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Indianapolis Clowns (301 words) |
 | Playing variously as the Indianapolis Clowns and Cincinnati Clowns, the club was the only clowning team to earn entrance into fl baseball's "majors." From its beginnings as the Miami Giants and transition to the Ethiopian Clowns, the team built a national following as one of baseball's favorite entertainment attractions during the 1930s. |
| In 1943 the club (then playing as the Cincinnati Clowns) toned down its clowning routines to become a member of the Negro American League, a league affiliation which it maintained through the end of the Negro Leagues' golden age in 1949 and beyond. |
| After the demise of the Negro National League and integration of organized baseball the Clowns gradually returned to their clowning routines as a measure of financial necessity. |
| Baseball (1286 words) |
| The Clowns was the first professional baseball team to hire a female player. |
| One of the team's traditions is to perform the classic Clown Dentist routine during the seventh inning stretch. |
| The Indianapolis Clowns would hold their spring training in Florida, and had a home schedule in Indianapolis, but their bread and butter were the road games. |
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