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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 0

Game played on Sunday, July 25, 1948 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  1  2
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 2  0 0 0  0 1 x   -   4  8  2

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Coco Ferrer 3b                        4   0   1    0     1         0   0
Henry Merchant lf                     4   0   0    0     1         2   0
Ray Neil 2b                           4   0   0    0     0         4   2
Sam Hairston 1b                       2   0   0    0     2   1     5   0
Leonard Pigg c                        3   0   0    0     1         4   1
  Buster Haywood pr, c                0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Andres Mesa rf                        3   0   0    0     1   1     0   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     2   0   0    0     1   1     5   0
Benny Felder ss                       1   0   0    0     1         1   2
  Alex Colthirst pr, ss               2   0   0    0     0         2   3
Andy Porter p                         2   0   0    0     1         1   2
  Koney Williams ph                   1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               28   0   1    0     9   8    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Ray Neil 2, Sam Hairston, Benny Felder, Alex Colthirst. 
E: 2.  Alex Colthirst, Andy Porter. 
PB: 1.  Leonard Pigg. 

BATTING -
SH:  Reinaldo Drake. 
Team LOB:  11


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   0    0     0         5   2
Herb Souell 3b                        4   2   3    1     0         2   3
Hank Thompson rf                      3   2   2    2     1         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Tom Cooper 1b                         4   0   1    0     0        10   1
Curtis Roberts 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   0    0     1         8   0
Gene Collins p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               33   4   8    4     2   4    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Tom Cooper, Gene Collins. 
PB: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
HR:  Herb Souell, Hank Thompson. 
GDP:  Elston Howard. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter L                        8       8   4    4   2   4   2  35
Totals                               8       8   4    4   2   4   2  35

WP:  Andy Porter. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Collins W                       9       1   0    0   9   8   0  38
Totals                               9       1   0    0   9   8   0  38

WP:  Gene Collins. 


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Umpires: HP - Sylvester Vaughn, 1B - Bullet Rogan, 2B -  , 3B - Frank Duncan

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 8304

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/25/1948, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. C.Ferrer            3b        G.Baker             ss        
2. H.Merchant          lf        H.Souell            3b        
3. R.Neil              2b        H.Thompson          rf        
4. S.Hairston          1b        W.Brown             cf        
5. L.Pigg              c         E.Howard            lf        
6. A.Mesa              rf        T.Cooper            1b        
7. R.Drake             cf        C.Roberts           2b        
8. B.Felder            ss        E.Taborn            c         
9. A.Porter            p         G.Collins           p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; C.Ferrer singled to center field; H.Merchant reached on
a fielder's choice [C.Ferrer to third (error by G.Collins)];
R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play;
L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell homered;
H.Thompson singled; W.Brown singled [H.Thompson to second];
E.Howard grounded into a double play (B.Felder to R.Neil to
S.Hairston) [W.Brown out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 2ND: A.Mesa walked; R.Drake out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [A.Mesa to second]; B.Felder out on unknown
play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: T.Cooper out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 3RD: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on
unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Collins out on unknown play; G.Baker out on
unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Thompson homered to rightfield
[H.Souell scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Hairston struck out; L.Pigg walked; A.Mesa struck
out; R.Drake struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on
unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 5TH: B.Felder walked; A.COLTHIRST RAN FOR B.FELDER;
A.Colthirst was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
T.Cooper [A.Colthirst to second]; A.Porter out on unknown play;
C.Ferrer walked; H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Neil out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: A.COLTHIRST STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); E.Taborn
walked; A.Porter threw a wild pitch [E.Taborn to second];
G.Collins lined into a double play (A.Colthirst to R.Neil)
[E.Taborn out at second]; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 6TH: S.Hairston walked; G.Collins threw a wild pitch
[S.Hairston to second]; L.Pigg out on unknown play; A.Mesa out
on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled; L.Pigg allowed a passed ball
[H.Souell to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown
out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 7TH: A.Colthirst out on unknown play; A.Porter walked;
E.Taborn allowed a passed ball [A.Porter to second]; C.Ferrer
out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked; R.Neil out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: T.Cooper singled; C.Roberts reached on an error
by A.Colthirst [T.Cooper to second, C.Roberts to first];
E.Taborn out on unknown play; G.Collins out on unknown play;
G.Baker reached on an error by A.Porter [T.Cooper to third,
C.Roberts to second, G.Baker to first]; H.Souell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 8TH: S.Hairston walked; L.Pigg forced S.Hairston
(unknown fielder) [L.Pigg to first]; B.HAYWOOD RAN FOR L.PIGG;
A.Mesa out on unknown play; R.Drake walked [B.Haywood to
second]; A.Colthirst out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.HAYWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); H.Thompson
walked; W.Brown singled [H.Thompson to third]; E.Howard grounded
out (A.Colthirst to S.Hairston) [H.Thompson scored, W.Brown to
second]; T.Cooper reached on a fielder's choice [W.Brown to
third]; C.Roberts out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 9TH: K.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR A.PORTER; K.Williams struck
out; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           0   1   2  11
 Monarchs         4   8   2   7


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