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Baltimore Elite Giants @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-07-18 · Night game · Att: 1800

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Baltimore Elite Giants 7–1. Kansas City Monarchs put up 4 in the 3rd. Bob Thurman went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BLG	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8
KCM	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	0		7	13

Baltimore Elite Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Kimbro	2	0	0	0	3
Tommy Butts	5	0	0	0	0
Jim Gilliam	4	0	1	0	0
Lennie Pearson	3	0	1	0	1
Leon Day	4	0	1	0	0
Butch Davis	4	1	1	0	0
Ed Finney	4	0	2	0	0
Frazier Robinson	4	0	1	1	0
Joe Black	4	0	1	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Gene Baker	3	2	1	0	1
Herb Souell	5	1	2	1	0
Bonnie Serrell	5	1	2	1	0
Willard Brown	4	1	1	2	0
Bob Thurman	3	1	2	3	1
Earl Taborn	4	0	0	0	0
(unknown)	4	0	2	0	0
Curt Roberts	4	0	1	0	0
Gene Collins	4	1	2	0	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Black	8.0	13	2	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Collins	9.0	8	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Henry Kimbro: W
Tommy Butts: 99
Jim Gilliam: S.1-2
Lennie Pearson: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 1

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Top 2

Leon Day: 99
Butch Davis: 99
Ed Finney: S
Frazier Robinson: 99

Bot 2

Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: W
Earl Taborn: 99
S.1-2
Curt Roberts: S.2-3;1-2
Gene Collins: 99

Top 3

Joe Black: 99
Henry Kimbro: W
Tommy Butts: 99
Jim Gilliam: 99

Bot 3

Gene Baker: S
Herb Souell: S.1-2
Bonnie Serrell: S.2-3;1-2
Willard Brown: 99.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Thurman: HR/8.3-H;2-H
Earl Taborn: 99
S
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 4

Lennie Pearson: 99
Leon Day: S
Butch Davis: 99
Ed Finney: 99

Bot 4

Gene Collins: S
Gene Baker: W.1-2
Herb Souell: S.2-H;1-2
Bonnie Serrell: S.2-H;1-2
Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 5

Frazier Robinson: 99
Joe Black: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99

Bot 5

99
Curt Roberts: 99
Gene Collins: 99

Top 6

Tommy Butts: 99
Jim Gilliam: 99
Lennie Pearson: S
Leon Day: 99

Bot 6

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Top 7

Butch Davis: S
Ed Finney: S.1-2
Frazier Robinson: S.2-H;1-2
Joe Black: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99
Tommy Butts: 99

Bot 7

Willard Brown: HR/8
Bob Thurman: S
Earl Taborn: 99
99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 8

Jim Gilliam: 99
Lennie Pearson: W
Leon Day: 99
Butch Davis: 99

Bot 8

Gene Collins: S
Gene Baker: 99/SH.1-2
Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Top 9

Ed Finney: 99
Frazier Robinson: 99
Joe Black: S
Henry Kimbro: W.1-2
Tommy Butts: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
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HP and 1B umpires traded positions after 4-1/2 innings

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