LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT ATLANTA FOXES
04/11/1918
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT ATLANTA FOXES
GAME ID: 29 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 1918 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Memphis Bears (5-2) 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 8 7 1
Atlanta Foxes (2-5) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 2
Foxes Suffer 8-5 Home Defeat
Bears catcher Charles Saunders left his imprint on his team's 8-5 win over the Atlanta Foxes. Saunders went 1-2 with a triple and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Memphis in the contest. Memphis starter Berdell Hanks was credited with the win after throwing 104 pitches over 6.1 innings. His record now stands at 2-0. With the win, Memphis boosts its record to 5-2.

Spencer Burke hit a bases-clearing triple off Ed Demmery in the top of the sixth, which put the Bears in front, 7-4. Burke had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

"Winning is the only thing that really matters," Burke told the Memphis Gazette. "If you can win without even breaking a sweat, more power to you."
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Saunders 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .208 0 1
J. Watkins SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .241 0 2
S. Burke LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250 0 5
J. Smith 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .438 0 5
A. Johnson 1B 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .308 0 2
J. Swancy RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .200 0 0
C. Saunders C 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .227 0 4
J. Bell CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .286 0 1
B. Hanks P 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
   T. Hill P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 7 6 8 3 18      
BATTING
Triples: C. Saunders (1, 6th Inning off E. Demmery, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Burke (1, 6th Inning off E. Demmery, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Saunders , S. Burke 4 , J. Smith , A. Johnson , C. Saunders 3 , B. Hanks
2-out RBI: S. Burke , J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Watkins 2 , C. Saunders , J. Bell , B. Hanks
GIDP: J. Smith , J. Bell
Hit by Pitch: B. Hanks
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Johnson (1)
CS: F. Saunders (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Smith (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Watkins-Johnson, Watkins-Smith-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Meyers CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .387 0 6
P. Nelson RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .226 0 4
L. Garry 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .417 0 2
J. Morney 3B 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 .320 0 2
B. Carter SS 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .292 0 4
T. Pfiffer LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 0 0
   b-F. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
   L. Brazelton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Green PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
H. Shackleford C 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .208 0 3
   L. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Martin PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Awkard 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 2
E. Demmery P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-N. Royal C 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4 6 2 19      
a - N. Royal substituted for E. Demmery in the 6th
b - F. Williams pinch hit for T. Pfiffer in the 8th
c - H. Martin pinch hit for L. Cooper in the 8th
d - J. Green pinch hit for L. Brazelton in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Meyers (2, 9th Inning off T. Hill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Meyers 4 , P. Nelson , L. Garry 2 , B. Carter 3 , H. Shackleford 2 , J. Awkard
2-out RBI: H. Shackleford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Garry , T. Pfiffer , J. Green , N. Royal
GIDP: T. Pfiffer , N. Royal
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Shackleford (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Carter (3) , J. Awkard (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Carter-Awkard-Garry, Awkard-Carter-Garry)
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hanks W (2-0) 6.1 7 4 2 5 1 0 104 1.88   
T. Hill 2.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 51 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hanks 43
Batters Faced: B. Hanks 29, T. Hill 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hanks 9-6, T. Hill 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hanks 104-58, T. Hill 51-30
WP: B. Hanks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Demmery L (0-2) 5.2 5 8 2 6 1 0 116 3.86   
L. Cooper 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 0.00   
L. Brazelton 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Demmery 34
Batters Faced: E. Demmery 30, L. Cooper 8, L. Brazelton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Demmery 6-9, L. Cooper 2-2, L. Brazelton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Demmery 116-57, L. Cooper 22-15, L. Brazelton 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Cooper 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Demmery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charles Saunders
Ballpark: Foxes Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 3499
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