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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 8 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6

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

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  4 0 0  4  -   8  8  1
Kansas City Monarchs                1 4 0  0 0 0  1  -   6 10  4

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro rf                       4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   0    0     0         0   1
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   2   1    0     0         2   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   1    0     1         6   0
Leon Day cf                           3   2   1    1     1         5   1
Butch Davis lf                        3   1   2    2     1         1   0
Ed Finney 3b                          4   1   1    3     0   1     2   1
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   0    0     0         4   1
Bob Romby p                           3   0   1    0     0         0   2
  Joe Black p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               31   8   8    6     3   4    21   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lennie Pearson, Leon Day. 
E: 1.  Ed Finney. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson. 
3B:  Butch Davis. 
HR:  Ed Finney. 
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jim Gilliam. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         3   1   1    0     1         3   2
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   1    0     0         0   1
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     4   1   0    0     0         7   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   2   2    5     0         1   0
Bob Thurman rf                        2   0   2    0     2         0   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   2    1     1         4   0
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   1   2    0     0         3   4
  Len Hunt ph                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Gene Richardson p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Buck O'Neil ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   6  10    6     4   2    21   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gene Baker, Curt Roberts. 
E: 4.  Gene Baker, Bonnie Serrell, Curt Roberts, Gene Richardson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Willard Brown 2. 
HBP:  Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby W                          6       9   6    2   4   2   2  32
Joe Black SV                         1       1   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               7      10   6    2   4   2   2  36

Bob Romby pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning
HBP:  Bob Romby. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Richardson L                    7       8   8    6   3   4   1  35
Totals                               7       8   8    6   3   4   1  35



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

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 7649

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/17/1949, game 2 -- 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. J.Hayes             c         C.Roberts           2b        
9. B.Romby             p         G.Richardson        p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker singled; H.Souell was hit by a pitch
[G.Baker to second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out
on unknown play; B.Thurman walked [G.Baker to third, H.Souell to
second]; E.Taborn singled [G.Baker scored, H.Souell to third,
B.Thurman to second]; E.Howard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Pearson doubled; L.Day lined into a double
play (G.Baker to C.Roberts) [L.Pearson out at second]; B.Davis
reached on an error by B.Serrell [B.Davis to first]; E.Finney
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,
Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: C.Roberts singled; G.Richardson out on unknown
play; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell singled [C.Roberts
to second]; B.Serrell reached on an error by E.Finney [C.Roberts
to third, H.Souell to second, B.Serrell to first]; W.Brown
homered to leftfield (unearned) [C.Roberts scored (unearned),
H.Souell scored (unearned), B.Serrell scored (unearned)];
B.Thurman singled; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 5.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Romby singled;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 3RD: E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts singled;
G.Richardson out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 5.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam reached on an error by C.Roberts
[J.Gilliam to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Day
walked [J.Gilliam to second]; B.Davis singled [J.Gilliam scored
(unearned), L.Day to second]; E.Finney homered [L.Day scored,
B.Davis scored]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Romby out on
unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,
Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 5.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro reached on an error by G.Baker
[H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out
on unknown play; L.Pearson walked [H.Kimbro to second]; L.Day
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,
Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.Thurman walked; E.Taborn walked [B.Thurman to
second]; E.Howard hit into a double play (L.Day to L.Pearson)
[E.Taborn out at first]; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 5.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Davis walked; E.Finney out on unknown play;
J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.Richardson out on unknown play; G.Baker walked;
H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Monarchs 5.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro singled to left field; T.Butts
reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by G.Richardson
[H.Kimbro scored (no RBI), T.Butts scored (unearned)]; J.Gilliam
singled to left field; J.Gilliam stole second; L.Pearson
grounded out (C.Roberts to B.Serrell) [J.Gilliam to third];
L.Day singled to left field [J.Gilliam scored]; B.Davis tripled
to right field [L.Day scored]; E.Finney struck out; J.Hayes
grounded out (G.Baker to B.Serrell); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown homered; B.Thurman singled; J.BLACK
REPLACED B.ROMBY (PITCHING); E.Taborn singled [B.Thurman to
second]; E.Howard out on unknown play; L.HUNT BATTED FOR
C.ROBERTS; L.Hunt out on unknown play [B.Thurman to third,
E.Taborn to second]; B.O'NEIL BATTED FOR G.RICHARDSON; B.O'Neil
out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 8,
Monarchs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     8   8   1   6
 Monarchs         6  10   4   9


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