Kansas City Monarchs 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 13 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 Curt Roberts 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 Bonnie Serrell 1b 4 0 1 0 1 11 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 1 1 0 4 0 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Earl Taborn c 4 2 2 1 0 5 2 Elston Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Gene Baker ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 Booker McDaniel p 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 Gene Richardson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 5 13 4 1 1 27 12 FIELDING - E: 1. Curt Roberts. BATTING - 2B: Earl Taborn. HR: Earl Taborn, Booker McDaniel. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Bonnie Serrell. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 5 Tommy Butts ss 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 1 1 10 1 Lester Lockett rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 Butch Davis lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Frank Russell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 Joe Black pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Romby p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leon Day ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toots Ferrell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henry Baylis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 3 6 3 5 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jim Gilliam, Lennie Pearson. E: 1. Henry Kimbro. BATTING - HBP: Leon Day. Team LOB: 10 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Booker McDaniel W 4 5 1 1 0 2 0 17 Gene Richardson SV 5 1 2 1 5 3 0 23 Totals 9 6 3 2 5 5 0 40 HBP: Gene Richardson. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Romby L 5 8 5 4 1 1 2 23 Toots Ferrell 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 Totals 9 13 5 4 1 1 2 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis, 2B - , 3B - H. Williams Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 5588 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/1/1949, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Baltimore 1. H.Souell 3b J.Gilliam 2b 2. C.Roberts 2b T.Butts ss 3. B.Serrell 1b L.Pearson 1b 4. W.Brown cf L.Lockett rf 5. B.Thurman rf B.Davis lf 6. E.Taborn c F.Russell 3b 7. E.Howard lf H.Kimbro cf 8. G.Baker ss F.Robinson c 9. B.McDaniel p B.Romby p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Souell singled to left field; C.Roberts singled to center field [H.Souell scored (no RBI) (error by H.Kimbro), C.Roberts to second]; B.Serrell grounded out (L.Pearson unassisted) [C.Roberts to third]; W.Brown singled to left field [C.Roberts scored (unearned)]; B.Thurman lined into a double play (J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [W.Brown out at first]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam struck out; T.Butts singled to center field; L.Pearson popped to G.Baker; L.Lockett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Taborn homered to leftfield; E.Howard flied to B.Davis; G.Baker grounded out (J.Gilliam to L.Pearson); B.McDaniel singled to left field; H.Souell lined to F.Russell; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis singled; F.Russell grounded out (B.Serrell unassisted) [B.Davis to second]; H.Kimbro grounded out (C.Roberts to B.Serrell) [B.Davis to third]; F.Robinson singled to shortstop [B.Davis scored]; B.Romby out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 1. MONARCHS 3RD: C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell walked; B.Serrell stole second; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 1. MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn doubled to left field; E.Howard flied to H.Kimbro; G.Baker lined to B.Davis; B.McDaniel homered to leftfield [E.Taborn scored]; H.Souell lined to J.Gilliam; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Lockett singled; B.Davis out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [L.Lockett to second]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. MONARCHS 5TH: C.Roberts singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: G.RICHARDSON REPLACED B.MCDANIEL (PITCHING); L.DAY BATTED FOR B.ROMBY; L.Day was hit by a pitch; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked [L.Day to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. MONARCHS 6TH: T.FERRELL REPLACED L.DAY (PITCHING); E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard singled; G.Baker singled to right field (L.Lockett to F.Russell) [E.Howard out at third]; G.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Souell singled; C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled [H.Souell to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Ferrell out on unknown play; J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. MONARCHS 8TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Lockett walked; B.Davis out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. MONARCHS 9TH: G.Richardson singled; H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: H.Kimbro singled to center field; F.Robinson walked [H.Kimbro to second]; J.BLACK RAN FOR F.ROBINSON; H.BAYLIS BATTED FOR T.FERRELL; H.Baylis struck out; J.Gilliam walked [H.Kimbro to third, J.Black to second]; T.Butts reached on a fielder's choice [H.Kimbro scored, J.Black to third (error by C.Roberts; assist by H.Souell), J.Gilliam to second]; L.Pearson grounded out (G.Baker to B.Serrell) [J.Black scored (unearned), J.Gilliam to third, T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, Elite Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 5 13 1 7 Elite Giants 3 6 1 10
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