Indianapolis Negro Leagues Math Problems

INDIANAPOLIS NEGRO NEGRO LEAGUES LEAGUES MATH WORD PROBLEMS MATCH Match each sentenceCalculate on the the left following with the Negroanswers Leagues on the right player to completestats! the sentence.

1. The city the ClownsPROBLEM franchise originated in SHOW YOUR WORK ANSWER ______.

2. In 1951, the Clowns moved the base of operation A. Mamie “Peanut” Johnson 1.to In ______. seven seasons with the Indianapolis ABCs, Oscar Charleston recorded 392 singles, 95 doubles,3. ______55 triples ______and 41 managed home runs. the How Indianapolis many B. Toni Stone totalClowns bases from did he1948-1953. have?

(single4. ______= 1 total base,______double was = 2 an total Indianapolis bases, triple ABCs= 3 total bases, home runs = 4 total bases) C. Buster Haywood manager that went on to become the Negro Leagues Vice President. D. Ethiopian Clowns 5. The Clowns signed 17-year-old shortstop ______2.______Goose Tatum in 1952. played five years for the Clowns and hit .258 in 326 career at-bats. How many hits E. Miami 6. ______was a notable Indianapolis did he have? Clowns player that became the first black player to join the Cincinnati Reds. (Batting Average = total hits / total at-bats) F. 71 7. ______“______” ______was the first female pitcher in the Negro Leagues. G. Buffalo 3.8. In ______eight seasons ______with was the theIndianapolis first woman ABCs, to ever pitcherplay in Dicta the JohnsonNegro Leagues tallied 517and strikeoutswas Hank inAaron’s H. C.I. Taylor 1,008.0replacement innings at pitched. 2nd base. What was Johnson’s strikeouts per 9.0 innings rate? Round to the 9. Sam Harrison (Clowns catcher) won the Negro nearest decimal. I. 125 American League Triple Crown in 1950. That season (Strikeoutshe notched per 9.0_____ innings RBI. = total strikeouts x 9 / total innings pitched) J. Hank Aaron 10. The Indianapolis Clowns had ______regular season wins in 1941. 4. Pitcher Dizzy Dismukes spent parts of nine K. Indianapolis ABCs seasons11. The with ______the Indianapolis ABCs______and allowed and Chicago American Giants were charter members of the Negro 279 earned runs in 824.1 innings pitched. What Leagues at its inception in 1920. was his ERA? Round to the nearest hundredth decimal. L. Chuck Harmon

(ERA12. = The total Clownsearned runs franchise allowed xhad 9 / totala few innings different pitched) names before they settled on the “Indianapolis Clowns.” One of those team names was the ______. INDIANAPOLIS NEGROANSWER LEAGUES SHEET WORD MATCH INDIANAPOLISMatch each sentence on NEGRO the left with the LEAGUES answers on the right MATH to complete PROBLEMS the sentence. Calculate the following Negro Leagues player stats!

1. The city the ClownsPROBLEM franchise originated in SHOW YOUR WORK ANSWER ______.

(single4. ______= 1 total base,______double was = 2 an total Indianapolis bases, triple ABCs= 3 total bases, home runs = 4 total bases) C. Buster Haywood manager that went on to become the Negro Leagues Vice President. D. Ethiopian Clowns 5. The Clowns signed 17-year-old shortstop ______2.______Goose Tatum in 1952. played five years for the Clowns and hit .258 in 326 career at-bats. How many hits E. Miami 6. ______was a notable Indianapolis did he have? 84 total hits Clowns player that became the first black player to join the Cincinnati Reds. (Batting Average = total hits / total at-bats) F. 71 7. ______“______” ______was the first female pitcher in the Negro Leagues. G. Buffalo 3.8. In ______eight seasons ______with was the theIndianapolis first woman ABCs, to ever pitcherplay in Dicta the JohnsonNegro Leagues tallied 517and strikeoutswas Hank inAaron’s H. C.I. Taylor 1,008.0replacement innings at pitched. 2nd base. What was Johnson’s strikeouts per 9.0 innings rate? Round to the 4.6 strikeouts 9. Sam Harrison (Clowns catcher) won the Negro per 9.0 innings nearest decimal. I. 125 American League Triple Crown in 1950. That season (Strikeoutshe notched per 9.0_____ innings RBI. = total strikeouts x 9 / total innings pitched) J. Hank Aaron 10. The Indianapolis Clowns had ______regular season wins in 1941. 4. Pitcher Dizzy Dismukes spent parts of nine K. Indianapolis ABCs seasons11. The with ______the Indianapolis ABCs______and allowed and Chicago American Giants were charter members of the Negro 279 earned runs in 824.1 innings pitched. What Leagues at its inception in 1920. was his ERA? Round to the nearest hundredth decimal. L. Chuck Harmon3.05 ERA