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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 7 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 0

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

Indianapolis Clowns                 4 0 0  0 0 0  3  -   7  7  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  3  6

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer 2b                    3   0   1    0     1         0   5
Jesse Williams ss                     3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Chuck Wilson lf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       2   2   0    0     2         1   1
Sam Hairston rf                       3   2   1    0     1         1   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        2   2   1    0     2         8   0
Leonard Pigg c                        4   0   2    3     0         5   0
  Henry Merchant pr                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Buster Haywood c                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   0   1    1     0         4   0
Harry Butts p                         3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               27   7   7    4     7   5    21   8


BATTING -
HBP:  Reinaldo Drake. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Herb Souell 3b                        2   0   0    0     1         1   2
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     2   0   0    0     1         8   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0         3   1
Bob Thurman rf                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Earl Taborn c                         2   0   0    0     1         5   1
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   2    0     0         0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Connie Johnson p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Gene Richardson p                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Buck O'Neil ph                      1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Frank Barnes p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Tom Cooper ph                       0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               24   0   3    0     4   5    21   9

FIELDING -
E: 6.  Gene Baker, Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell, Earl Taborn, Connie Johnson, Frank Barnes. 
PB: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Elston Howard. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Butts W                        7       3   0    0   4   5   0  28
Totals                               7       3   0    0   4   5   0  28


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Connie Johnson L                     0.2     2   4    0   2   0   0  8
Gene Richardson                      4.1     3   0    0   2   2   0  17
Frank Barnes                         2       2   3    2   3   3   0  10
Totals                               7       7   7    2   7   5   0  35

WP:  Connie Johnson. 
HBP:  Connie Johnson. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

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

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/30/1949, 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. C.Wilson            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. H.Butts             p         C.Johnson           p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams reached on an
error by C.Johnson [J.Williams to first]; J.Williams stole
second [J.Williams to third (error by E.Taborn)]; C.Wilson out
on unknown play; C.Johnson threw a wild pitch [J.Williams scored
(unearned)]; C.Nelson walked; S.Hairston walked [C.Nelson to
second]; G.Tatum singled [C.Nelson to third, S.Hairston to
second]; L.Pigg singled [C.Nelson scored (unearned), S.Hairston
to third, G.Tatum to second]; R.Drake was hit by a pitch
[S.Hairston scored (unearned), G.Tatum to third, L.Pigg to
second]; G.RICHARDSON REPLACED C.JOHNSON (PITCHING); E.Taborn
allowed a passed ball [G.Tatum scored (unearned), L.Pigg to
third, R.Drake to second]; H.Butts was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball (unknown fielder)
[R.Drake out at third]; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 4,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: S.Brewer singled to third base [S.Brewer to second
(error by H.Souell)]; J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Wilson
out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: 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 4, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on
unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: E.Howard singled to left field; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; G.Richardson out on unknown play; G.Baker singled
to left field [E.Howard to second]; H.Souell forced G.Baker
(unknown fielder) [H.Souell to first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: R.Drake singled to shortstop [R.Drake to second
(error by G.Baker)]; H.Butts out on unknown play; S.Brewer
walked; J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 5TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; G.Tatum walked; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Taborn walked; E.Howard out on unknown play;
C.Roberts out on unknown play; B.O'NEIL BATTED FOR G.RICHARDSON;
B.O'Neil struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 6TH: F.BARNES REPLACED B.O'NEIL (PITCHING); R.Drake out
on unknown play; H.Butts out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell walked;
B.Serrell walked [H.Souell to second]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 7TH: J.Williams walked; J.Williams was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by B.Serrell [J.Williams to second];
C.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Nelson walked; S.Hairston
singled to center field (W.Brown to E.Taborn) [J.Williams out at
home, C.Nelson to third, S.Hairston to second]; G.Tatum walked;
L.Pigg singled [C.Nelson scored, S.Hairston scored, G.Tatum to
third]; H.MERCHANT RAN FOR L.PIGG; H.Merchant was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by F.Barnes [G.Tatum scored
(unearned), H.Merchant to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play;
3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 7, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.HAYWOOD REPLACED H.MERCHANT (PLAYING C);
E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard doubled; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; T.COOPER BATTED FOR F.BARNES; T.Cooper walked;
G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 7,
Monarchs 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           7   7   0   7
 Monarchs         0   3   6   7


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