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

Game played on Sunday, May 22, 1949 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0   -   3  9  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  2 0 0  0 1 x   -   4 12  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   1    1     0         1   4
Jimmie Armstead cf                    4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   0   0    0     1         4   3
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   0   1    0     0         2   4
Ben Littles rf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Jim Jones 1b                          4   1   2    0     0         6   0
Bill Cash lf                          3   1   2    0     0         1   0
Stanley Glenn c                       4   1   1    1     0         5   0
Barney Brown p                        3   0   1    0     0         2   0
  Bob Griffith ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   3   9    3     1   7    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Stanley Glenn, Barney Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bus Clarkson. 
SH:  Bill Cash. 
GDP:  Marvin Williams, Bus Clarkson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ben Littles. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   1    0     1         2   2
Herb Souell 3b                        5   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   3   3    0     0         8   1
Buck O'Neil 1b                        3   1   2    1     0        11   1
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   1    1     1         0   0
Gene Richardson p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Jim LaMarque p                      2   0   1    1     0         0   3
Totals                               35   4  12    3     2   4    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Gene Baker, Bonnie Serrell, Buck O'Neil 2, Jim LaMarque. 
E: 2.  Gene Baker, Bonnie Serrell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown, Earl Taborn 3, Buck O'Neil. 
SH:  Buck O'Neil. 
IW:  Elston Howard. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bonnie Serrell, Buck O'Neil. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown L                       8      12   4    4   2   4   0  38
Totals                               8      12   4    4   2   4   0  38

IW:  Barney Brown. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Richardson                      4.1     7   3    3   1   5   0  21
Jim LaMarque W                       4.2     2   0    0   0   2   0  15
Totals                               9       9   3    3   1   7   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Frank Duncan, 1B - Bob Motley, 2B -  , 3B - Sylvester Vaughn

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 17248

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/22/1949 -- Philadelphia Stars at Kansas City
Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Kansas City                   
1. M.Watkins           3b        G.Baker             ss        
2. J.Armstead          cf        H.Souell            3b        
3. M.Williams          2b        B.Serrell           2b        
4. B.Clarkson          ss        W.Brown             cf        
5. B.Littles           rf        B.Thurman           rf        
6. J.Jones             1b        E.Taborn            c         
7. B.Cash              lf        B.O'Neil            1b        
8. S.Glenn             c         E.Howard            lf        
9. B.Brown             p         G.Richardson        p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins singled; J.Armstead out on unknown play;
M.Williams grounded into a double play (G.Baker to B.O'Neil)
[M.Watkins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
B.Serrell forced H.Souell (unknown fielder) [B.Serrell to
first]; B.Serrell stole second; W.Brown singled [B.Serrell to
third]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Littles reached on
an error by B.Serrell [B.Littles to first]; B.Littles stole
second; J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Taborn doubled; B.O'Neil singled [E.Taborn to
third]; E.Howard flied to B.Littles [E.Taborn scored];
G.Richardson out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 1.

STARS 3RD: S.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown
play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; W.Brown doubled; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 1.

STARS 4TH: J.Armstead out on unknown play; M.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Clarkson doubled; B.Littles out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn doubled to center field; B.O'Neil
doubled to center field [E.Taborn scored]; B.O'Neil stole third
[B.O'Neil scored (error by S.Glenn)]; E.Howard out on unknown
play; G.Richardson out on unknown play; G.Baker singled to left
field; H.Souell out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 0, Monarchs 3.

STARS 5TH: J.Jones singled; B.Cash singled [J.Jones to second];
S.Glenn singled [J.Jones scored, B.Cash to second]; B.Brown
singled [B.Cash to third, S.Glenn to second]; M.Watkins flied to
W.Brown [B.Cash scored]; J.Armstead singled [S.Glenn scored,
B.Brown to second]; M.Williams walked [B.Brown to third,
J.Armstead to second]; J.LAMARQUE REPLACED G.RICHARDSON
(PITCHING); B.Clarkson grounded into a double play (J.LaMarque
to B.Serrell to B.O'Neil) [M.Williams out at second]; 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.Thurman singled; B.Thurman was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by B.Brown [B.Thurman to second];
E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3,
Monarchs 3.

STARS 6TH: B.Littles out on unknown play; J.Jones out on
unknown play; B.Cash singled to shortstop [B.Cash to second
(error by G.Baker)]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Stars 3, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.O'Neil out on unknown play; E.Howard singled;
J.LaMarque out on unknown play; G.Baker walked [E.Howard to
second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 3, Monarchs 3.

STARS 7TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 3, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: 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.  Stars 3, Monarchs 3.

STARS 8TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on
unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 3, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: E.Taborn doubled; B.O'Neil out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Taborn to third]; E.Howard was walked
intentionally; J.LaMarque singled to left field [E.Taborn
scored, E.Howard to second]; G.Baker out on unknown play;
H.Souell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3,
Monarchs 4.

STARS 9TH: J.Jones singled; B.Cash out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Jones to second]; S.Glenn out on unknown
play; B.GRIFFITH BATTED FOR B.BROWN; B.Griffith grounded out
(B.O'Neil unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Monarchs
4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            3   9   2   6
 Monarchs         4  12   2  10


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