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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 14 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3

Game played on Wednesday, July 20, 1949 (N) at League Park, Omaha NE
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              2 6 0  0 2 0  1 0 3   -  14 19  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 1   -   3 10  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   3   2    1     1   0     5   5
Tommy Butts ss                        5   2   4    2     0   0     3   6
Ed Finney 3b                          4   2   2    3     1   0     2   1
Butch Davis lf                        5   2   2    1     1   0     0   0
Butch McCord rf                       5   1   2    2     1   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     6   1   4    2     0   0     8   0
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Johnny Hayes c                        5   0   1    1     0   0     6   0
Bill Byrd p                           4   3   2    0     1   0     0   4
Totals                               42  14  19   12     5   0    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 5.  Jim Gilliam 4, Tommy Butts 4, Ed Finney, Lennie Pearson 5, Bill Byrd. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim Gilliam, Ed Finney, Lennie Pearson, Bill Byrd. 
3B:  Butch Davis. 
HR:  Ed Finney. 
SH:  Jim Gilliam 2, Ed Finney. 
HBP:  Tommy Butts. 
GDP:  Johnny Hayes. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Butch Davis. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   2    0     0         1   9
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         4   6
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   1    1     0         4   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   2   2    1     1         0   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   2    1     1         0   2
Len Hunt lf                           4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        3   0   1    0     1        18   0
Frank Duncan p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Connie Johnson p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Jim LaMarque p                      3   0   0    0     1         0   5
Totals                               32   3  10    3     4   6    27  24

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gene Baker, Bonnie Serrell, Buck O'Neil. 
E: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Baker, Bonnie Serrell, Earl Taborn. 
HR:  Willard Brown, Bob Thurman. 
GDP:  Gene Baker, Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell, Len Hunt, Jim LaMarque. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bob Thurman. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9      10   3    3   4   6   2  36
Totals                               9      10   3    3   4   6   2  36


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Duncan L                       1.1     5   4    4   2   0   0  11
Connie Johnson                       0       4   4    4   0   0   1  4
Jim LaMarque                         7.2    10   6    5   3   0   0  36
Totals                               9      19  14   13   5   0   1  51

WP:  Jim LaMarque. 
HBP:  Jim LaMarque. 


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Umpires: HP - Charlie Schartow, 1B - Bob Ohlinger

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 2465

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 7/20/1949 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts singled [J.Gilliam
to second]; E.Finney walked [J.Gilliam to third, T.Butts to
second]; B.Davis out on unknown play; B.McCord singled
[J.Gilliam scored, T.Butts to third, E.Finney to second];
L.Pearson singled [T.Butts scored, E.Finney to third, B.McCord
to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker singled; H.Souell grounded into a double
play (B.Byrd to T.Butts to L.Pearson) [G.Baker out at second];
B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Byrd singled; J.Gilliam out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts singled
[B.Byrd scored]; C.JOHNSON REPLACED F.DUNCAN (PITCHING);
E.Finney homered [T.Butts scored]; B.Davis tripled; B.McCord
singled [B.Davis scored]; L.Pearson doubled [B.McCord scored];
J.LAMARQUE REPLACED C.JOHNSON (PITCHING); H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; J.Hayes singled [L.Pearson scored]; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman homered;
E.Taborn walked; L.Hunt grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam
to T.Butts to L.Pearson) [E.Taborn out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts was
hit by a pitch; E.Finney out on unknown play; B.Davis singled
[T.Butts to second]; B.McCord walked [T.Butts to third, B.Davis
to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Elite Giants 8, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.O'Neil out on unknown play; J.LaMarque walked;
G.Baker grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to
L.Pearson) [J.LaMarque out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 8, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 8, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell grounded into a
double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [H.Souell out at
second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 8, Monarchs 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gilliam singled; T.Butts singled [J.Gilliam
to second]; E.Finney out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Gilliam to third, T.Butts to second]; B.Davis reached on a
fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam scored, T.Butts
out at third, B.Davis to second]; B.Davis stole third [B.Davis
scored (unearned) (error by E.Taborn)]; B.McCord out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 10, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.Thurman singled; B.Thurman stole second;
E.Taborn doubled [B.Thurman scored]; L.Hunt out on unknown play;
B.O'Neil out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 10, Monarchs 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Pearson singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; J.Hayes grounded into a double play (B.Serrell to G.Baker
to B.O'Neil) [L.Pearson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 10, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell doubled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 10, Monarchs 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd walked; J.Gilliam out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts singled
[B.Byrd scored]; E.Finney out on unknown play; B.Davis out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 11, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; L.Hunt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 11, Monarchs 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; L.Pearson
singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 11, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.O'Neil singled; J.LaMarque out on unknown play;
G.Baker doubled [B.O'Neil to third]; H.Souell out on unknown
play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 11, Monarchs 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Byrd doubled; J.Gilliam doubled [B.Byrd
scored]; T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney doubled
[J.Gilliam scored]; B.Davis walked; B.McCord out on unknown play
[E.Finney to third, B.Davis to second]; J.LaMarque threw a wild
pitch [E.Finney scored, B.Davis to third]; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 14, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Brown homered; B.Thurman walked; E.Taborn
singled [B.Thurman to second]; L.Hunt out on unknown play;
B.O'Neil walked [B.Thurman to third, E.Taborn to second];
J.LaMarque grounded into a double play (E.Finney to J.Gilliam to
L.Pearson) [B.O'Neil out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 14, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants    14  19   0  10
 Monarchs         3  10   1   6


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