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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 10 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 9

Game played on Monday, July 29, 1946 (N) at Fans Field, Decatur IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                2 3 1  0 2 0  1 1 0   -  10 11  3
Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 1  2 0 0  3 3 0   -   9 12  4

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hank Thompson cf                      4   2   1    0     1         2   1
Chico Renfroe ss                      5   1   1    1     0         0   5
Johnie Scott lf                       5   2   1    1     0         1   0
Willard Brown 2b                      5   3   4    1     0         7   1
Ted Strong rf                         5   1   2    3     0         0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   0    0     1        10   0
Herb Souell 3b                        5   0   1    2     0         3   4
Earl Taborn c                         4   1   1    1     0   1     4   1
Steve Wylie p                         4   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Ted Alexander p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jim LaMarque p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               41  10  11    9     2   9    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil, Earl Taborn. 
E: 3.  Willard Brown 2, Earl Taborn. 
PB: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown 2, Ted Strong. 
3B:  Hank Thompson, Chico Renfroe, Willard Brown. 
HR:  Earl Taborn. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown. 

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Reinaldo Drake cf                     5   1   2    1     1         6   0
Leovigildo Xiques lf                  4   0   1    2     2         3   0
Ray Neil 2b                           3   1   1    0     3         2   2
Sam Hairston c                        5   1   2    1     1         8   1
Duke Cleveland rf                     5   2   1    0     1         3   0
Lester Lockett 3b                     3   1   1    0     2         0   0
Gene Smith 1b                         4   2   2    1     0         5   0
Coco Ferrer ss                        5   1   2    1     0         0   0
Preacher Henry p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Peanuts Davis p                     2   0   0    1     1         0   0
Totals                               38   9  12    7    11   3    27   4

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Reinaldo Drake, Lester Lockett, Gene Smith 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil. 
HBP:  Gene Smith. 
GDP:  Leovigildo Xiques. 
Team LOB:  14


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Steve Wylie W                        8.2    11   9    8  11   3   0  48
Ted Alexander                        0       1   0    0   0   0   0  1
Jim LaMarque SV                      0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               9      12   9    8  11   3   0  50

WP:  Steve Wylie. 
HBP:  Steve Wylie. 

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry L                     4       7   8    4   2   3   1  23
Peanuts Davis                        5       4   2    2   0   6   0  20
Totals                               9      11  10    6   2   9   1  43

Preacher Henry pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning
WP:  Preacher Henry. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/29/1946 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Indianapolis Clowns (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Indianapolis                  
1. H.Thompson          cf        R.Drake             cf        
2. C.Renfroe           ss        L.Xiques            lf        
3. J.Scott             lf        R.Neil              2b        
4. W.Brown             2b        S.Hairston          c         
5. T.Strong            rf        D.Cleveland         rf        
6. B.O`Neil            1b        L.Lockett           3b        
7. H.Souell            3b        G.Smith             1b        
8. E.Taborn            c         C.Ferrer            ss        
9. S.Wylie             p         P.Henry             p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Thompson out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; J.Scott reached on an error by G.Smith [J.Scott to
first]; W.Brown singled [J.Scott to third]; W.Brown stole
second; T.Strong singled [J.Scott scored (unearned), W.Brown
scored (unearned)]; B.O`Neil walked [T.Strong to second];
H.Souell out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 2, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 1ST: R.Drake out on unknown play; L.Xiques walked;
R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Clowns 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Taborn was called out on strikes; S.Wylie out
on unknown play; H.Thompson walked; P.Henry threw a wild pitch
[H.Thompson to second]; C.Renfroe tripled [H.Thompson scored];
J.Scott reached on an error by L.Lockett [C.Renfroe scored
(unearned) (no RBI), J.Scott to first]; W.Brown doubled [J.Scott
scored (unearned)]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: D.Cleveland reached on an error by W.Brown
[D.Cleveland to first]; L.Lockett singled to center field
(H.Thompson to H.Souell) [D.Cleveland out at third]; G.Smith out
on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Clowns 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; E.Taborn homered to leftfield; S.Wylie out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Clowns 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: P.Henry out on unknown play; R.Drake walked;
L.Xiques walked [R.Drake to second]; S.Wylie threw a wild pitch
[R.Drake to third, L.Xiques to second]; R.Neil walked;
S.Hairston singled [R.Drake scored, L.Xiques to third, R.Neil to
second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Clowns 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 6, Clowns 1.

CLOWNS 4TH: G.Smith was hit by a pitch; C.Ferrer singled
[G.Smith to second]; P.Henry out on unknown play; R.Drake out on
unknown play [G.Smith to third, C.Ferrer to second]; L.Xiques
singled [G.Smith scored, C.Ferrer scored]; R.Neil out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Clowns 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown tripled; T.Strong doubled [W.Brown
scored]; P.DAVIS REPLACED P.HENRY (PITCHING); B.O`Neil out on
unknown play [T.Strong to third]; H.Souell out on unknown play
[T.Strong scored]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 8, Clowns 3.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on
unknown play; L.Lockett walked; G.Smith singled [L.Lockett to
second]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 8, Clowns 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Thompson reached
on an error by G.Smith [H.Thompson to first]; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Monarchs 8, Clowns 3.

CLOWNS 6TH: P.Davis walked; R.Drake out on unknown play;
L.Xiques out on unknown play; E.Taborn allowed a passed ball
[P.Davis to second]; R.Neil walked; S.Hairston out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 8, Clowns 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown doubled; T.Strong out on unknown play;
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Souell singled [W.Brown scored];
E.Taborn out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 9,
Clowns 3.

CLOWNS 7TH: D.Cleveland walked; L.Lockett walked [D.Cleveland
to second]; G.Smith singled [D.Cleveland scored, L.Lockett to
second]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play [L.Lockett to third,
G.Smith to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play [L.Lockett
scored]; R.Drake singled [G.Smith scored]; L.Xiques out on
unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 9, Clowns 6.

MONARCHS 8TH: S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Thompson tripled;
C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.Scott singled to center field
[H.Thompson scored, J.Scott to second (error by R.Drake)];
W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 10,
Clowns 6.

CLOWNS 8TH: R.Neil doubled; S.Hairston walked; D.Cleveland
singled to second base [R.Neil scored (no RBI) (error by
W.Brown), S.Hairston to third, D.Cleveland to second]; L.Lockett
out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; C.Ferrer
singled [S.Hairston scored, D.Cleveland scored (unearned) (no
RBI) (error by E.Taborn)]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 10, Clowns 9.

MONARCHS 9TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 10, Clowns 9.

CLOWNS 9TH: R.Drake singled; L.Xiques grounded into a double
play (E.Taborn to W.Brown to B.O`Neil) [R.Drake out at second];
R.Neil walked; T.ALEXANDER REPLACED S.WYLIE (PITCHING);
S.Hairston singled [R.Neil to second]; J.LAMARQUE REPLACED
T.ALEXANDER (PITCHING); D.Cleveland grounded out (J.LaMarque to
B.O`Neil); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 10, Clowns 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs        10  11   3   6
 Clowns           9  12   4  14


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