Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 - 9 7 2 Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 6 10 5 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reinaldo Drake cf 3 1 1 0 1 5 2 Coco Ferrer ss 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 Ray Neil 2b 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 Sam Hairston c 5 1 3 2 0 8 0 Goose Tatum 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 Lester Lockett lf 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 Duke Cleveland rf 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 Gene Smith 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 Lefty Calhoun p 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 Manuel Godinez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 9 7 7 7 13 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 2. Reinaldo Drake, Coco Ferrer, Ray Neil, Goose Tatum 2. E: 2. Reinaldo Drake, Ray Neil. BATTING - 2B: Sam Hairston 2. SH: Reinaldo Drake, Gene Smith. GDP: Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 9 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 Chico Renfroe ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 Johnie Scott lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 Joe Greene c 2 2 1 2 3 12 4 Buck O`Neil 1b 5 1 4 0 0 11 1 Hilton Smith rf 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 Hank Thompson 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 Ford Smith cf 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Connie Johnson p 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 36 6 10 4 8 9 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck O`Neil, Hank Thompson. E: 5. Chico Renfroe 3, Buck O`Neil, Hank Thompson. BATTING - 2B: Joe Greene. GDP: Chico Renfroe. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Calhoun W 6 7 6 4 6 5 0 31 Manuel Godinez SV 3 3 0 0 2 4 0 13 Totals 9 10 6 4 8 9 0 44 Lefty Calhoun pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Connie Johnson L 9 7 9 3 7 13 0 45 Totals 9 7 9 3 7 13 0 45 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Jordan, 1B - Colby Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/23/1946 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Kansas City 1. R.Drake cf H.Souell 3b 2. C.Ferrer ss C.Renfroe ss 3. R.Neil 2b J.Scott lf 4. S.Hairston c J.Greene c 5. G.Tatum 1b B.O`Neil 1b 6. L.Lockett lf H.Smith rf 7. D.Cleveland rf H.Thompson 2b 8. G.Smith 3b F.Smith cf 9. L.Calhoun p C.Johnson p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Drake singled; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 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: G.Tatum walked; L.Lockett grounded into a double play (H.Thompson to B.O`Neil) [G.Tatum out at second]; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled; H.Smith singled [B.O`Neil to second]; H.Thompson walked [B.O`Neil to third, H.Smith to second]; F.Smith out on unknown play [B.O`Neil scored]; C.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Monarchs 1. CLOWNS 3RD: G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Calhoun walked; R.Drake reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by B.O`Neil [L.Calhoun to third, R.Drake to first]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play [L.Calhoun scored (unearned)]; R.Neil reached on an error by H.Thompson [R.Drake to second, R.Neil to first]; S.Hairston doubled [R.Drake scored (unearned), R.Neil scored (unearned)]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell reached on an error by R.Drake [H.Souell to second]; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil reached on an error by R.Neil [H.Souell scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Greene scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.O`Neil to second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 4TH: L.Lockett singled; D.Cleveland walked [L.Lockett to second]; G.Smith singled to shortstop [L.Lockett to third, D.Cleveland to second]; L.Calhoun singled [L.Lockett scored, D.Cleveland scored, G.Smith scored]; R.Drake out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 6, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson grounded out (G.Tatum unassisted); F.Smith walked; C.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Souell singled to center field (R.Drake to G.Smith) [F.Smith out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 6, Monarchs 3. CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston doubled; G.Tatum struck out; L.Lockett struck out; D.Cleveland flied to H.Smith; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 6, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 5TH: C.Renfroe walked; J.Scott lined into a double play (R.Drake to G.Tatum) [C.Renfroe out at first]; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil singled [J.Greene to second]; H.Smith singled [J.Greene scored, B.O`Neil to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 6, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 6TH: G.Smith out on unknown play; L.Calhoun walked; R.Drake walked [L.Calhoun to second]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 6, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 6TH: F.Smith out on unknown play; C.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 6, Monarchs 4. CLOWNS 7TH: S.Hairston singled; G.Tatum reached on an error by C.Renfroe [S.Hairston to second, G.Tatum to first]; L.Lockett reached on an error by C.Renfroe [S.Hairston scored (unearned) (no RBI), G.Tatum scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Lockett to third]; D.Cleveland walked; G.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Lockett scored (unearned), D.Cleveland to second]; L.Calhoun out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 9, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 7TH: C.Renfroe singled; J.Scott walked [C.Renfroe to second]; J.Greene doubled [C.Renfroe scored, J.Scott scored]; M.GODINEZ REPLACED L.CALHOUN (PITCHING); B.O`Neil singled [J.Greene to third]; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; F.Smith flied to D.Cleveland; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 9, Monarchs 6. CLOWNS 8TH: C.Ferrer reached on an error by C.Renfroe [C.Ferrer to first]; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum walked [C.Ferrer to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 9, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 8TH: C.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; C.Renfroe grounded into a double play (C.Ferrer to R.Neil to G.Tatum) [H.Souell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 9, Monarchs 6. CLOWNS 9TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; M.Godinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 9, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 9TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil singled [J.Greene to second]; H.Smith flied to L.Lockett [J.Greene to third, B.O`Neil to second]; H.Thompson walked; F.Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Clowns 9, Monarchs 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 9 7 2 9 Monarchs 6 10 5 11
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