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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 7

Game played on Tuesday, May 24, 1949 (N) at Lawrence Field, Wichita KS
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 5 1  0 1 0   -   7  5  4
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  3 1 0  0 1 2   -   8 11  3

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     3   2   1    0     1         0   0
Bill Cash lf                          1   2   0    0     3         3   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   1   0    1     2         2   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   1   2    1     2         3   0
Ben Littles rf                        4   0   0    1     1         0   0
Stanley Glenn c                       4   0   1    1     1         6   0
Jim Jones 1b                          5   0   0    0     0        10   0
Jimmie Armstead cf                    4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Henry Miller p                        4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Totals                               31   7   5    5    10  10    25   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Bus Clarkson, Ben Littles, Stanley Glenn, Jim Jones. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bus Clarkson. 
SH:  Murray Watkins. 
HBP:  Bill Cash. 
GDP:  Marvin Williams. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Cash. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Bonnie Serrell ph                   1   1   1    1     0         0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   1    0     0         1   0
Bob Thurman p, rf                     4   1   1    0     1         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   2    1     1         1   0
Earl Taborn c                         5   1   0    0     0         7   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        3   2   2    1     2        13   0
Elston Howard lf                      3   1   2    3     1         1   0
Tom Cooper rf                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Frank Barnes p                      1   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Gene Richardson p                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   0   2    0     0         1   1
Totals                               37   8  11    6     5   5    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gene Baker, Buck O'Neil, Curt Roberts. 
E: 3.  Willard Brown, Earl Taborn 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bob Thurman. 
HR:  Bonnie Serrell, Willard Brown, Elston Howard. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown, Buck O'Neil 3, Elston Howard. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller L                       8.1    11   8    7   5   5   3  42
Totals                               8.1    11   8    7   5   5   3  42

WP:  Henry Miller. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Thurman                          4       4   5    4   5       0  22
Frank Barnes                         3       1   2    0   4   8   0  15
Gene Richardson W                    2       0   0    0   1   1   0  6
Totals                               9       5   7    4  10  10   0  43

Bob Thurman pitched to 5 batters in the 5th inning
Frank Barnes pitched to 1 batters in the 8th inning
HBP:  Frank Barnes. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Brady, 1B -  Whitney, 2B -  , 3B -  Paul

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/24/1949 -- Philadelphia Stars at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Kansas City                   
1. M.Watkins           3b        G.Baker             ss        
2. B.Cash              lf        H.Souell            3b        
3. M.Williams          2b        B.Thurman           p         
4. B.Clarkson          ss        W.Brown             cf        
5. B.Littles           rf        E.Taborn            c         
6. S.Glenn             c         B.O'Neil            1b        
7. J.Jones             1b        E.Howard            lf        
8. J.Armstead          cf        T.Cooper            rf        
9. H.Miller            p         C.Roberts           2b        

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 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 doubled; B.Littles out on unknown play;
S.Glenn out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown homered; E.Taborn out on unknown play;
B.O'Neil walked; B.O'Neil stole second [B.O'Neil to third (error
by S.Glenn)]; E.Howard out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Monarchs 1.

STARS 3RD: J.Armstead out on unknown play; H.Miller out on
unknown play; M.Watkins walked; B.Cash walked [M.Watkins to
second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: C.Roberts singled; C.Roberts was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by J.Jones [C.Roberts to
second]; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown
play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 0, Monarchs 1.

STARS 4TH: B.Clarkson walked; B.Littles out on unknown play;
S.Glenn singled [B.Clarkson to second]; J.Jones out on unknown
play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Taborn reached on
an error by B.Clarkson [E.Taborn to first]; B.O'Neil walked
[E.Taborn to second]; E.Howard homered [E.Taborn scored
(unearned), B.O'Neil scored]; T.Cooper out on unknown play;
C.Roberts out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Monarchs 4.

STARS 5TH: H.Miller singled; M.Watkins reached on an error on a
sacrifice bunt by E.Taborn [H.Miller to second, M.Watkins to
first]; B.Cash walked [H.Miller to third, M.Watkins to second];
M.Williams walked [H.Miller scored, M.Watkins to third, B.Cash
to second]; B.Clarkson singled [M.Watkins scored (unearned),
B.Cash to third, M.Williams to second]; B.THURMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); F.BARNES REPLACED T.COOPER (PITCHING);
B.Littles walked [B.Cash scored, M.Williams to third, B.Clarkson
to second]; S.Glenn walked [M.Williams scored, B.Clarkson to
third, B.Littles to second]; J.Jones out on unknown play;
J.Armstead out on unknown play [B.Clarkson scored]; H.Miller out
on unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 5, Monarchs
4.

MONARCHS 5TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Thurman tripled to right field [B.Thurman scored
(error by B.Littles)]; W.Brown singled; W.Brown stole second;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 5,
Monarchs 5.

STARS 6TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Cash was hit by a
pitch; M.Williams walked [B.Cash to second]; B.Cash stole third
[B.Cash scored (unearned) (error by E.Taborn), M.Williams to
second]; B.Clarkson walked; B.Littles out on unknown play;
S.Glenn out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars
6, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.O'Neil out on unknown play; E.Howard walked;
F.Barnes out on unknown play; C.Roberts singled [E.Howard to
second]; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 6, Monarchs 5.

STARS 7TH: J.Jones out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on
unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 6, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 6, Monarchs 5.

STARS 8TH: M.Watkins singled to center field [M.Watkins to
third (error by W.Brown)]; G.RICHARDSON REPLACED F.BARNES
(PITCHING); B.Cash walked; M.Williams grounded into a double
play (C.Roberts to G.Baker to B.O'Neil) [M.Watkins scored
(unearned) (no RBI), B.Cash out at second]; B.Clarkson out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 7, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; B.O'Neil singled;
B.O'Neil stole second; E.Howard singled [B.O'Neil to third];
B.O'Neil stole home and E.Howard stole second; G.Richardson out
on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 7, Monarchs 6.

STARS 9TH: B.Littles out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on
unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 7, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.SERRELL BATTED FOR G.BAKER; B.Serrell homered;
H.Souell singled; H.Miller threw a wild pitch [H.Souell to
second]; B.Thurman walked; W.Brown walked [H.Souell to third,
B.Thurman to second]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; B.O'Neil
singled [H.Souell scored, B.Thurman to third, W.Brown to
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 7, Monarchs 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            7   5   4   9
 Monarchs         8  11   3   9


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