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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Tuesday, August 30, 1949 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  8  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   3  4  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   0    0     0         3   3
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Len Hunt lf                           4   2   2    0     0         2   0
  Tom Cooper 1b                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bonnie Serrell 1b, lf                 4   0   2    2     0         9   0
Elston Howard cf                      4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   1    0     0         2   7
Luther Clifford c                     3   0   0    0     0         4   1
Alvin Spearman rf                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Buck O'Neil ph                      1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Jim LaMarque rf                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Frank Barnes p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   8    2     0   7    24  12

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

BATTING -
3B:  Len Hunt. 
SH:  Curt Roberts, Luther Clifford. 
Team LOB:  6


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   1   1    1     1         2   4
Tommy Butts ss                        2   1   0    0     1         0   1
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   1    1     0        14   1
Butch Davis lf                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Butch McCord rf                       2   0   0    0     1         3   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        2   0   0    0     1         6   0
Bill Byrd p                           1   1   0    0     2         0   1
Totals                               24   3   4    3     6   3    27   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Tommy Butts. 

BATTING -
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
GDP:  Ed Finney. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Ed Finney. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Barnes L                       8       4   3    3   6   3   0  31
Totals                               8       4   3    3   6   3   0  31

WP:  Frank Barnes. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       8   2    2   0   7   0  35
Totals                               9       8   2    2   0   7   0  35

WP:  Bill Byrd. 


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Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/30/1949 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Baltimore
Elite Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Baltimore                     
1. G.Baker             ss        J.Gilliam           2b        
2. H.Souell            3b        T.Butts             ss        
3. L.Hunt              lf        H.Kimbro            cf        
4. B.Serrell           1b        L.Pearson           1b        
5. E.Howard            cf        B.Davis             lf        
6. C.Roberts           2b        B.McCord            rf        
7. L.Clifford          c         E.Finney            3b        
8. A.Spearman          rf        J.Hayes             c         
9. F.Barnes            p         B.Byrd              p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown
play; L.Hunt tripled; B.Serrell singled to shortstop [L.Hunt
scored, B.Serrell to second (error by T.Butts)]; E.Howard out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: C.Roberts out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on
unknown play; A.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; B.McCord walked;
E.Finney grounded into a double play (C.Roberts to G.Baker to
B.Serrell) [B.McCord out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Elite Giants 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Barnes out on unknown play; G.Baker out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Byrd walked;
F.Barnes threw a wild pitch [B.Byrd to second]; J.Gilliam
singled [B.Byrd scored]; T.Butts walked [J.Gilliam to second];
H.Kimbro singled [J.Gilliam scored, T.Butts to second];
L.Pearson singled (unknown fielder) [T.Butts scored, H.Kimbro
out at third]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Elite Giants 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: L.Hunt singled; B.Byrd threw a wild pitch [L.Hunt
to second]; B.Serrell singled [L.Hunt scored]; E.Howard singled
[B.Serrell to second]; C.Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Serrell to third, E.Howard to second];
L.Clifford out on unknown play; A.Spearman out on unknown play;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; E.Finney
singled; E.Finney was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2,
Elite Giants 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: F.Barnes out on unknown play; G.Baker out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd walked; J.Gilliam out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: L.Hunt out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Davis out on
unknown play; B.McCord out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: C.Roberts singled; L.Clifford out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Roberts to second]; B.O'NEIL BATTED
FOR A.SPEARMAN; B.O'Neil singled [C.Roberts to third]; F.Barnes
out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.LAMARQUE REPLACED B.O'NEIL (PLAYING RF);
E.Finney out on unknown play; J.Hayes walked; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; L.Hunt out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: T.COOPER REPLACED L.HUNT (PLAYING 1B);
B.SERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); T.Butts out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

MONARCHS 9TH: E.Howard singled; C.Roberts out on unknown play;
L.Clifford out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Elite Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         2   8   0   6
 Elite Giants     3   4   1   4


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