1943 Memphis Red Sox

44 - 55 - 4

34 - 51 - 4 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1944 (Team History)

Managed by:
Larry Brown (44-55-4)

Top Hitter

Cowan
Hyde

Top Pitcher

Verdell
Mathis

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	102	3rd	ERA+	76	6th
OPS	.648	2nd	ERA	4.78	6th
BA	.262	2nd	BA	.281	6th
OBP	.324	1st	K/BB	1.71	4th
SLG	.324	3rd	K%	10.9%	3rd
BB%	8.2%	1st	BB%	6.4%	2nd
K%			HR%	0.5%	4th
ISO	.062	5th	WHIP	1.42	6th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• B. B. Martin (Co-Owner) , W. S. Martin (Co-Owner)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Larry Brown**	41	17	56	48	2	10	1	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	.208	.321	.229	.551	72
1B	Jim Canada*	31	17	64	59	5	14	2	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	.237	.297	.271	.568	77
2B	Fred Bankhead	30	25	109	101	18	28	3	1	0	9	6	6	1	1	0	.277	.324	.327	.651	103
3B	Fred McDaniel*	30	20	81	72	9	21	3	2	0	9	1	9	0	0	0	.292	.370	.389	.759	136
SS	Red Longley	33	25	96	91	9	29	4	1	0	10	1	5	0	0	0	.319	.354	.385	.739	130
LF	Emmett Wilson**	30	14	51	45	9	10	2	1	0	4	0	6	0	0	0	.222	.314	.311	.625	95
CF	Neil Robinson	35	23	92	81	14	22	3	2	2	16	0	9	1	1	0	.272	.352	.432	.784	143
RF	Cowan Hyde	36	22	93	87	14	27	1	2	1	8	5	5	0	1	0	.310	.348	.402	.750	133

CF	Verdell Mathis*	29	20	73	61	9	13	1	0	0	7	0	12	0	0	0	.213	.342	.230	.572	79
RF	Nat Rogers*	49	15	40	38	1	5	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	.132	.175	.132	.307	-4
3B	Marlin Carter*	30	8	35	32	7	8	1	1	0	7	0	3	0	0	0	.250	.314	.344	.658	105
C	Bob Smith	36	9	27	25	2	11	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	.440	.481	.440	.921	187
SS	T. J. Brown	27	6	18	18	3	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	108
C	Casey Jones*	24	7	16	13	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	.385	.500	.385	.885	176
LF	Pepper Sharpe**	24	5	12	11	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871	171
SS	Felix Evans	32	4	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-22
SS	James Lockman^		2	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
LF	Goose Curry*	38	1	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	28
RF	Gerves Fagan	27	1	5	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.600	.800	145
SS	Jimmy Ford	30	1	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	319
3B	Smith^		1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	56
1B	Jelly Taylor*	32	1	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	161
-	Hodges^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Porter Moss	33	13	29	28	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	22
SP	Willie Hutchinson	28	12	22	22	4	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.227	.455	41
SP	Robert Keyes^		5	10	10	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	25
RP	Bill Barnes	22	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Satchel Paige	36	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	28		278	970	883	117	231	24	11	3	100	14	80	2	5	0	.262	.324	.324	.648	102

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Jimmy Ford	30	SS	5	.617	.309	20.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.250	.075
Bob Smith	36	C	27	.447	.309	7.4%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Casey Jones*	24	C	16	.440	.309	18.8%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Jelly Taylor*	32	1B	4	.426	.309	25.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Pepper Sharpe**	24	LF	12	.417	.309	8.3%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.091	.075
Neil Robinson	35	CF	92	.370	.309	9.8%	7.1%	2.2%	0.5%	.160	.075
Fred McDaniel*	30	3B	81	.367	.309	11.1%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.097	.075
Red Longley	33	SS	96	.355	.309	5.2%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.066	.075
Cowan Hyde	36	RF	93	.355	.309	5.4%	7.1%	1.1%	0.5%	.092	.075
Gerves Fagan	27	RF	5	.351	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.400	.075
T. J. Brown	27	SS	18	.320	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Marlin Carter*	30	3B	35	.318	.309	8.6%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.094	.075
Fred Bankhead	30	2B	109	.314	.309	5.5%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.050	.075
Emmett Wilson**	30	LF	51	.308	.309	11.8%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.089	.075
Verdell Mathis*	29	CF	73	.299	.309	16.4%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.016	.075
Goose Curry*	38	LF	5	.298	.309	40.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Larry Brown**	41	C	56	.285	.309	14.3%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.021	.075
Jim Canada*	31	1B	64	.282	.309	7.8%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.034	.075
Smith^		3B	4	.240	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Willie Hutchinson	28	SP	22	.218	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Robert Keyes^		SP	10	.192	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Porter Moss	33	SP	29	.180	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.036	.075
Nat Rogers*	49	RF	40	.157	.309	5.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Felix Evans	32	SS	9	.107	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Satchel Paige	36	SP	2	.000	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Hodges^		-	1	.000	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
James Lockman^		SS	7	.000	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
Bill Barnes	22	RP	4	.000	.309	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
28			970	.315	.309	8.2%	7.1%	0.3%	0.5%	.062	.075