Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 - 4 5 1 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 4 BATTING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Henry Smith 2b 3 0 1 1 1 3 3 Leovigildo Xiques lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 Hoss Walker ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 Armando Vazquez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 14 0 Buster Haywood c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Rafael Cabrera cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Henry Merchant p 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Totals 33 4 5 2 4 5 27 15 FIELDING - E: 1. Leovigildo Xiques. BATTING - GDP: Henry Smith. Team LOB: 6 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Norman Young ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Newt Allen 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 12 0 Herb Souell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Jack Matchett rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Lee Moody lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Mance Smith cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hilton Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sammy Haynes c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Satchel Paige p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Booker McDaniel p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 33 1 7 0 1 1 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Newt Allen, Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell. E: 4. Newt Allen, Jack Matchett, Bonnie Serrell, Sammy Haynes. BATTING - 2B: Lee Moody. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry Merchant W 9 7 1 0 1 1 0 34 Totals 9 7 1 0 1 1 0 34 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 Booker McDaniel L 6 5 4 0 3 3 0 27 Totals 9 5 4 0 4 5 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 10768 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/18/1944 -- Cin-Ind Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Cin-Ind Kansas City 1. J.Ray rf N.Young ss 2. H.Smith 2b N.Allen 1b 3. L.Xiques lf H.Souell 3b 4. A.Radcliff 3b J.Matchett rf 5. H.Walker ss B.Serrell 2b 6. A.Vazquez 1b L.Moody lf 7. B.Haywood c M.Smith cf 8. R.Cabrera cf S.Haynes c 9. H.Merchant p S.Paige p CLOWNS 1ST: J.Ray struck out; H.Smith flied to unknown fielder; L.Xiques walked; A.Radcliff grounded out (N.Allen unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: N.Young lined to A.Vazquez; N.Allen walked; H.Souell flied to unknown fielder; J.Matchett grounded out (H.Smith to A.Vazquez); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 2ND: H.Walker grounded out (N.Young to N.Allen); A.Vazquez grounded out (S.Paige to N.Allen); B.Haywood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell lined to A.Vazquez; L.Moody doubled; M.Smith grounded out (A.Radcliff to A.Vazquez); S.Haynes grounded out (H.Walker to A.Vazquez); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Cabrera flied to unknown fielder; H.Merchant flied to unknown fielder; J.Ray flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: S.Paige grounded out (H.Walker to A.Vazquez); N.Young flied to unknown fielder; N.Allen singled; H.Souell grounded out (H.Smith to A.Vazquez); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 4TH: B.MCDANIEL REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); H.Smith walked; L.Xiques flied to unknown fielder; A.Radcliff walked [H.Smith to second]; H.Walker flied to unknown fielder; A.Vazquez forced A.Radcliff (N.Young to B.Serrell) [A.Vazquez to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 4TH: J.Matchett popped to H.Merchant; B.Serrell lined to A.Vazquez; L.Moody flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood popped to B.McDaniel; R.Cabrera struck out; H.Merchant walked; J.Ray reached on an error by J.Matchett [H.Merchant scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Ray to second]; H.Smith singled [J.Ray scored (unearned)]; L.Xiques singled [H.Smith to second]; A.Radcliff lined to N.Allen; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 5TH: M.Smith flied to unknown fielder; S.Haynes flied to unknown fielder; B.McDaniel flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 6TH: H.Walker grounded out (B.McDaniel to N.Allen); A.Vazquez reached on an error by N.Allen [A.Vazquez to first]; B.Haywood lined to N.Allen; R.Cabrera flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 6TH: N.Young grounded out (A.Radcliff to A.Vazquez); N.Allen singled; H.Souell forced N.Allen (unknown fielder) [H.Souell to first]; J.Matchett singled to left field [H.Souell scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by L.Xiques), J.Matchett to second]; B.Serrell flied to unknown fielder; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 1. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant struck out; J.Ray singled; H.Smith grounded into a double play (H.Souell to B.Serrell to N.Allen) [J.Ray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 7TH: L.Moody grounded out (J.Ray to A.Vazquez); M.Smith struck out; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Monarchs 1. CLOWNS 8TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled to second base [A.Radcliff to second (error by B.Serrell)]; H.Walker flied to unknown fielder; A.Vazquez singled [A.Radcliff scored (unearned) (error by S.Haynes), A.Vazquez scored (unearned) (error by S.Haynes)]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 1 R (-1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 8TH: B.McDaniel singled; N.Young out on unknown play [B.McDaniel to second]; N.Allen flied to unknown fielder; H.Souell singled [B.McDaniel to third]; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 4, Monarchs 1. CLOWNS 9TH: R.Cabrera out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 9TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; L.Moody singled; H.SMITH BATTED FOR M.SMITH; L.Moody was picked off first (H.Merchant to A.Vazquez); H.Smith grounded out (H.Smith to A.Vazquez); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Monarchs 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 4 5 1 6 Monarchs 1 7 4 6
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