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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Monday, July 18, 1949 (N) at Arbor State Park, Wymore NE
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   1  8  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 4  2 0 0  1 0 x   -   7 13  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro rf                       2   0   0    0     3         0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Leon Day cf                           4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Joe Black p                           4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   1   8    1     4   9    24   0


BATTING -
GDP:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  10


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         3   2   1    0     1   0     0   1
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     5   1   2    1     0   0     1   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   1   2    3     1   0     0   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Len Hunt lf                           4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Gene Collins p                        4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   7  13    7     2   0    27   2

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

BATTING -
HR:  Willard Brown, Bob Thurman. 
SH:  Gene Baker. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black L                          8      13   7    7   2   0   2  39
Totals                               8      13   7    7   2   0   2  39


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Collins W                       9       8   1    1   4   9   0  38
Totals                               9       8   1    1   4   9   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Ray Campbell, 1B - Bill Seymour, 2B -  , 3B - Hank Huntington

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/18/1949 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

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        L.Hunt              lf        
8. F.Robinson          c         C.Roberts           2b        
9. J.Black             p         G.Collins           p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts out on unknown
play; J.Gilliam singled [H.Kimbro to second]; L.Pearson grounded
into a double play (G.Baker to C.Roberts to B.Serrell)
[J.Gilliam out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Day out on unknown play; B.Davis out on
unknown play; E.Finney singled; F.Robinson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; L.Hunt singled [B.Thurman to
second]; C.Roberts singled [B.Thurman to third, L.Hunt to
second]; G.Collins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Black out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked;
T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Baker singled; H.Souell singled [G.Baker to
second]; B.Serrell singled [G.Baker to third, H.Souell to
second]; W.Brown out on unknown play [G.Baker scored, H.Souell
to third, B.Serrell to second]; B.Thurman homered to centerfield
[H.Souell scored, B.Serrell scored]; E.Taborn out on unknown
play; L.Hunt singled; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

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

MONARCHS 4TH: G.Collins singled; G.Baker walked [G.Collins to
second]; H.Souell singled [G.Collins scored, G.Baker to second];
B.Serrell singled [G.Baker scored, H.Souell to second]; W.Brown
out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn out
on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs
6.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black out
on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 5TH: HP and 1B umpires traded positions after 4-1/2
innings; L.Hunt out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown
play; G.Collins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Monarchs 6.

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

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

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Davis singled; E.Finney singled [B.Davis to
second]; F.Robinson singled [B.Davis scored, E.Finney to
second]; J.Black out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown homered to centerfield; B.Thurman
singled; E.Taborn out on unknown play; L.Hunt out on unknown
play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Monarchs 7.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Pearson
walked; L.Day out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 8TH: G.Collins singled; G.Baker out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Collins to second]; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Monarchs 7.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; J.Black singled; H.Kimbro walked [J.Black to
second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Monarchs 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     1   8   0  10
 Monarchs         7  13   0   8


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