Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 1 Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 6 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hank Thompson 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Herb Souell 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Johnie Scott lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Willard Brown cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Ted Strong rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Hamilton ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chico Renfroe c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Hilton Smith p 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 5 10 5 1 2 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Jim Hamilton. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Herb Souell. Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reinaldo Drake cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Neil 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lester Lockett 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Duke Cleveland rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Coco Ferrer ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Buster Haywood c 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Preacher Henry p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 5 1 0 1 27 0 FIELDING - E: 6. Reinaldo Drake, Leovigildo Xiques, Goose Tatum, Lester Lockett, Duke Cleveland, Buster Haywood. BATTING - Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith W 9 5 1 1 0 1 0 33 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 1 0 33 Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry L 9 10 5 3 1 2 0 39 Totals 9 10 5 3 1 2 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1350 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 9/3/1946 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Indianapolis Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Indianapolis 1. H.Thompson 2b R.Drake cf 2. H.Souell 3b L.Xiques lf 3. J.Scott lf R.Neil 2b 4. W.Brown cf G.Tatum 1b 5. T.Strong rf L.Lockett 3b 6. B.O`Neil 1b D.Cleveland rf 7. J.Hamilton ss C.Ferrer ss 8. C.Renfroe c B.Haywood c 9. H.Smith p P.Henry p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; H.Thompson out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; J.Scott singled [H.Souell to third]; W.Brown walked [J.Scott to second]; T.Strong flied to R.Drake [H.Souell scored]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: R.Drake out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Clowns 0. MONARCHS 2ND: J.Hamilton reached on an error by L.Lockett [J.Hamilton to first]; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Clowns 0. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell singled; H.Souell stole second [H.Souell to third (error by B.Haywood)]; J.Scott struck out; W.Brown struck out; T.Strong singled to left field [H.Souell scored, T.Strong to third (error by L.Xiques)]; B.O`Neil singled to center field [T.Strong scored (unearned) (error by R.Drake), B.O`Neil to second (error by R.Drake)]; J.Hamilton out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 3RD: C.Ferrer out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Clowns 0. MONARCHS 4TH: C.Renfroe singled; H.Smith singled [C.Renfroe to second]; H.Thompson singled [C.Renfroe scored, H.Smith to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Drake reached on an error by J.Hamilton [R.Drake to first]; L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 0. MONARCHS 5TH: G.Tatum dropped a foul fly hit by T.Strong; T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Hamilton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 5TH: L.Lockett singled to shortstop; D.Cleveland singled [L.Lockett to second]; C.Ferrer struck out; B.Haywood singled [L.Lockett scored, D.Cleveland to second]; P.Henry out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 6TH: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Xiques out on unknown play; R.Neil singled; G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 7TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 8TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Hamilton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 8TH: P.Henry out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; L.Xiques out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Clowns 1. MONARCHS 9TH: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Smith singled; H.Thompson singled [H.Smith to third (error by D.Cleveland), H.Thompson to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play [H.Smith scored (unearned)]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 9TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Clowns 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 5 10 1 7 Clowns 1 5 6 5
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