Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 12 5 Indianapolis Clowns 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 6 7 2 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 Hank Thompson ss 5 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 Johnie Scott lf 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Willard Brown cf 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 Joe Greene c 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 Lee Moody 2b 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Duffey rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ford Smith ph, rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Wylie p 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 46 5 12 4 6 3 34 2 FIELDING - E: 5. Joe Greene 2, Lee Moody, Ford Smith, Steve Wylie. BATTING - 2B: Lee Moody. 3B: Herb Souell, Buck O`Neil. SH: Joe Greene. GDP: Willard Brown. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil, Lee Moody. Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leovigildo Xiques lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Ray Neil 2b 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Sam Hairston 3b 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Duke Cleveland rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Goose Tatum 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Henry Merchant pr, 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Reinaldo Drake cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 Gene Smith ss 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 Preacher Henry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amos Watson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Angel Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 39 6 7 3 4 2 36 3 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ray Neil, Goose Tatum, Gene Smith 2. E: 2. Reinaldo Drake, Buster Haywood. BATTING - 2B: Goose Tatum 2. SH: Goose Tatum, Buster Haywood, Gene Smith, Angel Garcia. HBP: Leovigildo Xiques. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Buster Haywood. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Steve Wylie L 11.1 7 6 1 4 2 0 48 Totals 11.1 7 6 1 4 2 0 48 BK: Steve Wylie. HBP: Steve Wylie. Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry 6 9 3 3 3 2 0 29 Amos Watson 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 11 Angel Garcia W 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 13 Totals 12 12 5 3 6 3 0 53 Preacher Henry pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2900 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 6/24/1946 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Indianapolis Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Indianapolis 1. H.Souell 3b L.Xiques lf 2. H.Thompson ss R.Neil 2b 3. J.Scott lf S.Hairston 3b 4. W.Brown cf D.Cleveland rf 5. J.Greene c G.Tatum 1b 6. B.O`Neil 1b R.Drake cf 7. L.Moody 2b B.Haywood c 8. rf G.Smith ss 9. S.Wylie p P.Henry p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: D.Cleveland singled to pitcher; G.Tatum out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Cleveland to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play [D.Cleveland to third]; B.Haywood walked; B.Haywood stole second [D.Cleveland scored (unearned) (error by J.Greene), B.Haywood scored (unearned)]; G.Smith out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 2. MONARCHS 3RD: out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 3RD: P.Henry out on unknown play; L.Xiques singled; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Clowns 2. MONARCHS 4TH: J.Scott singled to left field; W.Brown walked [J.Scott to second]; J.Greene struck out; B.O`Neil singled to left field [J.Scott scored, W.Brown to third]; L.Moody flied to D.Cleveland [W.Brown scored]; struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 4TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum doubled to center field (W.Brown to H.Souell) [G.Tatum out at third]; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Clowns 2. MONARCHS 5TH: S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Thompson singled [H.Souell to second]; J.Scott walked [H.Souell to third, H.Thompson to second]; W.Brown lined to G.Smith; J.Greene flied to L.Xiques; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood singled; G.Smith out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Clowns 2. MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; L.Moody doubled to right-center; F.SMITH BATTED FOR ; F.Smith lined into a double play (G.Smith unassisted) [L.Moody out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 6TH: F.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston walked; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Clowns 2. MONARCHS 7TH: S.Wylie singled; H.Souell walked [S.Wylie to second]; H.Thompson singled [S.Wylie to third, H.Souell to second]; A.WATSON REPLACED P.HENRY (PITCHING); J.Scott forced H.Thompson (unknown fielder) [S.Wylie scored, H.Souell to third, J.Scott to first]; W.Brown grounded into a double play (G.Smith to R.Neil to G.Tatum) [J.Scott out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 7TH: R.Drake walked; B.Haywood out on a sacrifice bunt [R.Drake to third, B.Haywood to first (error by L.Moody; assist by S.Wylie)]; G.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Drake scored (unearned), B.Haywood to second]; A.Watson out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 3. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled; L.Moody walked [B.O`Neil to second]; B.O`Neil stole third and L.Moody stole second [B.O`Neil scored (unearned) (error by B.Haywood), L.Moody to third]; F.Smith out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 3. MONARCHS 9TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson walked; J.Scott flied to L.Xiques; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 3. CLOWNS 9TH: G.Tatum doubled; H.MERCHANT RAN FOR G.TATUM; On a bunt R.Drake singled to pitcher [H.Merchant to third]; B.Haywood out on unknown play [H.Merchant scored, R.Drake to second]; G.Smith out on unknown play; J.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR A.WATSON; J.Williams struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 4. MONARCHS 10TH: A.GARCIA REPLACED J.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); H.MERCHANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil walked; L.Moody out on unknown play; F.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 4. CLOWNS 10TH: J.Greene dropped a foul fly hit by L.Xiques; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 4. MONARCHS 11TH: S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Souell tripled to left field; H.Thompson struck out; J.Scott grounded out (A.Garcia to H.Merchant); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 4. CLOWNS 11TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 4. MONARCHS 12TH: W.Brown reached on an error by R.Drake [W.Brown to first]; J.Greene out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Brown to second]; W.Brown stole third; B.O`Neil tripled to left field [W.Brown scored (unearned)]; L.Moody out on unknown play; F.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Clowns 4. CLOWNS 12TH: B.Haywood reached on an error by F.Smith [B.Haywood to first]; S.Wylie balked [B.Haywood to second]; G.Smith walked; A.Garcia reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by S.Wylie [B.Haywood scored (unearned) (no RBI), G.Smith to third, A.Garcia to second]; L.Xiques was hit by a pitch; R.Neil struck out; S.Hairston singled to shortstop [G.Smith scored (unearned), A.Garcia to third, L.Xiques to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 5, Clowns 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 5 12 5 12 Clowns 6 7 2 8
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