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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 1

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  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



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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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