The Archive Collection: NLB
The Ebbets Field Indianapolis Clowns NLB Varsity Fitted Ballcap features a red “C” logo on the front, a clown face with baseball and “Browning” patch on the side, and red ventilation eyelets on the crown.
A blue Indianapolis Clowns NLB Varsity Fitted Ballcap by Ebbets Field, featuring a red and white C logo on the front and small red eyelets on top.
The Ebbets Field Indianapolis Clowns NLB Varsity Fitted Ballcap is a blue cap with a red top button, embroidered Indy Browns baseball graphics, a smiling clown face on the side, and white
The Ebbets Field Indianapolis Clowns NLB Varsity Fitted Ballcap is a blue cap with red button and stitching accents, plus embroidered patches featuring INDY Clowns, a flag, player silhouette, and “Clowns” round patch.

Indianapolis Clowns NLB Varsity Fitted Ballcap

$15 USD $58 USD74% off
Color
Blue / Blue / Grey
Size
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History: In 1953, the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League were looking for a new second baseman to replace their previous second baseman, a teenager named Hank Aaron, who had just been signed by the Milwaukee Braves. Like other Negro League ballclubs, the Clowns were struggling after the 1947 signings of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby to Major League clubs opened the door for all of the best black ballplayers to leave the Negro Leagues for better opportunities in the big leagues. And so, looking to both replace a ballplayer of the caliber of Aaron as well as recapture the dwindling attention of fans and media, Clowns owner Syd Pollack had the idea to sign a woman ballplayer named Toni Stone, who became the first woman ever to play in the Negro American League.