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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 3

Game played on Wednesday, May 26, 1948 (N) at Lawrence Field, Wichita KS
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3   -   3  7  1
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 x   -   4  7  2

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Andres Mesa lf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Coco Ferrer 2b                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Henry Merchant ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Sam Hairston c                        4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Ted Strong rf                         4   0   2    3     0         2   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   1    0     0        11   0
Luis Perez 3b                         3   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Rafael Cabrera ph                   1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Koney Williams ss                     3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Jose Velasquez p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Richard King ph                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Bill Blair pr                       0   1   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   3   7    3     0   7    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Sam Hairston. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ted Strong, Koney Williams. 
GDP:  Coco Ferrer. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Goose Tatum. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Curtis Roberts 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   2   2    0     1         1   0
Hank Thompson lf                      3   2   2    1     1         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   1    1     1         5   1
Johnie Scott rf                       4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        4   0   1    0     0        11   0
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   0    0     0         6   0
Ford Smith p                          3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               31   4   7    3     3   1    27   3

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Curtis Roberts, Willard Brown, Buck O'Neil, Gene Baker, Ford Smith. 
E: 2.  Curtis Roberts 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Hank Thompson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Herb Souell 2, Hank Thompson 2. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jose Velasquez L                     8       7   4    4   3   1   0  34
Totals                               8       7   4    4   3   1   0  34


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ford Smith W                         9       7   3    0   0   7   0  34
Totals                               9       7   3    0   0   7   0  34



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Umpires: HP -  Paul, 1B -  Whitney, 2B -  , 3B -  Brady

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/26/1948 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. A.Mesa              lf        C.Roberts           2b        
2. C.Ferrer            2b        H.Souell            3b        
3. R.Drake             cf        H.Thompson          lf        
4. S.Hairston          c         W.Brown             cf        
5. T.Strong            rf        J.Scott             rf        
6. G.Tatum             1b        B.O'Neil            1b        
7. L.Perez             3b        G.Baker             ss        
8. K.Williams          ss        E.Taborn            c         
9. J.Velasquez         p         F.Smith             p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; A.Mesa reached on an error by C.Roberts [A.Mesa to
first]; C.Ferrer grounded into a double play (F.Smith to G.Baker
to B.O'Neil) [A.Mesa out at second]; R.Drake out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: C.Roberts out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
H.Souell stole second; H.Thompson tripled to left field
[H.Souell scored]; W.Brown walked; J.Scott out on unknown play
[H.Thompson scored]; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston out on unknown play; T.Strong out on
unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; F.Smith singled; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

CLOWNS 3RD: L.Perez out on unknown play; K.Williams out on
unknown play; J.Velasquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson walked;
H.Thompson stole second; W.Brown singled [H.Thompson scored];
J.Scott out on unknown play; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 4TH: A.Mesa out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown
play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: S.Hairston dropped a foul fly hit by G.Baker;
G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play;
F.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; T.Strong singled;
G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Perez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; H.Souell walked;
H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 6TH: K.Williams doubled; J.Velasquez hit into a double
play (W.Brown to C.Roberts) [K.Williams out at second]; A.Mesa
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; B.O'Neil singled;
G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 7TH: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Drake out on
unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: F.Smith out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Thompson singled [H.Souell to
third]; H.Souell stole home and H.Thompson stole second; W.Brown
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 8TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on
unknown play; L.Perez singled; K.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; B.O'Neil out on
unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 9TH: R.KING BATTED FOR J.VELASQUEZ; R.King singled;
B.BLAIR RAN FOR R.KING; A.Mesa out on unknown play; H.MERCHANT
BATTED FOR C.FERRER; H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Drake
singled [B.Blair to second]; S.Hairston reached on an error by
C.Roberts [B.Blair to third, R.Drake to second, S.Hairston to
first]; T.Strong doubled to right field [B.Blair scored
(unearned), R.Drake scored (unearned), S.Hairston scored
(unearned)]; G.Tatum singled [T.Strong to third]; R.CABRERA
BATTED FOR L.PEREZ; G.Tatum stole second; R.Cabrera struck out;
3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           3   7   1   4
 Monarchs         4   7   2   6


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