Houston Eagles 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 5 - 13 18 2 Kansas City Monarchs 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 8 1 BATTING Houston Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 3 3 3 1 4 0 Curley Williams ss 4 2 2 1 2 5 0 Bob Wilson 3b 6 1 4 5 0 1 0 Johnny Davis lf, 1b 4 0 3 3 2 4 1 Raymon Lacy rf, lf 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 Johnny Washington 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bob Harvey ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Jay Heard rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Brooks 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 Leon Ruffin c 5 2 2 0 0 9 0 Bo Wallace c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Welda Gibson p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Cotton Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rufus Lewis p 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 43 13 18 12 8 8 27 7 FIELDING - E: 2. Bob Wilson, Welda Gibson. BATTING - 2B: Jimmy Wilkes, Curley Williams, Johnny Davis. 3B: Bob Wilson. Team LOB: 11 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Baker ss 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 Herb Souell 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 Len Hunt lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 Willard Brown cf 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 Elston Howard rf 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 Curt Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 Tom Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 Julie Bowers c 2 2 0 0 2 6 0 Harold Thompson p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Mel Duncan ph, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 8 8 6 4 8 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gene Baker, Curt Roberts. E: 1. Gene Baker. PB: 3. Julie Bowers 3. BATTING - 2B: Gene Baker, Herb Souell, Willard Brown, Elston Howard. 3B: Elston Howard. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Houston Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Welda Gibson 4 8 8 6 2 5 0 24 Rufus Lewis W 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 16 Totals 9 8 8 6 4 8 0 40 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harold Thompson 5 10 7 7 7 6 0 30 Mel Duncan L 4 8 6 5 1 2 0 21 Totals 9 18 13 12 8 8 0 51 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ike Cordes, 1B - Bill Munroe Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 1177 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 8/10/1949 -- 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 L.Hunt lf 4. J.Davis lf W.Brown cf 5. R.Lacy rf E.Howard rf 6. J.Washington 1b C.Roberts 2b 7. E.Brooks 2b T.Cooper 1b 8. L.Ruffin c J.Bowers c 9. W.Gibson p H.Thompson p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked; B.Wilson singled to left field (L.Hunt to H.Souell) [C.Williams out at third]; J.Davis walked [B.Wilson to second]; R.Lacy singled [B.Wilson to third, J.Davis to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; L.Hunt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Monarchs 0. EAGLES 2ND: E.Brooks reached on an error by G.Baker [E.Brooks to first]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; W.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown doubled; E.Howard doubled [W.Brown scored]; C.Roberts out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; J.Bowers reached on an error by B.Wilson [E.Howard scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Bowers to second]; H.Thompson reached on an error by W.Gibson [J.Bowers scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Thompson to first]; G.Baker singled [H.Thompson to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Monarchs 3. EAGLES 3RD: C.Williams doubled; B.Wilson tripled [C.Williams scored]; J.Bowers allowed a passed ball [B.Wilson scored]; J.Davis singled; R.Lacy singled [J.Davis to second]; J.Washington lined into a double play (C.Roberts to G.Baker) [J.Davis out at second]; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 3RD: L.Hunt out on unknown play; W.Brown walked; E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Monarchs 3. EAGLES 4TH: L.Ruffin singled; W.Gibson walked [L.Ruffin to second]; J.Wilkes walked [L.Ruffin to third, W.Gibson to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play [L.Ruffin scored]; J.Davis doubled [W.Gibson scored, J.Wilkes scored]; R.Lacy out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 4TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; J.Bowers walked; H.Thompson singled [J.Bowers to second]; G.Baker doubled [J.Bowers scored, H.Thompson scored]; H.Souell doubled [G.Baker scored]; L.Hunt out on unknown play; W.Brown singled [H.Souell to third]; E.Howard tripled [H.Souell scored, W.Brown scored]; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Monarchs 8. EAGLES 5TH: B.HARVEY BATTED FOR J.WASHINGTON; B.Harvey walked; E.Brooks walked [B.Harvey to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; C.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR W.GIBSON; C.Williams popped to unknown fielder; J.Wilkes singled [B.Harvey scored, E.Brooks to second]; C.Williams walked [E.Brooks to third, J.Wilkes to second]; B.Wilson singled to right field (E.Howard to J.Bowers) [E.Brooks scored, J.Wilkes out at home, C.Williams to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 7, Monarchs 8. MONARCHS 5TH: R.LEWIS REPLACED C.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); J.HEARD REPLACED B.HARVEY (PLAYING RF); R.LACY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); J.DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); T.Cooper out on unknown play; J.Bowers out on unknown play; M.DUNCAN BATTED FOR H.THOMPSON; M.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Monarchs 8. EAGLES 6TH: M.DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); J.Davis out on unknown play; R.Lacy out on unknown play; J.Heard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Monarchs 8. MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; L.Hunt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Monarchs 8. EAGLES 7TH: E.Brooks out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Monarchs 8. MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Monarchs 8. EAGLES 8TH: J.Wilkes singled; J.Bowers allowed a passed ball [J.Wilkes to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Davis singled [J.Wilkes scored (unearned)]; R.Lacy out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 8, Monarchs 8. MONARCHS 8TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; J.Bowers walked; J.Bowers was picked off first (R.Lewis to J.Davis); M.Duncan walked; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 8, Monarchs 8. EAGLES 9TH: J.Heard out on unknown play; E.Brooks singled; L.Ruffin singled [E.Brooks to second]; R.Lewis singled [E.Brooks to third, L.Ruffin to second]; J.Wilkes doubled [E.Brooks scored, L.Ruffin scored, R.Lewis to third]; C.Williams singled [R.Lewis scored, J.Wilkes to third]; J.Bowers allowed a passed ball [C.Williams to second]; B.Wilson singled [J.Wilkes scored, C.Williams scored]; J.Davis walked [B.Wilson to second]; R.Lacy out on unknown play; J.Heard out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 13, Monarchs 8. MONARCHS 9TH: B.WALLACE REPLACED L.RUFFIN (PLAYING C); H.Souell out on unknown play; L.Hunt out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 13, Monarchs 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 13 18 2 11 Monarchs 8 8 1 5
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