Chicago American Giants vs Memphis Red Sox Negro American League (1941)

This program – scorecard is from a 1941 Negro American League game between the Chicago American Giants and the Memphis Red Sox. The game was played in Dayton, Ohio. The program has starting lineup sheets for both teams pasted in the scorecard section. This program is most likely a Dayton Ducks program that had been modified for use when the Negro League teams played in Dayton.



The following teams played in the Negro American League in 1941:

                     Birmingham Black Barons

                      Chicago American Giants

                      Jacksonville Red Caps

                      Kansas City Monarchs

                      Memphis Red Sox

                      St. Louis-New Orleans Stars

The starting lineup and batting order for Candy Jim Taylor’s (manager) Chicago American Giants were:

Winky James shortstop

Jimmy Crutchfield right field

Art Pennington  centerfield

William Hudson left field

Edward “Pep” Young first base

Curtis Henderson third base

Lloyd “Pepper” Bassett catcher

Billy Horne second base

The starting lineup and batting order for Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe’s (manager) Memphis Red Sox were:

Cowan Hyde right field

Fred Bankhead third base

Marlin Carter second base

Neil Robinson center field

Richard “Subby” Byas catcher

Wayman “Red” Longley leftfield

Olan “Jelly” Taylor first base

Tom Brown shortstop