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Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns @ Kansas City Monarchs

1944-08-14 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 2363

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns defeated Kansas City Monarchs 4–1.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIA	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	7
KCM	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Smith	5	0	1	0	0
Henry Merchant	3	0	1	0	2
Johnny Ray	5	0	1	1	0
Jack Marshall	4	2	2	0	0
Leovigildo Xiqués	3	0	0	1	1
Fermín Valdés	4	0	0	0	0
Sam Hairston	4	1	1	1	0
Armando Vázquez	4	0	0	1	0
(unknown)	3	1	1	0	0
Antonio Ruiz	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jesse Williams	5	0	1	1	0
Herb Souell	3	0	0	0	1
Dave Harper	4	0	0	0	0
Bonnie Serrell	4	0	3	0	0
Lee Moody	4	0	0	0	0
Mance Smith	4	0	2	0	0
Hilton Smith	2	0	0	0	0
Newt Allen	4	1	2	0	0
Doc Wingo	1	0	0	0	0
Jim LaMarque	1	0	1	0	0
Jack Matchett	0	0	0	0	1
Booker McDaniel	1	0	1	0	0
Norman Young	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
(unknown)	6.1	8	2	0
Antonio Ruiz	2.2	2	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hilton Smith	7.0	7	1	0
Booker McDaniel	2.0	0	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Henry Smith: 99
Henry Merchant: W
Johnny Ray: S.1-2
Jack Marshall: 99
Leovigildo Xiqués: 99

Bot 1

Jesse Williams: 99
Herb Souell: W
Dave Harper: 64(1)3/GDP#

Top 2

Fermín Valdés: 99
Sam Hairston: E4
Armando Vázquez: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
Armando Vázquez: 99.3-H(UR)
E3#
Henry Smith: S.1-2
Henry Merchant: 99

Bot 2

Bonnie Serrell: S
Lee Moody: 99
Mance Smith: S.1-2
Hilton Smith: 54(1)3/GDP#

Top 3

Johnny Ray: 99
Jack Marshall: D#
Leovigildo Xiqués: WP.2-3#
Leovigildo Xiqués: 99.3-H#
Fermín Valdés: 99

Bot 3

Newt Allen: S
Doc Wingo: 99/SH.1-2#
Jesse Williams: S.2-H
Herb Souell: 99
Dave Harper: 99

Top 4

Sam Hairston: 99
Armando Vázquez: 99
99

Bot 4

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Lee Moody: 99
Mance Smith: S8.B-2(E8)#
Hilton Smith: 99

Top 5

Henry Smith: 99
Henry Merchant: 99
Johnny Ray: 99

Bot 5

Newt Allen: S
Doc Wingo: 99
Jesse Williams: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 6

Jack Marshall: S
Leovigildo Xiqués: 99/G.1-2#
Fermín Valdés: 99
Sam Hairston: S.2-H
Armando Vázquez: 99

Bot 6

Dave Harper: 99
Bonnie Serrell: S8.B-2(E8)#
Lee Moody: 99
Mance Smith: 99

Top 7

S
Henry Smith: 99
Henry Merchant: S.1-3
Johnny Ray: 99.3-H
Jack Marshall: 99

Bot 7

Jim LaMarque: S
Newt Allen: 99
Jack Matchett: W.1-2
Jesse Williams: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 8

Leovigildo Xiqués: W
Fermín Valdés: 99
Sam Hairston: 99
Armando Vázquez: 99

Bot 8

Dave Harper: 99
Bonnie Serrell: S
Lee Moody: 99
Mance Smith: 99

Top 9

Antonio Ruiz: 99
Henry Smith: 99
Henry Merchant: W
Johnny Ray: 99

Bot 9

Booker McDaniel: S
Newt Allen: 99
Norman Young: 99
Jesse Williams: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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