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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Sunday, September 18, 1949 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Exhibition game

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

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   1    2     0         0   2
Sherwood Brewer 2b                    4   0   0    0     0         2   3
Norman Robinson lf                    4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Sam Hairston rf                       3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Leon Kellman 3b                       2   0   0    0     0         3   1
Archie Ware 1b                        2   1   0    0     0         5   0
Leonard Pigg c                        1   0   0    0     1         6   1
  Raydell Maddix pr                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Buster Haywood c                    1   1   1    1     0         2   0
Henry Merchant cf                     2   1   0    0     1         2   1
Raul Galata p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               26   4   5    3     2   5    21   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Leon Kellman, Leonard Pigg. 
E: 1.  Leonard Pigg. 

BATTING -
SH:  Leon Kellman. 
HBP:  Archie Ware. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Merle Porter 1b                       3   0   1    0     1         9   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Tom Cooper rf                         2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Willard Brown lf                      2   1   1    0     1   1     1   0
Elston Howard cf                      2   0   1    0     1         0   0
Luther Clifford c                     3   0   0    0     0         6   1
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   0    1     0         1   4
Isaac Gaston ss                       2   0   0    0     0         3   1
  Jim LaMarque ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Gene Richardson p                     1   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Buck O'Neil ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               23   1   3    1     5   6    21   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Isaac Gaston 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Elston Howard. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Merle Porter. 
CS:  Merle Porter. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Raul Galata W                        7       3   1    1   5   6   0  28
Totals                               7       3   1    1   5   6   0  28


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Richardson L                    7       5   4    3   2   5   0  30
Totals                               7       5   4    3   2   5   0  30

HBP:  Gene Richardson. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

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

Time of Game: 1:40   Attendance: 3165

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/18/1949, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

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. R.Galata            p         G.Richardson        p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Williams out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown
play; N.Robinson singled to shortstop [N.Robinson to second
(error by I.Gaston)]; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: M.Porter walked; H.Souell out on unknown play;
T.Cooper walked [M.Porter to second]; W.Brown struck out while
M.Porter was caught stealing third (L.Pigg to L.Kellman); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: L.Kellman out on unknown play; A.Ware out on
unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Howard doubled; 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; R.Galata out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: G.Richardson out on unknown play; M.Porter
singled; M.Porter stole second [M.Porter to third (error by
L.Pigg)]; H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled;
S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown walked; E.Howard walked [W.Brown to
second]; L.Clifford flied to unknown fielder [W.Brown to third];
C.Roberts out on unknown play [W.Brown scored, E.Howard to
second]; I.Gaston out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Pigg walked; R.MADDIX
RAN FOR L.PIGG; H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Galata out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.HAYWOOD REPLACED R.MADDIX (PLAYING C);
G.Richardson walked; M.Porter out on unknown play; H.Souell out
on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown singled; E.Howard out on unknown play;
L.Clifford out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: S.Hairston singled; L.Kellman out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Hairston to second]; A.Ware was hit by
a pitch; B.Haywood singled to left field [S.Hairston scored,
A.Ware to second]; H.Merchant walked [A.Ware to third, B.Haywood
to second]; R.Galata out on unknown play; J.Williams singled
[A.Ware scored, B.Haywood scored, H.Merchant to third]; S.Brewer
reached on an error by I.Gaston [H.Merchant scored (unearned)
(no RBI), J.Williams to second, S.Brewer to first]; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 4,
Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.LAMARQUE BATTED FOR I.GASTON; J.LaMarque flied
to unknown fielder; B.O'NEIL BATTED FOR G.RICHARDSON; B.O'Neil
out on unknown play; M.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           4   5   1   5
 Monarchs         1   3   2   6


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