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Baltimore Elite Giants @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-07-21 · Night game · Att: 3284 · 2:49

Baltimore Elite Giants defeated Kansas City Monarchs 10–9. Baltimore Elite Giants put up 4 in the 2nd. Jim Gilliam went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BLG	0	4	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	10	15
KCM	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	16

Baltimore Elite Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jim Gilliam	3	2	1	2	1
Tommy Butts	5	1	2	1	0
Ed Finney	5	2	3	0	0
Lennie Pearson	5	1	2	1	0
Butch Davis	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Day	4	1	3	3	1
Henry Kimbro	5	1	2	2	0
Frazier Robinson	3	0	1	0	0
Toots Ferrell	1	0	0	0	0
Butch McCord	4	1	0	0	0
Bob Romby	2	0	1	0	0
Johnny Hayes	1	1	0	0	1

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Gene Baker	6	2	2	1	0
Herb Souell	4	1	0	0	1
Bonnie Serrell	6	0	2	2	0
Willard Brown	5	1	4	2	1
Bob Thurman	5	1	2	1	0
Earl Taborn	5	0	2	2	0
Elston Howard	3	1	0	0	2
Curt Roberts	5	2	2	0	0
Gene Richardson	4	1	1	1	0
Buck O'Neil	1	0	0	0	0
Jim LaMarque	1	0	1	0	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Toots Ferrell	2.0	8	2	0
Bob Romby	7.0	8	2	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Richardson	7.1	15	2	0
Frank Duncan	1.2	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Gilliam: 99
Tommy Butts: 99
Ed Finney: S8.B-2(E8)#
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 1

Gene Baker: S
Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willard Brown: S.1-2
Bob Thurman: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Earl Taborn: S.3-H;2-H
Elston Howard: E6.1-2#
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 2

Butch Davis: HP
Leon Day: D.1-3
Henry Kimbro: S.3-H;2-H
Frazier Robinson: 99
Toots Ferrell: 99
Jim Gilliam: HR/7.1-H
Tommy Butts: 99

Bot 2

Gene Richardson: 99
Gene Baker: D
Herb Souell: W
Bonnie Serrell: E4.2-3;1-2#
Willard Brown: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bob Thurman: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 3

Ed Finney: S
Lennie Pearson: S.1-2
Butch McCord: 99/G.2-3;1-2
Leon Day: S.3-H;2-H
Henry Kimbro: SB2
Henry Kimbro: S7.2XH(72)#
Frazier Robinson: 99

Bot 3

Elston Howard: W
Curt Roberts: S.1-2
Gene Richardson: D.2-H;1-3
Gene Baker: 99.3-H
Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: S.2-H
Willard Brown: S.1-2
Bob Thurman: HP.2-3;1-2
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 4

Bob Romby: 99
Jim Gilliam: 99
Tommy Butts: 99

Bot 4

Elston Howard: W
Curt Roberts: SB2
Curt Roberts: 99
Gene Richardson: 99
Gene Baker: 99

Top 5

Ed Finney: D
Lennie Pearson: 99.2-3#
Butch McCord: 99
Leon Day: WP.3-H#
Leon Day: 99

Bot 5

Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willard Brown: D
Bob Thurman: 99

Top 6

Henry Kimbro: 99
Frazier Robinson: S
Bob Romby: 99/SH.1-2
Jim Gilliam: CS3(25)

Bot 6

Earl Taborn: S
Elston Howard: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Gene Richardson: 99

Top 7

Jim Gilliam: W
Tommy Butts: S.1-2
Ed Finney: 99
Lennie Pearson: S.2-H;1-2
Butch McCord: 99
Leon Day: S.2-H;1-2
Henry Kimbro: 99

Bot 7

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

Top 8

Johnny Hayes: W
Bob Romby: S.1-2
Jim Gilliam: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Tommy Butts: S.3-H;2-3
Ed Finney: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 8

Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: S
Earl Taborn: 99
Elston Howard: 99

Top 9

Butch McCord: 99
Leon Day: W
Henry Kimbro: 99
Johnny Hayes: 99

Bot 9

Curt Roberts: S8
Buck O'Neil: 8/F
Gene Baker: 8/F
Jim LaMarque: S.1-3
Bonnie Serrell: S.3-H;1-2
Willard Brown: IW.2-3;1-2
Bob Thurman: 7/L

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Davis was hit in the head and had to leave the game
Robinson broke his leg sliding into 3B

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