 2 0 23 Eddie Dixon 4.2 4 3 1 4 1 0 22 Totals 8 12 11 9 8 3 0 45 HBP: Cannonball Berry. Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Porter Moss W 9 9 6 4 3 6 0 41 Totals 9 9 6 4 3 6 0 41 HBP: Porter Moss. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Greenie Walls, 1B - Lewis Means, 2B - B.T. Harvey, 3B - W. Goodman Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 9/19/1938 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at Memphis Red Sox (N) Starting Lineups: Atlanta Memphis 1. B.Cooper c C.Hyde 2b 2. S.Davis 3b D.Whatley rf 3. D.Pelham cf N.Robinson ss 4. D.Reeves rf L.Davenport cf 5. B.Davis lf N.Rogers lf 6. R.Moore 1b J.Taylor 1b 7. G.Kemp 2b F.Bankhead 3b 8. T.Butts ss L.Brown c 9. C.Berry p P.Moss p BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; B.Cooper reached on an error by J.Taylor [B.Cooper to first]; S.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Cooper to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; D.Reeves singled [B.Cooper scored (unearned)]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: S.Davis dropped a foul fly hit by C.Hyde; C.Hyde out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; N.Robinson walked; L.Davenport singled to shortstop [N.Robinson to third (error by T.Butts), L.Davenport to second]; H.WALKER RAN FOR N.ROBINSON; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: H.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); R.Moore out on unknown play; G.Kemp singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; C.Berry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: J.Taylor out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled; F.Bankhead stole second; L.Brown walked; P.Moss singled [F.Bankhead scored, L.Brown to third]; P.Moss stole second; C.Hyde out on unknown play [L.Brown scored, P.Moss to third]; D.Whatley walked; D.Whatley stole second; H.Walker doubled [P.Moss scored, D.Whatley scored]; L.Davenport singled [H.Walker to third]; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 4. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Cooper out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham singled; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 3RD: J.Taylor walked; F.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Taylor to second]; L.Brown out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 4. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: B.Davis walked; R.Moore out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde was hit by a pitch; C.Hyde stole second; D.Whatley singled [C.Hyde scored]; H.Walker doubled [D.Whatley scored]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; N.Rogers doubled [H.Walker scored]; E.DIXON REPLACED C.BERRY (PITCHING); J.GREENE REPLACED B.COOPER (PLAYING C); A.CRUMBLEY REPLACED R.MOORE (PLAYING 1B); J.Taylor singled [N.Rogers scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Brown singled [J.Taylor to second]; P.Moss out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 8. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: R.LONGLEY REPLACED D.WHATLEY (PLAYING RF); E.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 5TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 8. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Pelham singled; D.Reeves out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; A.Crumbley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 6TH: L.Davenport walked; N.Rogers out on unknown play; J.Taylor walked [L.Davenport to second]; F.Bankhead walked [L.Davenport to third, J.Taylor to second]; L.Brown out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Sox 8. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: G.Kemp singled; G.Kemp stole second; T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Dixon singled [G.Kemp scored, E.Dixon to second (on throw)]; J.Greene out on unknown play, [E.Dixon scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Taylor)]; S.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 3, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 7TH: C.Hyde walked; R.Longley doubled [C.Hyde to third]; H.Walker reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [C.Hyde out at home, R.Longley to third]; L.Davenport singled to shortstop [R.Longley scored, H.Walker to third (error by T.Butts), L.Davenport to second]; N.Rogers flied to unknown fielder [H.Walker scored (unearned) (error by J.Greene), L.Davenport scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Greene)]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 3, Red Sox 11. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: D.Pelham singled; D.Reeves out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; A.Crumbley walked [D.Pelham to second]; G.Kemp singled [D.Pelham scored, A.Crumbley to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 4, Red Sox 11. RED SOX 8TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 4, Red Sox 11. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: E.Dixon walked; J.Greene out on unknown play; S.Davis was hit by a pitch [E.Dixon to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; D.Reeves doubled [E.Dixon scored, S.Davis scored]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 6, Red Sox 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Crackers 6 9 4 8 Red Sox 11 12 2 10
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