Cincinnati Clowns 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 0 x - 10 14 1 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 Clarence Lamar 1b 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 Sylvester Snead 2b 4 0 1 0 1 5 3 John Britton lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Ed Nelson 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 1 0 4 2 Harry Jeffries c 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 Dave Harper rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Specs Ellis p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 George Walker p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 37 2 9 2 2 5 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sylvester Snead, Harry Jeffries. E: 2. Sylvester Snead, George Walker. BATTING - Team LOB: 10 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 Newt Allen ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 5 Lloyd Davenport rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 Willard Brown cf 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 2 3 1 0 3 2 Herb Souell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 Frank Duncan c 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 Sammy Haynes ph, c 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Bill Charter 1b 4 1 2 1 0 12 1 Satchel Paige p 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Norris Phillips ph, p 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 Totals 36 10 14 9 1 6 27 12 FIELDING - E: 1. Newt Allen. BATTING - 2B: Bonnie Serrell, Bill Charter. 3B: Willard Brown, Bonnie Serrell, Herb Souell, Bill Charter. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: Lloyd Davenport. PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Specs Ellis L 2.2 7 4 4 0 2 0 15 George Walker 5.1 7 6 5 1 4 0 22 Totals 8 14 10 9 1 6 0 37 WP: George Walker 3. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige W 5 6 2 2 0 3 0 23 Norris Phillips SV 4 3 0 0 2 2 0 16 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 5 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Marshall, 1B - Matthews Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 9/22/1943 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Kansas City 1. H.Smith ss W.Simms lf 2. C.Lamar 1b N.Allen ss 3. S.Snead 2b L.Davenport rf 4. J.Britton lf W.Brown cf 5. J.Ray cf B.Serrell 2b 6. E.Nelson 3b H.Souell 3b 7. B.Haywood c F.Duncan c 8. D.Harper rf B.Charter 1b 9. S.Ellis p S.Paige p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Smith out on unknown play; C.Lamar reached on an error by N.Allen [C.Lamar to first]; S.Snead reached on a fielder's choice [C.Lamar to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen singled; L.Davenport out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 2ND: E.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell tripled to right field; Ball struck the clock in RF and stopped it (at 9:00pm); H.Souell out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled [B.Serrell scored]; B.Charter out on unknown play; S.Paige out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 1. CLOWNS 3RD: S.Ellis singled; H.Smith out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: W.Simms singled; N.Allen singled [W.Simms to second]; L.Davenport flied to unknown fielder; W.Brown tripled to center field [W.Simms scored, N.Allen scored]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; H.Souell tripled to right field [W.Brown scored]; G.WALKER REPLACED S.ELLIS (PITCHING); F.Duncan out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 4TH: J.Britton singled; J.Ray singled [J.Britton to second]; E.Nelson out on unknown play [J.Britton to third, J.Ray to second]; B.Haywood out on unknown play [J.Britton scored]; D.Harper struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 4TH: Harper called out for taking too much time getting ready to; B.Charter doubled; S.Paige reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [B.Charter out at third]; W.Simms singled [S.Paige to third, W.Simms to second (on throw)]; G.Walker threw a wild pitch [S.Paige scored, W.Simms to third]; N.Allen reached on an error by S.Snead [W.Simms scored, N.Allen to first]; N.Allen was picked off first, but was safe on an error by G.Walker [N.Allen to second]; L.Davenport singled [N.Allen scored (unearned)]; L.Davenport was caught stealing second (B.Haywood to S.Snead); W.Brown out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 7. CLOWNS 5TH: G.Walker out on unknown play; H.Smith singled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; S.Snead singled [H.Smith to second]; J.Britton singled [H.Smith scored, S.Snead to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 5TH: B.Serrell singled; G.Walker threw a wild pitch [B.Serrell to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; S.HAYNES BATTED FOR F.DUNCAN; S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.Charter tripled [B.Serrell scored]; N.PHILLIPS BATTED FOR S.PAIGE; N.Phillips singled [B.Charter scored]; N.Phillips was picked off first (G.Walker to C.Lamar); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 9. CLOWNS 6TH: S.HAYNES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); N.PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); E.Nelson singled; B.Haywood out on unknown play; D.Harper walked [E.Nelson to second]; G.Walker out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 9. MONARCHS 6TH: H.JEFFRIES REPLACED B.HAYWOOD (PLAYING C); W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 9. CLOWNS 7TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; S.Snead walked; J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 9. MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown walked; G.Walker threw a wild pitch [W.Brown to second]; B.Serrell doubled [W.Brown scored]; H.Souell struck out while (H.Jeffries to S.Snead); S.Haynes out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 10. CLOWNS 8TH: E.Nelson singled; E.Nelson was picked off first (N.Phillips to B.Charter); H.Jeffries out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 10. MONARCHS 8TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; N.Phillips out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 10. CLOWNS 9TH: G.Walker out on unknown play; H.Smith singled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 2 9 2 10 Monarchs 10 14 1 3
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