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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 29, 1949 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3   -   3  9  2
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 3  0 2 0  0 0 x   -   7 11  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer 2b                    4   0   1    0     0         2   3
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   1    0     0         5   0
Ray Neil lf                           4   1   2    0     0         3   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   0   1    2     0         3   1
  Henry Merchant pr                   0   1   0    0     0         0   0
Sam Hairston rf                       4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   0    1     0         3   0
Leonard Pigg c                        4   0   2    0     0         1   0
  Peanuts Davis pr                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Jim Cohen p                           3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               35   3   9    3     0   1    24   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sherwood Brewer, Goose Tatum, Jim Cohen. 
E: 2.  Jesse Williams, Ray Neil. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil, Clyde Nelson, Leonard Pigg. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Sherwood Brewer. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   1   1    0     0         1   4
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   2    0     0         1   1
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     4   2   2    0     0        11   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   1    2     0         3   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   2   2    3     1         4   1
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   1    1     0         2   2
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   0    0     1         4   1
Booker McDaniel p                     4   0   1    0     0         0   4
Totals                               34   7  11    6     2   1    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Herb Souell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Baker. 
3B:  Herb Souell. 
HR:  Bob Thurman. 
GDP:  Bonnie Serrell. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bonnie Serrell, Bob Thurman. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Cohen L                          8      11   7    7   2   1   1  36
Totals                               8      11   7    7   2   1   1  36


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Booker McDaniel W                    9       9   3    3   0   1   0  35
Totals                               9       9   3    3   0   1   0  35



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Umpires: HP - Frank Duncan, 1B - Sylvester Vaughn, 2B -  , 3B - Bob Motley

Time of Game: 1:32   Attendance: 11541

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/29/1949, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. S.Brewer            2b        G.Baker             ss        
2. J.Williams          ss        H.Souell            3b        
3. R.Neil              lf        B.Serrell           1b        
4. C.Nelson            3b        W.Brown             cf        
5. S.Hairston          rf        B.Thurman           rf        
6. G.Tatum             1b        E.Taborn            c         
7. L.Pigg              c         E.Howard            lf        
8. R.Drake             cf        C.Roberts           2b        
9. J.Cohen             p         B.McDaniel          p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; S.Brewer singled; S.Brewer was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker doubled; H.Souell out on unknown play;
B.Serrell singled [G.Baker to third]; W.Brown out on unknown
play [G.Baker scored, B.Serrell to second]; B.Thurman singled
[B.Serrell scored]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

CLOWNS 2ND: C.Nelson out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

CLOWNS 3RD: L.Pigg out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown
play; J.Cohen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell tripled;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown singled [H.Souell
scored]; B.Thurman homered to right-center [W.Brown scored];
E.Taborn singled; E.Howard out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 5.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Brewer reached on an error by H.Souell [S.Brewer
to first]; J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown
play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 4TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.McDaniel
singled; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 5.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on
unknown play; L.Pigg singled; R.Drake singled to left field
(E.Howard to H.Souell) [L.Pigg out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.Serrell singled to shortstop [B.Serrell to
second (error by J.Williams)]; W.Brown out on unknown play;
B.Thurman walked; B.Serrell stole third and B.Thurman stole
second; E.Taborn flied to R.Neil [B.Serrell scored, B.Thurman
scored (no RBI) (error by R.Neil)]; E.Howard singled; C.Roberts
walked [E.Howard to second]; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 7.

CLOWNS 6TH: J.Cohen out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
B.Serrell grounded into a double play (J.Cohen to S.Brewer to
G.Tatum) [H.Souell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
0, Monarchs 7.

CLOWNS 7TH: R.Neil singled; C.Nelson out on unknown play;
S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 7.

CLOWNS 8TH: L.Pigg out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown
play; J.Cohen singled; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 8TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 7.

CLOWNS 9TH: J.Williams singled; R.Neil doubled [J.Williams to
third]; C.Nelson doubled [J.Williams scored, R.Neil scored];
H.MERCHANT RAN FOR C.NELSON; S.Hairston out on unknown play
[H.Merchant to third]; G.Tatum out on unknown play [H.Merchant
scored]; L.Pigg doubled; P.DAVIS RAN FOR L.PIGG; R.Drake out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           3   9   2   5
 Monarchs         7  11   1   5


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