Indianapolis Clowns

Indianapolis Clowns
Information
League	Independent (c. 1930s–1941) Negro Major League (1942) Negro American League (1943–1955) Independent (1956–1962)
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark	Victory Field (1944-1948)[1] Crosley Field (1943-1947)[1]
Established	c. 1930s
Disbanded	1962
Nickname(s)	Miami Giants (c. 1930s) Ethiopian Clowns (c. 1930s–1942) Cincinnati Clowns (1943) Cincinnati–Indianapolis Clowns (1944–1947) Indianapolis Clowns (1948–1962)

The Indianapolis Clowns were a professional baseball team in the Negro American League. Tracing their origins back to the 1930s, the Clowns were the last of the Negro league teams to disband, continuing to play exhibition games into the 1980s. They began play as the independent Ethiopian Clowns, joined the Negro American League as the Cincinnati Clowns and, after a couple of years, relocated to Indianapolis. Hank Aaron was a Clown for a short period, and the Clowns were also one of the first professional baseball teams to hire a female player.