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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. 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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