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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2

Game played on Monday, June 20, 1949 (N) at Lawrence Field, Wichita KS
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  5  4
Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 x   -   4 10  2

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Burt Scott lf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Pedro Formental ph, lf              1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Cowan Hyde rf                         4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bob Boyd 1b                           4   0   1    0     0        10   0
Casey Jones c                         3   1   0    0     1         5   0
  Ladd White pr                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jose Colas cf                         4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Neil Robinson 3b                      4   0   2    1     0         0   1
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   0   0    1     0         2   3
  Goose Curry ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Orlando Varona ss                     2   0   0    0     0         4   2
  Verdell Mathis ph, ss               0   0   0    0     1         1   1
  Willie Wells Sr. ph                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Frank Thompson p                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   5    2     2   3    24   7

FIELDING -
DP: 4.  Bob Boyd 4, Neil Robinson, Johnnie Cowan 3, Orlando Varona 2, Verdell Mathis. 
E: 4.  Neil Robinson 2, Verdell Mathis, Frank Thompson. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Casey Jones. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   1    2     1         2   1
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     4   0   0    0     0        10   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   2    0     0         4   0
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Elston Howard lf                      4   1   2    1     0         2   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Tom Cooper c                          4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Mel Duncan p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   4  10    3     1   3    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell, Mel Duncan. 
E: 2.  Gene Baker 2. 

BATTING -
HR:  Herb Souell. 
GDP:  Elston Howard, Curt Roberts, Tom Cooper, Mel Duncan. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Thompson L                     8      10   4    4   1   3   1  35
Totals                               8      10   4    4   1   3   1  35


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Mel Duncan W                         9       5   2    2   2   3   0  35
Totals                               9       5   2    2   2   3   0  35



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 6/20/1949 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. J.Scott             lf        G.Baker             ss        
2. C.Hyde              rf        H.Souell            3b        
3. B.Boyd              1b        B.Serrell           1b        
4. C.Jones             c         W.Brown             cf        
5. J.Colas             cf        B.Thurman           rf        
6. N.Robinson          3b        E.Howard            lf        
7. J.Cowan             2b        C.Roberts           2b        
8. O.Varona            ss        T.Cooper            c         
9. F.Thompson          p         M.Duncan            p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; B.Boyd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker singled; H.Souell homered to rightfield
[G.Baker scored]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown
singled; B.Thurman singled [W.Brown to second]; E.Howard singled
[W.Brown scored, B.Thurman to second]; C.Roberts grounded into a
double play (O.Varona to J.Cowan to B.Boyd) [E.Howard out at
second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Jones walked; J.Colas singled [C.Jones to
second]; N.Robinson singled [C.Jones scored, J.Colas to third];
J.Cowan out on unknown play [J.Colas scored]; O.Varona out on
unknown play; F.Thompson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 2ND: T.Cooper singled; M.Duncan grounded into a double
play (N.Robinson to J.Cowan to B.Boyd) [T.Cooper out at second];
G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 3RD: J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled;
B.Boyd singled [C.Hyde to second]; C.Jones grounded into a
double play (M.Duncan to H.Souell to B.Serrell) [C.Hyde out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; W.Brown singled; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Colas reached on an error by G.Baker [J.Colas to
first]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown
play; O.Varona out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Howard reached on an error by N.Robinson
[E.Howard to first]; C.Roberts out on unknown play; T.Cooper out
on unknown play; M.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 5TH: F.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: G.Baker reached on an error by N.Robinson
[G.Baker to first]; H.Souell reached on an error by F.Thompson
[G.Baker to second, H.Souell to first]; B.Serrell out on unknown
play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

RED SOX 6TH: B.Boyd out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown
play; J.Colas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Howard singled; C.Roberts singled [E.Howard to
third]; T.Cooper grounded into a double play (O.Varona to
B.Boyd) [E.Howard scored (no RBI), C.Roberts out at second];
M.Duncan out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; V.MATHIS BATTED FOR O.VARONA; V.Mathis walked;
F.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: V.MATHIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); G.Baker out
on unknown play; H.Souell walked; B.Serrell out on unknown play;
W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 8TH: P.FORMENTAL BATTED FOR J.SCOTT; P.Formental out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; B.Boyd out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: P.FORMENTAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
B.Thurman singled; E.Howard grounded into a double play (J.Cowan
to V.Mathis to B.Boyd) [B.Thurman out at second]; C.Roberts
reached on an error by V.Mathis [C.Roberts to first]; T.Cooper
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs
4.

RED SOX 9TH: C.Jones reached on an error by G.Baker [C.Jones to
first]; L.WHITE RAN FOR C.JONES; J.Colas out on unknown play;
N.Robinson singled [L.White to second]; G.CURRY BATTED FOR
J.COWAN; G.Curry out on unknown play; W.WELLS SR. BATTED FOR
V.MATHIS; W.Wells Sr. out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   5   4   6
 Monarchs         4  10   2   7


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