Cincinnati Clowns 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 3 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 x - 5 6 1 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Lamar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sylvester Snead 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Ray cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ed Nelson lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 Eddie Locke rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Jeffries c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Newberry p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 1 0 24 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Henry Smith, Sylvester Snead, Jimmie Newberry. BATTING - 2B: Ed Nelson. SH: Eddie Locke. Team LOB: 5 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newt Allen 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Herb Souell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Willard Brown cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hank Thompson rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hilton Smith ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sonny Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Simms lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sammy Haynes c 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 George Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Alexander p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lloyd Davenport ph, rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 5 6 4 4 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Herb Souell. BATTING - 2B: Willie Simms. SH: Willie Simms. IW: Willard Brown. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry L 8 6 5 2 4 0 0 37 Totals 8 6 5 2 4 0 0 37 WP: Jimmie Newberry. IW: Jimmie Newberry. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP George Walker 3 5 3 3 1 0 0 16 Ted Alexander W 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 Sonny Parker SV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 6 3 3 1 0 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 8/20/1943 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Kansas City 1. H.Smith ss J.Williams ss 2. C.Lamar 2b N.Allen 1b 3. S.Snead 3b H.Souell 3b 4. G.Tatum 1b W.Brown cf 5. J.Ray cf B.Serrell 2b 6. E.Nelson lf H.Thompson rf 7. E.Locke rf W.Simms lf 8. H.Jeffries c S.Haynes c 9. J.Newberry p G.Walker p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; H.Smith singled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; S.Snead reached on an error by H.Souell [H.Smith to second, S.Snead to first]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 2ND: E.Nelson singled; E.Locke out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Nelson to second]; H.Jeffries out on unknown play [E.Nelson to third]; J.Newberry singled [E.Nelson scored]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 3RD: C.Lamar out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; J.Ray walked [G.Tatum to second]; E.Nelson doubled [G.Tatum scored, J.Ray scored]; E.Locke out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: S.Haynes out on unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; J.Williams reached on an error by S.Snead [J.Williams to first]; J.Newberry threw a wild pitch [J.Williams to third]; N.Allen singled [J.Williams scored (unearned)]; H.Souell walked [N.Allen to second]; W.Brown was walked intentionally [N.Allen to third, H.Souell to second]; B.Serrell forced W.Brown (unknown fielder) [B.Serrell to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 1. CLOWNS 4TH: T.ALEXANDER REPLACED G.WALKER (PITCHING); H.Jeffries out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson walked; W.Simms doubled [H.Thompson to third]; S.Haynes flied to E.Nelson [H.Thompson scored]; T.Alexander out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 2. CLOWNS 5TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown walked; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 2. CLOWNS 6TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; E.Nelson out on unknown play; E.Locke singled; H.Jeffries out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Simms reached on an error by H.Smith [W.Simms to first]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; T.Alexander out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 2. CLOWNS 7TH: J.Newberry out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 2. CLOWNS 8TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown singled; B.Serrell singled to right field [W.Brown to third]; H.SMITH BATTED FOR H.THOMPSON; H.Smith singled [W.Brown scored, B.Serrell to second]; W.Simms reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Newberry [B.Serrell scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Smith to third, W.Simms to first]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; L.DAVENPORT BATTED FOR T.ALEXANDER; L.Davenport out on unknown play [H.Smith scored (unearned), W.Simms to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 5. CLOWNS 9TH: L.DAVENPORT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); S.PARKER REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); E.Nelson out on unknown play; E.Locke out on unknown play; H.Jeffries out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 3 6 3 5 Monarchs 5 6 1 8
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