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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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