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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 5 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Monday, August 4, 1947 (D) at Sportsman's Park III, St. Louis MO
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 0 3  2  -   5 11  3
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 1  1 0 0  0  -   4  9  3

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Merchant rf                     4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Robert Abernathy lf                   4   1   4    1     0   0     0   0
Ray Neil 2b                           4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Sam Hairston 3b                       3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Coco Ferrer ss                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buster Haywood c                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
   Armour ph                          1   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
   Kine c                             0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Williams p                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   5  11    5     0   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Reinaldo Drake, Goose Tatum, Buster Haywood. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil, Sam Hairston. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Robert Abernathy 2. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Curt Roberts 2b                       4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ted Strong rf                         3   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Johnie Scott cf                       3   0   3    1     0   0     0   0
Tom Cooper lf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
John Sanderson ss                     1   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Hilton Smith p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               28   4   9    3     2   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Curt Roberts 2, John Sanderson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnie Scott. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Herb Souell. 
CS:  Herb Souell, John Sanderson. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Williams W                    7       9   4    3   2   0   0  30
Totals                               7       9   4    3   2   0   0  30


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith L                       7      11   5    4   0   0   0  32
Totals                               7      11   5    4   0   0   0  32



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Umpires: HP - Candy Smith, 1B - Charles Zomphier, 2B - M.T. Morris, 3B - John Brewer

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 20000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/4/1947, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Kansas City                   
1. H.Merchant          rf        C.Roberts           2b        
2. R.Drake             cf        H.Souell            3b        
3. R.Abernathy         lf        B.O`Neil            1b        
4. R.Neil              2b        T.Strong            rf        
5. G.Tatum             1b        J.Scott             cf        
6. S.Hairston          3b        T.Cooper            lf        
7. C.Ferrer            ss        E.Taborn            c         
8. B.Haywood           c         J.Sanderson         ss        
9. J.Williams          p         H.Smith             p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; H.Merchant out on unknown play; R.Drake singled;
R.Abernathy singled [R.Drake to third]; R.Abernathy was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); R.Neil out on unknown play; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: C.Roberts singled; H.Souell singled [C.Roberts to
third]; H.Souell stole second; B.O`Neil out on unknown play;
T.Strong flied to unknown fielder [C.Roberts scored]; J.Scott
singled [H.Souell scored]; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Hairston reached on
an error by C.Roberts [S.Hairston to first]; C.Ferrer out on
unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Taborn singled; J.Sanderson walked [E.Taborn to
second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown
play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

CLOWNS 3RD: J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on
unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil reached on an error by B.Haywood
[B.O`Neil to first]; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Scott
doubled to center field (unknown fielder) [B.O`Neil scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by R.Drake), J.Scott out at home];
T.Cooper out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

CLOWNS 4TH: R.Abernathy singled; R.Neil out on unknown play;
G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Hairston singled to shortstop
[R.Abernathy to third (error by J.Sanderson), S.Hairston to
second]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn singled; J.Sanderson out on unknown
play; H.Smith out on unknown play [E.Taborn to second]; G.Tatum
dropped a foul fly hit by C.Roberts; C.Roberts singled [E.Taborn
scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; H.Merchant singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; T.Strong out on
unknown play; J.Scott singled; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 6TH: R.Abernathy singled; R.Neil doubled [R.Abernathy to
third]; G.Tatum singled [R.Abernathy scored, R.Neil scored];
S.Hairston doubled [G.Tatum to third]; C.Ferrer out on unknown
play;  BATTED FOR B.HAYWOOD;  flied to unknown fielder [G.Tatum
scored]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH:  REPLACED  (PLAYING C); E.Taborn out on unknown
play; J.Sanderson walked; J.Sanderson was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Monarchs 4.

CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant singled; R.Drake reached on an error by
C.Roberts [H.Merchant to second, R.Drake to first]; R.Abernathy
singled to center field [H.Merchant scored, R.Drake to third];
R.Neil out on unknown play; G.Tatum flied to unknown fielder
[R.Drake scored (unearned)]; R.Abernathy was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
5, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
H.Souell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); B.O`Neil
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 5, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           5  11   3   6
 Monarchs         4   9   3   5


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