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Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA) 3 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Tuesday, September 12, 1944 (N) at Texas League Park, Oklahoma City OK
Exhibition game

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns      0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 1   -   3  5  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  2

BATTING

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray 3b                         3   0   0    0     1         2   4
Henry Smith ss                        3   0   0    0     0         4   3
Leovigildo Xiques lf                  4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Art Pennington cf                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sam Hairston c                        3   1   0    0     1         1   4
Fermin Valdes 2b                      3   1   0    0     1         1   4
Henry Merchant rf                     4   1   2    0     0         3   0
Armando Vazquez 1b                    4   0   3    1     0        12   0
Johnny Williams p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   3   5    1     3   3    27  15


BATTING -
2B:  Henry Merchant. 
SH:  Henry Smith. 
GDP:  Johnny Williams. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Hairston, Henry Merchant. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Newt Allen 1b                         4   0   1    0     0        11   1
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   1    0     0         2   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     2   0   1    0     2         3   6
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Lee Moody cf                          4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Mance Smith rf                        4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Sammy Haynes c                        3   0   0    0     0         4   1
Hilton Smith p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               31   1   4    1     2   1    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Williams, Newt Allen, Bonnie Serrell. 
E: 2.  Jesse Williams, Sammy Haynes. 

BATTING -
SH:  Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Williams W                    9       4   1    1   2   1   0  34
Totals                               9       4   1    1   2   1   0  34


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith L                       9       5   3    1   3   3   0  35
Totals                               9       5   3    1   3   3   0  35



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Umpires: HP -  Fitzpatrick, 1B -  Berry

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 9/12/1944 -- Cin-Ind Clowns at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Ray walked; H.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.Ray to second]; L.Xiques out on unknown play;
A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: 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 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on
unknown play; H.Merchant doubled; A.Vazquez singled [H.Merchant
to third]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell singled; J.Scott reached on a fielder's
choice [B.Serrell to second]; L.Moody out on unknown play;
M.Smith out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown
play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Smith out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play
[H.Souell to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play [H.Souell to
third]; L.Moody singled [H.Souell scored]; M.Smith out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled
to shortstop [A.Vazquez to second (error by J.Williams)];
J.Williams out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 6TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on
unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen singled; H.Souell out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [N.Allen to second]; B.Serrell walked; J.Scott
out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; F.Valdes walked;
H.Merchant reached on an error by S.Haynes [F.Valdes scored
(unearned) (no RBI), H.Merchant to third]; A.Vazquez singled
[H.Merchant scored (unearned)]; J.Williams grounded into a
double play (J.Williams to B.Serrell to N.Allen) [A.Vazquez out
at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: M.Smith out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 8TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown
play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: 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 2, Monarchs 1.

CLOWNS 9TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; S.Hairston
walked; F.Valdes out on unknown play; H.Merchant singled
[S.Hairston to third]; S.Hairston stole home and H.Merchant
stole second; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.Serrell walked; J.Scott out on unknown play;
L.Moody out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           3   5   0   5
 Monarchs         1   4   2   6


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