Significant Players
The Clowns' best-known player was Hank Aaron, who played for them in 1952 before being sold for $10,000 to the Boston Braves organization.
The Clowns fielded such stars as Buster Haywood, DeWitt "Woody" Smallwood, showman "Goose" Tatum, and future Major Leaguers John Wyatt (Kansas City Athletics), Paul Casanova (Washington Senators), and Choo-Choo Coleman (New York Mets).
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