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Indianapolis Clowns @ Kansas City Monarchs

1947-05-02 · Night game

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Indianapolis Clowns 5–4. Kansas City Monarchs put up 2 in the 4th. Hank Thompson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Reinaldo Drake	4	1	2	1	0
Henry Merchant	3	0	0	0	1
Ray Neil	4	0	2	0	0
Duke Cleveland	4	0	0	0	0
Goose Tatum	4	0	0	0	0
Sam Hairston	4	1	1	0	0
Newt Allen	1	0	1	0	0
(unknown)	4	1	1	1	0
Juan Guilbe	3	0	1	0	0
Hoss Walker	3	1	1	1	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Herb Souell	3	1	0	0	2	0
Chico Renfroe	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Thompson	4	1	3	1	1	0
Willard Brown	4	0	2	0	1	0
Johnie Scott	3	1	0	0	1	1
Lee Moody	4	2	1	0	0	0
Tom Cooper	3	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Taborn	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ted Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ford Smith	0	0	0	1	1	0
Cannonball Berry	2	0	0	0	0	0
Buck O'Neil	1	0	0	1	0	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Guilbe	7.0	5	5	1
Tomás Quiñones	1.1	3	2	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Alexander	4.0	4	1	0
Cannonball Berry	5.0	5	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Reinaldo Drake: 99
Henry Merchant: 99
Ray Neil: T
Duke Cleveland: 99

Bot 1

Herb Souell: 99
Chico Renfroe: 99
Hank Thompson: S
Willard Brown: S.1-2
Johnie Scott: 99

Top 2

Goose Tatum: 99
Sam Hairston: 99
Newt Allen: S
CS2(99)#

Bot 2

Lee Moody: 99
Tom Cooper: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 3

99
Juan Guilbe: 99
Reinaldo Drake: S
Henry Merchant: W.1-2
Ray Neil: S5.2-H(E5/TH)(NR)(UR);1XH(99);B-2#

Bot 3

Ted Alexander: 99
Herb Souell: W
Chico Renfroe: 99
Hank Thompson: 99

Top 4

Duke Cleveland: 99
Goose Tatum: 99
Sam Hairston: 99

Bot 4

Willard Brown: 99
Johnie Scott: W
Lee Moody: E4.1-H(E4/TH);B-2#
Tom Cooper: W
Earl Taborn: S.2-3;1-2
Ford Smith: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Herb Souell: 99
Chico Renfroe: 99

Top 5

Hoss Walker: 99
99
Juan Guilbe: T
Reinaldo Drake: 99

Bot 5

Hank Thompson: HR
Willard Brown: S
Johnie Scott: K+CS2(24)/DP#
Lee Moody: 99

Top 6

Henry Merchant: 99
Ray Neil: 99
Duke Cleveland: 99

Bot 6

Tom Cooper: 99
Earl Taborn: 99
Cannonball Berry: 99

Top 7

Goose Tatum: 99
Sam Hairston: D
Hoss Walker: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
S.2-H
Juan Guilbe: 99
Reinaldo Drake: T.1-H
Henry Merchant: 99

Bot 7

Herb Souell: 99
Chico Renfroe: 99
Hank Thompson: W
Willard Brown: 99

Top 8

Ray Neil: 99
Duke Cleveland: 99
Goose Tatum: 99

Bot 8

Johnie Scott: 99
Lee Moody: S
Tom Cooper: 99
Earl Taborn: D.1-H
Cannonball Berry: 99

Top 9

Sam Hairston: 99
Hoss Walker: 99
99

Bot 9

Herb Souell: W#
Chico Renfroe: 99/SH.1-2
Hank Thompson: S.2-3
Willard Brown: W.1-2
Buck O'Neil: E8/F.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

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

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