1948 Indianapolis Clowns

27-45 • .375 Win% • 5th in NAL

📊 Season Record

27 Wins
45 Losses
.375 Win %
5th Rank
125 R 200 RA
Diff -75

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⚡ Quick Stats

125 Runs Scored
200 Runs Allowed
-75 Run Diff
4 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1948 NAL Average

Batting Avg .240 13% below the 1948 league average (.275)
OBP .312 10% below the 1948 league average (.347)
SLG .294 24% below the 1948 league average (.385)
Team ERA 5.57 5% worse than the 1948 league average (5.32)
Runs Scored 125 15% below the 1948 league average (147 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVictory Field I
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Home Games (est.) 38 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Sam Hairston 0.357 2 Ray Neil 0.327 3 Andrés Mesa 0.265 4 Goose Tatum 0.250 5 Reinaldo Drake 0.239

Home Runs

1 Ray Neil 2 2 Rafael Cabrera 1 3 Sam Hairston 1

RBI

1 Sam Hairston 15 2 Ray Neil 15 3 Goose Tatum 15 4 Ted Strong 10 5 Reinaldo Drake 8
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Hairston 31 115 25 41 4 1 1 15 14 0 4 0.357
Andrés Mesa 25 98 11 26 1 2 0 4 7 0 0 0.265
Ray Neil 25 98 13 32 6 1 2 15 6 0 0 0.327
Reinaldo Drake 25 92 12 22 3 0 0 8 9 0 2 0.239
Coco Ferrer 22 90 12 16 2 1 0 3 5 2 1 0.178
Henry Merchant 26 69 10 12 4 0 0 4 8 1 1 0.174
Goose Tatum 20 68 6 17 2 0 0 15 9 0 2 0.250
Leonard Pigg 25 57 5 11 1 1 0 7 10 0 0 0.193
Rafael Cabrera 13 47 7 10 1 1 1 4 4 1 2 0.213
Ted Strong 13 37 5 14 1 0 0 10 7 0 0 0.378
Luis Pérez 11 30 3 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.233
Buster Haywood 14 29 4 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.241
Benny Felder 10 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.080
Willie Cathey 10 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.045
Koney Williams 9 22 3 3 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0.136
Johnny Williams 13 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0.095
Chuck Wilson 8 21 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.238
Jim Cohen 8 19 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.158
Les Witherspoon 5 14 0 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.357
Luis Cabrera 5 13 1 3 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0.231
Alex Colthirst 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.125
Jim West 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.286
Andy Porter 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Walter Gibbons 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Ladd White 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Angel García 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Manuel Godínez 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Blair 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
José Velásquez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmie Bennett 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard King 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Preacher Henry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Jim Cohen 3.83 2 Luis Cabrera 4.09 3 Willie Cathey 5.17 4 Johnny Williams 6.25

Wins

1 Luis Cabrera 2 2 Willie Cathey 1 3 Jim Cohen 1 4 Johnny Williams 1

Strikeouts

1 Willie Cathey 40 2 Jim Cohen 17 3 Luis Cabrera 16 4 Johnny Williams 11 5 Andy Porter 7
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Cathey 1 4 5.17 10 5 0 55.2 61 32 15 40
Jim Cohen 1 4 3.83 7 6 0 49.1 47 21 15 17
Johnny Williams 1 4 6.25 7 4 0 40.1 44 28 16 11
Luis Cabrera 2 2 4.09 5 5 0 33.0 39 15 11 16
Andy Porter 0 3 6.06 3 3 0 16.1 23 11 5 7
Walter Gibbons 0 1 9.00 3 2 0 13.0 27 13 6 5
Ladd White 0 1 3.97 2 2 0 11.1 18 5 5 3
Manuel Godínez 0 1 8.64 3 1 0 8.1 15 8 0 2
José Velásquez 0 1 2.25 1 1 0 8.0 7 2 3 1
Angel García 0 0 9.45 1 0 0 6.2 10 7 4 4
Bill Blair 0 1 20.25 2 1 0 2.2 8 6 4 2
Preacher Henry 0 1 27.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 2 4 0
Jimmie Bennett 0 0 54.00 1 1 0 0.1 3 2 2 0

👥 Roster (32)

Jimmie Bennett Bill Blair Luis Cabrera Rafael Cabrera Willie Cathey Jim Cohen Alex Colthirst Reinaldo Drake Benny Felder Coco Ferrer Angel García Walter Gibbons +20 more

32 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Indianapolis Clowns

What was the 1948 Indianapolis Clowns record?
The 1948 Indianapolis Clowns finished 27-45 (.375 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Indianapolis Clowns in home runs?
Ray Neil led the 1948 Indianapolis Clowns with 2 home runs.
What was the 1948 Indianapolis Clowns team ERA?
The 1948 Indianapolis Clowns posted a team ERA of 5.57.
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