Indianapolis Clowns

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Record:
247 - 371 - 18 (.400)

0 League Championships

Top Hitter

Sam
Hairston

Top Pitcher

Roosevelt
Davis

Leaders

Hits

#	Player	Years	H
1	Sam Hairston	1944-1948	127
2	Goose Tatum	1943-1948	101
3	Reinaldo Drake	1945-1948	95
4	Ray Neil	1946-1948	92
5	Henry Merchant	1943-1948	81
6	Buster Haywood	1943-1948	69
7	Leovigildo Xiqués	1944-1947	45
8	Coco Ferrer	1946-1948	39
9	Johnny Ray	1943-1945	39
10	John Britton	1943-1943	39

Wins

#	Player	Years	W
1	Johnny Williams	1944-1948	10
2	Roosevelt Davis	1943-1945	10
3	Preacher Henry	1943-1948	4
4	Jim Colzie	1946-1947	3
5	Fred Wilson	1943-1943	3
6	Angel García	1945-1948	3
7	Eddie Locke	1943-1943	2
8	Henry Merchant	1944-1947	2
9	Manuel Godínez	1946-1948	2
10	Luis Cabrera	1948-1948	2

Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Manager	Ballpark
1948	Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	6	44	77	7	.364			Ramiro Ramírez, Buster Haywood	Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
1947	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	5	40	73	2	.354			Willie Wells, Hoss Walker, Reinaldo Drake	Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN), Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH)
1946	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	5	39	56	2	.411			Hoss Walker	Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN), Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH)
1945	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	5	32	60	1	.348			Hoss Walker	Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH), Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
1944	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	2	50	43	1	.538			Hoss Walker	Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH), Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
1943	Cincinnati Clowns	NAL	6	42	62	5	.404			Bunny Downs, Fred Wilson	Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH)
6	1			247	371	18	.400	0	0

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Gary Ashwill.

Logo by Gary Cieradkowski

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James

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