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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2

Game played on Wednesday, May 4, 1949 (N) at Lloyd Field, Chester PA
Regular-Season game

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

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   1   1    0     0         2   3
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     3   1   1    0     1        10   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   0    0     0         6   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   1   1    2     1         2   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   2    1     0         3   1
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Gene Baker ss                         3   0   0    0     1         1   4
Frank Barnes p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               31   4   5    3     3   6    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Gene Baker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Thurman, Earl Taborn 2. 
SH:  Frank Barnes. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Bonnie Serrell. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     1         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   0   2    0     0         2   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   0    0     0         9   0
Lester Lockett rf                     4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   1   1    0     0         1   1
Henry Baylis 3b                       3   0   0    0     0         3   2
  Bob Romby ph                        1   1   1    0     0         0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        2   0   0    0     1         6   1
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   0    1     0         0   0
Leon Day p                            3   0   2    1     1         0   3
Totals                               35   2   7    2     3   3    27   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Butch Davis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tommy Butts, Lester Lockett, Bob Romby. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Barnes W                       9       7   2    2   3   3   0  38
Totals                               9       7   2    2   3   3   0  38


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day L                           9       5   4    3   3   6   0  35
Totals                               9       5   4    3   3   6   0  35



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Pitkoff

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/4/1949 -- 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        J.Hayes             c         
9. F.Barnes            p         L.Day               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 singled; B.Serrell was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts
singled; L.Pearson reached on an error by G.Baker [T.Butts to
second, L.Pearson to first]; L.Lockett out on unknown play;
B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0,
Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; E.Taborn doubled; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; H.Baylis out
on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.Day out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts hit a ground rule double; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: C.Roberts singled; B.Serrell walked [C.Roberts to
second]; W.Brown reached on an error by B.Davis [C.Roberts
scored (no RBI), B.Serrell to third, W.Brown to second];
B.Thurman doubled to right-center [B.Serrell scored, W.Brown
scored (unearned)]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out
on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: F.Barnes out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Baylis out on unknown play; J.Hayes walked;
L.Day singled [J.Hayes to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 3,
Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.Thurman walked; E.Taborn doubled [B.Thurman
scored]; E.Howard out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Lockett hit
a ground rule double; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Elite Giants
0.

MONARCHS 7TH: G.Baker walked; F.Barnes out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [G.Baker to second]; H.Souell out on unknown
play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Baylis out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; L.Day walked; H.Kimbro walked [L.Day to second];
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 4,
Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 9TH: 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 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gilliam singled; B.ROMBY BATTED FOR
H.BAYLIS; B.Romby doubled [J.Gilliam to third]; B.BYRD BATTED
FOR J.HAYES; B.Byrd grounded out (G.Baker to B.Serrell)
[J.Gilliam scored]; L.Day singled to left field [B.Romby
scored]; H.Kimbro forced L.Day (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to
first]; T.Butts grounded out (F.Barnes to B.Serrell); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Elite Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         4   5   1   4
 Elite Giants     2   7   1   9


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