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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 9 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6

Game played on Tuesday, July 23, 1946 (N) at American Legion Park, Council Bluffs IA
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 3  3 0 0  3 0 0   -   9  7  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 2  0 1 0  2 0 0   -   6 10  5

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   1   1    0     1         5   2
Coco Ferrer ss                        5   0   0    1     0         0   2
Ray Neil 2b                           5   1   0    0     0         2   3
Sam Hairston c                        5   1   3    2     0         8   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        3   1   0    0     2   1     8   0
Lester Lockett lf                     5   2   1    0     0   1     1   0
Duke Cleveland rf                     3   1   0    0     2         2   0
Gene Smith 3b                         4   1   1    1     0         1   1
Lefty Calhoun p                       2   1   1    3     2         0   0
  Manuel Godinez p                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   9   7    7     7  13    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Reinaldo Drake, Coco Ferrer, Ray Neil, Goose Tatum 2. 
E: 2.  Reinaldo Drake, Ray Neil. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sam Hairston 2. 
SH:  Reinaldo Drake, Gene Smith. 
GDP:  Lester Lockett. 
Team LOB:  9


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   2    0     0         0   2
Chico Renfroe ss                      4   1   1    0     1         0   2
Johnie Scott lf                       4   1   0    0     1         0   0
Joe Greene c                          2   2   1    2     3        12   4
Buck O`Neil 1b                        5   1   4    0     0        11   1
Hilton Smith rf                       5   0   2    1     0         2   0
Hank Thompson 2b                      3   0   0    0     2         1   1
Ford Smith cf                         4   0   0    1     1   1     0   0
Connie Johnson p                      4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Totals                               36   6  10    4     8   9    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck O`Neil, Hank Thompson. 
E: 5.  Chico Renfroe 3, Buck O`Neil, Hank Thompson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Joe Greene. 
GDP:  Chico Renfroe. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Calhoun W                      6       7   6    4   6   5   0  31
Manuel Godinez SV                    3       3   0    0   2   4   0  13
Totals                               9      10   6    4   8   9   0  44

Lefty Calhoun pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Connie Johnson L                     9       7   9    3   7  13   0  45
Totals                               9       7   9    3   7  13   0  45



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Umpires: HP -  Jordan, 1B -  Colby

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 7/23/1946 -- 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          c         J.Greene            c         
5. G.Tatum             1b        B.O`Neil            1b        
6. L.Lockett           lf        H.Smith             rf        
7. D.Cleveland         rf        H.Thompson          2b        
8. G.Smith             3b        F.Smith             cf        
9. L.Calhoun           p         C.Johnson           p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Drake singled; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 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 out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum walked; L.Lockett grounded into a double
play (H.Thompson to B.O`Neil) [G.Tatum out at second];
D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled;
H.Smith singled [B.O`Neil to second]; H.Thompson walked
[B.O`Neil to third, H.Smith to second]; F.Smith out on unknown
play [B.O`Neil scored]; C.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 3RD: G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Calhoun walked;
R.Drake reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by B.O`Neil
[L.Calhoun to third, R.Drake to first]; C.Ferrer out on unknown
play [L.Calhoun scored (unearned)]; R.Neil reached on an error
by H.Thompson [R.Drake to second, R.Neil to first]; S.Hairston
doubled [R.Drake scored (unearned), R.Neil scored (unearned)];
G.Tatum out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell reached on an error by R.Drake [H.Souell
to second]; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil reached on an error by
R.Neil [H.Souell scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Greene scored
(unearned) (no RBI), B.O`Neil to second]; H.Smith out on unknown
play; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 4TH: L.Lockett singled; D.Cleveland walked [L.Lockett to
second]; G.Smith singled to shortstop [L.Lockett to third,
D.Cleveland to second]; L.Calhoun singled [L.Lockett scored,
D.Cleveland scored, G.Smith scored]; R.Drake out on unknown
play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 6, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson grounded out (G.Tatum unassisted);
F.Smith walked; C.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Souell singled
to center field (R.Drake to G.Smith) [F.Smith out at third]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 6, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston doubled; G.Tatum struck out; L.Lockett
struck out; D.Cleveland flied to H.Smith; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 6, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: C.Renfroe walked; J.Scott lined into a double
play (R.Drake to G.Tatum) [C.Renfroe out at first]; J.Greene
walked; B.O`Neil singled [J.Greene to second]; H.Smith singled
[J.Greene scored, B.O`Neil to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 6, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 6TH: G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Calhoun walked;
R.Drake walked [L.Calhoun to second]; C.Ferrer out on unknown
play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns
6, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: F.Smith out on unknown play; C.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 6, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 7TH: S.Hairston singled; G.Tatum reached on an error by
C.Renfroe [S.Hairston to second, G.Tatum to first]; L.Lockett
reached on an error by C.Renfroe [S.Hairston scored (unearned)
(no RBI), G.Tatum scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Lockett to
third]; D.Cleveland walked; G.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [L.Lockett scored (unearned), D.Cleveland to
second]; L.Calhoun out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown
play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 9, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: C.Renfroe singled; J.Scott walked [C.Renfroe to
second]; J.Greene doubled [C.Renfroe scored, J.Scott scored];
M.GODINEZ REPLACED L.CALHOUN (PITCHING); B.O`Neil singled
[J.Greene to third]; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Thompson out
on unknown play; F.Smith flied to D.Cleveland; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Clowns 9, Monarchs 6.

CLOWNS 8TH: C.Ferrer reached on an error by C.Renfroe [C.Ferrer
to first]; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown
play; G.Tatum walked [C.Ferrer to second]; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 9, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 8TH: C.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
C.Renfroe grounded into a double play (C.Ferrer to R.Neil to
G.Tatum) [H.Souell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
9, Monarchs 6.

CLOWNS 9TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Smith out on
unknown play; M.Godinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 9, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 9TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene walked;
B.O`Neil singled [J.Greene to second]; H.Smith flied to
L.Lockett [J.Greene to third, B.O`Neil to second]; H.Thompson
walked; F.Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 9,
Monarchs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           9   7   2   9
 Monarchs         6  10   5  11


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