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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 31, 1949 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 1 0  0  -   1  3  1
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 2  0 0 2  x  -   6 14  0

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Burt Scott 1b                     2   0   0    0     0         4   0
  Charles Johnson ph                  1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Verdell Mathis 1b                   1   0   0    0     0         3   0
Willie Wells Jr. ss                   3   0   0    0     1         1   3
Carlos Colas c                        2   0   0    1     1         4   1
Pedro Formental rf                    3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Neil Robinson 3b                      2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jose Colas cf                         1   0   0    0     2         3   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Willie Hutchinson lf                  3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Isiah Harris p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Sam Woods ph                        1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Frank Thompson p                    2   1   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               24   1   3    1     4   8    18   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Verdell Mathis, Willie Wells Jr., Johnnie Cowan. 
E: 1.  Carlos Colas. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Neil Robinson. 
Team LOB:  7


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   1   1    0     0         0   4
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Bonnie Serrell rf                     3   3   3    0     1         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   1   2    2     1         2   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        4   1   2    0     0         6   0
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   2    1     1         1   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   3    2     0         3   0
Tom Cooper c                          2   0   1    0     1         8   0
Gene Richardson p                     3   0   0    0     0         1   3
Totals                               29   6  14    5     4   3    21   8

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Tom Cooper. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bonnie Serrell, Willard Brown. 
GDP:  Gene Richardson. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gene Baker 2, Bonnie Serrell 2, Willard Brown, Tom Cooper 2. 
CS:  Elston Howard. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Isiah Harris L                       1       2   2    2   1   0   0  6
Frank Thompson                       5      12   4    4   3   3   0  27
Totals                               6      14   6    6   4   3   0  33


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Richardson W                    7       3   1    1   4   8   0  29
Totals                               7       3   1    1   4   8   0  29

HBP:  Gene Richardson. 


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

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 5537

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/31/1949, game 2 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas
City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Kansas City                   
1. J.Scott             1b        G.Baker             ss        
2. W.Wells Jr.         ss        H.Souell            3b        
3. C.Colas             c         B.Serrell           rf        
4. P.Formental         rf        W.Brown             cf        
5. N.Robinson          3b        B.O'Neil            1b        
6. J.Colas             cf        E.Howard            lf        
7. J.Cowan             2b        C.Roberts           2b        
8. W.Hutchinson        lf        T.Cooper            c         
9. I.Harris            p         G.Richardson        p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Wells Jr. walked;
T.Cooper allowed a passed ball [W.Wells Jr. to second]; C.Colas
walked; P.Formental out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker singled; G.Baker stole second; H.Souell
out on unknown play; G.Baker stole third; B.Serrell walked;
W.Brown singled [G.Baker scored, B.Serrell to second]; B.Serrell
stole third and W.Brown stole second; B.Serrell stole home;
B.O'Neil out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 2ND: J.Colas walked; J.Cowan out on unknown play;
W.Hutchinson singled [J.Colas to second]; S.WOODS BATTED FOR
I.HARRIS; S.Woods struck out; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: F.THOMPSON REPLACED S.WOODS (PITCHING); C.Roberts
singled; T.Cooper singled [C.Roberts to third]; G.Richardson out
on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; T.Cooper stole
second; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

RED SOX 3RD: W.Wells Jr. out on unknown play; C.Colas out on
unknown play; P.Formental out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.Serrell singled; W.Brown walked [B.Serrell to
second]; W.Brown was picked off first (F.Thompson to J.Scott);
B.O'Neil singled [B.Serrell to third]; E.Howard walked [B.O'Neil
to second]; C.Roberts singled [B.Serrell scored, B.O'Neil
scored, E.Howard to second]; T.Cooper forced C.Roberts (unknown
fielder) [E.Howard to third, T.Cooper to first]; T.Cooper stole
second; G.Richardson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson was hit by a pitch; J.Colas out on
unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; W.Hutchinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell singled; B.Serrell was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by C.Colas [B.Serrell to second];
W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 5TH: F.Thompson singled; C.JOHNSON BATTED FOR J.SCOTT;
C.Johnson singled [F.Thompson to second]; W.Wells Jr. out on
unknown play [F.Thompson to third, C.Johnson to second]; C.Colas
out on unknown play [F.Thompson scored]; P.Formental out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: V.MATHIS REPLACED C.JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B);
B.O'Neil out on unknown play; E.Howard singled; C.Roberts
singled [E.Howard to second]; T.Cooper walked [E.Howard to
third, C.Roberts to second]; G.Richardson grounded into a double
play (W.Wells Jr. to J.Cowan to V.Mathis) [T.Cooper out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 6TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Colas walked;
J.Cowan out on unknown play; W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell doubled; W.Brown doubled [B.Serrell
scored]; B.O'Neil singled [W.Brown to third]; E.Howard singled
[W.Brown scored, B.O'Neil to third]; E.Howard was caught
stealing second (C.Colas to W.Wells Jr.); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Monarchs 6.

RED SOX 7TH: F.Thompson out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; W.Wells Jr. out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          1   3   1   7
 Monarchs         6  14   0   9


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