Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 9 0 Indianapolis Clowns 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 2 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Curt Roberts 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bonnie Serrell 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Willard Brown cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 Earl Taborn c 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Elston Howard lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gene Baker ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Booker McDaniel p 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Gene Richardson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harold Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gene Collins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim LaMarque ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 9 4 4 0 27 0 BATTING - 2B: Earl Taborn, Elston Howard, Gene Baker. SH: Curt Roberts. HBP: Willard Brown. GDP: Earl Taborn. Team LOB: 10 Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Reinaldo Drake cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ray Neil 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Goose Tatum 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Sherwood Brewer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard Pigg c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Butts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Les Witherspoon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Costner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peanuts Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chuck Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horace Garner lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Merchant rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Winslow Means p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walter Gibbons p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Hairston ph, c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 2 1 4 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jesse Williams, Ray Neil, Goose Tatum. E: 2. Sherwood Brewer 2. BATTING - SH: Reinaldo Drake. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Booker McDaniel 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 Gene Richardson W 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 Gene Collins 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 Jim LaMarque SV 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 2 1 1 4 0 0 33 Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Winslow Means L 4 6 3 2 2 0 0 21 Walter Gibbons 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Harry Butts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Costner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Peanuts Davis 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 12 Totals 9 9 5 3 4 0 0 42 HBP: Peanuts Davis. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 4/28/1949 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Indianapolis Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Indianapolis 1. H.Souell 3b J.Williams ss 2. C.Roberts 2b R.Drake cf 3. B.Serrell 1b R.Neil 2b 4. W.Brown cf G.Tatum 1b 5. B.Thurman rf S.Brewer 3b 6. E.Taborn c L.Pigg c 7. E.Howard lf H.Garner lf 8. G.Baker ss H.Merchant rf 9. B.McDaniel p W.Means p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; H.Souell walked; C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown walked [H.Souell to second]; B.Thurman singled [H.Souell to third, W.Brown to second]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: J.Williams singled; R.Drake out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Williams to second]; R.Neil out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled [J.Williams scored]; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Howard doubled; G.Baker out on unknown play; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 2ND: L.Pigg out on unknown play; H.Garner out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 3RD: C.Roberts reached on an error by S.Brewer [C.Roberts to first]; B.Serrell out on unknown play [C.Roberts to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled [C.Roberts scored (unearned)]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 3RD: W.Means out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 4TH: E.Howard singled; G.Baker doubled [E.Howard to third]; B.McDaniel singled to center field [E.Howard scored, G.Baker scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 4TH: G.RICHARDSON REPLACED B.MCDANIEL (PITCHING); R.Neil walked; G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 5TH: W.GIBBONS REPLACED W.MEANS (PITCHING); W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked; E.Taborn grounded into a double play (R.Neil to J.Williams to G.Tatum) [B.Thurman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 5TH: H.Garner out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked; S.HAIRSTON BATTED FOR W.GIBBONS; S.Hairston out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 6TH: S.HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); H.BUTTS REPLACED L.PIGG (PITCHING); E.Howard out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.THOMPSON BATTED FOR G.RICHARDSON; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 6TH: G.COLLINS REPLACED H.THOMPSON (PITCHING); R.Drake walked; R.Neil out on unknown play; G.Tatum walked [R.Drake to second]; S.Brewer out on unknown play; L.WITHERSPOON BATTED FOR H.BUTTS; L.Witherspoon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 7TH: REPLACED L.WITHERSPOON (PITCHING); H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Garner out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 8TH: P.DAVIS REPLACED (PITCHING); W.Brown was hit by a pitch; B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn doubled [W.Brown to third]; E.Howard out on unknown play; G.Baker reached on an error by S.Brewer [W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.Taborn to third, G.Baker to first]; J.LAMARQUE BATTED FOR G.COLLINS; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 8TH: J.LAMARQUE STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 9TH: H.Souell singled; C.Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Souell to second]; B.Serrell walked; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled [H.Souell scored, B.Serrell to second]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 9TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; C.WILSON BATTED FOR P.DAVIS; C.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Clowns 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 5 9 0 10 Clowns 1 2 2 5
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