Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1 Kansas City Monarchs 0 7 0 0 0 1 x - 8 12 1 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andres Mesa rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Reinaldo Drake cf 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 Ray Neil 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Sam Hairston 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 Chuck Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 Henry Merchant 1b 3 1 3 0 0 6 0 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Alex Colthirst ss 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 Willie Cathey p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manuel Godinez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Leonard Pigg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 1 5 1 2 1 18 8 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ray Neil 2, Chuck Wilson, Henry Merchant, Alex Colthirst. E: 1. Alex Colthirst. BATTING - 2B: Henry Merchant. Team LOB: 6 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Baker ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 Herb Souell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 Hank Thompson rf 3 0 1 1 0 5 0 Willard Brown cf 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 Elston Howard lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 Tom Cooper 1b 3 1 0 0 0 9 0 Curtis Roberts 2b 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 Earl Taborn c 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 Jim LaMarque p 3 1 2 2 0 0 4 Totals 29 8 12 8 0 2 21 8 FIELDING - E: 1. Willard Brown. BATTING - 2B: Elston Howard, Curtis Roberts, Earl Taborn, Jim LaMarque. 3B: Gene Baker, Herb Souell. GDP: Elston Howard. Team LOB: 3 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cathey L 1 4 4 3 0 1 0 8 Manuel Godinez 5 8 4 4 0 1 0 21 Totals 6 12 8 7 0 2 0 29 Willie Cathey pitched to 4 batters in the 2nd inning Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque W 7 5 1 1 2 1 0 28 Totals 7 5 1 1 2 1 0 28 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Frank Duncan, 2B - , 3B - Sylvester Vaughn Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 8304 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/25/1948, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Kansas City 1. A.Mesa rf G.Baker ss 2. R.Drake cf H.Souell 3b 3. R.Neil 2b H.Thompson rf 4. S.Hairston 3b W.Brown cf 5. C.Wilson lf E.Howard lf 6. H.Merchant 1b T.Cooper 1b 7. B.Haywood c C.Roberts 2b 8. A.Colthirst ss E.Taborn c 9. W.Cathey p J.LaMarque p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc 45-minute rain delay at start of game; A.Mesa out on unknown play; R.Drake singled; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 2ND: C.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Merchant singled to center field [H.Merchant to second (error by W.Brown)]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; A.Colthirst walked; W.Cathey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Howard doubled; T.Cooper reached on an error by A.Colthirst [E.Howard to third, T.Cooper to first]; C.Roberts doubled [E.Howard scored, T.Cooper to third]; E.Taborn doubled [T.Cooper scored (unearned), C.Roberts scored]; M.GODINEZ REPLACED W.CATHEY (PITCHING); J.LaMarque doubled [E.Taborn scored]; G.Baker tripled [J.LaMarque scored]; H.Souell tripled [G.Baker scored]; H.Thompson out on unknown play [H.Souell scored]; W.Brown singled; E.Howard hit into a double play (C.Wilson to R.Neil) [W.Brown out at second]; 7 R (6 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 7. CLOWNS 3RD: A.Mesa out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 3RD: 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 7. CLOWNS 4TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Merchant singled; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 4TH: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 7. CLOWNS 5TH: A.Colthirst out on unknown play; M.Godinez out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; E.Howard grounded into a double play (R.Neil to A.Colthirst to H.Merchant) [W.Brown out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 7. CLOWNS 6TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston walked; C.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 6TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; C.Roberts singled; E.Taborn singled [C.Roberts to second]; J.LaMarque singled to left field [C.Roberts scored, E.Taborn to second]; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 8. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant doubled; B.Haywood out on unknown play; A.Colthirst singled [H.Merchant scored, A.Colthirst to second (on throw)]; L.PIGG BATTED FOR M.GODINEZ; L.Pigg flied to unknown fielder; A.Mesa out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 1 5 1 6 Monarchs 8 12 1 3
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