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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA) 1

Game played on Monday, September 11, 1944 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Exhibition game

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns      0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  6  1
Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 x   -   5 10  3

BATTING

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray rf                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Henry Smith ss                        3   0   0    0     1         3   1
Leovigildo Xiques lf                  4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Jack Marshall 2b                      3   1   1    0     1         2   1
Rafael Cabrera cf                     4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Buster Haywood c                      3   0   1    0     0         8   0
  Johnny Williams ph                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Armando Vazquez 1b                    3   0   2    0     0         6   0
  Charlie Harris ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Antonio Ruiz p                      3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34   1   6    0     2  16    24   6

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Alex Radcliff. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  8


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     5   1   0    0     0         1   0
Newt Allen 1b                         5   1   1    1     0         5   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   2    1     1         0   1
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Lee Moody cf                          3   0   1    1     0         1   0
Dave Harper rf                        3   1   1    0     1         0   0
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   2    2     1        17   1
Booker McDaniel p                     4   0   2    0     0         0   3
Totals                               34   5  10    5     3   8    27   5

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bonnie Serrell. 
E: 3.  Newt Allen, Bonnie Serrell, Frank Duncan. 

BATTING -
2B:  Newt Allen, Frank Duncan. 
SH:  Lee Moody. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis L                    2.2     8   4    2   1   1   0  18
Antonio Ruiz                         5.1     2   1    1   2   7   0  20
Totals                               8      10   5    3   3   8   0  38


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Booker McDaniel W                    9       6   1    0   2  16   0  36
Totals                               9       6   1    0   2  16   0  36



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 2500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 9/11/1944 -- Cin-Ind Clowns at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cin-Ind                       Kansas City                   
1. J.Ray               rf        J.Williams          ss        
2. H.Smith             ss        N.Allen             1b        
3. L.Xiques            lf        H.Souell            3b        
4. A.Radcliff          3b        B.Serrell           2b        
5. J.Marshall          2b        J.Scott             lf        
6. R.Cabrera           cf        L.Moody             cf        
7. B.Haywood           c         D.Harper            rf        
8. A.Vazquez           1b        F.Duncan            c         
9. R.Davis             p         B.McDaniel          p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Duncan dropped a foul fly hit by J.Ray; J.Ray out on
unknown play; H.Smith walked; L.Xiques out on unknown play;
A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams reached on an error by A.Radcliff
[J.Williams to first]; N.Allen doubled [J.Williams scored
(unearned)]; H.Souell singled [N.Allen scored]; B.Serrell out on
unknown play [H.Souell to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play;
L.Moody singled [H.Souell scored (unearned)]; D.Harper singled
[L.Moody to second]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 2ND: J.Marshall walked; R.Cabrera out on unknown play;
B.Haywood singled [J.Marshall to second]; A.Vazquez reached on
an error by B.Serrell [J.Marshall scored (unearned) (no RBI),
B.Haywood to second, A.Vazquez to first]; R.Davis out on unknown
play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.McDaniel singled; J.Williams out on unknown
play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell walked [B.McDaniel
to second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Clowns 1, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 3RD: H.Smith reached on an error by N.Allen [H.Smith to
first]; L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown
play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Scott singled; L.Moody out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Scott to second]; D.Harper out on unknown
play; F.Duncan singled [J.Scott scored]; B.McDaniel singled
[F.Duncan to second]; A.RUIZ REPLACED R.DAVIS (PITCHING);
J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 4TH: R.Cabrera out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on
unknown play; A.Vazquez singled; A.Ruiz out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 5TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown
play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: L.Moody out on unknown play; D.Harper walked;
F.Duncan doubled [D.Harper scored]; B.McDaniel out on unknown
play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Monarchs 5.

CLOWNS 6TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Marshall singled;
R.Cabrera out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 5.

CLOWNS 7TH: A.Vazquez singled; A.Ruiz singled [A.Vazquez to
second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Smith lined into a double
play (B.Serrell unassisted) [A.Vazquez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Moody out on
unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 5.

CLOWNS 8TH: L.Xiques singled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play;
J.Marshall out on unknown play; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: F.Duncan walked; B.McDaniel out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 5.

CLOWNS 9TH: J.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR B.HAYWOOD; J.Williams out on
unknown play; C.HARRIS BATTED FOR A.VAZQUEZ; C.Harris out on
unknown play; A.Ruiz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Monarchs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           1   6   1   8
 Monarchs         5  10   3   9


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