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

Game played on Sunday, June 5, 1949 (N) at League Park, Omaha NE
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   2  5  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 2   -   3  7  0

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf                    4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0   0     2   2
Ray Neil 2b                           4   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     2   3
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     8   0
Sam Hairston rf                       3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Leonard Pigg c                        3   1   1    0     0   0     9   1
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   0   1    1     0   0     3   1
Andy Porter p                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               32   2   5    2     1   0    26  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jesse Williams 2, Ray Neil, Goose Tatum 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Sherwood Brewer, Reinaldo Drake. 
Team LOB:  4


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Tom Cooper 1b                         4   0   1    0     0        11   0
Bonnie Serrell ss                     4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Willard Brown cf                      3   2   1    1     1         4   0
Bob Thurman rf                        2   1   1    2     1         3   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   2    0     0         1   3
Jim LaMarque p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               29   3   7    3     2   8    27  10


BATTING -
HR:  Willard Brown, Bob Thurman. 
SH:  Bob Thurman. 
GDP:  Bonnie Serrell, Earl Taborn. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter L                        8.2     7   3    3   2   8   2  32
Totals                               8.2     7   3    3   2   8   2  32


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque W                       9       5   2    2   1   0   0  33
Totals                               9       5   2    2   1   0   0  33



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Umpires: HP -  Postlewait, 1B - Bob Ohlinger

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/5/1949, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Kansas City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. S.Brewer            lf        H.Souell            3b        
2. J.Williams          ss        T.Cooper            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. A.Porter            p         J.LaMarque          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 out on unknown play; T.Cooper singled;
B.Serrell grounded into a double play (J.Williams to R.Neil to
G.Tatum) [T.Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: C.Nelson out on unknown play; G.Tatum popped to
E.Taborn; S.Hairston walked; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown homered; B.Thurman walked; E.Taborn
grounded into a double play (J.Williams to G.Tatum) [B.Thurman
out at second]; E.Howard out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake out on unknown play; A.Porter out on
unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: C.Roberts singled; J.LaMarque singled to center
field (R.Drake to C.Nelson) [C.Roberts out at third]; H.Souell
out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on
unknown play; C.Nelson singled; G.Tatum grounded out (B.Serrell
to T.Cooper); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

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 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston singled; L.Pigg singled [S.Hairston to
third, L.Pigg to second (on throw)]; R.Drake out on unknown play
[S.Hairston scored]; A.Porter out on unknown play; S.Brewer
tripled [L.Pigg scored]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on
unknown play; C.Roberts singled; J.LaMarque out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown
play; G.Tatum grounded out (B.Serrell to T.Cooper); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on
unknown play; R.Drake tripled; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown walked; B.Thurman out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Brown to second]; E.Taborn out on unknown
play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 8TH: 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 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 9TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; G.Tatum flied to
B.Thurman; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled;
W.Brown forced B.Serrell (unknown fielder) [W.Brown to first];
B.Thurman homered to rightfield [W.Brown scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           2   5   0   4
 Monarchs         3   7   0   3


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