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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 0

Game played on Saturday, September 17, 1949 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Exhibition game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 3 0  1 0 x   -   4  8  4

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Sherwood Brewer 2b                    3   0   0    0     1         3   4
Norman Robinson lf                    4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Sam Hairston rf, c                    4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Leon Kellman 3b                       2   0   0    0     2         0   0
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   0    0     0        12   0
Leonard Pigg c                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
  John Britton rf                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Merchant cf                     3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Willie Cathey p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               30   0   4    0     3   6    24   8

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jesse Williams 2, Sherwood Brewer, Archie Ware 2. 
E: 1.  Jesse Williams. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Archie Ware 2. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Sherwood Brewer. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Merle Porter 1b                       4   0   0    1     0         6   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    1     0         2   2
Tom Cooper rf                         3   0   1    0     1         1   0
Willard Brown lf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Elston Howard cf                      4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Luther Clifford c                     4   1   1    0     0         6   1
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   1   1    1     0         6   2
Isaac Gaston ss                       2   1   1    0     0         1   0
Mel Duncan p                          2   1   1    1     1         0   5
Totals                               30   4   8    4     2   2    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Merle Porter 2, Willard Brown, Curt Roberts 3, Mel Duncan 2. 
E: 4.  Herb Souell, Isaac Gaston 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Luther Clifford, Isaac Gaston. 
3B:  Mel Duncan. 
SH:  Isaac Gaston. 
GDP:  Merle Porter, Luther Clifford. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cathey L                      8       8   4    3   2   2   0  33
Totals                               8       8   4    3   2   2   0  33


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Mel Duncan W                         9       4   0    0   3   6   0  33
Totals                               9       4   0    0   3   6   0  33



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

Time of Game: 1:33   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 9/17/1949 -- 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        T.Cooper            rf        
4. S.Hairston          rf        W.Brown             lf        
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. W.Cathey            p         M.Duncan            p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Williams singled to shortstop; S.Brewer walked
[J.Williams to second]; N.Robinson forced J.Williams (H.Souell
unassisted) [S.Brewer to second, N.Robinson to first]; S.Brewer
was caught stealing third (L.Clifford to H.Souell) [N.Robinson
to second]; S.Hairston flied to E.Howard; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: M.Porter out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; T.Cooper walked; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: L.Kellman walked; A.Ware grounded into a double
play (M.Duncan to C.Roberts to M.Porter) [L.Kellman out at
second]; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Howard singled; L.Clifford out on unknown play;
C.Roberts out on unknown play; I.Gaston out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: H.Merchant out on unknown play; W.Cathey out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: M.Duncan walked; M.Porter grounded into a double
play (S.Brewer to J.Williams to A.Ware) [M.Duncan out at
second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; S.Hairston reached on an error by I.Gaston
[S.Hairston to second (error by I.Gaston)]; L.Kellman out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 5TH: 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 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: L.Clifford doubled to left field; C.Roberts
singled to center field [L.Clifford scored]; I.Gaston out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Roberts to second]; M.Duncan
tripled to right field [C.Roberts scored]; M.Porter out on
unknown play; H.Souell singled to left field [M.Duncan scored];
T.Cooper singled [H.Souell to second]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 6TH: W.Cathey singled; J.Williams out on unknown play;
S.Brewer out on unknown play; N.Robinson reached on an error by
H.Souell [W.Cathey to second, N.Robinson to first]; S.Hairston
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; L.Clifford out on
unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 7TH: L.Kellman walked; A.Ware grounded into a double
play (M.Duncan to C.Roberts to M.Porter) [L.Kellman out at
second]; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.BRITTON REPLACED L.PIGG (PLAYING RF);
S.HAIRSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); I.Gaston doubled to
left field; M.Duncan reached on an error by J.Williams [I.Gaston
to third, M.Duncan to first]; M.Porter grounded out (S.Brewer to
A.Ware) [I.Gaston scored (unearned), M.Duncan to second];
H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 8TH: H.Merchant reached on an error by I.Gaston
[H.Merchant to first]; W.Cathey out on unknown play [H.Merchant
to second]; J.Williams hit into a double play (W.Brown to
C.Roberts) [H.Merchant out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard singled;
L.Clifford grounded into a double play (J.Williams to A.Ware)
[E.Howard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 9TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled;
S.Hairston singled [N.Robinson to second]; L.Kellman out on
unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           0   4   1   6
 Monarchs         4   8   4   5


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