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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 8 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 8, 1949 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0   -   2  6  3
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 2  6 0 x   -   8 10  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   0   0    0     0         2   5
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     4   0   2    0     0        15   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Bob Thurman rf                        1   0   0    0     3         1   1
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   1    1     0         3   1
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Gene Baker ss                         4   1   1    1     0         2   5
Booker McDaniel p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Jim LaMarque p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Buck O'Neil ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   6    2     3   3    24  16

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Herb Souell, Earl Taborn, Elston Howard. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown. 
HR:  Gene Baker. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Armstead cf                    3   1   1    0     2         3   0
Art Hefner 3b                         4   1   2    1     1         2   3
Marvin Williams 1b                    4   2   2    2     1        12   0
Ben Littles rf                        4   2   2    2     0         1   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   1   1    0     1         0   6
Bill Cash c                           4   1   0    0     0         3   0
Jim Jones lf                          4   0   2    1     0         2   0
Murray Watkins 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         4   1
Bill Ricks p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Wilmer Harris p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   8  10    6     5   2    27  12


BATTING -
2B:  Jimmie Armstead. 
HR:  Marvin Williams, Ben Littles. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Art Hefner, Marvin Williams. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Booker McDaniel L                    6.2     8   7    5   5   2   2  32
Jim LaMarque                         1.1     2   1    0   0   0   0  7
Totals                               8      10   8    5   5   2   2  39


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks W                         7.1     5   2    2   2   2   1  29
Wilmer Harris SV                     1.2     1   0    0   1   1   0  7
Totals                               9       6   2    2   3   3   1  36



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Umpires: HP - Mule Suttles, 1B - Charles Moore

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5200

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/8/1949, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Philadelphia                  
1. H.Souell            3b        J.Armstead          cf        
2. C.Roberts           2b        A.Hefner            3b        
3. B.Serrell           1b        M.Williams          1b        
4. W.Brown             cf        B.Littles           rf        
5. B.Thurman           rf        B.Clarkson          ss        
6. E.Taborn            c         B.Cash              c         
7. E.Howard            lf        J.Jones             lf        
8. G.Baker             ss        M.Watkins           2b        
9. B.McDaniel          p         B.Ricks             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; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: J.Armstead walked; A.Hefner walked [J.Armstead to
second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Littles out on
unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 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, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Cash out on unknown play; J.Jones singled to right
field (B.Thurman to G.Baker) [J.Jones out at second]; M.Watkins
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Baker out on unknown play; B.McDaniel out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: B.Ricks out on unknown play; J.Armstead walked;
A.Hefner out on unknown play; M.Williams singled [J.Armstead to
second]; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; W.Brown doubled; B.Thurman walked; E.Taborn
singled [W.Brown scored, B.Thurman to second]; E.Howard out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Clarkson walked; B.Cash out on unknown play;
J.Jones out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Stars 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: G.Baker homered; B.McDaniel out on unknown play;
H.Souell singled; C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: B.Ricks out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on
unknown play; A.Hefner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: M.Williams walked; M.Williams stole second
[M.Williams to third (error by E.Taborn)]; B.Littles homered to
left-center [M.Williams scored]; B.Clarkson out on unknown play;
B.Cash out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 2 R, 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; B.McDaniel out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 2.

STARS 7TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on
unknown play; J.Armstead doubled; A.Hefner singled [J.Armstead
scored]; A.Hefner stole second; M.Williams homered to
centerfield [A.Hefner scored]; B.Littles singled; B.Clarkson
singled [B.Littles to third]; J.LAMARQUE REPLACED B.MCDANIEL
(PITCHING); B.Cash reached on an error by H.Souell [B.Littles
scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Clarkson to second, B.Cash to
first]; J.Jones singled to left field [B.Clarkson scored
(unearned) (error by E.Howard), B.Cash scored (unearned) (no
RBI) (error by E.Howard), J.Jones to second]; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; 6 R (3 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 8.

MONARCHS 8TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; W.HARRIS REPLACED
B.RICKS (PITCHING); Ricks left the game with a pulled muscle;
B.Serrell singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked
[B.Serrell to second]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 8.

STARS 8TH: W.Harris out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on
unknown play; A.Hefner singled; M.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 8.

MONARCHS 9TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; G.Baker out on
unknown play; B.O'NEIL BATTED FOR J.LAMARQUE; B.O'Neil out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         2   6   3   7
 Stars            8  10   0   7


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