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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 0

Game played on Monday, May 30, 1949 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  5  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   1  5  2

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf                    4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0         4   2
Ray Neil 2b                           4   0   0    0     0         4   1
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   0   1    0     0   1     1   3
Sam Hairston rf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Goose Tatum 1b                        3   0   2    0     0         6   0
Leonard Pigg c                        3   0   1    0     0         2   1
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   0   0    0     0         4   0
Peanuts Davis p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               32   0   5    0     0   5    24   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ray Neil, Clyde Nelson, Goose Tatum. 
E: 1.  Clyde Nelson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sherwood Brewer, Leonard Pigg. 
GDP:  Ray Neil. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ray Neil. 
CS:  Ray Neil. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     3   0   2    0     0        10   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Bob Thurman rf                        3   1   1    1     0         1   0
Earl Taborn c                         2   0   0    0     1         6   1
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   1    0     0         5   4
Jim LaMarque p                        2   0   0    0     1         0   4
Totals                               27   1   5    1     2   2    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Earl Taborn 2, Curt Roberts 2, Jim LaMarque. 
E: 2.  Herb Souell 2. 

BATTING -
HR:  Bob Thurman. 
GDP:  Bonnie Serrell. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bonnie Serrell. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Peanuts Davis L                      8       5   1    1   2   2   1  29
Totals                               8       5   1    1   2   2   1  29


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque W                       9       5   0    0   0   5   0  32
Totals                               9       5   0    0   0   5   0  32



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

Time of Game: 1:36   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/30/1949, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. S.Brewer            lf        G.Baker             ss        
2. J.Williams          ss        H.Souell            3b        
3. R.Neil              2b        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. P.Davis             p         J.LaMarque          p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; S.Brewer doubled; J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil
reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [S.Brewer out at
third]; R.Neil stole second; C.Nelson singled [R.Neil to third];
S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Monarchs 0.

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

CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown
play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.Thurman homered to right-center; E.Taborn
walked; E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown
play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 3RD: P.Davis 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 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
B.Serrell grounded into a double play (C.Nelson to R.Neil to
G.Tatum) [H.Souell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil reached on an error by H.Souell [R.Neil to
first]; C.Nelson struck out while R.Neil was caught stealing
second (E.Taborn to C.Roberts); S.Hairston out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: 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 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: G.Tatum singled; L.Pigg doubled to right field
[G.Tatum to third]; R.Drake out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts singled
to right field (S.Hairston to J.Williams) [C.Roberts out at
second]; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: J.Williams reached on an error by H.Souell
[J.Williams to first]; R.Neil grounded into a double play
(J.LaMarque to C.Roberts to E.Taborn) [J.Williams out at
second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell singled to third base [B.Serrell to
second (error by C.Nelson)]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

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

MONARCHS 7TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 8TH: P.Davis 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 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; J.LaMarque walked;
G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 9TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown
play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           0   5   1   5
 Monarchs         1   5   2   4


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