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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 8 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Sunday, August 17, 1947 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 2  0 0 2  4 0 0   -   8 15  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 2   -   4 10  2

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Merchant rf                     5   0   1          1         0   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     5   0   3          1         3   0
Ray Neil 2b                           5   1   1          1         1   5
Robert Abernathy lf                   3   1   1          3         4   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        6   0   2          0        13   0
Sam Hairston 3b                       4   1   2          1         0   2
Coco Ferrer ss                        5   2   2          0         2   3
Buster Haywood c                      3   1   1          2         4   1
Johnny Williams p                     4   2   2          0         0   2
Totals                               40   8  15          9   2    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ray Neil, Robert Abernathy. 
E: 2.  Ray Neil, Sam Hairston. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil, Robert Abernathy, Goose Tatum, Buster Haywood. 
SH:  Johnny Williams. 
Team LOB:  15

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Robert Abernathy, Goose Tatum. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Curtis Roberts 2b                     3   0   0          1         3   4
  Chico Renfroe                       1   1   1          0         0   0
Thomas Favors lf                      3   0   0          0         1   0
  Gene Collins                        1   1   1          0         0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   2          1         2   2
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   1          0         8   1
Johnie Scott cf                       4   0   1          0         3   0
Tom Cooper rf                         3   1   1          1         1   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   1          0         4   2
John Sanderson ss                     3   0   1          0         4   1
  Joe Greene                          1   0   0          0   1     0   0
Ford Smith p                          2   0   0          0         1   2
  Cannonball Berry p                  0   0   0          0         0   0
  Connie Johnson p                    1   1   1          0         0   2
  Hilton Smith                        1   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               34   4  10          3   4    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck O`Neil, Earl Taborn, Connie Johnson. 
E: 2.  John Sanderson, Connie Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tom Cooper, Connie Johnson. 
3B:  John Sanderson. 
SH:  Thomas Favors, Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Williams W                    9      10   4        3   4   0  39
Totals                               9      10   4        3   4   0  39


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ford Smith L                         6      12   7        4   2   0  34
Cannonball Berry                     0       2   1        1   0   0  3
Connie Johnson                       3       1   0        4   0   0  13
Totals                               9      15   8        9   2   0  50

Ford Smith pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning
Cannonball Berry pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning


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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Sylvester Vaughn, 2B -  Fambro

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 7578


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