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Indianapolis Clowns @ Kansas City Monarchs

1948-05-25 · Night game · Att: 2500 · 2:00

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Indianapolis Clowns 12–6. Kansas City Monarchs put up 5 in the 2nd. Gene Baker went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
IN9	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	6	10
KCM	0	5	2	1	0	0	1	3		12	15

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Coco Ferrer	5	1	1	0	0	0
Reinaldo Drake	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rafael Cabrera	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Hairston	4	1	1	0	0	0
(unknown)	5	2	2	2	1	0
Goose Tatum	4	1	1	1	0	0
Leonard Pigg	1	0	0	0	0	0
Koney Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Cathey	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Williams	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Pérez	1	0	1	1	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Curt Roberts	5	0	0	0	0
Herb Souell	5	1	3	1	0
Hank Thompson	5	1	0	0	0
Willard Brown	5	2	3	2	0
Johnie Scott	4	3	2	1	1
Buck O'Neil	5	1	2	0	0
Gene Baker	4	2	2	4	1
Earl Taborn	5	1	2	1	0
Jim LaMarque	4	1	1	1	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Cathey	8.0	15	2	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim LaMarque	9.0	10	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Coco Ferrer: T
Reinaldo Drake: S.3-H
Rafael Cabrera: 99
Sam Hairston: 99
S.1-2
Goose Tatum: 99

Bot 1

Curt Roberts: 99
Herb Souell: S
Hank Thompson: 99
Willard Brown: 99

Top 2

Leonard Pigg: 99
Koney Williams: 99
Willie Cathey: 99

Bot 2

Johnie Scott: S
Buck O'Neil: SB2
Buck O'Neil: S.2-3
Gene Baker: HR/7.3-H;1-H
Earl Taborn: S
Jim LaMarque: SB2
Jim LaMarque: D.2-H
Curt Roberts: 99.2-3
Herb Souell: 99.3-H
Hank Thompson: 99

Top 3

Coco Ferrer: 99
Reinaldo Drake: S
Rafael Cabrera: 99
Sam Hairston: 99

Bot 3

Willard Brown: HR/8
Johnie Scott: W
Buck O'Neil: S.1-2
Gene Baker: S.2-H;1-2
Earl Taborn: 99
Jim LaMarque: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 4

9!/F9S
Goose Tatum: 99
99

Bot 4

Herb Souell: S
Hank Thompson: SB2
Hank Thompson: 99
Willard Brown: D.2-H
Johnie Scott: 99
Buck O'Neil: 13/G

Top 5

Koney Williams: 99
Willie Cathey: S
Coco Ferrer: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Gene Baker: W
Earl Taborn: 99
Jim LaMarque: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 6

Reinaldo Drake: 99
Rafael Cabrera: S
Sam Hairston: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
S.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Goose Tatum: 99.2-H(NR)#
99

Bot 6

Herb Souell: E5#
Hank Thompson: 99
Willard Brown: 99
Johnie Scott: 99

Top 7

Koney Williams: 99
Willie Cathey: 99
Coco Ferrer: 99

Bot 7

Buck O'Neil: 99
Gene Baker: E6/TH.B-2#
Earl Taborn: E5/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)#
Jim LaMarque: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 8

Reinaldo Drake: 99
Rafael Cabrera: 99
Sam Hairston: 99

Bot 8

Herb Souell: S
Hank Thompson: 99(1)/FO
Willard Brown: S.1-2
Johnie Scott: S.2-H;1-3
Buck O'Neil: 99
Gene Baker: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Earl Taborn: D9.2-H(UR);1XH(92)#

Top 9

W
Goose Tatum: PB.1-2
Goose Tatum: S.2-H
Johnny Williams: K
Koney Williams: 99.1-2
Luis Pérez: S.2-H
Coco Ferrer: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Barehanded sliding catch by Scott

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