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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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