1944 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns

59 - 54 - 1

46 - 31 in the Negro American League

1942 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Hoss Walker (59-54-1)

Top Hitter

Hoss
Walker

Top Pitcher

Roosevelt
Davis

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	94	5th	ERA+	89	5th
OPS	.621	5th	ERA	3.59	4th
BA	.244	5th	BA	.275	5th
OBP	.319	2nd	K/BB	1.75	2nd
SLG	.302	5th	K%	10.4%	5th
BB%	9.2%	1st	BB%	6.0%	1st
K%			HR%	0.3%	4th
ISO	.058	4th	WHIP	1.36	5th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH), Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
• Syd Pollock (Owner & General Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Buster Haywood	34	18	55	52	4	11	1	1	0	6	0	2	0	1	.212	.241	.269	.510	58
1B	Armando Vázquez*	22	28	105	94	13	27	0	1	1	11	2	11	0	0	.287	.362	.340	.702	119
2B	Fermín Valdés	33	17	64	55	8	13	1	0	0	5	3	5	1	3	.236	.311	.255	.566	76
3B	Alex Radcliff	38	19	77	68	10	23	5	1	1	12	1	9	0	0	.338	.416	.485	.901	180
SS	Henry Smith	31	24	104	91	9	22	6	0	0	7	1	7	0	6	.242	.296	.308	.604	88
LF	Leovigildo Xiqués	26	25	109	100	13	30	3	1	0	13	6	8	0	1	.300	.352	.350	.702	118
CF	Henry Merchant*	26	20	83	69	13	17	2	2	0	8	2	11	1	2	.246	.358	.333	.691	115
RF	Johnny Ray*	32	29	126	111	16	22	2	0	0	5	0	13	2	0	.198	.294	.216	.510	59

CF	Rafael Cabrera	19	17	58	51	4	10	0	1	0	3	1	5	0	2	.196	.268	.235	.503	57
SS	Hoss Walker	36	14	46	39	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	5	1	1	.128	.244	.154	.398	24
C	Pepper Bassett**	33	10	37	33	3	7	2	0	0	7	0	3	0	1	.212	.278	.273	.551	71
2B	Jack Marshall	35	7	27	22	7	9	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	2	.409	.480	.455	.935	191
C	Sam Hairston	24	8	25	22	3	5	0	0	1	5	0	2	0	1	.227	.292	.364	.655	103
3B	Walter Cannady	42	7	20	16	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	.188	.350	.250	.600	87
2B	Bad News Hall^	29	3	13	12	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	49
RF	Art Pennington**	21	2	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9
1B	Sam Jackson*	24	1	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Dave Harper	26	2	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	103
C	Harry Jeffries	45	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	107

SP	Antonio Ruiz	33	15	40	31	8	10	2	1	0	5	1	7	0	2	.323	.447	.452	.899	180
SP	Roosevelt Davis	39	8	26	26	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	-52
SP	Johnny Williams	26	9	12	12	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	133
SP	Lázaro Medina*	21	2	7	7	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	121
SP	Weedy Edwards^	18	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Specs Roberts^	36	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	107
SP	Willie McCrary^		2	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	107
SP	Willie Burns*	28	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Albert Overton^	40	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	211
RP	Cornelius Cook^	34	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	59
PH	John Henry McQueen	28	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	522
	30		296	1074	947	122	231	30	8	3	102	20	99	5	23	.244	.319	.302	.621	94

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Johnny Ray*	32	RF	126	.265	.310	10.3%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.018	.071
Leovigildo Xiqués	26	LF	109	.340	.310	7.3%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.050	.071
Armando Vázquez*	22	1B	105	.347	.310	10.5%	7.0%	1.0%	0.4%	.053	.071
Henry Smith	31	SS	104	.279	.310	6.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.066	.071
Henry Merchant*	26	CF	83	.336	.310	13.3%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.087	.071
Alex Radcliff	38	3B	77	.431	.310	11.7%	7.0%	1.3%	0.4%	.147	.071
Fermín Valdés	33	2B	64	.273	.310	7.8%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.018	.071
Rafael Cabrera	19	CF	58	.245	.310	8.6%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.039	.071
Buster Haywood	34	C	55	.243	.310	3.6%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.058	.071
Hoss Walker	36	SS	46	.212	.310	10.9%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.026	.071
Antonio Ruiz	33	SP	40	.414	.310	17.5%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.129	.071
Pepper Bassett**	33	C	37	.266	.310	8.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.061	.071
Jack Marshall	35	2B	27	.421	.310	11.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.045	.071
Roosevelt Davis	39	SP	26	.074	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Sam Hairston	24	C	25	.306	.310	8.0%	7.0%	4.0%	0.4%	.136	.071
Walter Cannady	42	3B	20	.315	.310	20.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.063	.071
Bad News Hall^	29	2B	13	.239	.310	7.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.083	.071
Johnny Williams	26	SP	12	.358	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.083	.071
Art Pennington**	21	RF	9	.190	.310	11.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Lázaro Medina*	21	SP	7	.337	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.143	.071
Sam Jackson*	24	1B	5	.000	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Dave Harper	26	RF	5	.342	.310	20.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Specs Roberts^	36	SP	4	.241	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Weedy Edwards^	18	SP	4	.000	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Harry Jeffries	45	C	3	.322	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Willie McCrary^		SP	3	.322	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Willie Burns*	28	SP	2	.000	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Albert Overton^	40	RP	2	.483	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Cornelius Cook^	34	RP	2	.372	.310	50.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
John Henry McQueen	28	PH	1	.966	.310	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
30			1074	.302	.310	9.2%	7.0%	0.3%	0.4%	.058	.071