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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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