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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Friday, June 30, 1944 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 2 1  0 0 0  2 1 0   -   6 12  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  2 0 0  1 0 0   -   3  7  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Norman Young ss                       4   0   1    0     1         5   1
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   1    0     0         0   4
Walter Thomas rf                      5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     5   2   4    1     0         3   4
Lee Moody lf                          4   1   0    1     0         1   0
Mance Smith cf                        4   0   3    2     0         1   0
Jack Matchett p                       4   1   1    1     0   1     0  10
Sammy Haynes c                        4   0   0    0     0   1     6   1
Bob Johnson 1b                        2   0   0    0     1   1     8   0
  Newt Allen ph, 1b                   1   0   1    1     0         1   0
Totals                               38   6  12    6     2   9    27  20

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell, Bob Johnson. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Lee Moody. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Bonnie Serrell. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       2   0   0    0     2   0     2   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   0   2    1     0   0     1   1
Frank Russell 2b                      4   1   1    0     0   0     1   2
Roy Campanella c                      4   1   1    0     0   0    11   1
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   0   1    1     1   0     1   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   0   0    1     0   0     8   1
Norman Robinson rf                    4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Tommy Butts ss                        2   0   1    0     1   0     2   1
  Bill Harvey ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Donald Troy p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Tom Glover p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0  10
  Leonardo Chapman ph                 1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   3   7    3     4   0    27  18

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Frank Russell, Doc Dennis, Tommy Butts. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Frank Russell. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Kimbro. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett W                      9       7   3    3   4   0   0  36
Totals                               9       7   3    3   4   0   0  36


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Donald Troy L                        1.2     3   2    2   1   0   0  10
Tom Glover                           7.1     9   4    4   1   9   0  30
Totals                               9      12   6    6   2   9   0  40



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 6/30/1944 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Baltimore
Elite Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Baltimore                     
1. N.Young             ss        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. H.Souell            3b        F.Snow              3b        
3. W.Thomas            rf        F.Russell           2b        
4. B.Serrell           2b        R.Campanella        c         
5. L.Moody             lf        B.Hoskins           lf        
6. M.Smith             cf        D.Dennis            1b        
7. J.Matchett          p         N.Robinson          rf        
8. S.Haynes            c         T.Butts             ss        
9. B.Johnson           1b        D.Troy              p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; N.Young out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown
play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled;
F.Russell grounded into a double play (H.Souell to B.Serrell to
B.Johnson) [F.Snow out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell singled; L.Moody reached on a fielder's
choice [B.Serrell to second]; M.Smith singled [B.Serrell scored,
L.Moody to second]; J.Matchett singled [L.Moody scored, M.Smith
to second]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on
unknown play; N.Young walked [M.Smith to third, J.Matchett to
second]; T.GLOVER REPLACED D.TROY (PITCHING); H.Souell out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins
walked; D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: W.Thomas out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled;
L.Moody out on unknown play [B.Serrell to second]; M.Smith
singled [B.Serrell scored]; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts singled; T.Glover out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.Johnson walked;
N.Young singled [B.Johnson to second]; H.Souell out on unknown
play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Russell singled; R.Campanella singled
[F.Russell to second]; B.Hoskins singled [F.Russell scored,
R.Campanella to third]; D.Dennis out on unknown play
[R.Campanella scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Butts
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite
Giants 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.Serrell singled; L.Moody grounded into a double
play (F.Russell to T.Butts to D.Dennis) [B.Serrell out at
second]; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
walked; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (S.Haynes to
N.Young); F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.Matchett struck out; S.Haynes struck out;
B.Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite
Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella
out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: N.Young out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
W.Thomas singled [H.Souell to second]; B.Serrell singled
[H.Souell scored, W.Thomas to third]; L.Moody out on unknown
play [W.Thomas scored]; B.Serrell was caught stealing second
(R.Campanella to T.Butts); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5,
Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson
singled; T.Butts walked [N.Robinson to second]; T.Glover out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [N.Robinson to third, T.Butts to
second]; F.Snow singled [N.Robinson scored, T.Butts to third,
H.Kimbro to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: M.Smith singled; J.Matchett forced M.Smith
(unknown fielder) [J.Matchett to first]; S.Haynes out on unknown
play [J.Matchett to second]; N.ALLEN BATTED FOR B.JOHNSON;
N.Allen singled [J.Matchett scored]; N.Young out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: N.ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play;
D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 6,
Elite Giants 3.

MONARCHS 9TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 6, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.HARVEY
BATTED FOR T.BUTTS; B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.CHAPMAN
BATTED FOR T.GLOVER; L.Chapman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Elite Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         6  12   0   7
 Elite Giants     3   7   0   6


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