1943 Cincinnati Clowns

41 - 67 - 5

25 - 46 - 5 in the Negro American League

1942 / 1944 (Team History)

Managed by:
Bunny Downs (24-30-2)
Fred Wilson (17-37-3)

Top Hitter

John
Britton

Top Pitcher

Roosevelt
Davis

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	92	5th	ERA+	89	4th
OPS	.617	5th	ERA	4.21	4th
BA	.243	5th	BA	.256	4th
OBP	.305	5th	K/BB	1.17	6th
SLG	.312	4th	K%	10.7%	3rd
BB%	7.1%	3rd	BB%	9.2%	6th
K%			HR%	0.7%	6th
ISO	.069	3rd	WHIP	1.42	6th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH)
• 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	33	31	98	85	7	24	1	1	0	15	2	9	1	3	.282	.358	.318	.676	110
1B	Goose Tatum**	25	30	121	115	15	31	5	3	2	16	2	6	0	0	.270	.306	.417	.723	124
2B	Sylvester Snead	28	37	146	133	24	37	13	2	1	18	2	10	1	2	.278	.333	.429	.762	136
3B	John Britton*	24	33	136	128	17	39	3	2	0	11	4	7	0	1	.305	.341	.359	.700	118
SS	Henry Smith	30	23	97	89	9	18	3	1	0	9	2	6	0	2	.202	.253	.258	.511	59
LF	Clyde Nelson	21	13	45	42	4	8	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	.190	.244	.238	.483	50
CF	Johnny Ray*	31	36	135	117	16	20	0	2	0	3	3	12	3	3	.171	.265	.205	.470	47
RF	Fred Wilson*	34	27	99	81	10	21	3	1	0	3	3	12	4	2	.259	.381	.321	.702	119

1B	Leonard Lindsay*	34	20	74	65	8	18	2	1	0	6	0	7	0	2	.277	.347	.338	.686	113
2B	Clarence Lamar	28	19	74	62	8	16	1	1	0	7	3	7	1	4	.258	.343	.306	.649	102
LF	Thad Christopher*	30	9	34	29	3	11	2	0	0	6	1	4	0	1	.379	.455	.448	.903	181
SS	Leroy Morney**	34	8	30	28	3	7	2	1	0	5	0	1	0	1	.250	.276	.393	.669	107
2B	Charlie Harris^		8	24	23	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	72
LF	Sam Segraves^	23	7	22	20	5	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	.150	.190	.200	.390	21
C	Pepper Bassett**	32	6	22	22	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.318	.591	83
LF	Henry Merchant*	25	6	16	14	2	4	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	149
C	Harry Jeffries	44	6	12	10	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	67
2B	Bruce Wright*	22	3	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SS	Collins Jones**	20	2	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	131
RF	Dave Harper	25	2	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	334
C	Bad News Hall^	28	4	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	24
1B	Richard King	38	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Deison^		1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	107
LF	Kelsey^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
LF	Glover^		1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	60

SP	Roosevelt Davis	38	9	22	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.150	.190	.150	.340	6
SP	Eddie Locke*	20	6	20	18	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	63
SP	Preacher Henry	32	9	15	14	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.071	.071	.071	.143	-56
SP	Luis Pillot	25	8	14	12	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	-6
SP	Peanuts Davis	25	6	13	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	24
SP	Jimmie Newberry	24	2	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-31
SP	George Daniels^		5	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-31
RP	Barney Higdon^	25	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Brennan King^	26	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	107
RP	Specs Ellis^		2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Smith^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Ulysses Evans^	26	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	37		390	1328	1196	143	291	39	17	3	118	25	94	13	25	.243	.305	.312	.617	92

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Sylvester Snead	28	2B	146	.357	.309	6.8%	7.2%	0.7%	0.5%	.150	.075
John Britton*	24	3B	136	.335	.309	5.1%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.055	.075
Johnny Ray*	31	CF	135	.238	.309	8.9%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.034	.075
Goose Tatum**	25	1B	121	.342	.309	5.0%	7.2%	1.7%	0.5%	.148	.075
Fred Wilson*	34	RF	99	.347	.309	12.1%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.062	.075
Buster Haywood	33	C	98	.324	.309	9.2%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.035	.075
Henry Smith	30	SS	97	.246	.309	6.2%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.056	.075
Leonard Lindsay*	34	1B	74	.327	.309	9.5%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.062	.075
Clarence Lamar	28	2B	74	.305	.309	9.5%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.048	.075
Clyde Nelson	21	LF	45	.238	.309	6.7%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.048	.075
Thad Christopher*	30	LF	34	.424	.309	11.8%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.069	.075
Leroy Morney**	34	SS	30	.304	.309	3.3%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.143	.075
Charlie Harris^		2B	24	.273	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Sam Segraves^	23	LF	22	.184	.309	4.5%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.050	.075
Pepper Bassett**	32	C	22	.281	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.045	.075
Roosevelt Davis	38	SP	22	.167	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Eddie Locke*	20	SP	20	.267	.309	10.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Henry Merchant*	25	LF	16	.383	.309	12.5%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.143	.075
Preacher Henry	32	SP	15	.064	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Luis Pillot	25	SP	14	.175	.309	14.3%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Peanuts Davis	25	SP	13	.205	.309	7.7%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Harry Jeffries	44	C	12	.285	.309	16.7%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Jimmie Newberry	24	SP	9	.107	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
George Daniels^		SP	9	.107	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Bruce Wright*	22	2B	6	.000	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Collins Jones**	20	SS	5	.276	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.250	.075
Dave Harper	25	RF	5	.661	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.200	.075
Bad News Hall^	28	C	5	.192	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Richard King	38	1B	4	.000	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Brennan King^	26	SP	3	.321	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Barney Higdon^	25	RP	3	.000	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Deison^		RF	3	.321	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Kelsey^		LF	2	.000	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Glover^		LF	2	.391	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Specs Ellis^		RP	2	.000	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Smith^		RP	1	.000	.309	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Ulysses Evans^	26	SP		.000	.309		7.2%		0.5%		.075
37			1328	.297	.309	7.1%	7.2%	0.2%	0.5%	.069	.075