1944 Baltimore Elite Giants

41 - 39

34 - 36 in the Negro National League II

1940 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Felton Snow (41-39)

Top Hitter

Roy
Campanella

Top Pitcher

Donald
Troy

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	93	3rd	ERA+	106	3rd
OPS	.736	3rd	ERA	4.06	4th
BA	.286	3rd	BA
OBP	.332	3rd	K/BB	1.90	1st
SLG	.404	3rd	K%	10.7%	2nd
BB%	6.3%	6th	BB%	5.6%	1st
K%			HR%
ISO	.117	2nd	WHIP	1.32	1st

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Roy Campanella	22	31	134	129	26	51	13	2	3	30	3	5	0	.395	.418	.597	1.015	166
1B	Doc Dennis	26	30	122	114	14	29	7	0	2	17	0	8	0	.254	.303	.368	.672	77
2B	Frank Russell	23	31	134	124	18	32	8	0	0	14	0	6	4	.258	.292	.323	.615	62
3B	Felton Snow	38	24	99	94	13	28	3	1	1	15	2	4	1	.298	.327	.383	.710	87
SS	Tommy Butts	24	28	120	108	10	21	2	1	0	7	1	11	1	.194	.269	.231	.500	33
LF	Bill Hoskins*	30	28	119	109	23	42	5	3	5	21	0	8	2	.385	.427	.624	1.051	175
CF	Henry Kimbro*	32	31	141	125	27	47	8	4	2	16	5	12	4	.376	.431	.552	.983	158
RF	Norman Robinson**	31	24	72	69	9	22	4	1	0	12	1	2	1	.319	.338	.406	.744	96

C	Bob Clarke	41	15	56	53	8	17	4	1	0	8	0	1	2	.321	.333	.434	.767	101
1B	Leonardo Chapman^	25	11	42	38	3	7	2	0	0	2	0	3	1	.184	.244	.237	.481	27
RF	Bill Harvey*	36	19	40	32	4	8	4	0	1	3	0	8	0	.250	.400	.469	.869	129
1B	George Scales	43	12	40	35	7	14	2	0	0	6	0	4	1	.400	.462	.457	.919	143

SP	Bill Byrd**	36	13	29	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.037	.071	.037	.108	-71
SP	Donald Troy	17	7	23	19	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	.053	.100	.158	.258	-33
SP	Tom Glover	32	6	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.071	.000	.071	-80
SP	Jonas Gaines	29	7	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	-80
SP	Tony Walker^		5	11	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	.111	.111	.222	-41
SP	Andy Porter	33	5	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.143	.000	.143	-60
SP	Joe Black	20	3	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-12
RP	Laymon Yokely	38	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	20		331	1227	1124	165	322	62	14	14	152	12	77	26	.286	.332	.404	.736	93

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Henry Kimbro*	32	CF	141	.438	.351	8.5%	8.8%	1.4%	0.9%	.176	.107
Frank Russell	23	2B	134	.282	.351	4.5%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.065	.107
Roy Campanella	22	C	134	.461	.351	3.7%	8.8%	2.2%	0.9%	.202	.107
Doc Dennis	26	1B	122	.315	.351	6.6%	8.8%	1.6%	0.9%	.114	.107
Tommy Butts	24	SS	120	.247	.351	9.2%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.037	.107
Bill Hoskins*	30	LF	119	.467	.351	6.7%	8.8%	4.2%	0.9%	.239	.107
Felton Snow	38	3B	99	.328	.351	4.0%	8.8%	1.0%	0.9%	.085	.107
Norman Robinson**	31	RF	72	.341	.351	2.8%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.087	.107
Bob Clarke	41	C	56	.341	.351	1.8%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.113	.107
Leonardo Chapman^	25	1B	42	.229	.351	7.1%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.053	.107
George Scales	43	1B	40	.425	.351	10.0%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.057	.107
Bill Harvey*	36	RF	40	.406	.351	20.0%	8.8%	2.5%	0.9%	.219	.107
Bill Byrd**	36	SP	29	.059	.351	3.4%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.107
Donald Troy	17	SP	23	.105	.351	4.3%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.105	.107
Tom Glover	32	SP	16	.047	.351	6.3%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.107
Jonas Gaines	29	SP	14	.054	.351	7.1%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.107
Tony Walker^		SP	11	.086	.351	0.0%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.107
Andy Porter	33	SP	8	.094	.351	12.5%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.107
Joe Black	20	SP	6	.158	.351	0.0%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.107
Laymon Yokely	38	RP	1	.000	.351	0.0%	8.8%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.107
20			1227	.336	.351	6.3%	8.8%	1.1%	0.9%	.117	.107

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

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