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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Houston Eagles (HOE) 3

Game played on Monday, August 8, 1949 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Houston Eagles                      2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   3  5  1
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 1  0 1 1  0 0 x   -   5  9  1

BATTING

Houston Eagles                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   2   1    0     1         4   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   0   0    0     0         1   4
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   1   1    2     0         1   2
Johnny Davis lf                       4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Raymon Lacy rf                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Eddie Brooks 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         2   3
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   0   0    0     0        12   0
Bo Wallace c                          3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Cotton Williams p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               31   3   5    3     1   4    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Curley Williams, Eddie Brooks, Johnny Washington. 
E: 1.  Curley Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jimmy Wilkes. 
3B:  Bob Wilson, Johnny Davis. 
GDP:  Cotton Williams. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jimmy Wilkes. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         3   1   1    0     1         2   5
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   2    0     0         0   1
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     3   1   2    1     0        14   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   2    2     0         2   0
Len Hunt lf                           4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Elston Howard rf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   1   0    0     1         2   4
Tom Cooper c                          4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Jim LaMarque p                        3   1   1    1     0         1   4
Totals                               32   5   9    5     2   1    27  14

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

BATTING -
SH:  Bonnie Serrell. 
GDP:  Willard Brown. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Curt Roberts. 

PITCHING

Houston Eagles                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cotton Williams L                    8       9   5    4   2   1   0  35
Totals                               8       9   5    4   2   1   0  35


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque W                       9       5   3    3   1   4   0  32
Totals                               9       5   3    3   1   4   0  32



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

Time of Game: 1:35   Attendance: 2029

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/8/1949 -- Houston Eagles at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Houston                       Kansas City                   
1. J.Wilkes            cf        G.Baker             ss        
2. C.Williams          ss        H.Souell            3b        
3. B.Wilson            3b        B.Serrell           1b        
4. J.Davis             lf        W.Brown             cf        
5. R.Lacy              rf        L.Hunt              lf        
6. E.Brooks            2b        E.Howard            rf        
7. J.Washington        1b        C.Roberts           2b        
8. B.Wallace           c         T.Cooper            c         
9. C.Williams          p         J.LaMarque          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes walked; J.Wilkes stole second; C.Williams out
on unknown play; B.Wilson tripled to right field [J.Wilkes
scored]; J.Davis grounded out (G.Baker to B.Serrell) [B.Wilson
scored]; R.Lacy out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker walked; H.Souell singled [G.Baker to
second]; B.Serrell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[G.Baker to third, H.Souell to second]; W.Brown singled [G.Baker
scored, H.Souell to third]; L.Hunt grounded out (E.Brooks to
J.Washington) [H.Souell scored, W.Brown to second]; E.Howard out
on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 2.

EAGLES 2ND: E.Brooks out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; B.Wallace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: C.Roberts out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on
unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 2.

EAGLES 3RD: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell singled; W.Brown singled [B.Serrell
scored]; L.Hunt out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Monarchs 3.

EAGLES 4TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; R.Lacy singled to second base [R.Lacy to second
(error by C.Roberts)]; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 3.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; B.Wallace out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.LaMarque singled; G.Baker singled [J.LaMarque
to second]; H.Souell singled [J.LaMarque to third, G.Baker to
second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play [J.LaMarque scored];
W.Brown out on unknown play; L.Hunt out on unknown play; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 4.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts walked;
C.Roberts stole second; T.Cooper reached on an error by
C.Williams [C.Roberts to third, T.Cooper to first]; J.LaMarque
out on unknown play [C.Roberts scored (unearned)]; G.Baker out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2,
Monarchs 5.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; R.Lacy out on unknown
play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled;
W.Brown grounded into a double play (C.Williams to E.Brooks to
J.Washington) [B.Serrell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Monarchs 5.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; B.Wallace
singled; C.Williams grounded into a double play (J.LaMarque to
G.Baker to B.Serrell) [B.Wallace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: L.Hunt singled; E.Howard out on unknown play;
C.Roberts out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 5.

EAGLES 9TH: J.Wilkes doubled; C.Williams flied to W.Brown
[J.Wilkes to third]; B.Wilson flied to E.Howard [J.Wilkes
scored]; J.Davis tripled to right field; R.Lacy lined to
J.LaMarque; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Monarchs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           3   5   1   2
 Monarchs         5   9   1   6


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