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+	93	5th	ERA+	91	4th
OPS	.623	5th	ERA	3.54	3rd
BA	.246	5th	BA	.274	5th
OBP	.319	3rd	K/BB	1.66	4th
SLG	.304	5th	K%	10.2%	5th
BB%	9.0%	1st	BB%	6.1%	1st
K%			HR%	0.3%	4th
ISO	.057	5th	WHIP	1.36	4th

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	57
1B	Armando Vázquez*	22	29	108	97	13	28	0	1	1	11	2	11	0	0	.289	.361	.340	.701	117
2B	Fermín Valdés	33	18	67	58	8	14	1	0	0	5	3	5	1	3	.241	.313	.259	.571	77
3B	Alex Radcliff	38	19	77	68	10	23	5	1	1	12	1	9	0	0	.338	.416	.485	.901	178
SS	Henry Smith	31	24	104	91	9	22	6	0	0	7	1	7	0	6	.242	.296	.308	.604	86
LF	Leovigildo Xiqués	26	26	113	104	13	31	3	1	0	13	7	8	0	1	.298	.348	.346	.694	114
CF	Henry Merchant*	26	20	83	69	13	17	2	2	0	8	2	11	1	2	.246	.358	.333	.691	114
RF	Johnny Ray*	32	30	130	115	16	23	2	0	0	5	0	13	2	0	.200	.292	.217	.510	58

CF	Rafael Cabrera	19	18	62	55	5	11	0	1	0	3	1	5	0	2	.200	.267	.236	.503	55
SS	Hoss Walker	36	15	49	42	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	5	1	1	.119	.229	.143	.372	15
C	Pepper Bassett**	33	10	37	33	3	7	2	0	0	7	0	3	0	1	.212	.278	.273	.551	70
2B	Jack Marshall	35	8	31	26	9	11	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	2	.423	.483	.462	.944	192
C	Sam Hairston	24	9	28	25	3	7	1	0	1	8	0	2	0	1	.280	.333	.440	.773	138
3B	Walter Cannady	42	7	20	16	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	.188	.350	.250	.600	86
2B	Bad News Hall^	29	3	13	12	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	48
RF	Art Pennington**	21	2	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	8
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	102
C	Harry Jeffries	45	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	106

SP	Antonio Ruiz	33	15	40	31	8	10	2	1	0	5	1	7	0	2	.323	.447	.452	.899	177
SP	Roosevelt Davis	39	8	26	26	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	-53
SP	Johnny Williams	26	9	12	12	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	131
SP	Lázaro Medina*	21	2	7	7	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	119
SP	Willie Burns*	28	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	23
SP	Specs Roberts^	36	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	106
SP	Weedy Edwards^	18	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Willie McCrary^		2	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	106
RP	Albert Overton^	40	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	209
RP	Cornelius Cook^	34	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	58
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	517
	30		305	1105	978	125	241	31	8	3	105	21	99	5	23	.246	.319	.304	.623	93

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Johnny Ray*	32	RF	130	.264	.312	10.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.017	.072
Leovigildo Xiqués	26	LF	113	.336	.312	7.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.048	.072
Armando Vázquez*	22	1B	108	.346	.312	10.2%	7.0%	0.9%	0.4%	.052	.072
Henry Smith	31	SS	104	.279	.312	6.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.066	.072
Henry Merchant*	26	CF	83	.336	.312	13.3%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.087	.072
Alex Radcliff	38	3B	77	.431	.312	11.7%	7.0%	1.3%	0.4%	.147	.072
Fermín Valdés	33	2B	67	.275	.312	7.5%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.017	.072
Rafael Cabrera	19	CF	62	.244	.312	8.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.036	.072
Buster Haywood	34	C	55	.243	.312	3.6%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.058	.072
Hoss Walker	36	SS	49	.199	.312	10.2%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.024	.072
Antonio Ruiz	33	SP	40	.413	.312	17.5%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.129	.072
Pepper Bassett**	33	C	37	.266	.312	8.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.061	.072
Jack Marshall	35	2B	31	.428	.312	9.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.038	.072
Sam Hairston	24	C	28	.357	.312	7.1%	7.0%	3.6%	0.4%	.160	.072
Roosevelt Davis	39	SP	26	.074	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Walter Cannady	42	3B	20	.315	.312	20.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.063	.072
Bad News Hall^	29	2B	13	.239	.312	7.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.083	.072
Johnny Williams	26	SP	12	.357	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.083	.072
Art Pennington**	21	RF	9	.190	.312	11.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Lázaro Medina*	21	SP	7	.337	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.143	.072
Willie Burns*	28	SP	5	.193	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Sam Jackson*	24	1B	5	.000	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Dave Harper	26	RF	5	.342	.312	20.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Specs Roberts^	36	SP	4	.241	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Weedy Edwards^	18	SP	4	.000	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Willie McCrary^		SP	3	.322	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Harry Jeffries	45	C	3	.322	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Albert Overton^	40	RP	2	.483	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
Cornelius Cook^	34	RP	2	.373	.312	50.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
John Henry McQueen	28	PH	1	.965	.312	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.072
30			1105	.302	.312	9.0%	7.0%	0.3%	0.4%	.057	.072