Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Kansas City Monarchs 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 7 0 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Coco Ferrer 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 Reinaldo Drake cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 Luis Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael Cabrera lf 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 Sam Hairston 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 Ted Strong rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 Koney Williams ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 Leonard Pigg c 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 Henry Merchant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Cohen p 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 Buster Haywood pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 7 11 24 12 FIELDING - E: 2. Sam Hairston, Goose Tatum. BATTING - 2B: Coco Ferrer, Rafael Cabrera. 3B: Leonard Pigg. Team LOB: 10 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Curtis Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Herb Souell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 Hank Thompson lf 4 1 1 2 0 3 0 Willard Brown cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Johnie Scott rf 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 Buck O'Neil 1b 4 0 1 0 0 7 0 Gene Baker ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Earl Taborn c 4 0 1 0 0 11 0 Gene Collins p 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 32 4 7 3 3 2 27 7 BATTING - 3B: Herb Souell. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Hank Thompson, Johnie Scott. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Cohen L 8 7 4 2 3 2 0 35 Totals 8 7 4 2 3 2 0 35 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gene Collins W 9 5 2 2 7 11 0 39 Totals 9 5 2 2 7 11 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Frank Duncan, 1B - Sylvester Vaughn, 2B - , 3B - Bullet Rogan Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 1952 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 5/24/1948 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Kansas City 1. C.Ferrer 2b C.Roberts 2b 2. R.Drake cf H.Souell 3b 3. R.Cabrera lf H.Thompson lf 4. S.Hairston 3b W.Brown cf 5. T.Strong rf J.Scott rf 6. G.Tatum 1b B.O'Neil 1b 7. K.Williams ss G.Baker ss 8. L.Pigg c E.Taborn c 9. J.Cohen p G.Collins p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Ferrer struck out; R.Drake struck out; R.Cabrera walked; S.Hairston walked [R.Cabrera to second]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: C.Roberts singled to shortstop; H.Souell singled to center field [C.Roberts to third]; H.Thompson forced H.Souell (K.Williams to C.Ferrer) [C.Roberts scored, H.Thompson to first]; H.Thompson stole second; W.Brown walked; W.Brown was picked off first, but was safe on an error by G.Tatum [H.Thompson to third, W.Brown to second]; J.Scott grounded out (K.Williams to G.Tatum) [H.Thompson scored (unearned), W.Brown to third]; B.O'Neil reached on an error by S.Hairston [W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.O'Neil to first]; G.Baker out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum struck out; K.Williams struck out; L.Pigg walked; J.Cohen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Taborn out on unknown play; G.Collins walked; C.Roberts out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 3RD: C.Ferrer doubled to left field; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Cabrera walked; S.Hairston out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Thompson singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 4TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; K.Williams walked; L.Pigg tripled to right field [K.Williams scored]; J.Cohen struck out; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 4TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; G.Collins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Drake walked; R.Cabrera doubled to right field [R.Drake to third]; S.Hairston grounded out (G.Baker to B.O'Neil) [R.Drake scored]; T.Strong struck out; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 5TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; H.Souell tripled to center field; H.Thompson flied to R.Drake [H.Souell scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 6TH: K.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pigg struck out; J.Cohen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 6TH: J.Scott walked; J.Scott stole second; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn singled [J.Scott to third]; G.Collins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 7TH: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Drake struck out; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 7TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 8TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled to left field; K.Williams grounded out (G.Collins to B.O'Neil); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott singled; B.O'Neil singled [J.Scott to second]; G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 9TH: L.Pigg singled to right field; H.MERCHANT RAN FOR L.PIGG; J.Cohen walked [H.Merchant to second]; B.HAYWOOD RAN FOR J.COHEN; C.Ferrer struck out; L.PEREZ BATTED FOR R.DRAKE; L.Perez flied to unknown fielder; R.Cabrera struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 2 5 2 10 Monarchs 4 7 0 7
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