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Kansas City Monarchs @ Indianapolis Clowns

1949-04-28 · Night game · Att: 2000

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Indianapolis Clowns 5–1. Kansas City Monarchs put up 2 in the 4th. Bob Thurman went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	5	9
IN9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Herb Souell	4	1	1	0	1
Curt Roberts	4	1	0	0	0
Bonnie Serrell	4	0	0	0	1
Willard Brown	3	1	0	0	1
Bob Thurman	4	0	3	2	1
Earl Taborn	5	0	1	0	0
Elston Howard	4	1	2	0	0
Gene Baker	4	1	1	0	0
Booker McDaniel	2	0	1	2	0
(unknown)	1	0	0	0	0
Jim LaMarque	1	0	0	0	0

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jesse Williams	4	1	1	0	0
Reinaldo Drake	2	0	0	0	1
Ray Neil	3	0	0	0	1
Goose Tatum	3	0	1	1	1
Sherwood Brewer	4	0	0	0	0
Leonard Pigg	2	0	0	0	0
(unknown)	3	0	0	0	0
Henry Merchant	2	0	0	0	1
Winslow Means	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Hairston	2	0	0	0	0
Les Witherspoon	1	0	0	0	0
Chuck Wilson	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Booker McDaniel	3.0	2	0
Gene Richardson	2.0	0	2
Gene Collins	2.0	0	2
Jim LaMarque	2.0	0	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Winslow Means	4.0	6	2
Walter Gibbons	1.0	0	1
(unknown)	2.0	0	0
Peanuts Davis	2.0	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Herb Souell: W#
Curt Roberts: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willard Brown: W.1-2#
Bob Thurman: S.2-3;1-2
Earl Taborn: 99

Bot 1

Jesse Williams: S#
Reinaldo Drake: 99/SH.1-2#
Ray Neil: 99
Goose Tatum: S.2-H#
Sherwood Brewer: 99

Top 2

Elston Howard: D
Gene Baker: 99
Booker McDaniel: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Bot 2

Leonard Pigg: 99
99
Henry Merchant: 99

Top 3

Curt Roberts: E5#
Bonnie Serrell: 99.1-2
Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: S.2-H(UR)
Earl Taborn: 99

Bot 3

Winslow Means: 99
Jesse Williams: 99
Reinaldo Drake: 99

Top 4

Elston Howard: S
Gene Baker: D.1-3#
Booker McDaniel: S8.3-H;2-H
Herb Souell: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Bot 4

Ray Neil: W#
Goose Tatum: 99
Sherwood Brewer: 99
Leonard Pigg: 99

Top 5

Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: W
Earl Taborn: 46(1)3/GDP#

Bot 5

99
Henry Merchant: W#
Sam Hairston: 99
Jesse Williams: 99

Top 6

Elston Howard: 99
Gene Baker: 99
99

Bot 6

Reinaldo Drake: W#
Ray Neil: 99
Goose Tatum: W.1-2#
Sherwood Brewer: 99
Les Witherspoon: 99

Top 7

Herb Souell: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Bot 7

99
Henry Merchant: 99
Sam Hairston: 99

Top 8

Willard Brown: HP#
Bob Thurman: 99
Earl Taborn: D.1-3
Elston Howard: 99
Gene Baker: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3#
Jim LaMarque: 99

Bot 8

Jesse Williams: 99
Reinaldo Drake: 99
Ray Neil: 99

Top 9

Herb Souell: S#
Curt Roberts: 99/SH.1-2#
Bonnie Serrell: W#
Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: S.2-H;1-2
Earl Taborn: 99

Bot 9

Goose Tatum: 99
Sherwood Brewer: 99
Chuck Wilson: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories

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