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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Tuesday, July 19, 1949 (N) at League Park, Omaha NE
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              1 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   3  6  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 3  0 0 0  1 0 x   -   5  9  5

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     1         1   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   1   0    0     0         0   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   0    0     0         3   3
Butch Davis lf                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     1         8   0
Butch McCord rf                       3   2   0    0     1         2   0
Ed Finney 3b                          4   0   3    0     0         2   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   2    2     0         8   0
Alfred Wilmore p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Leon Day p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               35   3   6    2     3   7    24   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Henry Kimbro. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Butch Davis. 
Team LOB:  8


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         5   1   2    1     0         2   3
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   1    0     1         3   1
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   1    0     0         1   6
Willard Brown cf                      3   1   1    0     1         4   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   1   2    0     1         0   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   1    2     0         7   1
Len Hunt lf                           3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        4   0   1    1     0         9   0
Frank Barnes p                        4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   5   9    4     4   8    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gene Baker, Bonnie Serrell, Buck O'Neil. 
E: 5.  Bonnie Serrell 4, Len Hunt. 
PB: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Baker. 
HR:  Gene Baker. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alfred Wilmore L                     2.1     4   4    4   4   2   0  15
Leon Day                             5.2     5   1    1   0   6   1  22
Totals                               8       9   5    5   4   8   1  37


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Barnes W                       9       6   3    1   3   7   0  38
Totals                               9       6   3    1   3   7   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Charlie Schartow, 1B -  Akromis

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5185

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 7/19/1949 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Kansas City                   
1. H.Kimbro            cf        G.Baker             ss        
2. T.Butts             ss        H.Souell            3b        
3. J.Gilliam           2b        B.Serrell           2b        
4. B.Davis             lf        W.Brown             cf        
5. L.Pearson           1b        B.Thurman           rf        
6. B.McCord            rf        E.Taborn            c         
7. E.Finney            3b        L.Hunt              lf        
8. J.Hayes             c         B.O'Neil            1b        
9. A.Wilmore           p         F.Barnes            p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts
reached on an error by B.Serrell [T.Butts to first]; J.Gilliam
out on unknown play; B.Davis singled to left field [T.Butts to
third (error by L.Hunt), B.Davis to second]; E.Taborn allowed a
passed ball [T.Butts scored (unearned), B.Davis to third];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, 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 1, Monarchs 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.McCord walked; E.Finney singled [B.McCord
to third]; J.Hayes out on unknown play [B.McCord scored];
A.Wilmore out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; L.Hunt walked [B.Thurman to
second]; B.O'Neil singled [B.Thurman scored, L.Hunt to second];
F.Barnes out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell walked;
B.Serrell singled to center field [H.Souell scored (no RBI)
(error by H.Kimbro), B.Serrell to second]; W.Brown walked;
B.Thurman singled [B.Serrell to third, W.Brown to second];
E.Taborn singled [B.Serrell scored, W.Brown scored, B.Thurman to
second]; L.DAY REPLACED A.WILMORE (PITCHING); L.Hunt out on
unknown play; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Monarchs 4.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.McCord out
on unknown play; E.Finney singled; J.Hayes singled to second
base [E.Finney to third (error by B.Serrell), J.Hayes to
second]; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 2, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: F.Barnes out on unknown play; G.Baker doubled;
H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Monarchs 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts reached on an error
by B.Serrell [H.Kimbro to second, T.Butts to first]; J.Gilliam
out on unknown play; B.Davis grounded into a double play
(B.Serrell to G.Baker to B.O'Neil) [T.Butts out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Monarchs 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.McCord
reached on an error by B.Serrell [B.McCord to first]; E.Finney
singled [B.McCord to second]; J.Hayes singled [B.McCord scored
(unearned), E.Finney to second]; L.Day out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: L.Hunt out on unknown play; B.O'Neil out on
unknown play; F.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Monarchs 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: G.Baker homered to leftfield; H.Souell singled;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown singled [H.Souell to
second]; B.Thurman singled [H.Souell to third, W.Brown to
second]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; L.Hunt out on unknown
play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Monarchs 5.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Pearson walked; B.McCord out on unknown
play; E.Finney out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.O'Neil out on unknown play; F.Barnes out on
unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Monarchs 5.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: L.Day 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 3, Monarchs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     3   6   1   8
 Monarchs         5   9   5   8


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