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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Sunday, July 17, 1949 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 4 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  4  2
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  0 0 1  2 1 x   -   5  9  2

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro rf                       4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   0   0    0     0         3   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   1    0     0        11   1
Leon Day cf                           4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Butch Davis lf                        3   1   0    0     0         0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   1   1    2     0         2   3
Frazier Robinson c                    3   0   0    0     0         2   1
Toots Ferrell p                       3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Totals                               31   4   4    2     0   2    24  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Lennie Pearson. 
E: 2.  Tommy Butts 2. 

BATTING -
SH:  Jim Gilliam. 
Team LOB:  1


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   2   3    0     0         1   4
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   2    0     0         2   2
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     3   0   0    1     1        15   3
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   2    2     1         2   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   0   0    0     0         1   5
Jim LaMarque p                        3   0   0    0     1         1   4
Totals                               32   5   9    5     4   1    27  18

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Curt Roberts, Jim LaMarque. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Baker, Willard Brown. 
HR:  Earl Taborn. 
GDP:  Curt Roberts. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jim LaMarque. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Toots Ferrell L                      8       9   5    4   4   1   1  36
Totals                               8       9   5    4   4   1   1  36


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque W                       9       4   4    1   0   2   0  32
Totals                               9       4   4    1   0   2   0  32

WP:  Jim LaMarque. 


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

Time of Game: 1:40   Attendance: 7649

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/17/1949, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Kansas City                   
1. H.Kimbro            rf        G.Baker             ss        
2. T.Butts             ss        H.Souell            3b        
3. J.Gilliam           2b        B.Serrell           1b        
4. L.Pearson           1b        W.Brown             cf        
5. L.Day               cf        B.Thurman           rf        
6. B.Davis             lf        E.Taborn            c         
7. E.Finney            3b        E.Howard            lf        
8. F.Robinson          c         C.Roberts           2b        
9. T.Ferrell           p         J.LaMarque          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro singled; H.Kimbro was picked off
first (J.LaMarque to B.Serrell); T.Butts out on unknown play;
J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker singled to pitcher; H.Souell flied to
L.Day [G.Baker to second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play;
W.Brown singled to left field [G.Baker scored]; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Pearson singled; L.Day reached on an error
by J.LaMarque [L.Pearson to second, L.Day to first]; B.Davis
reached on an error by C.Roberts [L.Pearson scored (no RBI),
L.Day to third, B.Davis to second]; E.Finney singled [L.Day
scored (unearned), B.Davis scored (unearned)]; F.Robinson out on
unknown play [E.Finney to second]; T.Ferrell out on unknown play
[E.Finney to third]; J.LaMarque threw a wild pitch [E.Finney
scored (unearned)]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on
unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Butts to second]; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.LaMarque walked; J.LaMarque was caught stealing
second (F.Robinson to J.Gilliam); G.Baker out on unknown play;
H.Souell singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; E.Finney out on
unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown walked; B.Thurman walked [W.Brown to
second]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown
play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Ferrell out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out
on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; G.Baker doubled;
H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell walked; W.Brown out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Pearson out
on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.Thurman reached on an error by T.Butts
[B.Thurman to first]; E.Taborn grounded out (E.Finney to
L.Pearson) [B.Thurman to second]; E.Howard singled to center
field [B.Thurman scored (unearned)]; C.Roberts grounded into a
double play (T.Butts to L.Pearson) [E.Howard out at second]; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; E.Finney out on
unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; G.Baker singled
to left field; H.Souell singled to shortstop [G.Baker to third
(error by T.Butts), H.Souell to second]; B.Serrell out on
unknown play [G.Baker scored]; W.Brown doubled to center field
[H.Souell scored]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: T.Ferrell out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out
on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: E.Taborn homered to leftfield; E.Howard out on
unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 5.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Pearson out
on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4   4   2   1
 Monarchs         5   9   2   7


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