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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 11 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2

Game played on Friday, August 5, 1949 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0   -   2  8  0
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 3  3 1 3  0 0 x   -  11 11  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Carlos Colas cf                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jose Colas cf                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Willie Wells Jr. 3b                   4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Boyd 1b                           4   0   2    0     0   0     2   0
Pedro Formental rf                    4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Orlando Varona ss                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Casey Jones c                         4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      4   1   2    0     0   0     1   1
Joe Burt Scott lf                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Neil Robinson ph, lf                1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Hutchinson p                   3   0   0    1     0   0     0   1
Totals                               34   2   8    2     0   0    24   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bob Boyd, Johnnie Cowan. 
PB: 1.  Casey Jones. 

BATTING -
2B:  Neil Robinson. 
GDP:  Pedro Formental. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         3   2   1    0     2   0     0   1
Herb Souell 3b                        4   2   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell rf, 1b                 4   2   2    1     1   0     1   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   2   2    5     1   0     0   0
Len Hunt lf, rf                       2   2   2    1     2   0     0   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        2   0   1    3     0   0     0   0
  Elston Howard pr, lf                2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Tom Cooper c                          4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Gene Richardson p                     4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32  11  11   11     6   0    27   2

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

BATTING -
2B:  Bonnie Serrell, Curt Roberts. 
3B:  Willard Brown 2, Tom Cooper. 
HBP:  Herb Souell. 
GDP:  Buck O'Neil. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Len Hunt. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hutchinson L                  8      11  11   11   6   0   0  39
Totals                               8      11  11   11   6   0   0  39

HBP:  Willie Hutchinson. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Richardson W                    9       8   2    2   0   0   0  34
Totals                               9       8   2    2   0   0   0  34



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

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 1800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/5/1949 -- Memphis Red Sox at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; C.Colas out on unknown play; W.Wells Jr. out on
unknown play; B.Boyd singled; P.Formental singled [B.Boyd to
second]; O.Varona out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker singled; C.Jones allowed a passed ball
[G.Baker to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell
singled [G.Baker scored]; W.Brown walked [B.Serrell to second];
L.Hunt walked [B.Serrell to third, W.Brown to second]; B.O'Neil
grounded into a double play (J.Cowan to B.Boyd) [L.Hunt out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: C.Roberts out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on
unknown play; G.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

RED SOX 3RD: W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; C.Colas out on
unknown play; W.Wells Jr. out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Baker walked; H.Souell out on unknown play;
B.Serrell walked [G.Baker to second]; W.Brown forced G.Baker
(unknown fielder) [B.Serrell to second, W.Brown to first];
L.Hunt walked [B.Serrell to third, W.Brown to second]; B.O'Neil
singled to left field [B.Serrell scored, W.Brown scored, L.Hunt
scored]; E.HOWARD RAN FOR B.O'NEIL; O'Neil left the game with a
charley horse; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Monarchs 4.

RED SOX 4TH: E.HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L.HUNT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); B.SERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); B.Boyd out on unknown play; P.Formental singled to
second base [P.Formental to second (error by C.Roberts)];
O.Varona out on unknown play; C.Jones singled [P.Formental
scored]; J.Cowan singled [C.Jones to second]; J.Scott out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.COLAS REPLACED C.COLAS (PLAYING CF); T.Cooper
out on unknown play; G.Richardson singled; G.Baker walked
[G.Richardson to second]; H.Souell reached on a fielder's choice
[G.Richardson to third, G.Baker to second]; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; W.Brown tripled to center field (J.Colas to
C.Jones) [G.Richardson scored, G.Baker scored, H.Souell scored,
W.Brown out at home]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs
7.

RED SOX 5TH: W.Hutchinson out on unknown play; J.Colas out on
unknown play; W.Wells Jr. out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 5TH: L.Hunt singled; L.Hunt stole second; E.Howard out
on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; T.Cooper tripled
[L.Hunt scored]; G.Richardson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 8.

RED SOX 6TH: B.Boyd out on unknown play; P.Formental out on
unknown play; O.Varona out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell was hit by
a pitch; B.Serrell doubled [H.Souell to third]; W.Brown tripled
to center field [H.Souell scored, B.Serrell scored]; L.Hunt
singled [W.Brown scored]; L.Hunt was picked off first
(W.Hutchinson to B.Boyd); E.Howard out on unknown play; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Monarchs 11.

RED SOX 7TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Cowan singled;
N.ROBINSON BATTED FOR J.SCOTT; N.Robinson doubled [J.Cowan to
third]; W.Hutchinson out on unknown play [J.Cowan scored];
J.Colas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Monarchs 11.

MONARCHS 7TH: N.ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C.Roberts
doubled (unknown fielder) [C.Roberts out at third]; T.Cooper out
on unknown play; G.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 11.

RED SOX 8TH: W.Wells Jr. out on unknown play; B.Boyd singled;
P.Formental grounded into a double play (G.Baker to C.Roberts to
B.Serrell) [B.Boyd out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Monarchs 11.

MONARCHS 8TH: 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.  Red Sox 2, Monarchs 11.

RED SOX 9TH: O.Varona out on unknown play; C.Jones out on
unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Monarchs 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   8   0   5
 Monarchs        11  11   1   4


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