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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

Game played on Tuesday, July 26, 1949 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  4 0 x   -   4  3  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 3b                      3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Lloyd Davenport cf                    3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Felix McLaurin lf                     3   0   0    0     1         4   0
Lonnie Summers rf                     4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   0   1    0     0         9   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Clyde McNeal ss                       3   0   0    0     0         2   1
Gready McKinnis p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   3
  John Wilson ph                      0   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Alvin Gipson p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   0   4    0     4   6    24   4

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Felix McLaurin, Lyman Bostock. 

BATTING -
SH:  Lloyd Davenport. 
GDP:  Felix McLaurin, Ted Radcliffe. 
Team LOB:  7


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   1   2    0     0         3   6
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   0    0     0         0   1
Bonnie Serrell rf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Willard Brown lf                      2   1   0    0     1         0   0
Bob Thurman cf                        3   1   1    3     0         2   0
Earl Taborn c                         2   0   0    0     0         6   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        3   0   0    1     0        12   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         3   3
Gene Richardson p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   6
Totals                               28   4   3    4     1   7    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Gene Baker, Herb Souell, Buck O'Neil 2, Curt Roberts, Gene Richardson. 
E: 1.  Curt Roberts. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Baker, Bob Thurman. 
HBP:  Earl Taborn. 
IW:  Willard Brown. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis L                    7       2   4    2   1   6   0  26
Alvin Gipson                         1       1   0    0   0   1   0  4
Totals                               8       3   4    2   1   7   0  30

HBP:  Gready McKinnis. 
IW:  Gready McKinnis. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Richardson W                    9       4   0    0   4   6   0  34
Totals                               9       4   0    0   4   6   0  34



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

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 2254

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 7/26/1949 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. J.Douglas           3b        G.Baker             ss        
2. L.Davenport         cf        H.Souell            3b        
3. F.McLaurin          lf        B.Serrell           rf        
4. L.Summers           rf        W.Brown             lf        
5. T.Radcliffe         c         B.Thurman           cf        
6. L.Bostock           1b        E.Taborn            c         
7. T.Sampson           2b        B.O'Neil            1b        
8. C.McNeal            ss        C.Roberts           2b        
9. G.McKinnis          p         G.Richardson        p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Douglas walked; L.Davenport out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Douglas to second];
F.McLaurin out on unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American 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.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Bostock
reached on an error by C.Roberts [L.Bostock to second];
T.Sampson walked; C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: 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.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport
singled; F.McLaurin grounded into a double play (G.Richardson to
G.Baker to B.O'Neil) [L.Davenport out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.O'Neil out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; G.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: L.Summers singled; T.Radcliffe grounded
into a double play (H.Souell to C.Roberts to B.O'Neil)
[L.Summers out at second]; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: 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.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.McNeal
out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

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.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport
out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.O'Neil out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; G.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: L.Summers out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe
singled; L.Bostock out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: G.Baker singled to left field; H.Souell reached
on a fielder's choice [G.Baker to second (error by L.Bostock)];
B.Serrell popped to C.McNeal; W.Brown was walked intentionally
[G.Baker to third, H.Souell to second]; B.Thurman doubled to
right-center [G.Baker scored, H.Souell scored (unearned),
W.Brown scored, B.Thurman to third (on throw)]; E.Taborn was hit
by a pitch; B.O'Neil out on unknown play [B.Thurman scored
(unearned)]; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; J.WILSON
BATTED FOR G.MCKINNIS; J.Wilson walked; J.Douglas singled
[J.Wilson to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play;
F.McLaurin walked [J.Wilson to third, J.Douglas to second];
L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  American
Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: A.GIPSON REPLACED J.WILSON (PITCHING);
G.Richardson out on unknown play; G.Baker doubled to left field
[G.Baker to third (error by F.McLaurin)]; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Bostock
out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   0   4   2   7
 Monarchs         4   3   1   2


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