1943 Cincinnati Clowns

25-46 • .352 Win% • 6th in NAL

The 1943 Cincinnati Clowns went 25-46 (.352) finishing 6th in the NAL. The club scored 143 runs, allowed 184, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Goose Tatum (2 HR, 16 RBI) and Roosevelt Davis (5-2, 2.35 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

25 Wins
46 Losses
.352 Win %
6th Rank
143 R 184 RA
Diff -41

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⚡ Quick Stats

143 Runs Scored
184 Runs Allowed
-41 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1943 NAL Average

Batting Avg .243 4% below the 1943 league average (.253)
OBP .305 1% below the 1943 league average (.309)
SLG .311 5% below the 1943 league average (.326)
Team ERA 4.21 8% worse than the 1943 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 143 15% below the 1943 league average (169 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games (est.) 38 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 John Britton 0.305 2 Buster Haywood 0.282 3 Sylvester Snead 0.278 4 Leonard Lindsay 0.277 5 Goose Tatum 0.270

Home Runs

1 Goose Tatum 2 2 Sylvester Snead 1

RBI

1 Sylvester Snead 18 2 Goose Tatum 16 3 Buster Haywood 15 4 John Britton 11 5 Henry Smith 9
1943 Cincinnati Clowns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sylvester Snead 37 133 24 37 13 2 1 18 10 0 2 0.278
John Britton 33 128 17 39 3 2 0 11 7 0 4 0.305
Johnny Ray 36 117 16 20 0 2 0 3 12 0 3 0.171
Goose Tatum 30 115 15 31 5 3 2 16 6 0 2 0.270
Henry Smith 23 89 9 18 3 1 0 9 6 0 2 0.202
Buster Haywood 31 85 7 24 1 1 0 15 9 0 2 0.282
Fred Wilson 27 81 10 21 3 1 0 3 12 0 3 0.259
Leonard Lindsay 20 65 8 18 2 1 0 6 7 0 0 0.277
Clarence Lamar 19 62 8 16 1 1 0 7 7 0 3 0.258
Clyde Nelson 13 42 4 8 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0.190
Thad Christopher 9 29 3 11 2 0 0 6 4 0 1 0.379
Leroy Morney 8 28 3 7 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0.250
Charlie Harris 8 23 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.261
Pepper Bassett 6 22 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.273
Roosevelt Davis 9 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.150
Sam Segraves 7 20 5 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.150
Preacher Henry 9 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.071
Henry Merchant 6 14 2 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0.286
Eddie Locke 5 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.231
Peanuts Davis 6 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.167
Luis Pillot 8 12 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.083
Harry Jeffries 6 10 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0.200
George Daniels 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Jimmie Newberry 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Bruce Wright 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bad News Hall 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Dave Harper 2 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.600
Lester Lockett 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Collins Jones 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Richard King 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Deison 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Barney Higdon 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brennan King 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Specs Ellis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kelsey 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glover 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ulysses Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Roosevelt Davis 2.35 2 Fred Wilson 3.07 3 Luis Pillot 4.37 4 Peanuts Davis 5.23 5 Preacher Henry 5.77

Wins

1 Roosevelt Davis 5 2 Preacher Henry 3 3 Fred Wilson 3 4 Eddie Locke 2 5 Pepper Bassett 1

Strikeouts

1 Roosevelt Davis 37 2 Fred Wilson 21 3 Preacher Henry 17 4 Peanuts Davis 12 5 Eddie Locke 10
1943 Cincinnati Clowns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roosevelt Davis 5 2 2.35 9 6 2 61.1 45 16 10 37
Fred Wilson 3 1 3.07 6 5 0 44.0 36 15 14 21
Preacher Henry 3 2 5.77 9 5 0 39.0 46 25 17 17
Luis Pillot 1 2 4.37 7 4 1 35.0 38 17 15 7
Peanuts Davis 0 4 5.23 5 4 0 32.2 43 19 10 12
George Daniels 1 2 4.26 5 5 0 25.1 22 12 25 9
Sylvester Snead 1 2 5.50 3 2 0 18.0 19 11 6 9
Jimmie Newberry 0 2 1.59 2 1 0 17.0 15 3 5 9
Eddie Locke 2 1 3.94 3 2 0 16.0 15 7 13 10
Brennan King 0 1 10.50 1 1 0 6.0 6 7 6 6
Pepper Bassett 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 5.0 8 0 2 5
Specs Ellis 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 5 2 1 0
Bad News Hall 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 3.0 3 3 3 1
Smith 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 4
Barney Higdon 0 0 19.29 1 0 0 2.1 7 5 0 2
Ulysses Evans 0 1 36.00 1 1 0 1.0 6 4 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Pepper Bassett John Britton Thad Christopher George Daniels Peanuts Davis Roosevelt Davis Deison Specs Ellis Ulysses Evans Glover Bad News Hall Dave Harper +26 more

38 players

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The 1943 Cincinnati Clowns in brief

The record for the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns reads 25 wins and 46 losses, good for 6th in the NAL. Runs came in at 143 scored against 184 allowed (-41). The team batting average of .243 was 4% below the 1943 league mark of .253. The staff ERA of 4.21 was 8% worse than the league average of 3.88. The 1943 Cincinnati Clowns scored 15% fewer runs than the average club (143 against 169).

Crosley Field served as the home ballpark. Goose Tatum led the club in home runs with 2. Sylvester Snead led in RBI with 18. John Britton collected the most hits, 39. Roosevelt Davis was the top winner, with 5 victories. In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns

What was the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns record?
The 1943 Cincinnati Clowns finished 25-46 (.352 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns in home runs?
Goose Tatum led the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns with 2 home runs.
What was the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns team ERA?
The 1943 Cincinnati Clowns posted a team ERA of 4.21.
Did the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Cincinnati Clowns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns play?
The 1943 Cincinnati Clowns played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Goose Tatum (2 HR, 16 RBI) and Roosevelt Davis (5-2, 2.35 ERA).
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