The following is the list of players on the Indianapolis Clowns all-time roster. These are Indianapolis Clowns players who appeared in at least one game for the Clowns, while in either Indianapolis, Cincinnati or Buffalo from 1943 to 1965.
On-going research continuously discovers unreported or misreported games (and the affected players), while some games and players may be lost forever. Therefore, some Negro league players' affiliations will likely remain incomplete and possibly disputed.
‡ Bold player inducted as a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Player | Year(s) | Position(s) | Ref |
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Al McCoy (baseball) | 1946 | IF | [67] |
John Henry McQueen | 1944 | [68] | |
Lázaro Medina | 1944–1945 | P | [69] |
Henry Merchant | 1943–1948 | OF | [70] |
Andrés Mesa | 1948 | OF | [71] |
Harry Millon | 1947 | SS | [72] |
Chester Moody | 1956 | [73] | |
Connie Morgan | 1954–1955 | 2B | [74] |
Leroy Morney | 1943 | SS | [75] |
Raúl Navarro (baseball) | 1945 | OF | [76] |
Ray Neil | 1942–1954 | [77] | |
Clyde Nelson | 1943 | OF | [78] |
Jimmy Newberry | 1943 | P | [79] |
Sam Odom | 1946 | P | [80] |
Albert Overton | 1944 | P | [81] |
Billy Parker (baseball) | 1961–1964 | [82] | |
Nat Peeples | 1950–1951 | [83] | |
Charlie Peete | 1950 | [84] | |
Luis Pérez (third baseman) | 1948 | 3B | [85] |
Len Pigg | 1947–1948 | C | [86] |
Luis Pillot | 1943 | P | [87] |
Andrew Porter (baseball) | 1948–1950 | P | [88] |
Jim Proctor | 1955 | [89] | |
Tomás Quiñones | 1947 | P | [90] |
Alex Radcliffe | 1944–1945 | 3B | [91] |
Johnny Ray (outfielder) | 1943–1945 | OF | [92] |
Chico Renfroe | 1949–1950 | [93] | |
Charles Roberts (baseball) | 1944 | P | [94] |
Antonio Ruiz (baseball) | 1944 | P | [95] |
Player | Year(s) | Position(s) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Sam Segraves | 1943 | OF | [96] |
Gene Smith (infielder) | 1946 | SS | [97] |
George Smith (second baseman) | 1956–1957 | 2B | [98] |
Henry Smith (baseball) | 1943–1945 | SS | [99] |
Sylvester Snead | 1943, 1946 | IF / C / OF / P | [100] |
Toni Stone | 1953 | 2B | [101] |
Ted Strong | 1948 | OF | [102] |
Goose Tatum | 1943, 1945–1949 | 1B | [103] |
Fermín Valdés | 1944 | 2B | [104] |
Armando Vazquez | 1944–1946, 1952 | 1B | [105] |
Vicente Villafañe | 1947 | IF / OF | [106] |
Hoss Walker | 1944–1947 | SS | [107] |
Fay Washington | 1945 | P | [108] |
Amos Watson | 1945–1946 | P | [109] |
Willie Wells‡ | 1947 | SS | [110] |
Jim West (baseball) | 1948 | 1B | [111] |
Ladd White | 1948 | P | [112] |
Jimmy Wilkes | 1952 | OF | [113] |
Jesse Williams (shortstop) | 1948–1950 | SS | [114] |
Johnny Williams (baseball) | 1944–1948 | P | [115] |
Koney Williams | 1948 | SS | [116] |
Fred Wilson (baseball) | 1943, 1945 | OF | [117] |
Chuck Wilson (baseball) | 1948 | OF | [118] |
Les Witherspoon | 1948 | OF | [119] |
John Wyatt (baseball) | 1953, 1955–1956 | P | [120] |
Leovigildo Xiqués | 1944, 1946–1947 | OF | [121] |
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