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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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