List of Indianapolis Clowns seasons

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This list of Indianapolis Clowns seasons compiles games played by the Indianapolis Clowns. Seasons in which the Clowns were league members (or an associate team), only games that counted in official league standings are included. Seasons in which they had no league membership and played an independent/barnstorming schedule include games against primarily major-league-caliber teams.

Contemporary coverage of games and won-loss standings was spotty and inconsistent. On-going research continuously discovers unreported or misreported games, while some games are probably lost forever. Therefore, Negro league seasonal finishes will likely remain incomplete and subjective.

Year by year[edit]

Negro World Series Champions
(1924–1927 & 1942–1948) * 		League Champions ‡ Other playoff ^
Season Level League Season finish Games Wins Loses Ties Win%[a] Postseason Ref
Full[b] Split[c]
Havana Red Sox
1929 Independent — — —
1930 Independent — — —
Cuban House of David
1931 Independent — — — 19 5 14 0 .263 [1]
Cuban Stars
1932 Major EWL 4 — 22 10 12 0 .455 [2]
1933 Independent — — — 7 2 4 1 .333 [3]
1934 Independent — — —
1935 Independent — — —
Miami Ethiopian Giants
1936 Independent — — —
1937 Independent — — —
1938 Independent — — —
1939 Independent — — —
1940 Independent — — —
1941 Independent — — —
1942 Minor NML [4]
Cincinnati Clowns
1943 Major NAL 6 DNQ 95 31 59 5 .344 [5]
Cincinnati–Indianapolis Clowns
1944 Major NAL 3 DNQ 90 49 41 0 .544 [6]
1945 Major NAL 5 DNQ 96 39 56 1 .411 [7]
1946 Major NAL 2 DNQ 59 31 27 1 .534 [8]
1947 Major NAL 5 — 82 30 50 2 .375 [9]
Indianapolis Clowns
1948 Major NAL 5 DNQ 106 27 45 4 .375 [10]
1949 Minor NAL 3 (E) DNQ 81 37 44 0 .457 [11]
1950^ Minor NAL 1 (E) — 87 47 38 2 .553 No divisional playoff (Kansas City MonarchsW) [12]
1951† Minor NAL 1 (E) — 79 53 26 0 .671 Won NAL divisional playoff (Kansas City MonarchsW) ?–? [13]
1952† Minor NAL 1 1st 74 44 30 0 .595 Won NAL split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons2) [14]
1953 Minor NAL 3 DNQ 75 31 43 1 .419 [15]
1954† Minor NAL 1 1st & 2nd 65 43 22 0 .662 Won pennant outright [16]
1955 Independent — — —
1956 Independent — — —
1957 Independent — — —
1958 Independent — — —
1959 Independent — — —
1960 Independent — — —
1961 Independent — — —
1962 Independent — — —
1963 Independent — — —
1964 Independent — — —
1965 Independent — — —
Key
  1. ^ Placement in annual standings were generally decided by win percentage; "games behind" were never used.
  2. ^ Finish in years when only a full season was indicates actual place in standings. Finish in years a split season was played indicates combined place in standings for both halves of the season.
  3. ^ Years with a "—" did not play a split season. "1st" or 2nd" indicate which half of the season was won. "DNQ" indicates team did not win either half and did not qualify for postseason.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1931 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ "1932 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ "1933 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ "Negro Major League (1942)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  5. ^ "1943 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  6. ^ "1944 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  7. ^ "1945 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  8. ^ "1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  9. ^ "1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  10. ^ "1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  11. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  12. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  13. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  14. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  15. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  16. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
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