1947 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns


42 - 73 - 2


31 - 50 - 2 in the Negro American League

1942 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Willie Wells (15-36-1)
Hoss Walker (17-23)
Reinaldo Drake (10-14-1)

Top Hitter


Sam
Hairston

Top Pitcher


Johnny
Williams

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
72
6th ERA+
99
3rd
OPS
.639
6th ERA
5.10
4th
BA
.253
5th BA
.297
6th
OBP
.319
6th K/BB
1.15
4th
SLG
.320
5th K%
8.9%
6th
BB%
8.2%
5th BB%
7.7%
2nd
K%
HR%
1.2%
6th
ISO
.067
6th WHIP
1.60
4th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN), Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Syd Pollock (Owner ) , Bunny Downs (Business Manager)


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
29
LF
112
20
5'9"
170
7/12/1917 (Maury County, TN)
9/2/1997 (Nashville, TN)
28
RP
2
5.1
6'5"
213
R
10/23/1918 (Jacksonville, FL)
9/26/1948 (Tampa, FL)
46
SS
42
8
5'8"
160
R
R
5/19/1901 (Austin, TX)
6/9/1988 (Cincinnati, OH)
PH
1
SS
2
26
SP
3
4.2
7
6'0"
186
R
R
2/20/1921 (Birmingham, AL)
4/11/2007 (Detroit, MI)
23
SS
19
5'8"
168
R
R
8/16/1923 (Clarksdale, MS)
4/15/2003 (Chicago, IL)
28
RP
7
9.2
15
6'0"
180
L
R
5/14/1919 (Scotland County, NC)
2/22/1990 (death place unknown)
31
SS
21
16
5'4"
152
R
R
8/18/1915 (Des Moines, IA)
11/22/1973 (East Moline, IL)
21
SS
3
5'5"
149
5/16/1926 (Houston, TX)
12/5/1970 (death place unknown)
30
LF
6
14
6'1"
190
L
R
11/25/1916 (Alapaha, GA)
8/13/1970 (Jacksonville, FL)
26
SP
13
30.2
4
6'0"
155
L
R
7/12/1920 (Montezuma, GA)
3/22/2010 (Bloomington, IN)
24
CF
100
11
5'7"
160
L
L
3/15/1923 (La Habana, Cuba)
32
SS
30
8
5'7"
145
R
R
8/17/1963 (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
30
RF
24
19
5'10"
180
L
L
25
SP
11
26.0
16
5'11"
R
11/7/1921 (Artemisa, Cuba)
33
SP
11
20.1
12
6'1"
205
R
R
6/26/1914 (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
4/29/1994 (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
27
3B
122
12
5'10"
187
R
R
1/20/1920 (Crawford, MS)
10/31/1997 (Birmingham, AL)
37
C
75
3
5'8"
165
R
R
1/12/1910 (Portsmouth, VA)
4/19/2000 (Los Angeles, CA)
SS
2
36
SP
11
29.1
5
5'5"
148
R
R
3/10/1911 (Inverness, FL)
5/16/1992 (Jacksonville, FL)
33
SP
5
13.0
7
5'10"
170
R
R
1/10/1914 (Daytona Beach, FL)
2/1/2003 (Cerritos, CA)
39
SP
4
11.0
8
5'9"
170
L
R
4/26/1908 (Lexington, KY)
1/31/1964 (Hartselle, AL)
C
38
RF
4
19
6'3"
192
L
R
4/6/1909 (Greensboro, NC)
12/16/1988 (Salisbury, NC)
29
RF
109
1.0
21
6'3"
180
L
L
2/17/1918 (Birmingham, AL)
8/23/1982 (Cincinnati, OH)
28
SS
4
5'6"
160
R
R
5/14/1919 (Kankakee, IL)
4/5/1996 (New Orleans, LA)
26
2B
124
2
5'9"
165
R
R
10/12/1920 (Apopka, FL)
7/10/1998 (St. Joseph, MI)
27
C
15
7
5'9"
230
R
R
9/18/1919 (Grant, OK)
8/22/1993 (Seattle, WA)
27
SP
11
17.2
14
6'2"
200
R
R
6/19/1920 (Yauco, Puerto Rico)
29
1B
118
4
6'3"
195
B
R
5/3/1918 (Jersey, AR)
1/18/1967 (El Paso, TX)
25
SP
6
15.2
9
5'8"
160
L
L
8/20/1921 (Güines, Cuba)
3/16/2008 (New York, NY)
RF
33
8
39
3B
26
0.2
6
5'11"
190
R
R
9/10/1907 (Austin, TX)
2/10/1971 (Nashville, TN)
42
SS
21
4
5'9"
170
R
R
8/10/1904 (Austin, TX)
1/22/1989 (Austin, TX)
29
SP
33
60.1
5
6'4"
180
R
R
5/1/1918 (Shreveport, LA)
5/4/1986 (Shreveport, LA)
29
LF
9
20
6'0"
163
R
R
9/23/1917 (La Habana, Cuba)

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