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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 1

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

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 1  0 0 0  0  -   1  6  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 4 0  0 0 0  x  -   4  4  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer 2b                    3   1   1    0     1         2   2
Jesse Williams ss                     3   0   2    0     0         1   1
Ray Neil lf                           3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       3   0   1    0     0         0   3
Sam Hairston rf                       2   0   1    0     1         3   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Buster Haywood c                      2   0   0    0     0         7   0
  Leonard Pigg ph                     0   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Henry Merchant pr                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Alphonso Gerard ph                  1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Raydell Maddix p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Horace Garner ph                    1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               25   1   6    0     3  10    18   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sherwood Brewer, Jesse Williams, Goose Tatum. 
E: 1.  Sherwood Brewer. 

BATTING -
2B:  Clyde Nelson. 
GDP:  Goose Tatum. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams. 
CS:  Jesse Williams. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         2   0   1    0     1         0   2
Herb Souell 3b                        2   0   0    0     1         0   1
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     2   0   0    0     1         4   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   1   0    0     0         0   0
Earl Taborn c                         2   1   1    0     1        10   1
Elston Howard lf                      3   1   1    1     0         3   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   1   1    2     0         3   1
Gene Collins p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               22   4   4    3     4   7    21   5

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gene Baker, Bonnie Serrell, Curt Roberts. 
E: 1.  Willard Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Elston Howard. 
GDP:  Willard Brown. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gene Baker, Curt Roberts. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Raydell Maddix L                     6       4   4    3   4   7   0  26
Totals                               6       4   4    3   4   7   0  26


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Collins W                       7       6   1    0   3  10   0  28
Totals                               7       6   1    0   3  10   0  28



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

Time of Game: 1:28   Attendance: 11541

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/29/1949, game 2 -- 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. B.Haywood           c         E.Howard            lf        
8. R.Drake             cf        C.Roberts           2b        
9. R.Maddix            p         G.Collins           p         

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

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker singled; H.Souell out on unknown play;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled;
B.Haywood out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.Thurman reached on an error by S.Brewer
[B.Thurman to first]; E.Taborn singled [B.Thurman to second];
E.Howard doubled [B.Thurman scored (unearned), E.Taborn to
third]; C.Roberts singled [E.Taborn scored, E.Howard scored,
C.Roberts to second (on throw)]; G.Collins out on unknown play
[C.Roberts to third]; G.Baker walked; C.Roberts stole home and
G.Baker stole second; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell
out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 3RD: R.Maddix out on unknown play; S.Brewer singled to
center field [S.Brewer scored (unearned) (error by W.Brown)];
J.Williams singled; J.Williams was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 3RD: 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 1, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 4TH: C.Nelson doubled; S.Hairston walked; G.Tatum out on
unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; R.Drake out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; G.Collins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 5TH: R.Maddix out on unknown play; S.Brewer walked;
J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell walked;
B.Serrell walked [H.Souell to second]; W.Brown grounded into a
double play (J.Williams to S.Brewer to G.Tatum) [B.Serrell out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 6TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; S.Hairston singled;
G.Tatum grounded into a double play (G.Baker to C.Roberts to
B.Serrell) [S.Hairston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn walked;
E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 7TH: L.PIGG BATTED FOR B.HAYWOOD; L.Pigg walked;
H.MERCHANT RAN FOR L.PIGG; A.GERARD BATTED FOR R.DRAKE; A.Gerard
struck out; H.GARNER BATTED FOR R.MADDIX; H.Garner struck out;
S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           1   6   1   6
 Monarchs         4   4   1   4


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