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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 10 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3

Game played on Tuesday, August 29, 1944 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 1 1  0 1 0   -   3 10  4
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  0 9 0  0 0 x   -  10  7  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Newt Allen 1b                         5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Lee Moody cf                          4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Dave Harper rf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Haynes c                        4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Jack Matchett p                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   3  10    2     1   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Jesse Williams, Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell, Lee Moody. 

BATTING -
2B:  Newt Allen. 
SH:  Jesse Williams. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnie Scott. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Roy Campanella c                      4   2   1    2     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Frank Russell 2b                      3   1   0    1     1   0     0   0
Norman Robinson rf                    4   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Andy Porter p                         3   2   1    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               34  10   7    7     5   0    27   0


BATTING -
3B:  Bill Hoskins. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett L                      8       7  10    7   5   0   0  39
Totals                               8       7  10    7   5   0   0  39

WP:  Jack Matchett. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter W                        9      10   3    3   1   0   0  38
Totals                               9      10   3    3   1   0   0  38

WP:  Andy Porter. 


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Umpires: HP -  Price, 1B -  Holloway

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/29/1944 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Baltimore
Elite Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Baltimore                     
1. J.Williams          ss        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. N.Allen             1b        T.Butts             ss        
3. H.Souell            3b        F.Snow              3b        
4. B.Serrell           2b        R.Campanella        c         
5. J.Scott             lf        B.Hoskins           lf        
6. L.Moody             cf        F.Russell           2b        
7. D.Harper            rf        N.Robinson          rf        
8. S.Haynes            c         D.Dennis            1b        
9. J.Matchett          p         A.Porter            p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen doubled;
H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

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

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Scott singled; J.Scott stole second; L.Moody
out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; S.Haynes out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants
0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella reached on an error by H.Souell
[R.Campanella to first]; B.Hoskins singled [R.Campanella to
third]; F.Russell out on unknown play [R.Campanella scored
(unearned)]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Dennis walked
[B.Hoskins to second]; A.Porter out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Matchett out on unknown play; J.Williams
singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro reached on an error by B.Serrell
[H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow walked
[H.Kimbro to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs
0, Elite Giants 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Scott singled;
L.Moody out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: S.Haynes singled; J.Matchett singled [S.Haynes to
second]; J.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[S.Haynes to third, J.Matchett to second]; A.Porter threw a wild
pitch [S.Haynes scored]; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Elite
Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: A.Porter walked; H.Kimbro walked [A.Porter to
second]; T.Butts singled [A.Porter scored, H.Kimbro to second];
F.Snow reached on an error by J.Williams [H.Kimbro scored (no
RBI), T.Butts to third, F.Snow to second]; R.Campanella singled
[T.Butts scored, F.Snow scored (unearned)]; B.Hoskins tripled
[R.Campanella scored]; F.Russell walked; N.Robinson singled
[B.Hoskins scored, F.Russell scored]; D.Dennis forced N.Robinson
(unknown fielder) [D.Dennis to first]; A.Porter singled to
center field [D.Dennis scored (no RBI) (error by L.Moody),
A.Porter to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [A.Porter to
third]; J.Matchett threw a wild pitch [A.Porter scored
(unearned)]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 9 R (7 ER), 5 H, 2 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Elite Giants 10.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.Serrell singled; J.Scott out on unknown play
[B.Serrell to second]; L.Moody singled [B.Serrell scored];
D.Harper out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Snow singled; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 10.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Matchett out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out
on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 10.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Souell walked; B.Serrell singled [H.Souell
scored]; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown
play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 10.

MONARCHS 9TH: S.Haynes singled; J.Matchett out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3  10   4   8
 Elite Giants    10   7   0   5


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