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Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Monday, August 14, 1944 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns      0 1 1  0 0 1  1 0 0   -   4  7  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1 10  3

BATTING

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Smith 3b                        5   0   1    0     0   0     0   3
Henry Merchant cf                     3   0   1    0     2   0     5   0
Johnny Ray rf                         5   0   1    1     0   0     2   0
Jack Marshall ss                      4   2   2    0     0   0     1   3
Leovigildo Xiques lf                  3   0   0    1     1   0     2   0
Fermin Valdes 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     2   4
Sam Hairston c                        4   1   1    1     0   0     3   0
Armando Vazquez 1b                    4   0   0    1     0   0    11   1
George McCrary p                      3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Antonio Ruiz p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Totals                               36   4   7    4     3   0    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Henry Smith, Jack Marshall, Fermin Valdes 2, Armando Vazquez 2. 
E: 2.  Henry Merchant 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jack Marshall. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Hairston. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     5   0   1    1     0   0     1   3
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   0    0     1   0     1   2
Dave Harper rf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   3    0     0   0     5   2
Lee Moody cf                          4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Mance Smith lf                        4   0   2    0     0   0     3   0
Hilton Smith p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Jim LaMarque ph                     1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Booker McDaniel p                   1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Bob Johnson pr                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Newt Allen 1b                         4   1   2    0     0   0    10   1
Doc Wingo c                           1   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
  Jack Matchett ph                    0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Walter Thomas pr                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Sammy Haynes c                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Norman Young ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   1  10    1     2   0    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Bonnie Serrell, Newt Allen, Doc Wingo. 

BATTING -
SH:  Doc Wingo. 
GDP:  Dave Harper, Hilton Smith. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
George McCrary W                     6.1     8   1    1   2   0   0  27
Antonio Ruiz SV                      2.2     2   0    0   0   0   0  10
Totals                               9      10   1    1   2   0   0  37


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith L                       7       7   4    3   1   0   0  31
Booker McDaniel                      2       0   0    0   2   0   0  8
Totals                               9       7   4    3   3   0   0  39

WP:  Hilton Smith. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2363

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/14/1944 -- Cin-Ind Clowns at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cin-Ind                       Kansas City                   
1. H.Smith             3b        J.Williams          ss        
2. H.Merchant          cf        H.Souell            3b        
3. J.Ray               rf        D.Harper            rf        
4. J.Marshall          ss        B.Serrell           2b        
5. L.Xiques            lf        L.Moody             cf        
6. F.Valdes            2b        M.Smith             lf        
7. S.Hairston          c         H.Smith             p         
8. A.Vazquez           1b        N.Allen             1b        
9. G.McCrary           p         D.Wingo             c         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked; J.Ray
singled [H.Merchant to second]; J.Marshall out on unknown play;
L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell walked;
D.Harper grounded into a double play (J.Marshall to F.Valdes to
A.Vazquez) [H.Souell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: F.Valdes out on unknown play; S.Hairston reached on
an error by B.Serrell [S.Hairston to first]; S.Hairston stole
second [S.Hairston to third (error by D.Wingo)]; A.Vazquez out
on unknown play [S.Hairston scored (unearned)]; G.McCrary
reached on an error by N.Allen [G.McCrary to first]; H.Smith
singled [G.McCrary to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell singled; L.Moody out on unknown play;
M.Smith singled [B.Serrell to second]; H.Smith grounded into a
double play (H.Smith to F.Valdes to A.Vazquez) [M.Smith out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Marshall doubled;
H.Smith threw a wild pitch [J.Marshall to third]; L.Xiques out
on unknown play [J.Marshall scored]; F.Valdes out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen singled; D.Wingo out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [N.Allen to second]; J.Williams singled
[N.Allen scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play; D.Harper out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 4TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on
unknown play; G.McCrary out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; L.Moody out on
unknown play; M.Smith singled to center field [M.Smith to second
(error by H.Merchant)]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: H.Smith 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 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen singled; D.Wingo out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: J.Marshall singled; L.Xiques out on unknown play
[J.Marshall to second]; F.Valdes out on unknown play; S.Hairston
singled [J.Marshall scored]; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled
to center field [B.Serrell to second (error by H.Merchant)];
L.Moody out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: G.McCrary singled; H.Smith out on unknown play;
H.Merchant singled [G.McCrary to third]; J.Ray out on unknown
play [G.McCrary scored]; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.LAMARQUE BATTED FOR H.SMITH; J.LaMarque
singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.MATCHETT BATTED FOR
D.WINGO; J.Matchett walked [J.LaMarque to second]; W.THOMAS RAN
FOR J.MATCHETT; A.RUIZ REPLACED G.MCCRARY (PITCHING); J.Williams
out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 8TH: B.MCDANIEL REPLACED J.LAMARQUE (PITCHING); S.HAYNES
REPLACED W.THOMAS (PLAYING C); L.Xiques walked; F.Valdes out on
unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled;
L.Moody out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 9TH: A.Ruiz out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown
play; H.Merchant walked; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.McDaniel singled; B.JOHNSON RAN FOR B.MCDANIEL;
N.Allen out on unknown play; N.YOUNG BATTED FOR S.HAYNES;
N.Young out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Monarchs 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           4   7   2   8
 Monarchs         1  10   3   9


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