Indianapolis Clowns 3 – 4 Kansas City Monarchs
26 May 1948 · WIC01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | final score 4–3 | 1 in 18 games | |
| 9 | 7 strikeouts | Ford Smith | 1 in 20 pitcher-games |
| 4 | 1 triple | Hank Thompson | 1 in 39 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Clowns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Indianapolis Clowns batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Mesa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coco Ferrer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Merchant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reinaldo Drake | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Hairston | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Strong | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Goose Tatum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rafael Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Koney Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jose Velasquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Indianapolis Clowns pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Velasquez | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Souell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Thompson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Willard Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnie Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck O`Neil | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Baker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Taborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ford Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Smith | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |