1944 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns

48 - 36 - 1

46 - 34 in the Negro American League

1943 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Hoss Walker (48-36-1)

Top Hitter

Leovigildo
Xiqués

Top Pitcher

Roosevelt
Davis

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	85	5th	ERA+	68	6th
OPS	.590	5th	ERA	4.58	6th
BA	.231	5th	BA
OBP	.309	4th	K/BB	1.82	3rd
SLG	.281	5th	K%	10.1%	4th
BB%	9.9%	1st	BB%	5.6%	2nd
K%			HR%
ISO	.050	5th	WHIP	1.39	6th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH), Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Buster Haywood	34	12	36	35	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.171	.194	.171	.366	15
1B	Armando Vázquez*	22	18	68	58	8	15	0	1	1	8	2	8	2	.259	.348	.345	.693	117
2B	Henry Smith		14	56	48	3	11	3	0	0	3	1	3	5	.229	.275	.292	.566	77
3B	Alex Radcliff	38	14	57	49	4	15	2	0	1	5	1	8	0	.306	.404	.408	.812	154
SS	Hoss Walker	39	12	42	36	5	4	1	0	0	1	1	5	1	.111	.220	.139	.358	13
LF	Leovigildo Xiqués	28	16	66	60	8	21	3	1	0	10	6	6	0	.350	.409	.433	.842	164
CF	Henry Merchant*	26	12	43	40	6	9	1	1	0	1	1	3	0	.225	.279	.300	.579	81
RF	Johnny Ray*	32	18	75	64	8	10	0	0	0	2	0	11	0	.156	.280	.156	.436	38

CF	Rafael Cabrera	19	12	40	34	3	8	0	1	0	1	1	5	1	.235	.333	.294	.627	97
2B	Fermín Valdés	34	11	38	33	5	9	0	0	0	4	2	4	1	.273	.351	.273	.624	96
C	Pepper Bassett**	33	6	20	18	1	5	2	0	0	5	0	1	1	.278	.316	.389	.705	120
C	Sam Hairston	24	5	16	13	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	.154	.267	.154	.421	33
2B	Jack Marshall	35	3	10	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.333	.500	.333	.833	163
RF	Art Pennington**	21	2	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-22
3B	Walter Cannady	42	4	7	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	99

SP	Roosevelt Davis	39	5	17	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	-63
SP	Johnny Williams	28	8	11	11	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	156
SP	Antonio Ruiz^		4	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-19
SP	Lázaro Medina*	21	2	7	7	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	123
SP	Specs Roberts^	36	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	109
RP	Henry Cook^		1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Willie Burns*	28	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Albert Overton^		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PH	John Henry McQueen	28	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	527

RP	George McCrary^		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	25		184	634	555	60	128	14	4	2	50	17	63	16	.231	.309	.281	.590	85

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Johnny Ray*	32	RF	75	.235	.303	14.7%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Armando Vázquez*	22	1B	68	.330	.303	11.8%	6.8%	1.5%	0.4%	.086	.070
Leovigildo Xiqués	28	LF	66	.404	.303	9.1%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.083	.070
Alex Radcliff	38	3B	57	.394	.303	14.0%	6.8%	1.8%	0.4%	.102	.070
Henry Smith		2B	56	.251	.303	5.4%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.063	.070
Henry Merchant*	26	CF	43	.281	.303	7.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.075	.070
Hoss Walker	39	SS	42	.189	.303	11.9%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.028	.070
Rafael Cabrera	19	CF	40	.304	.303	12.5%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.059	.070
Fermín Valdés	34	2B	38	.304	.303	10.5%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Buster Haywood	34	C	36	.180	.303	2.8%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Pepper Bassett**	33	C	20	.320	.303	5.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.111	.070
Roosevelt Davis	39	SP	17	.056	.303	0.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Sam Hairston	24	C	16	.211	.303	12.5%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Johnny Williams	28	SP	11	.388	.303	0.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.091	.070
Jack Marshall	35	2B	10	.338	.303	20.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Art Pennington**	21	RF	8	.120	.303	0.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Antonio Ruiz^		SP	8	.183	.303	25.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Lázaro Medina*	21	SP	7	.336	.303	0.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.143	.070
Walter Cannady	42	3B	7	.346	.303	28.6%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Specs Roberts^	36	SP	4	.240	.303	0.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Willie Burns*	28	SP	2	.000	.303	0.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Henry Cook^		RP	2	.000	.303	0.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
John Henry McQueen	28	PH	1	.958	.303	0.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
George McCrary^		RP		.000	.303		6.8%		0.4%		.070
Albert Overton^		RP		.000	.303		6.8%		0.4%		.070
25			634	.285	.303	9.9%	6.8%	0.3%	0.4%	.050	.070

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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