Indianapolis Clowns
1946-62

Better known for their colorful antics, the Clowns were also a sound baseball team. In 1952, they won the Negro American League championship with a young cross-handed slugger from Mobile, Ala., named Hank Aaron.

The Clowns fielded such stars as Buster Haywood, DeWitt "Woody" Smallwood, showman "Goose" Tatum, and future Major Leaguers John Wyatt (A’s), Paul Cassanova (Senators), and "Choo-Choo" Coleman (Mets). The Indianapolis Clowns changed nicknames in their history with one such classic as the Ethiopian Clowns.

Photo Below: Indianapolis Clowns, 1947

Photo Below: Clowns 1944

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