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New York Cubans @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-09-04 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 3345 · 1:52

Kansas City Monarchs defeated New York Cubans 6–5. Kansas City Monarchs put up 3 in the 3rd. Elston Howard went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY6	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	12
KCM	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0		6	9

New York Cubans — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
(unknown)	4	0	2	0	1
Howard Easterling	5	1	1	0	0
Fernando Díaz	5	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Cabrera	5	1	1	1	0
Lou Louden	5	1	2	1	0
Cleveland Clark	5	0	1	0	0
Walter Hardy	5	1	2	0	0
Guillermo Vargas	5	1	2	2	0
Pat Scantlebury	4	0	1	1	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Gene Baker	4	0	0	0
Herb Souell	4	1	1	0
Bonnie Serrell	4	1	1	0
Willard Brown	4	2	1	1
Elston Howard	4	2	3	2
Curt Roberts	3	0	1	2
Luther Clifford	3	0	1	1
(unknown)	3	0	0	0
Jim LaMarque	3	0	1	0

New York Cubans — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pat Scantlebury	8.0	9	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim LaMarque	9.0	12	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

S
Howard Easterling: 99
Fernando Díaz: 99
Lorenzo Cabrera: 99

Bot 1

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

Top 2

Lou Louden: S
Cleveland Clark: E5.1-2#
Walter Hardy: 7/F.2-3
Guillermo Vargas: 99.3-H(UR)
Pat Scantlebury: 99

Bot 2

Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: T
Curt Roberts: 99
Luther Clifford: S.3-H
99

Top 3

99
Howard Easterling: D
Fernando Díaz: 99
Lorenzo Cabrera: T.2-H
Lou Louden: S.3-H
Cleveland Clark: 99

Bot 3

Jim LaMarque: S
Gene Baker: 99(1)/FO
Herb Souell: S.1-2
Bonnie Serrell: S.2XH(92);1-3
Willard Brown: S7.3-H;1-3;B-2(E7)#
Elston Howard: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 4

Walter Hardy: S
Guillermo Vargas: PB.1-2#
Guillermo Vargas: S.2-H(UR)
Pat Scantlebury: 99
W.1-2#
Howard Easterling: 99
Fernando Díaz: 99

Bot 4

Luther Clifford: 99
99
Jim LaMarque: 99

Top 5

Lorenzo Cabrera: E4#
Lou Louden: 99
Cleveland Clark: 99
Walter Hardy: 99

Bot 5

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

Top 6

Guillermo Vargas: T
Pat Scantlebury: S.3-H
99
Howard Easterling: 99
Fernando Díaz: 99

Bot 6

Willard Brown: E6.B-2
Elston Howard: S7.2-3
Curt Roberts: D7.3-H(UR);1-H
Luther Clifford: 6(B)4(2)/LDP#
99

Top 7

Lorenzo Cabrera: 99
Lou Louden: E1#
Cleveland Clark: FC.1-2#
Walter Hardy: 99
Guillermo Vargas: 99

Bot 7

Jim LaMarque: 99
Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 8

Pat Scantlebury: 99
S
Howard Easterling: 99
Fernando Díaz: 99

Bot 8

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99

Top 9

Lorenzo Cabrera: 99
Lou Louden: 99
Cleveland Clark: S
Walter Hardy: S.1-3
Guillermo Vargas: SB2
Guillermo Vargas: 9/F

Notes & reviews

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

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