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