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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Monday, May 23, 1949 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 3 0   -   4  5  3
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  3 3 1  0 0 x   -   7 10  3

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Art Hefner lf                         1   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Stanley Glenn c                     1   1   0    0     1         1   0
Jimmie Armstead cf                    3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   1   1    1     1         2   2
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   0   2    1     0   1     2   0
Ben Littles rf                        4   0   0    0     0   1     4   0
Jim Jones 1b                          4   0   0    0     0   1     5   0
Bill Cash c, lf                       4   0   1    0     0         6   1
Murray Watkins 3b                     3   2   1    0     1         2   3
Bill Ricks p                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Herb Hill ph                        1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Gene Thompson p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Bob Griffith ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   4   5    2     4  11    24   7

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Marvin Williams, Jim Jones, Murray Watkins 2. 
E: 3.  Bus Clarkson, Bill Cash, Murray Watkins. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Jimmie Armstead. 
GDP:  Marvin Williams. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jimmie Armstead. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   1   1    0     1         1   2
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   2    2     0         0   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   2   0    1     1         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Earl Taborn c                         2   0   2    0     2        11   1
Buck O'Neil 1b                        4   0   2    2     0        12   0
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   0   0    0     0         3   4
Gene Collins p                        4   2   2    0     0         0   4
Totals                               33   7  10    7     4   5    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gene Baker, Buck O'Neil, Gene Collins. 
E: 3.  Gene Baker, Earl Taborn, Elston Howard. 
PB: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Collins. 
GDP:  Curt Roberts. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gene Baker. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks L                         5       7   6    6   4   5   0  25
Gene Thompson                        3       3   1    1   0   0   0  12
Totals                               8      10   7    7   4   5   0  37


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Collins W                       9       5   4    2   4  11   0  36
Totals                               9       5   4    2   4  11   0  36

HBP:  Gene Collins. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

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

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/23/1949 -- Philadelphia Stars at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

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

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Clarkson struck out; B.Littles struck out; J.Jones
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Taborn walked;
B.O'Neil lined into a double play (M.Watkins to J.Jones)
[E.Taborn out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Monarchs 0.

STARS 3RD: B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown
play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; G.Collins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

STARS 4TH: A.Hefner out on unknown play; J.Armstead was hit by
a pitch; J.Armstead was caught stealing second (unknown
fielder); M.Williams walked; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: G.Baker walked; G.Baker stole second [G.Baker to
third (error by B.Cash)]; H.Souell singled to third base
[G.Baker scored, H.Souell to third (error by M.Watkins)];
B.Thurman walked; W.Brown out on unknown play [H.Souell scored];
E.Taborn walked [B.Thurman to second]; B.O'Neil singled
[B.Thurman to third, E.Taborn to second]; E.Howard reached on an
error by B.Clarkson [B.Thurman scored, E.Taborn to third,
B.O'Neil to second, E.Howard to first]; C.Roberts grounded into
a double play (M.Watkins to M.Williams) [B.O'Neil out at third,
E.Howard out at second, C.Roberts to first]; 3 R, 2 H, 3 E, 2
LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 3.

STARS 5TH: B.Littles out on unknown play; J.Jones out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: S.GLENN REPLACED A.HEFNER (PLAYING C); B.CASH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); G.Collins doubled to center
field; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell singled [G.Collins
to third]; B.Thurman forced H.Souell (unknown fielder)
[G.Collins scored, B.Thurman to first]; W.Brown singled
[B.Thurman to second]; E.Taborn singled [B.Thurman to third,
W.Brown to second]; B.O'Neil singled [B.Thurman scored, W.Brown
scored, E.Taborn to second]; E.Howard out on unknown play; 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 6.

STARS 6TH: M.Watkins walked; H.HILL BATTED FOR B.RICKS; H.Hill
struck out; M.Watkins was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by E.Taborn [M.Watkins to second]; S.Glenn out on unknown
play [M.Watkins to third]; J.Armstead reached on an error by
G.Baker [M.Watkins scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Armstead to
first]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 1, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.THOMPSON REPLACED H.HILL (PITCHING); C.Roberts
out on unknown play; G.Collins singled; G.Baker singled
[G.Collins to third]; H.Souell out on unknown play [G.Collins
scored]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 1, Monarchs 7.

STARS 7TH: B.Clarkson singled; B.Littles out on unknown play;
J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Taborn singled;
B.O'Neil out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Monarchs 7.

STARS 8TH: M.Watkins singled; G.Thompson out on unknown play;
S.Glenn walked [M.Watkins to second]; J.Armstead out on unknown
play; M.Williams singled [M.Watkins scored, S.Glenn to second];
B.Clarkson singled to left field [S.Glenn scored, M.Williams
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by E.Howard)]; B.Littles out
on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Monarchs
7.

MONARCHS 8TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; G.Collins out on
unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 4, Monarchs 7.

STARS 9TH: J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Cash singled;
E.Taborn allowed a passed ball [B.Cash to second]; M.Watkins out
on unknown play; B.GRIFFITH BATTED FOR G.THOMPSON; B.Griffith
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Monarchs 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4   5   3   5
 Monarchs         7  10   3   6


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