Former professional baseball team in the Negro American League
Indianapolis Clowns
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League
Independent (c. 1930s–1941)
Negro Major League (1942)
Negro American League (1943–1955)
Independent (1956–1962)
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark
Victory Field (1944-1948)[1]
Crosley Field (1943-1947)[1]
Established
c. 1930s
Disbanded
1962
Nickname(s)
Miami Giants (c. 1930s)
Ethiopian Clowns (c. 1930s–1942)
Cincinnati Clowns (1943)
Cincinnati–Indianapolis Clowns (1944–1947)
Indianapolis Clowns (1948–1962)
The Indianapolis Clowns were a professional baseball team in the Negro American League. Tracing their origins back to the 1930s, the Clowns were the last of the Negro league teams to disband, continuing to play exhibition games into the 1980s. They began play as the independent Ethiopian Clowns, joined the Negro American League as the Cincinnati Clowns and, after a couple of years, relocated to Indianapolis. Hank Aaron was a Clown for a short period, and the Clowns were also one of the first professional baseball teams to hire a female player.
The IndianapolisClowns were a professional baseball team in the Negro American League. Tracing their origins back to the 1930s, the Clowns were the last...
This list of IndianapolisClowns seasons compiles games played by the IndianapolisClowns. Seasons in which the Clowns were league members (or an associate...
American major-level professional baseball team when she joined the IndianapolisClowns in the previously all-male Negro leagues (two other women would later...
out of retirement to manage the IndianapolisClowns, a barnstorming team that usually played on the road. The Clowns captured the Negro American League...
opportunity to try out for the IndianapolisClowns. Along with Connie Morgan, she was signed by the IndianapolisClowns in 1953, played with the team from...
game was held in 1962, and by 1966 the IndianapolisClowns were the last Negro league team still playing. The Clowns continued to play exhibition games into...
baseball scout Ed Scott signed Aaron to a contract on behalf of the IndianapolisClowns of the Negro American League, where he played for three months. He...
Cincinnati–IndianapolisClowns stopped playing in Cincinnati, Ohio and permanently played in Indianapolis, Indiana and became the IndianapolisClowns. The New...
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home to the Buffalo Bisons (IL), Buffalo Bisons/Rangers (NFL) and IndianapolisClowns (NAL). The stadium hosted notable events including the Little World...
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1953 and attended William Penn Business Institute. She joined the IndianapolisClowns of the Negro American League in 1954, playing second base under Baseball...
still alive. Notes Chuck Harmon played under alias of Charlie Fine for the Clowns so as not to violate his college basketball eligibility. Charlie Peete and...
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Harmon briefly played professional baseball with the Negro league IndianapolisClowns, using the alias "Charlie Fine" to preserve his collegiate eligibility...
West Division title in 1950 but did not meet the eastern champion IndianapolisClowns that year. They won a half-season pennant in 1951 but lost a playoff...
Gibbons and Raydell "Bo" Maddix. Both of them went on to play for the IndianapolisClowns of the Negro American League. Kite-Powell, Rodney (27 March 2011)...
pitcher in the 1940s. A native of Gordon, Georgia, Odom played for the IndianapolisClowns in 1946. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1977 at age 58. "Sam Odom"...
professional baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He played with the IndianapolisClowns in 1948. "Alex Colthirst Seamheads profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved...
Baseball player. He played for the Birmingham Black Barons and the IndianapolisClowns of the Negro leagues and played part of one season (1951) with the...
Later, it would be home to the IndianapolisClowns, a barnstorming team that was well known for "comical antics". The Clowns won the Negro American League...
victories ^ City would later receive a new franchise Buffalo Chicago Newark Indianapolis Pittsburgh Louisville Boston Cleveland Montreal New York Seattle Philadelphia...
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