Indianapolis Clowns Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Names: Indianapolis Clowns, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, Cincinnati Clowns

Seasons: 6 (1943 to 1948)

Record: 186-249, .428 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 0

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Hoss Walker, 155-200, .437 W-L%

Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Sam Hairston 3.0

2. Reinaldo Drake 1.4

3. John Britton 1.1

Alex Radcliff 1.1

5. Ray Neil 1.0

6. Henry Merchant 0.7

Ted Strong 0.7

Hoss Walker 0.7

9. Clarence Lamar 0.6

Antonio Ruiz 0.6

Offensive WAR †

1. Sam Hairston 2.7

2. Ray Neil 1.3

3. Alex Radcliff 0.9

Sylvester Snead 0.9

5. Reinaldo Drake 0.8

6. Antonio Ruiz 0.7

7. John Britton 0.5

Jack Marshall 0.5

Goose Tatum 0.5

Leovigildo Xiqués 0.5

Defensive WAR †

1. Hoss Walker 1.1

2. John Britton 0.5

Reinaldo Drake 0.5

Henry Merchant 0.5

5. Sam Hairston 0.4

6. Buster Haywood 0.3

Clarence Lamar 0.3

Ted Strong 0.3

9. Walter Cannady 0.2

Dave Harper 0.2

Luis Pérez 0.2

Alex Radcliff 0.2

Gene Smith 0.2

Games Played

1. Buster Haywood 117

2. Sam Hairston 115

3. Henry Merchant 110

4. Goose Tatum 101

5. Reinaldo Drake 96

6. Ray Neil 80

7. Johnny Ray 71

8. Henry Smith 56

9. Johnny Williams 53

10. Armando Vázquez 50

At Bats

1. Sam Hairston 416

2. Goose Tatum 375

3. Reinaldo Drake 351

4. Henry Merchant 347

5. Ray Neil 319

6. Buster Haywood 315

7. Johnny Ray 241

8. Henry Smith 213

9. Coco Ferrer 172

10. Leovigildo Xiqués 170

Plate Appearances

1. Sam Hairston 466

2. Henry Merchant 409

3. Goose Tatum 408

4. Reinaldo Drake 396

5. Buster Haywood 361

6. Ray Neil 351

7. Johnny Ray 276

8. Henry Smith 237

9. Coco Ferrer 191

10. Leovigildo Xiqués 189

Runs Scored

1. Sam Hairston 74

2. Henry Merchant 57

3. Reinaldo Drake 55

4. Goose Tatum 49

5. Ray Neil 47

6. Johnny Ray 34

7. Buster Haywood 28

8. Leovigildo Xiqués 25

9. Sylvester Snead 24

10. Coco Ferrer 23

Hits

1. Sam Hairston 131

2. Goose Tatum 103

3. Reinaldo Drake 96

4. Ray Neil 92

5. Henry Merchant 83

6. Buster Haywood 72

7. Leovigildo Xiqués 48

8. Henry Smith 47

9. Johnny Ray 44

10. Armando Vázquez 43

Total Bases

1. Sam Hairston 178

2. Goose Tatum 141

3. Ray Neil 123

4. Reinaldo Drake 120

5. Henry Merchant 101

6. Buster Haywood 85

7. Henry Smith 60

8. Armando Vázquez 59

9. Sylvester Snead 57

10. Leovigildo Xiqués 55

Doubles

1. Sam Hairston 24

2. Ray Neil 19

3. Goose Tatum 15

4. Sylvester Snead 13

5. Reinaldo Drake 12

6. Henry Merchant 9

Henry Smith 9

8. Alex Radcliff 6

9. Buster Haywood 5

10. Duke Cleveland 4

Triples

1. Goose Tatum 7

2. Sam Hairston 4

Buster Haywood 4

Armando Vázquez 4

5. Reinaldo Drake 3

Henry Merchant 3

Ray Neil 3

8. John Britton 2

Rafael Cabrera 2

Duke Cleveland 2

Andrés Mesa 2

Johnny Ray 2

Henry Smith 2

Sylvester Snead 2

Leovigildo Xiqués 2

Home Runs

1. Sam Hairston 5

2. Goose Tatum 3

3. Reinaldo Drake 2

Ray Neil 2

Alex Radcliff 2

Armando Vázquez 2

7. Rafael Cabrera 1

Henry Merchant 1

Raúl Navarro 1

Sylvester Snead 1

Runs Batted In

1. Sam Hairston 65

2. Goose Tatum 56

3. Buster Haywood 39

4. Reinaldo Drake 34

5. Henry Merchant 32

6. Ray Neil 30

7. Leovigildo Xiqués 25

8. Alex Radcliff 19

Henry Smith 19

Armando Vázquez 19

Bases on Balls

1. Henry Merchant 46

2. Sam Hairston 42

3. Reinaldo Drake 36

4. Buster Haywood 33

5. Ray Neil 27

Johnny Ray 27

7. Goose Tatum 26

8. Leovigildo Xiqués 17

9. Henry Smith 16

10. Coco Ferrer 14

Armando Vázquez 14

Hoss Walker 14

Stolen Bases

1. Reinaldo Drake 9

2. Henry Merchant 8

3. Sam Hairston 7

Leovigildo Xiqués 7

5. Goose Tatum 6

6. Coco Ferrer 5

Buster Haywood 5

8. John Britton 4

Ray Neil 4

10. Rafael Cabrera 3

Duke Cleveland 3

Clarence Lamar 3

Johnny Ray 3

Henry Smith 3

Fermín Valdés 3

Fred Wilson 3

Singles

1. Sam Hairston 98

2. Reinaldo Drake 79

3. Goose Tatum 78

4. Henry Merchant 70

5. Ray Neil 68

6. Buster Haywood 63

7. Leovigildo Xiqués 43

8. Johnny Ray 40

9. Coco Ferrer 36

Henry Smith 36

Runs Created

1. Sam Hairston 67

2. Goose Tatum 45

3. Ray Neil 43

4. Reinaldo Drake 42

5. Henry Merchant 33

6. Buster Haywood 26

7. Alex Radcliff 19

Sylvester Snead 19

Armando Vázquez 19

Leovigildo Xiqués 19

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Sam Hairston 16

2. Alex Radcliff 6

3. Sylvester Snead 5

4. Thad Christopher 3

Jack Marshall 3

Antonio Ruiz 3

Ted Strong 3

8. John Britton 2

Pedro Regalado 2

10. Lefty Calhoun 1

Dave Harper 1

Ray Neil 1

Fred Wilson 1

Les Witherspoon 1

Leovigildo Xiqués 1

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Sam Hairston 1.5

2. Alex Radcliff 0.6

3. Sylvester Snead 0.5

4. Antonio Ruiz 0.4

5. Thad Christopher 0.3

Jack Marshall 0.3

Ted Strong 0.3

8. John Britton 0.2

Dave Harper 0.2

Pedro Regalado 0.2

Fred Wilson 0.2

Extra Base Hits

1. Sam Hairston 33

2. Goose Tatum 25

3. Ray Neil 24

4. Reinaldo Drake 17

5. Sylvester Snead 16

6. Henry Merchant 13

7. Henry Smith 11

8. Buster Haywood 9

Alex Radcliff 9

10. Armando Vázquez 8

Times On Base

1. Sam Hairston 176

2. Reinaldo Drake 137

3. Henry Merchant 131

4. Goose Tatum 130

5. Ray Neil 120

6. Buster Haywood 108

7. Johnny Ray 76

8. Leovigildo Xiqués 65

9. Henry Smith 63

10. Armando Vázquez 57

Hit By Pitch

1. Reinaldo Drake 5

Johnny Ray 5

3. Fred Wilson 4

4. Sam Hairston 3

Buster Haywood 3

6. Robert Abernathy 2

Henry Merchant 2

Leonard Pigg 2

9. Duke Cleveland 1

Roosevelt Davis 1

Coco Ferrer 1

Glover 1

Charlie Harris 1

Clarence Lamar 1

Ray Neil 1

Alex Radcliff 1

Gene Smith 1

Sylvester Snead 1

Ted Strong 1

Goose Tatum 1

Fermín Valdés 1

Hoss Walker 1

Sacrifice Hits

1. Henry Merchant 14

2. Buster Haywood 10

3. Henry Smith 8

4. Goose Tatum 6

5. Sam Hairston 5

6. Reinaldo Drake 4

Coco Ferrer 4

Clarence Lamar 4

Ray Neil 4

10. Rafael Cabrera 3

Preacher Henry 3

Johnny Ray 3

Sylvester Snead 3

Fermín Valdés 3

Power-Speed #

1. Sam Hairston 5.8

2. Goose Tatum 4.0

3. Reinaldo Drake 3.3

4. Ray Neil 2.7

5. Alex Radcliff 2.0

Armando Vázquez 2.0

7. Henry Merchant 1.8

8. Rafael Cabrera 1.5

9. Sylvester Snead 1.3

Outs Made

1. Sam Hairston 290

2. Henry Merchant 278

Goose Tatum 278

4. Reinaldo Drake 259

5. Buster Haywood 253

6. Ray Neil 231

7. Johnny Ray 200

8. Henry Smith 174

9. Coco Ferrer 137

10. Leovigildo Xiqués 124

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