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

Game played on Tuesday, May 3, 1949 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  2 0 0  1 0 0   -   3  7  3
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 2 0  3 0 0  0 0 x   -   5  5  4

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   1   0    0     0         1   4
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     3   0   2    0     1         8   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   2    1     0         1   0
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   1   1    0     0         9   0
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Gene Baker ss                         3   0   0    1     0         0   0
Gene Collins p                        1   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Frank Duncan p                      2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               33   3   7    2     1   7    24   6

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Bonnie Serrell, Willard Brown, Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown, Earl Taborn. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bob Thurman. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   1    1     1         3   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0    0     1         1   3
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    1     1         5   0
Lester Lockett rf                     4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Butch Davis lf                        4   1   2    0     0         2   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        1   2   1    0     3         2   1
Henry Baylis 3b                       2   1   0    0     2         3   1
Frazier Robinson c                    1   0   0    0     1         3   0
  Johnny Hayes ph, c                  2   0   0    0     0         6   1
Bill Byrd p                           3   1   1    0     1         0   1
Totals                               28   5   5    2    10   7    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Henry Baylis. 
E: 4.  Henry Kimbro, Tommy Butts 2, Frazier Robinson. 
PB: 1.  Frazier Robinson. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Collins L                       3.1     4   5    5   6   4   0  19
Frank Duncan                         4.2     1   0    0   4   3   0  19
Totals                               8       5   5    5  10   7   0  38

WP:  Gene Collins 2, Frank Duncan. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       7   3    1   1   7   0  34
Totals                               9       7   3    1   1   7   0  34



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Umpires: HP - H. Williams, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B -  , 3B - Ted Lewis

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 2750

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/3/1949 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Baltimore
Elite Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Baltimore                     
1. H.Souell            3b        H.Kimbro            cf        
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         J.Gilliam           2b        
7. E.Howard            lf        H.Baylis            3b        
8. G.Baker             ss        F.Robinson          c         
9. G.Collins           p         B.Byrd              p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; B.Serrell walked; F.Robinson allowed a passed ball
[B.Serrell to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled to left field (E.Howard to
C.Roberts) [H.Kimbro out at second]; T.Butts walked; T.Butts was
picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Serrell [T.Butts
to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis singled; J.Gilliam walked [B.Davis to
second]; H.Baylis walked [B.Davis to third, J.Gilliam to
second]; G.Collins threw a wild pitch [B.Davis scored, J.Gilliam
to third, H.Baylis to second]; G.Collins threw a wild pitch
[J.Gilliam scored, H.Baylis to third]; F.Robinson walked; B.Byrd
out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out
on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants
2.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Baker out on unknown play; G.Collins out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: E.Taborn dropped a foul fly hit by L.Pearson;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play;
B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0,
Elite Giants 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: C.Roberts reached on an error by T.Butts
[C.Roberts to second (error by T.Butts)]; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; W.Brown doubled [C.Roberts scored (unearned)];
B.Thurman singled to center field [W.Brown scored (unearned) (no
RBI) (error by H.Kimbro)]; B.Thurman stole second [B.Thurman to
third (error by F.Robinson)]; E.Taborn lined into a double play
(H.Baylis unassisted) [B.Thurman out at third]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
4 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam singled; H.Baylis walked [J.Gilliam
to second]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled
[J.Gilliam to third, H.Baylis to second]; H.Kimbro walked
[J.Gilliam scored, H.Baylis to third, B.Byrd to second];
F.DUNCAN REPLACED G.COLLINS (PITCHING); T.Butts out on unknown
play; L.Pearson walked [H.Baylis scored, B.Byrd to third,
H.Kimbro to second]; F.Duncan threw a wild pitch [B.Byrd scored,
H.Kimbro to third, L.Pearson to second]; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 5.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; G.Baker out on
unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Gilliam
walked; H.Baylis out on unknown play; J.HAYES BATTED FOR
F.ROBINSON; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.HAYES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); H.Souell out
on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell
singled; W.Brown singled [B.Serrell to second]; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Byrd walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: E.Taborn doubled; E.Howard out on unknown play
[E.Taborn to third]; G.Baker out on unknown play [E.Taborn
scored]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis
singled to center field [B.Davis to second (error by W.Brown)];
J.Gilliam walked; H.Baylis out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; B.Serrell singled to right field (L.Lockett to
T.Butts) [B.Serrell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 5.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3   7   3   4
 Elite Giants     5   5   4   9


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