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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 1, 1949 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

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



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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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