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Houston Eagles @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-08-10 · Night game · Att: 1177 · 2:30

Houston Eagles defeated Kansas City Monarchs 13–8. Houston Eagles put up 5 in the 9th. Bob Wilson went 4-for-6 with 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOE	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	1	5	13	18
KCM	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	8	8

Houston Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jimmy Wilkes	5	3	3	3	1
Curley Williams	4	2	2	1	2
Bob Wilson	6	1	4	5	0
Johnny Davis	4	0	3	3	2
Raymon Lacy	6	0	2	0	0
Johnny Washington	2	0	0	0	0
(unknown)	5	4	1	0	2
Leon Ruffin	5	2	2	0	0
Bob Harvey	0	1	0	0	1
Cotton Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Jay Heard	3	0	0	0	0
Rufus Lewis	2	1	1	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Gene Baker	5	1	2	2	0
Herb Souell	5	1	1	1	0
(unknown)	8	4	1	0	1
Willard Brown	4	2	2	0	1
Elston Howard	4	1	2	3	0
Curt Roberts	4	0	0	0	0
Tom Cooper	4	0	0	0	0
Julie Bowers	2	2	0	0	2

Houston Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
(unknown)	13.0	8	2	0
Rufus Lewis	5.0	0	2	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
(unknown)	13.0	18	8	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Curley Williams: W
Bob Wilson: S7.1X3(75)#
Johnny Davis: W.1-2
Raymon Lacy: S.2-3;1-2
Johnny Washington: 99

Bot 1

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
99

Top 2

E6#
Leon Ruffin: 99
99
Jimmy Wilkes: 99

Bot 2

Willard Brown: D
Elston Howard: D.2-H
Curt Roberts: 99
Tom Cooper: 99
Julie Bowers: E5/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2#
E1/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)#
Gene Baker: S.1-2
Herb Souell: 99

Top 3

Curley Williams: D
Bob Wilson: T.2-H
Johnny Davis: PB.3-H#
Johnny Davis: S
Raymon Lacy: S.1-2
Johnny Washington: 4(B)6(2)/LDP#
99

Bot 3

99
Willard Brown: W#
Elston Howard: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 4

Leon Ruffin: S
W.1-2
Jimmy Wilkes: W.2-3;1-2
Curley Williams: 99
Bob Wilson: 99.3-H
Johnny Davis: D.2-H;1-H
Raymon Lacy: 99

Bot 4

Tom Cooper: 99
Julie Bowers: W
S.1-2
Gene Baker: D.2-H;1-H
Herb Souell: D.2-H
99
Willard Brown: S.2-3
Elston Howard: T.3-H;1-H
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 5

Bob Harvey: W
W.1-2
Leon Ruffin: 99
Cotton Williams: 99/P
Jimmy Wilkes: S.2-H;1-2
Curley Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Wilson: S9.3-H;2XH(92);1-2#

Bot 5

Tom Cooper: 99
Julie Bowers: 99
99

Top 6

Johnny Davis: 99
Raymon Lacy: 99
Jay Heard: 99

Bot 6

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
99

Top 7

99
Leon Ruffin: 99
Rufus Lewis: 99

Bot 7

Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 8

Jimmy Wilkes: S
Curley Williams: PB.1-2#
Curley Williams: 99
Bob Wilson: 99
Johnny Davis: S.2-H(UR)#
Raymon Lacy: 99

Bot 8

Tom Cooper: 99
Julie Bowers: W
PO1(13)
W
Gene Baker: 99

Top 9

Jay Heard: 99
S
Leon Ruffin: S.1-2
Rufus Lewis: S.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Wilkes: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Curley Williams: S.3-H;2-3
Bob Wilson: PB.1-2
Bob Wilson: S.3-H;2-H
Johnny Davis: W.1-2
Raymon Lacy: 99
Jay Heard: 99

Bot 9

Herb Souell: 99
99
Willard Brown: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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