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Indianapolis Clowns @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-09-15 · Night game · 2:19

Indianapolis Clowns defeated Kansas City Monarchs 11–9. Indianapolis Clowns put up 4 in the 4th. Leon Kellman went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
IN9	3	0	0	4	1	1	0	2	0	11	9
KCM	0	0	1	3	0	4	0	1	0	9	14

Indianapolis Clowns — batting

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

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
(unknown)	11	2	4	3	0
Herb Souell	5	1	3	1	0
Gene Collins	5	0	1	0	0
Bonnie Serrell	5	1	1	2	0
Elston Howard	5	1	1	0	0
Luther Clifford	5	1	1	0	0
Curt Roberts	4	3	3	1	1
Jim LaMarque	2	0	0	0	0

Indianapolis Clowns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Cohen	6.0	11	1	0
Willie Cathey	3.0	3	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
(unknown)	4.0	4	5	0
Jim LaMarque	5.0	5	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesse Williams: W
Sherwood Brewer: W.1-2
Bobby Robinson: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Sam Hairston: 99
Leon Kellman: HR/9.3-H;2-H
Archie Ware: W
Leonard Pigg: PO1(E1).1-2#
Leonard Pigg: 99

Bot 1

99
Herb Souell: 99
Gene Collins: 99

Top 2

Henry Merchant: 99
Jim Cohen: 99
Jesse Williams: 99

Bot 2

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Elston Howard: 99
Luther Clifford: 99

Top 3

Sherwood Brewer: E1#
Bobby Robinson: 99
Sam Hairston: 7/FL
Leon Kellman: 99

Bot 3

Curt Roberts: D
PB.2-3
99.3-H(UR)
99
99

Top 4

Archie Ware: 99
Leonard Pigg: S
Henry Merchant: S.1-2
Jim Cohen: E5.2-H(E5/TH)(NR);1-3;B-2#
Jesse Williams: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Sherwood Brewer: SB2
Sherwood Brewer: WP.2-3#
Sherwood Brewer: 99.3-H(UR)
Bobby Robinson: 99

Bot 4

Herb Souell: D
Gene Collins: 99
Bonnie Serrell: HR/8.2-H
Elston Howard: D
Luther Clifford: 99
Curt Roberts: W
S.2-H;1-2
99

Top 5

Sam Hairston: W
Leon Kellman: W.1-2
Archie Ware: W.2-3;1-2
Leonard Pigg: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2#
Leonard Pigg: 99
Henry Merchant: 99
Jim Cohen: 99

Bot 5

99
Herb Souell: 99
Gene Collins: S
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Top 6

Jesse Williams: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Sherwood Brewer: 99
Bobby Robinson: S.2-3
Sam Hairston: 99.3-H(UR)
Leon Kellman: W.1-2
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 6

Elston Howard: 99
Luther Clifford: D
Curt Roberts: S.2-H
S5.1-H(E5/TH)(NR);B-2#
Jim LaMarque: 99
D.2-H
Herb Souell: S9.2-H(E9)(NR)(UR)#
Gene Collins: 99

Top 7

Leonard Pigg: 99
Henry Merchant: 99
Willie Cathey: 99

Bot 7

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Elston Howard: 99
Luther Clifford: 99

Top 8

Jesse Williams: 99
Sherwood Brewer: D
Bobby Robinson: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
Sam Hairston: S.2-H
Leon Kellman: 46(1)3/GDP#

Bot 8

Curt Roberts: S
99
Jim LaMarque: 99
S.1-2
Herb Souell: D.2-H;1-3
Gene Collins: 99

Top 9

Archie Ware: 99
Leonard Pigg: 99
Henry Merchant: 99

Bot 9

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Elston Howard: 99
Luther Clifford: E3#
Curt Roberts: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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