Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 - 9 11 3 Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 x - 10 12 3 BATTING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Merchant cf 5 2 2 2 1 2 0 Leovigildo Xiques lf 6 1 1 1 0 3 0 Henry Smith ss 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 Walter Cannady 3b 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 Dave Harper pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Ray rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 Bad News Hall 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 Buster Haywood ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Armando Vazquez 1b 5 1 4 1 0 12 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 Antonio Ruiz p 4 2 2 0 1 2 4 Totals 41 9 11 6 7 10 24 18 FIELDING - E: 3. Henry Smith 2, Bad News Hall. BATTING - 2B: Henry Merchant. 3B: Buster Haywood, Antonio Ruiz. Team LOB: 12 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bobby Vandever cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 Newt Allen 1b 5 0 1 0 0 10 0 Herb Souell 3b 5 2 3 0 0 3 2 Bonnie Serrell 2b 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 Lee Moody lf 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Bumpus rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 Jesse Williams ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 Frank Duncan c 2 2 1 0 2 10 2 Steve Wylie p 3 0 1 3 0 0 3 Eddie Locke p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Booker McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 10 12 7 4 1 27 13 FIELDING - E: 3. Newt Allen, Frank Duncan, Steve Wylie. BATTING - 2B: Frank Duncan, Steve Wylie. HR: Bonnie Serrell. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Antonio Ruiz L 8 12 10 3 4 1 1 42 Totals 8 12 10 3 4 1 1 42 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Steve Wylie W 5 5 5 2 6 6 0 29 Eddie Locke 3 4 4 4 1 3 0 14 Booker McDaniel SV 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 9 11 9 6 7 10 0 48 Steve Wylie pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning Eddie Locke pitched to 4 batters in the 9th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 4/25/1944 -- Cin-Ind Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Cin-Ind Kansas City 1. H.Merchant cf B.Vandever cf 2. L.Xiques lf N.Allen 1b 3. H.Smith ss H.Souell 3b 4. W.Cannady 3b B.Serrell 2b 5. J.Ray rf L.Moody lf 6. B.Hall 2b E.Bumpus rf 7. A.Vazquez 1b J.Williams ss 8. P.Bassett c F.Duncan c 9. A.Ruiz p S.Wylie p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Merchant walked; L.Xiques forced H.Merchant (unknown fielder) [L.Xiques to first]; H.Smith walked [L.Xiques to second]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Ray walked [L.Xiques to third, H.Smith to second]; B.Hall reached on an error by N.Allen [L.Xiques scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Smith to third, J.Ray to second, B.Hall to first]; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Clowns 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: B.Vandever 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 1, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 2ND: P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Ruiz tripled; H.Merchant reached on an error by F.Duncan [A.Ruiz scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Merchant to second]; L.Xiques reached on an error by S.Wylie [H.Merchant scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Xiques to first]; H.Smith out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell walked; L.Moody out on unknown play; E.Bumpus singled [B.Serrell to third]; J.Williams out on unknown play [B.Serrell scored]; F.Duncan walked [E.Bumpus to second]; S.Wylie out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 1. CLOWNS 3RD: J.Ray out on unknown play; B.Hall out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled; P.Bassett walked [A.Vazquez to second]; A.Ruiz out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: B.Vandever out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; B.Serrell singled [H.Souell to second]; L.Moody reached on an error by B.Hall [H.Souell scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Serrell scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Moody to second]; E.Bumpus singled [L.Moody scored (unearned)]; J.Williams singled [E.Bumpus to second]; F.Duncan walked [E.Bumpus to third, J.Williams to second]; S.Wylie doubled [E.Bumpus scored (unearned), J.Williams scored (unearned), F.Duncan scored (unearned)]; B.Vandever singled [S.Wylie to third]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 6 R (0 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 7. CLOWNS 4TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell homered to left-center [H.Souell scored]; L.Moody out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 9. CLOWNS 5TH: W.Cannady walked; J.Ray out on unknown play; B.Hall out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled [W.Cannady to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 9. MONARCHS 5TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play; B.Vandever out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 9. CLOWNS 6TH: A.Ruiz walked; H.Merchant doubled [A.Ruiz scored]; L.Xiques singled [H.Merchant scored]; E.LOCKE REPLACED S.WYLIE (PITCHING); H.Smith struck out; W.Cannady struck out; J.Ray flied to B.Vandever; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 9. MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell singled to shortstop [H.Souell to second (error by H.Smith)]; B.Serrell walked; L.Moody out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 9. CLOWNS 7TH: B.Hall out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Ruiz out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 9. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; F.Duncan doubled to left field; E.Locke reached on an error by H.Smith [F.Duncan scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.Locke to first]; B.Vandever out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [E.Locke to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 10. CLOWNS 8TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 10. MONARCHS 8TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 10. CLOWNS 9TH: W.Cannady walked; D.HARPER RAN FOR W.CANNADY; J.Ray singled [D.Harper to second]; B.HAYWOOD BATTED FOR B.HALL; B.Haywood tripled [D.Harper scored, J.Ray scored]; A.Vazquez singled [B.Haywood scored]; B.MCDANIEL REPLACED E.LOCKE (PITCHING); P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Ruiz singled [A.Vazquez to second]; H.Merchant singled [A.Vazquez scored, A.Ruiz to second]; L.Xiques out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 9, Monarchs 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 9 11 3 12 Monarchs 10 12 3 8
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