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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 11 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 9

Game played on Thursday, September 15, 1949 (N) at Memorial Diamond, Kearney NE
Exhibition game

Indianapolis Clowns                 3 0 0  4 1 1  0 2 0   -  11  9  3
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 1  3 0 4  0 1 0   -   9 14  5

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   3   2    2     1         2   3
Sherwood Brewer 2b                    4   2   1    1     1         2   4
Norman Robinson lf                    4   1   2    1     0         2   0
Sam Hairston rf                       4   1   1    2     1         0   0
Leon Kellman 3b                       3   1   1    3     2         1   1
Archie Ware 1b                        3   0   0    0     2        13   1
Leonard Pigg c                        5   1   1    0     0         5   0
  Buster Haywood c                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Merchant cf                     5   1   1    0     0         1   0
Jim Cohen p                           3   1   0    0     0         1   1
  Willie Cathey ph, p                 1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               36  11   9    9     7   6    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Sam Hairston, Leon Kellman, Archie Ware. 
PB: 1.  Leonard Pigg. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sherwood Brewer. 
HR:  Leon Kellman. 
SH:  Norman Robinson. 
GDP:  Leon Kellman. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Merle Porter 1b                       5   1   2    1     0        12   0
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   3    1     0         0   2
Gene Collins lf                       5   0   1    0     0         2   0
Bonnie Serrell rf                     5   1   1    2     0         1   0
Elston Howard cf                      5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Luther Clifford c                     5   1   1    0     0         6   1
  Mel Duncan pr                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   3   3    1     1         2   4
Isaac Gaston ss                       4   1   2    2     0         2   3
Harold Thompson p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Jim LaMarque p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               42   9  14    7     1   5    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Merle Porter, Curt Roberts, Isaac Gaston. 
E: 5.  Herb Souell 2, Isaac Gaston, Harold Thompson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Merle Porter, Herb Souell 2, Elston Howard, Luther Clifford, Curt Roberts. 
HR:  Bonnie Serrell. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Cohen W                          6      11   8    6   1   3   1  30
Willie Cathey SV                     3       3   1    1   0   2   0  13
Totals                               9      14   9    7   1   5   1  43


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harold Thompson L                    4       4   8    6   5   1   1  23
Jim LaMarque                         5       5   3    2   2   5   0  21
Totals                               9       9  11    8   7   6   1  44

Harold Thompson pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning
WP:  Harold Thompson, Jim LaMarque. 


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Umpires: HP -  Kreutzer, 1B -  Stickney

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/15/1949 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. J.Williams          ss        M.Porter            1b        
2. S.Brewer            2b        H.Souell            3b        
3. N.Robinson          lf        G.Collins           lf        
4. S.Hairston          rf        B.Serrell           rf        
5. L.Kellman           3b        E.Howard            cf        
6. A.Ware              1b        L.Clifford          c         
7. L.Pigg              c         C.Roberts           2b        
8. H.Merchant          cf        I.Gaston            ss        
9. J.Cohen             p         H.Thompson          p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Williams walked; S.Brewer walked [J.Williams to
second]; N.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Williams to third, S.Brewer to second]; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; L.Kellman homered to rightfield [J.Williams
scored, S.Brewer scored]; A.Ware walked; A.Ware was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by H.Thompson [A.Ware to
second]; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: M.Porter out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; G.Collins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: H.Merchant out on unknown play; J.Cohen out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell out on unknown play; E.Howard out on
unknown play; L.Clifford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: S.Brewer reached on an error by H.Thompson
[S.Brewer to first]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; S.Hairston
flied to G.Collins in foul territory; L.Kellman out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: C.Roberts doubled; L.Pigg allowed a passed ball
[C.Roberts to third]; I.Gaston out on unknown play [C.Roberts
scored (unearned)]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; M.Porter out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 3,
Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 4TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Pigg singled;
H.Merchant singled [L.Pigg to second]; J.Cohen reached on an
error by H.Souell [L.Pigg scored (no RBI) (error by H.Souell),
H.Merchant to third, J.Cohen to second]; J.Williams singled
[H.Merchant scored, J.Cohen scored (unearned)]; J.Williams stole
second; H.Thompson threw a wild pitch [J.Williams to third];
S.Brewer out on unknown play [J.Williams scored (unearned)];
N.Robinson out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 7, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell doubled; G.Collins out on unknown play;
B.Serrell homered to centerfield [H.Souell scored]; E.Howard
doubled; L.Clifford out on unknown play; C.Roberts walked;
I.Gaston singled [E.Howard scored, C.Roberts to second];
H.Thompson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 7,
Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston walked; L.Kellman walked [S.Hairston to
second]; J.LAMARQUE REPLACED H.THOMPSON (PITCHING); A.Ware
walked [S.Hairston to third, L.Kellman to second]; J.LaMarque
threw a wild pitch [S.Hairston scored, L.Kellman to third,
A.Ware to second]; L.Pigg out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on
unknown play; J.Cohen out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Clowns 8, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: M.Porter out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; G.Collins singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 8, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 6TH: J.Williams singled to shortstop [J.Williams to
second (error by I.Gaston)]; S.Brewer out on unknown play;
N.Robinson singled [J.Williams to third]; S.Hairston out on
unknown play [J.Williams scored (unearned)]; L.Kellman walked
[N.Robinson to second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 9, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; L.Clifford doubled;
C.Roberts singled [L.Clifford scored]; I.Gaston singled to third
base [C.Roberts scored (no RBI) (error by L.Kellman), I.Gaston
to second]; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; M.Porter doubled
[I.Gaston scored]; H.Souell singled to right field [M.Porter
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by S.Hairston)]; G.Collins out
on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 9,
Monarchs 8.

CLOWNS 7TH: L.Pigg out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on
unknown play; W.CATHEY BATTED FOR J.COHEN; W.Cathey out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 9, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.CATHEY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); B.Serrell out
on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 9, Monarchs 8.

CLOWNS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; S.Brewer doubled;
N.Robinson singled [S.Brewer scored, N.Robinson to second (on
throw)]; S.Hairston singled [N.Robinson scored]; L.Kellman
grounded into a double play (C.Roberts to I.Gaston to M.Porter)
[S.Hairston out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 11,
Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 8TH: C.Roberts singled; I.Gaston out on unknown play;
J.LaMarque out on unknown play; M.Porter singled [C.Roberts to
second]; H.Souell doubled [C.Roberts scored, M.Porter to third];
G.Collins out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 11,
Monarchs 9.

CLOWNS 9TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown
play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 11, Monarchs 9.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.HAYWOOD REPLACED L.PIGG (PLAYING C); B.Serrell
out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; L.Clifford
reached on an error by A.Ware [L.Clifford to first]; M.DUNCAN
RAN FOR L.CLIFFORD; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 11, Monarchs 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns          11   9   3   6
 Monarchs         9  14   5   7


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