Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 Kansas City Monarchs 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 5 8 2 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reinaldo Drake cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Coco Ferrer ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Ray Neil 2b 3 0 1 0 1 3 3 Sam Hairston 3b, c 4 0 0 0 0 6 3 Goose Tatum 1b 4 1 1 0 0 7 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Duke Cleveland rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 Gene Smith ph, 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 Leovigildo Xiques ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Preacher Henry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Johnny Williams p 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 Totals 34 1 7 1 1 2 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Goose Tatum, Johnny Williams. E: 1. Ray Neil. BATTING - 3B: Ray Neil, Goose Tatum. GDP: Gene Smith. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Coco Ferrer. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 Chico Renfroe ss 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 Johnie Scott lf 4 1 2 1 0 3 0 Ted Strong rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 Joe Greene c 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 2 1 0 14 1 Ford Smith cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 Hank Thompson 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 Hilton Smith p 3 0 2 0 0 1 6 Totals 29 5 8 4 6 5 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 2. Herb Souell, Chico Renfroe, Ted Strong, Joe Greene, Buck O`Neil, Hank Thompson. E: 2. Chico Renfroe, Hank Thompson. BATTING - 2B: Hank Thompson. 3B: Johnie Scott, Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Herb Souell 2. CS: Herb Souell. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry L 3 5 4 4 4 1 0 17 Johnny Williams 5 3 1 0 2 4 0 18 Totals 8 8 5 4 6 5 0 35 Preacher Henry pitched to 1 batters in the 4th inning Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith W 9 7 1 1 1 2 0 35 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 2 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Fambro, 2B - , 3B - Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 6260 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/22/1946 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Kansas City 1. R.Drake cf H.Souell 3b 2. C.Ferrer ss C.Renfroe ss 3. R.Neil 2b J.Scott lf 4. S.Hairston 3b T.Strong rf 5. G.Tatum 1b J.Greene c 6. L.Lockett lf B.O`Neil 1b 7. D.Cleveland rf F.Smith cf 8. B.Haywood c H.Thompson 2b 9. P.Henry p H.Smith p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Drake out on unknown play; C.Ferrer singled; C.Ferrer stole second; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell singled to left field; H.Souell stole second; C.Renfroe popped to C.Ferrer; J.Scott tripled to center field [H.Souell scored]; T.Strong walked; J.Greene walked [T.Strong to second]; B.O`Neil singled to left field [J.Scott scored, T.Strong to third, J.Greene to second]; F.Smith flied to R.Drake [T.Strong scored]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 2ND: H.Smith singled; H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play [H.Smith to second]; J.Scott singled to center field (R.Drake to B.Haywood) [H.Smith out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 3RD: P.Henry out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 3RD: T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; F.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil tripled; S.Hairston flied into a double play (T.Strong to J.Greene to H.Souell) [R.Neil out at third]; Neil called out for failing to tag up; Clowns argued the call and played the game under protest; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson walked; J.WILLIAMS REPLACED P.HENRY (PITCHING); H.Smith singled [H.Thompson to third]; H.Souell hit into a double play (J.Williams to G.Tatum) [H.Thompson scored, H.Smith out at first]; C.Renfroe walked; J.Scott out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 5TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; D.Cleveland reached on an error by C.Renfroe [D.Cleveland to first]; G.SMITH BATTED FOR B.HAYWOOD; G.Smith grounded into a double play (H.Thompson to C.Renfroe to B.O`Neil) [D.Cleveland out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 5TH: S.HAIRSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); G.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil tripled; F.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 6TH: J.Williams singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil walked [J.Williams to second]; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Thompson doubled to left field; H.Smith grounded out (J.Williams to G.Tatum) [H.Thompson to third]; H.Souell reached on an error by R.Neil [H.Thompson scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Souell to first]; H.Souell stole second; H.Souell was caught stealing third (S.Hairston to G.Smith); C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 5. CLOWNS 7TH: G.Tatum reached on an error by H.Thompson [G.Tatum to first]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 5. CLOWNS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Drake singled; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 8TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; F.Smith walked; F.Smith was picked off first (J.Williams to G.Tatum); H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 5. CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum tripled to right field; L.Lockett singled [G.Tatum scored]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; L.XIQUES BATTED FOR G.SMITH; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 1 7 1 7 Monarchs 5 8 2 6
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