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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3

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

Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 1  0 0 0  0  -   3  8  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 0  0 0 3  x  -   4  7  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     3   1   2    3     1   0     0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Gene Baker ss                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jim LaMarque p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               29   3   8    3     1   0    18   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jim LaMarque. 

BATTING -
3B:  Curt Roberts. 
HR:  Bonnie Serrell. 
SH:  Curt Roberts. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Armstead cf                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Art Hefner 3b                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Williams 1b, 2b                3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ben Littles rf                        2   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Stanley Glenn c                       2   2   1    0     1   0     0   0
Jim Jones lf                          2   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Murray Watkins 2b                     2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Bill Cash ph, 1b                    1   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Bob Griffith p                        3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               25   4   7    4     2   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Art Hefner. 

BATTING -
SH:  Jim Jones. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque L                       6       7   4    1   2   0   0  28
Totals                               6       7   4    1   2   0   0  28


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith W                       7       8   3    3   1   0   1  31
Totals                               7       8   3    3   1   0   1  31



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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 2 -- 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         S.Glenn             c         
7. E.Howard            lf        J.Jones             lf        
8. G.Baker             ss        M.Watkins           2b        
9. J.LaMarque          p         B.Griffith          p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Roberts tripled;
B.Serrell homered [C.Roberts scored]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; B.Thurman singled; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 0.

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

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Howard out on unknown play; G.Baker out on
unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: S.Glenn singled; J.Jones out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [S.Glenn to second]; M.Watkins singled
[S.Glenn scored]; B.Griffith out on unknown play; J.Armstead out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell singled; C.Roberts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Souell to second]; B.Serrell singled
[H.Souell scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: A.Hefner out on unknown play; M.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on
unknown play; G.Baker singled; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on
unknown play; J.Jones singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell singled; C.Roberts out on unknown play;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 1.

STARS 5TH: B.Griffith 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 3, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.Thurman singled; E.Taborn reached on an error
by A.Hefner [B.Thurman to second, E.Taborn to first]; E.Howard
out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 1.

STARS 6TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Littles singled;
B.Clarkson forced B.Littles (unknown fielder) [B.Clarkson to
first]; S.Glenn walked [B.Clarkson to second]; J.Jones reached
on an error by J.LaMarque [B.Clarkson to third, S.Glenn to
second, J.Jones to first]; B.CASH BATTED FOR M.WATKINS; B.Cash
singled [B.Clarkson scored (unearned), S.Glenn scored
(unearned), J.Jones to third]; B.Griffith singled to right field
[J.Jones scored (unearned), B.Cash to second]; J.Armstead out on
unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); M.WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); H.Souell out on unknown play;
C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell walked; W.Brown out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3   8   1   7
 Stars            4   7   1   6


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