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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 3 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Saturday, June 4, 1949 (N) at , Grand Island NE
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 1 1  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   3  8  3
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2   -   2  6  2

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf                    5   2   2    0     0         3   0
Jesse Williams ss                     5   0   2    2     0         2   4
Ray Neil 2b                           3   0   0    0     0         3   6
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   1   1    0     0         2   3
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   0    0     0        12   0
Sam Hairston rf                       3   0   1    1     1         0   0
  Johnny Markham rf                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Leonard Pigg c                        4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Raydell Maddix p                      4   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Peanuts Davis p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   3   8    3     1   8    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Jesse Williams 2, Ray Neil 2, Clyde Nelson, Goose Tatum 2. 
E: 3.  Jesse Williams, Ray Neil, Reinaldo Drake. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sherwood Brewer. 
SH:  Ray Neil. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ray Neil. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        4   0   0    0     0         7   0
Bonnie Serrell ss                     4   1   3    0     0         5   4
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   1    0     0         4   0
Bob Thurman rf                        4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   0    1     0         8   1
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Gene Richardson p                     1   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Gene Baker ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Mel Duncan p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   2   6    2     3   4    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Herb Souell, Willard Brown. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bonnie Serrell. 
GDP:  Willard Brown, Earl Taborn. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bob Thurman. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Raydell Maddix W                     8.2     6   2    2   3   4   0  34
Peanuts Davis SV                     0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               9       6   2    2   3   4   0  35


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Richardson L                    8       8   3    1   1   8   0  35
Mel Duncan                           1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9       8   3    1   1   8   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Ike Cordes, 1B - Earl McKillips, 2B - Bill Munroe, 3B - Clint Swartz

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 6/4/1949 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

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

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell walked; B.O'Neil out on unknown play;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: C.Nelson singled; G.Tatum reached on an error by
H.Souell [C.Nelson to third, G.Tatum to first]; S.Hairston
singled [C.Nelson scored (unearned), G.Tatum to second]; L.Pigg
out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Maddix out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: 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 1, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: S.Brewer doubled; J.Williams singled [S.Brewer
scored]; R.Neil out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Williams to second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; G.Tatum
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: C.Roberts out on unknown play; G.Richardson
walked; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.O'Neil out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on
unknown play; R.Drake singled; R.Maddix out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell singled; W.Brown grounded into a double
play (R.Neil to G.Tatum) [B.Serrell out at second]; B.Thurman
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Brewer singled to center field [S.Brewer to third
(error by W.Brown)]; J.Williams flied to unknown fielder
[S.Brewer scored (unearned)]; R.Neil out on unknown play;
C.Nelson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Taborn reached on an error by R.Neil [E.Taborn
to first]; E.Howard out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; G.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 6TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Hairston walked;
L.Pigg reached on a fielder's choice [S.Hairston to second];
R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Maddix out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.O'Neil out on
unknown play; B.Serrell tripled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 7TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams singled;
R.Neil forced J.Williams (unknown fielder) [R.Neil to first];
R.Neil stole second; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.Thurman reached on an error by J.Williams
[B.Thurman to first]; E.Taborn grounded into a double play
(R.Neil to J.Williams to G.Tatum) [B.Thurman out at second];
E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 3,
Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 8TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; L.Pigg singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.MARKHAM REPLACED S.HAIRSTON (PLAYING RF);
C.Roberts singled to center field [C.Roberts to second (error by
R.Drake)]; G.BAKER BATTED FOR G.RICHARDSON; G.Baker lined into a
double play (C.Nelson to J.Williams) [C.Roberts out at second];
H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 3,
Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 9TH: M.DUNCAN REPLACED G.BAKER (PITCHING); R.Maddix 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 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.O'Neil out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled;
W.Brown singled [B.Serrell to second]; B.Thurman singled
[B.Serrell scored, W.Brown to third]; B.Thurman stole second;
E.Taborn flied to S.Brewer [W.Brown scored]; E.Howard walked;
P.DAVIS REPLACED R.MADDIX (PITCHING); C.Roberts forced E.Howard
(J.Williams to R.Neil) [C.Roberts to first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           3   8   3   8
 Monarchs         2   6   2   6


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