1948 Indianapolis Clowns Roster (40-man)

1947 Season

Record: 40-61-5, Finished 4th in Negro American League

Managers: Ramiro Ramírez (29-56-4) and Buster Haywood (8-11-1)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Jimmie Bennett	28	us US		R	6' 1"	193	Aug 8, 1919	2	2		2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Bill Blair	26	us US	R	L	5' 9"	150	Oct 17, 1921	1st	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Luis Cabrera	29	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	175	Apr 26, 1919	1st	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Rafael Cabrera	23	cu CU	R	R	5' 7"	154	Nov 13, 1924	2	13		13		0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	2	11			-0.1
Willie Cathey			L	L	5' 10"	170	Unknown	1st	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Jim Cohen	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	May 26, 1918	1st	8		8		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0	All-Star
Alex Colthirst	29	pa PA	R	R			Nov 21, 1918	1st	6		6		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0			0.0
Reinaldo Drake	25	cu CU	L	L	5' 7"	160	Mar 15, 1923	4	25		25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	25			-0.1
Benny Felder	21	us US	R	R	5' 9"	167	Dec 9, 1926	2	10		10		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Coco Ferrer	33	pr PR	R	R	5' 7"	145	Jan 1, 1915	3	22		22		0	0	0	6	5	11	0	0	0	0			-0.8
Angel García	25	cu CU		L			1923	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Walter Gibbons	19	us US	L	R	5' 7"	185	Oct 13, 1928	1st	4		4		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Manuel Godínez	27	cu CU		R			1921	3	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Sam Hairston	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	187	Jan 20, 1920	5	31		31		0	8	7	0	17	0	0	0	0	0			0.9	All-Star
Buster Haywood	38	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 12, 1910	8	14		14		0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Preacher Henry	37	us US	R	R	5' 5"	148	Mar 10, 1911	9	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Henry Merchant	30	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Feb 17, 1918	9	26		26		0	0	4	0	0	0	3	7	7	17			-0.1
Andrés Mesa	29	cu CU	L	L	5' 10"	160	1919	1st	25		25		0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	10	25			-0.5
Ray Neil	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 12, 1920	3	25		25		0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Luis Pérez							Unknown	1st	11		11		0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Leonard Pigg	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	230	Sep 18, 1919	2	25		25		0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Andy Porter	38	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Mar 7, 1910	13	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Ted Strong	31	us US	B	R	6' 3"	198	Jan 2, 1917	8	13		13		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	10	10			0.7
Goose Tatum	30	us US	B	R	6' 3"	195	May 3, 1918	7	20		20		0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
José Velásquez		cu CU		R			Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Jim West	43	us US	B	R	6' 0"	218	Apr 23, 1905	18	3		3		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ladd White	30	us US	L	R	5' 8"	173	Aug 7, 1917	2	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Johnny Williams	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	180	May 1, 1918	6	13		13		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Koney Williams							Unknown	1st	9		9		0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Chuck Wilson	18	us US	L	R	5' 10"	192	Nov 19, 1929	1st	8		8		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6			0.0
Les Witherspoon	22	us US	B	R	6' 1"	206	Jun 7, 1926	1st	5		5		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5			0.1
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR