Rebirth of Indianapolis Clowns focuses on storied history: 'We don't want that to be forgotten'
The Banana Ball World Tour gave the Indianapolis Clowns their first hometown headliner. A former MLB player, and Bananas owner want to pay homage to history.
INDIANAPOLIS — Hammerin’ Hank circled the bases for the Indianapolis Clowns again Friday night at Victory Field. This was not Hank Aaron himself, of course. This was a 5-year-old named Owen, wearing the No.
5 Aaron wore after signing his first professional contract with the Negro American League franchise. In one of many pregame gimmicks which stoked a crowd of almost 15,000, the visiting Party Animals avoided young Owen’s grounder through the infield, then threw it around as he circled the bases. The fresh future of baseball paying homage to its proud legacy – by design, that theme recurred throughout the night.
The Clowns played the first of two games in their namesake hometown. They are one of two new teams added to the Banana Ball World Tour – an offshoot of the perpetually viral and massively popular Savannah Bananas . Most of that sellout crowd stuck around until the final out of the Party Animals’ 6-2 victory.
Why leave your seat when the entertainment never stops? Instead of walk-up songs, music plays throughout the game. Skits and dance breaks and sing-alongs and constant crowd interaction.
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