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Philadelphia Stars @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-05-24 · Night game · Att: 1500

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Philadelphia Stars 8–7. Kansas City Monarchs put up 3 in the 4th. Elston Howard went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PH5	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	7	5
KCM	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	2	8	11

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Murray Watkins	3	2	1	0	1
Bill Cash	1	2	0	0	3
Marvin Williams	3	1	0	1	2
Buzz Clarkson	3	1	2	1	2
Ben Littles	4	0	0	1	1
Stanley Glenn	4	0	1	1	1
(unknown)	5	0	0	0	0
Jimmie Armstead	4	0	0	1	0
Henry Miller	4	1	1	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Gene Baker	4	0	0	0	0
Herb Souell	5	1	1	0	0
Bob Thurman	4	1	1	0	1
Willard Brown	4	1	2	1	1
Earl Taborn	5	1	0	0	0
Buck O'Neil	3	2	2	1	2
Elston Howard	3	1	2	3	1
Tom Cooper	2	0	0	0	0
Curt Roberts	4	0	2	0	0
Frank Barnes	1	0	0	0	0
Gene Richardson	1	0	0	0	0
Bonnie Serrell	1	1	1	1	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Henry Miller	8.1	11	5	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Bob Thurman	4.0	4	5
Frank Barnes	3.0	1	4
Gene Richardson	2.0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Murray Watkins: 99
Bill Cash: 99
Marvin Williams: 99

Bot 1

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Bob Thurman: 99

Top 2

Buzz Clarkson: D
Ben Littles: 99
Stanley Glenn: 99
99

Bot 2

Willard Brown: HR
Earl Taborn: 99
Buck O'Neil: W
Elston Howard: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
Elston Howard: 99
Tom Cooper: 99

Top 3

Jimmie Armstead: 99
Henry Miller: 99
Murray Watkins: W
Bill Cash: W.1-2
Marvin Williams: 99

Bot 3

Curt Roberts: S
Gene Baker: PO1(E3).1-2#
Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Bob Thurman: 99

Top 4

Buzz Clarkson: W
Ben Littles: 99
Stanley Glenn: S.1-2
99
Jimmie Armstead: 99

Bot 4

Willard Brown: 99
Earl Taborn: E6#
Buck O'Neil: W.1-2
Elston Howard: HR.2-H(UR);1-H
Tom Cooper: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 5

Henry Miller: S
Murray Watkins: E2/SH.1-2#
Bill Cash: W.2-3;1-2
Marvin Williams: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Buzz Clarkson: S.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Ben Littles: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Stanley Glenn: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
99
Jimmie Armstead: 99.3-H
Henry Miller: 99

Bot 5

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Bob Thurman: T9.B-H(E9)(NR)#
Willard Brown: S
Earl Taborn: SB2
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 6

Murray Watkins: 99
Bill Cash: HP
Marvin Williams: W.1-2
Buzz Clarkson: SB3.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-2#
Buzz Clarkson: W
Ben Littles: 99
Stanley Glenn: 99

Bot 6

Buck O'Neil: 99
Elston Howard: W
Frank Barnes: 99
Curt Roberts: S.1-2
Gene Baker: 99

Top 7

99
Jimmie Armstead: 99
Henry Miller: 99

Bot 7

Herb Souell: 99
Bob Thurman: 99
Willard Brown: 99

Top 8

Murray Watkins: S8.B-3(E8)#
Bill Cash: W
Marvin Williams: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)#
Buzz Clarkson: 99

Bot 8

Earl Taborn: 99
Buck O'Neil: S
Elston Howard: SB2
Elston Howard: S.2-3
Gene Richardson: SBH;SB2#
Gene Richardson: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 9

Ben Littles: 99
Stanley Glenn: 99
99

Bot 9

Bonnie Serrell: HR
Herb Souell: S
Bob Thurman: WP.1-2#
Bob Thurman: W
Willard Brown: W.2-3;1-2
Earl Taborn: 99
Buck O'Neil: S.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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