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Indianapolis Clowns @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-09-11 · Day game · 7 innings · Att: 1700

Indianapolis Clowns defeated Kansas City Monarchs 9–0. Indianapolis Clowns put up 6 in the 1st. Henry Merchant went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
IN9	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	9	13
KCM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jesse Williams	4	0	2	1	1
Sherwood Brewer	3	1	0	0	2
Bobby Robinson	4	1	1	0	1
Sam Hairston	3	2	2	1	2
John Britton	5	1	0	0	0
Leon Kellman	4	2	3	1	0
Archie Ware	3	1	1	0	1
Henry Merchant	3	1	3	3	1
Jim Cohen	4	0	1	1	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB
Gene Baker	3	0	0
Herb Souell	2	0	1
Bonnie Serrell	2	0	1
Willard Brown	3	2	0
Elston Howard	3	1	0
Luther Clifford	3	0	0
Curt Roberts	3	1	0
Tom Cooper	3	0	0
(unknown)	2	0	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Cohen	7.0	4	2	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim LaMarque	1.2	5	5	0
(unknown)	5.1	8	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesse Williams: 99
Sherwood Brewer: W
Bobby Robinson: W.1-2
Sam Hairston: D.2-H;1-3
John Britton: FC.3XH(99);2-3
Leon Kellman: S.3-H;1-2
Archie Ware: W.2-3;1-2
Henry Merchant: S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jim Cohen: WP.3-H;1-2#
Jim Cohen: S.2-H
Jesse Williams: 99

Bot 1

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: W
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willard Brown: S.1-2
Elston Howard: 99

Top 2

Sherwood Brewer: W
Bobby Robinson: S.1-2
Sam Hairston: W.2-3;1-2
John Britton: 99(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Leon Kellman: 99
Archie Ware: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);2XH(72);1-2#

Bot 2

Luther Clifford: 99
Curt Roberts: S
Tom Cooper: 99
99

Top 3

Henry Merchant: W
Jim Cohen: 99
Jesse Williams: D.1-3
Sherwood Brewer: 99
Bobby Robinson: 99

Bot 3

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

Top 4

Sam Hairston: 99
John Britton: 99
Leon Kellman: S
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 4

Willard Brown: S
Elston Howard: 16(1)3/GDP#
Luther Clifford: 99

Top 5

Henry Merchant: S
Jim Cohen: 99
Jesse Williams: W.1-2
Sherwood Brewer: 99
Bobby Robinson: 99

Bot 5

Curt Roberts: 99
Tom Cooper: 99
99

Top 6

Sam Hairston: W
John Britton: 99
Leon Kellman: S.1-2
Archie Ware: S.2-3;1-2
Henry Merchant: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jim Cohen: 99
Jesse Williams: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sherwood Brewer: 99

Bot 6

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: W
Willard Brown: 99

Top 7

Bobby Robinson: 99
Sam Hairston: S
John Britton: 14(1)3/GDP#

Bot 7

Elston Howard: S
Luther Clifford: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Tom Cooper: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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