Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 - 7 13 3 Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 2 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Smith ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 Leovigildo Xiques lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ray Neil 2b 5 2 1 0 0 3 3 Sam Hairston 3b 5 2 4 0 0 4 1 Duke Cleveland rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 1 3 2 1 9 0 Reinaldo Drake cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 1 Buster Haywood c 2 1 1 2 1 4 0 Jim Colzie p 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 13 7 2 5 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ray Neil, Sam Hairston. E: 3. Gene Smith, Ray Neil, Goose Tatum. BATTING - 2B: Gene Smith, Goose Tatum 2. 3B: Buster Haywood. HBP: Buster Haywood. GDP: Duke Cleveland, Goose Tatum, Jim Colzie. Team LOB: 8 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 Chico Renfroe ss 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 Johnie Scott lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Willard Brown 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 Joe Greene rf 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 0 1 1 1 13 2 Ford Smith cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Taborn c 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 Jim LaMarque p 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 Hilton Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 3 1 4 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 3. Chico Renfroe 3, Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil 3, Jim LaMarque. E: 2. Chico Renfroe, Earl Taborn. BATTING - 2B: Willard Brown. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Herb Souell, Johnie Scott. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Colzie W 9 8 4 3 1 4 0 36 Totals 9 8 4 3 1 4 0 36 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque L 9 13 7 5 2 5 0 42 Totals 9 13 7 5 2 5 0 42 HBP: Jim LaMarque. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Fambro, 2B - , 3B - Hurley McNair Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 7202 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 6/21/1946 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Kansas City 1. G.Smith ss H.Souell 3b 2. L.Xiques lf C.Renfroe ss 3. R.Neil 2b J.Scott lf 4. S.Hairston 3b W.Brown 2b 5. D.Cleveland rf J.Greene rf 6. G.Tatum 1b B.O`Neil 1b 7. R.Drake cf F.Smith cf 8. B.Haywood c E.Taborn c 9. J.Colzie p J.LaMarque p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. CLOWNS 2ND: S.Hairston singled; D.Cleveland grounded into a double play (B.O`Neil to C.Renfroe) [S.Hairston out at second]; G.Tatum walked; R.Drake singled [G.Tatum to second]; B.Haywood was hit by a pitch [G.Tatum to third, R.Drake to second]; J.Colzie out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown doubled; J.Greene singled to second base [W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by R.Neil), J.Greene to second]; B.O`Neil walked; F.Smith out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 1. CLOWNS 3RD: G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Xiques reached on an error by E.Taborn [L.Xiques to first]; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell singled; H.Souell stole second; C.Renfroe reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [H.Souell out at third]; J.Scott singled [C.Renfroe to third]; J.Scott stole second; W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene singled [C.Renfroe scored, J.Scott scored, J.Greene to second (on throw)]; B.O`Neil singled [J.Greene scored]; F.Smith out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 4TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled to right field; R.Drake singled [G.Tatum to third, R.Drake to second (on throw)]; B.Haywood tripled [G.Tatum scored, R.Drake scored]; J.Colzie out on unknown play [B.Haywood scored]; G.Smith out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 5TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil singled; On a bunt S.Hairston singled to third base [R.Neil to second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum doubled to right-center [R.Neil scored, S.Hairston to third]; R.Drake struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 4, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 5TH: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.Scott singled to center field (R.Drake to R.Neil) [J.Scott out at second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 6TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; J.Colzie out on unknown play; G.Smith doubled; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 6TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil reached on an error by G.Tatum [B.O`Neil to first]; F.Smith out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 7TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston singled; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum doubled [S.Hairston scored]; R.Drake out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 7TH: J.LaMarque reached on an error by G.Smith [J.LaMarque to first]; H.Souell singled [J.LaMarque to second]; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.Scott lined into a double play (S.Hairston to R.Neil) [J.LaMarque out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 8TH: B.Haywood walked; J.Colzie grounded into a double play (J.LaMarque to C.Renfroe to B.O`Neil) [B.Haywood out at second]; G.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 9TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil reached on an error by C.Renfroe [R.Neil to first]; S.Hairston singled [R.Neil to third, S.Hairston to second (on throw)]; D.Cleveland singled [R.Neil scored (unearned), S.Hairston scored (unearned)]; G.Tatum grounded into a double play (C.Renfroe to W.Brown to B.O`Neil) [D.Cleveland out at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 7, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 9TH: F.Smith out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; H.SMITH BATTED FOR J.LAMARQUE; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 7, Monarchs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 7 13 3 8 Monarchs 4 8 2 5
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