Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns

The Clowns played four seasons split between Cincinnati and Indianapolis at a recorded 134-158. The name is literal: the club performed comedy routines — shadow ball, pantomime infield play — alongside a serious baseball team, which drew crowds and drew objections from other owners who thought it made a minstrel show of the league.

It worked commercially. The Clowns outlasted the Negro American League itself and were still touring into the 1980s, long after the leagues had gone, by which point they were an exhibition act rather than a competitive club. Hank Aaron played for the Indianapolis version in 1952 and was sold to the Braves that year.

One Hall of Famer appears on these rosters, Willie Wells, who also managed part of 1947. Home was Crosley Field in Cincinnati and Victory Field in Indianapolis. The recorded figures rest on surviving box scores rather than a complete count of games.