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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 5

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

Indianapolis Clowns                 2 1 1  0 0 1  0  -   5 10  0
Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 4  0 3 0  x  -   8 12  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     3   1   1    0     1         1   4
Sherwood Brewer 2b                    4   0   1    0     0         3   3
Norman Robinson lf                    4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Sam Hairston c                        4   0   2    1     0         3   0
Leon Kellman 3b                       4   1   0    0     0         1   2
Archie Ware 1b                        2   1   0    0     1         9   0
John Britton rf                       3   1   3    1     0         0   0
Henry Merchant cf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Raydell Maddix p                      1   0   1    1     0         0   1
  Peanuts Davis p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Leonard Pigg ph                     1   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Buster Haywood pr                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Cathey p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   5  10    5     2   3    18  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Williams, Sherwood Brewer, Archie Ware. 
PB: 1.  Sam Hairston. 

BATTING -
2B:  Norman Robinson, Sam Hairston. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Tom Cooper rf                         2   2   1    0     2         1   1
Buck O'Neil 1b                        3   1   1    1     0         6   1
  Merle Porter 1b                     1   0   1    0     0         3   0
Willard Brown lf                      3   2   2    2     0         0   0
  Gene Collins lf                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Elston Howard cf                      3   2   2    2     1         2   0
Luther Clifford c                     3   0   1    2     0         4   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   2    1     0         2   5
Isaac Gaston ss                       3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Frank Barnes p                        3   1   1    0     0         1   1
Totals                               29   8  12    8     3   3    21  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Herb Souell, Buck O'Neil, Curt Roberts. 
E: 1.  Merle Porter. 
PB: 1.  Luther Clifford. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown 2, Elston Howard. 
3B:  Tom Cooper, Luther Clifford. 
GDP:  Isaac Gaston. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Raydell Maddix L                     2.2     6   5    5   2   0   0  15
Peanuts Davis                        2.1     4   3    3   0   3   0  11
Willie Cathey                        1       2   0    0   1   0   0  6
Totals                               6      12   8    8   3   3   0  32

WP:  Raydell Maddix. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Barnes W                       7      10   5    5   2   3   0  32
Totals                               7      10   5    5   2   3   0  32



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

Time of Game: 1:35   Attendance: 3165

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/18/1949, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. J.Williams          ss        H.Souell            3b        
2. S.Brewer            2b        T.Cooper            rf        
3. N.Robinson          lf        B.O'Neil            1b        
4. S.Hairston          c         W.Brown             lf        
5. L.Kellman           3b        E.Howard            cf        
6. A.Ware              1b        L.Clifford          c         
7. J.Britton           rf        C.Roberts           2b        
8. H.Merchant          cf        I.Gaston            ss        
9. R.Maddix            p         F.Barnes            p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Williams singled; S.Brewer out on unknown play;
N.Robinson doubled [J.Williams scored]; S.Hairston doubled
[N.Robinson scored]; L.Kellman out on unknown play; A.Ware out
on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Cooper tripled;
B.O'Neil out on unknown play [T.Cooper scored]; W.Brown out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 2ND: J.Britton singled; L.Clifford allowed a passed ball
[J.Britton to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Maddix
singled [J.Britton scored]; J.Williams out on unknown play;
S.Brewer singled [R.Maddix to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Howard singled; L.Clifford out on unknown play;
C.Roberts singled [E.Howard to second]; I.Gaston grounded into a
double play (J.Williams to S.Brewer to A.Ware) [C.Roberts out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 3RD: S.Hairston singled; L.Kellman forced S.Hairston
(unknown fielder) [L.Kellman to first]; A.Ware out on unknown
play [L.Kellman to second]; J.Britton singled [L.Kellman
scored]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Barnes singled to right field; H.Souell out on
unknown play; R.Maddix threw a wild pitch [F.Barnes to second];
T.Cooper walked; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; W.Brown doubled
[F.Barnes scored, T.Cooper scored]; E.Howard walked; L.Clifford
tripled to center field [W.Brown scored, E.Howard scored];
P.DAVIS REPLACED R.MADDIX (PITCHING); C.Roberts out on unknown
play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 5.

CLOWNS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Williams walked;
S.Brewer hit into a double play (C.Roberts to B.O'Neil to
H.Souell) [J.Williams out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 4TH: I.Gaston out on unknown play; F.Barnes out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 5.

CLOWNS 5TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 5TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; B.O'Neil singled to
left field; W.Brown doubled [B.O'Neil to third]; E.Howard
doubled [B.O'Neil scored, W.Brown scored]; L.Clifford out on
unknown play; C.Roberts singled to center field [E.Howard
scored]; I.Gaston out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Monarchs 8.

CLOWNS 6TH: M.PORTER REPLACED B.O'NEIL (PLAYING 1B); G.COLLINS
REPLACED W.BROWN (PLAYING LF); A.Ware walked; J.Britton singled
[A.Ware to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; L.PIGG
BATTED FOR P.DAVIS; L.Pigg singled [A.Ware scored, J.Britton to
second]; B.HAYWOOD RAN FOR L.PIGG; J.Williams out on unknown
play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 5, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.CATHEY REPLACED B.HAYWOOD (PITCHING); F.Barnes
out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; S.Hairston allowed a
passed ball [H.Souell to second]; T.Cooper walked; M.Porter
singled [H.Souell to third, T.Cooper to second]; G.Collins out
on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Clowns 5, Monarchs 8.

CLOWNS 7TH: M.Porter dropped a foul fly hit by N.Robinson;
N.Robinson out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play;
L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 5,
Monarchs 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           5  10   0   6
 Monarchs         8  12   1   6


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