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Indianapolis Clowns @ Kansas City Monarchs

1947-08-04 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 7 innings · Att: 20000

Indianapolis Clowns defeated Kansas City Monarchs 5–4. Indianapolis Clowns put up 3 in the 6th. Goose Tatum went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
IN9	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	11
KCM	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	9

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Henry Merchant	4	1	2	0
Reinaldo Drake	4	1	1	0
Robert Abernathy	4	1	4	1
Ray Neil	4	1	1	0
Goose Tatum	4	1	1	3
Sam Hairston	3	0	2	0
Coco Ferrer	3	0	0	0
(unknown)	2	0	0	0
Johnny Williams	3	0	0	0
Armour	1	0	0	1

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Curt Roberts	4	1	2	1	0
Herb Souell	4	1	2	0	0
Buck O'Neil	4	1	0	0	0
(unknown)	3	0	0	1	0
Johnie Scott	3	0	3	1	0
Tom Cooper	3	0	0	0	0
Earl Taborn	3	1	2	0	0
John Sanderson	1	0	0	0	2
Hilton Smith	3	0	0	0	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Williams	7.0	9	2	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hilton Smith	7.0	11	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Henry Merchant: 99
Reinaldo Drake: S
Robert Abernathy: S.1-3
Ray Neil: CS2(99)#
Ray Neil: 99

Bot 1

Curt Roberts: S
Herb Souell: S.1-3
Buck O'Neil: SB2
Buck O'Neil: 99
99/F.3-H
Johnie Scott: S.2-H
Tom Cooper: 99

Top 2

Goose Tatum: 99
Sam Hairston: E4.B-1#
Coco Ferrer: 99
99

Bot 2

Earl Taborn: S
John Sanderson: W.1-2#
Hilton Smith: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 3

Johnny Williams: 99
Henry Merchant: 99
Reinaldo Drake: 99

Bot 3

Buck O'Neil: E2.B-1#
99
Johnie Scott: D8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);BXH(99)#
Tom Cooper: 99

Top 4

Robert Abernathy: S
Ray Neil: 99
Goose Tatum: 99
Sam Hairston: S6.1-3(E6/TH);B-2#
Coco Ferrer: 99

Bot 4

Earl Taborn: S
John Sanderson: 99
Hilton Smith: 99/G.1-2#
Curt Roberts: FLE3#
Curt Roberts: S.2-H
Herb Souell: 99

Top 5

99
Johnny Williams: 99
Henry Merchant: S
Reinaldo Drake: 99

Bot 5

Buck O'Neil: 99
99
Johnie Scott: S
Tom Cooper: 99

Top 6

Robert Abernathy: S
Ray Neil: D.1-3#
Goose Tatum: S.3-H;2-H
Sam Hairston: D.1-3#
Coco Ferrer: 99
Armour: 99/F.3-H
Johnny Williams: 99

Bot 6

Earl Taborn: 99
John Sanderson: W#
Hilton Smith: CS2(99)#
Hilton Smith: 99

Top 7

Henry Merchant: S
Reinaldo Drake: E4.1-2
Robert Abernathy: S8.2-H;1-3
Ray Neil: 99
Goose Tatum: 99/F.3-H(UR)
Sam Hairston: CS2(99)#

Bot 7

Curt Roberts: 99
Herb Souell: S
Buck O'Neil: CS2(99)#
Buck O'Neil: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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