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Indianapolis Clowns @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-05-30 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · 7 innings · Att: 4500 · 1:55

Indianapolis Clowns defeated Kansas City Monarchs 7–0. Indianapolis Clowns put up 4 in the 1st. Leonard Pigg went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Sherwood Brewer	3	0	1	0	1
Jesse Williams	3	1	0	0	1
Chuck Wilson	4	0	0	0	0
Clyde Nelson	2	2	0	0	2
Sam Hairston	3	2	1	0	1
Goose Tatum	2	2	1	0	2
Leonard Pigg	4	0	2	3	0
Reinaldo Drake	3	0	1	1	0
(unknown)	3	0	1	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Gene Baker	4	1	0	0
Herb Souell	2	0	1	0
Bonnie Serrell	2	0	1	0
Willard Brown	3	0	0	0
Bob Thurman	3	0	0	0
Earl Taborn	2	0	1	0
Elston Howard	3	2	0	0
Curt Roberts	3	0	0	0
Gene Richardson	1	0	0	0
Buck O'Neil	1	0	0	1
Tom Cooper	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
(unknown)	7.0	3	4	1

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Connie Johnson	0.2	2	2
Gene Richardson	4.1	3	2
Frank Barnes	2.0	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sherwood Brewer: 99
Jesse Williams: E1#
Chuck Wilson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
Chuck Wilson: 99
Clyde Nelson: WP.3-H(UR)#
Clyde Nelson: W
Sam Hairston: W.1-2
Goose Tatum: S.2-3;1-2
Leonard Pigg: S.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Reinaldo Drake: HP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
PB.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2#
S/BR.2X3(99)

Bot 1

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Top 2

Sherwood Brewer: S5.B-2(E5/TH)#
Jesse Williams: 99
Chuck Wilson: 99
Clyde Nelson: 99

Bot 2

Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 3

Sam Hairston: 99
Goose Tatum: 99
Leonard Pigg: 99

Bot 3

Elston Howard: S7
Curt Roberts: 99
Gene Richardson: 99
Gene Baker: S7.1-2
Herb Souell: 99(1)/FO

Top 4

Reinaldo Drake: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
99
Sherwood Brewer: W
Jesse Williams: 99
Chuck Wilson: 99

Bot 4

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: 99

Top 5

Clyde Nelson: 99
Sam Hairston: 99
Goose Tatum: W
Leonard Pigg: 99

Bot 5

Earl Taborn: W
Elston Howard: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Buck O'Neil: K

Top 6

Reinaldo Drake: 99
99
Sherwood Brewer: 99

Bot 6

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: W
Bonnie Serrell: W.1-2
Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: 99

Top 7

Jesse Williams: W
Chuck Wilson: PO1(E3).1-2#
Chuck Wilson: 99
Clyde Nelson: W
Sam Hairston: S8.2XH(82);1-3;B-2#
Goose Tatum: W
Leonard Pigg: S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Reinaldo Drake: PO1(E1).3-H(UR);1-2#
Reinaldo Drake: 99

Bot 7

Earl Taborn: 99
Elston Howard: D
Curt Roberts: 99
Tom Cooper: W
Gene Baker: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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