1944 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns Statistics
National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 46-31
Finished 2nd in the NAL
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Manager: Hoss Walker (59-54)
1944 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns RosterTeam Record: 46-31
Finished 2nd in the NAL
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Manager: Hoss Walker (59-54)
1944 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns Results
The Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns of the National Arena League ended the 1944 season with a record of 46 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the NAL.
Hoss Walker coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Davis | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.40 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 59 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 254 |
| Antonio Ruiz | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 63.3 | 77 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 268 |
| Johnny Williams | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.23 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| Willie McCrary | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Specs Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Weedy Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Henry Merchant | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Albert Overton | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Willie Burns | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | |
| Cornelius Cook | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Lázaro Medina | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.76 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Pepper Bassett | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.82 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Totals | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.59 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 243.0 | 268 | 132 | 97 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1055 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leovigildo Xiqués | 25 | 109 | 100 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .300 | .352 | .350 | .702 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Armando Vázquez | 28 | 105 | 94 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .287 | .362 | .340 | .702 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Radcliff | 19 | 77 | 68 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .338 | .416 | .485 | .901 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Smith | 24 | 105 | 91 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .242 | .293 | .308 | .601 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Ray | 29 | 127 | 111 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .198 | .291 | .216 | .508 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Merchant | 20 | 83 | 69 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .246 | .358 | .333 | .691 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fermín Valdés | 17 | 64 | 55 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .236 | .311 | .255 | .566 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Haywood | 18 | 55 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .241 | .269 | .510 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Ruiz | 15 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .323 | .447 | .452 | .899 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Cabrera | 17 | 58 | 51 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .196 | .268 | .235 | .503 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Marshall | 7 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .409 | .480 | .455 | .935 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Bassett | 10 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .212 | .278 | .273 | .551 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hairston | 8 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .227 | .292 | .364 | .655 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoss Walker | 14 | 46 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .128 | .244 | .154 | .398 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Williams | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Cannady | 7 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .188 | .350 | .250 | .600 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lázaro Medina | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bad News Hall | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Davis | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry McQueen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Overton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specs Roberts | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Jeffries | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McCrary | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Harper | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Pennington | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Cook | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Burns | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weedy Edwards | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 296 | 1076 | 947 | 122 | 231 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 102 | 20 | 0 | 99 | 2 | .244 | .318 | .302 | .620 | 286 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Vázquez | 1B | 28 | 27 | 230.0 | 264 | 11 | 5 | 15 | .982 | 1.761 | 9.821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jackson | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.875 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Cannady | 1B | 2 | 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 7.200 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fermín Valdés | 2B | 16 | 16 | 130.0 | 30 | 50 | 6 | 6 | .930 | 5.538 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Smith | 2B | 8 | 7 | 56.0 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 4 | .974 | 5.946 | 4.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Marshall | 2B | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .850 | 5.667 | 4.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bad News Hall | 2B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 5.063 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antonio Ruiz | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Cannady | 2B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Radcliff | 3B | 19 | 19 | 159.0 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 2 | .899 | 3.509 | 3.263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Cannady | 3B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5.192 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Ray | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3.240 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Smith | 3B | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 3.000 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bad News Hall | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buster Haywood | C | 17 | 14 | 126.0 | 75 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .976 | 5.929 | 4.882 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pepper Bassett | C | 8 | 8 | 63.0 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 5.625 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sam Hairston | C | 6 | 6 | 47.0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 4.596 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Jeffries | C | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Ray | OF | 26 | 26 | 218.0 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .925 | 1.528 | 1.423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leovigildo Xiqués | OF | 25 | 25 | 210.0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .955 | 1.800 | 1.680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Merchant | OF | 17 | 16 | 139.0 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .875 | 2.266 | 2.059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rafael Cabrera | OF | 16 | 16 | 128.0 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .949 | 2.602 | 2.313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Pennington | OF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antonio Ruiz | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Harper | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antonio Ruiz | P | 12 | 8 | 63.3 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.689 | 2.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Davis | P | 8 | 8 | 60.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.950 | 1.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Williams | P | 7 | 3 | 27.7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.277 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Merchant | P | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lázaro Medina | P | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | P | 3 | 2 | 16.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.306 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Specs Roberts | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie McCrary | P | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Burns | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 6.429 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Weedy Edwards | P | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.050 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Overton | P | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.765 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cornelius Cook | P | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Henry McQueen | PH | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Henry Smith | SS | 14 | 13 | 111.0 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 3 | .868 | 5.351 | 4.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hoss Walker | SS | 14 | 13 | 106.0 | 26 | 59 | 5 | 6 | .944 | 7.217 | 6.071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Marshall | SS | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 3.750 | 3.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rafael Cabrera | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 288 | 261 | 2187.0 | 729 | 360 | 63 | 47 | .945 | 4.481 | 3.781 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 |
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