1887 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1887 Season

Negro Leagues vs. High Minors (AAA-Equivalent)

1886 / 1913

Top Hitter

Abe
Harrison

Top Pitcher

William
Malone

Leaders

Batting Average

#	Player	Team	BA
1	Franklin Lang	JCS	.625
2	Tom O'Brien	JCS	.556
3	Abe Harrison	TCG	.452
4	George Williams	TCG	.436
5	George Parago	TCG	.400
6	Ben Boyd	TCG	.364
7	Billy Whyte	TCG	.348
8	Clarence Williams	TCG	.341
9	Pat Friel	JCS	.333
10	John McCabe	JCS	.333

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	William Malone	TCG	613
2	Jack Huston	JCS	327
3	Shep Trusty	TCG	204
4	William Selden	TCG	184
5	Jim Hyndman	OSW	123
6	Sam Shaw	JCS	123
7	Billy Whyte	TCG	95
8	George Meakim	SCR	82
9	Con Murphy	SYR	82
10	Jack Fanning	BUF	74

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

L

R

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Trenton Cuban Giants	NvH	83.0		1.42	11.1%	3.2%	3.42	0.0%
2	Jersey City Skeeters (IA)	NvH	17.0		1.35	10.6%	4.7%	2.25	0.0%
3	Bridgeport Giants (EL)	NvH	9.0		2.22	4.3%	0.0%		2.2%
4	Buffalo Bisons (IA)	NvH	9.0		2.00	6.3%	2.1%	3.00	0.0%
5	Oswego Starchboxes (IA)	NvH	9.0		1.78	9.3%	9.3%	1.00	0.0%
6	Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons (IA)	NvH	9.0		0.89	0.0%	6.1%	0.00	0.0%
7	Newark Little Giants (IA)	NvH	8.0		2.88	2.0%	3.9%	0.50	0.0%
8	Scranton Miners (IA)	NvH	8.0		1.38	8.3%	2.8%	3.00	0.0%
9	Syracuse Stars (IA)	NvH	6.0		1.33	7.7%	0.0%		0.0%
10	Utica Pent Ups (IA)	NvH	6.0		1.33	7.4%	0.0%		3.7%
	10	1	164.0		1.54	8.7%	3.4%	2.58	0.3%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Billy Whyte^	TCG	SP	44.0		1.50	10.8%	2.5%	4.40	0.0%
2	William Malone^	TCG	SP	15.0		1.00	8.1%	0.0%		0.0%
3	Shep Trusty^	TCG	SP	15.0		1.47	20.6%	2.9%	7.00	0.0%
4	Jack Fanning	BUF	SP	9.0		2.00	6.3%	2.1%	3.00	0.0%
5	Galesright^	BRI	SP	9.0		2.22	4.3%	0.0%		2.2%
6	Jim Hyndman^	OSW	SP	9.0		1.78	9.3%	9.3%	1.00	0.0%
7	Frank Keffer^	WBB	SP	9.0		0.89	0.0%	6.1%	0.00	0.0%
8	William Selden^	TCG	SP	9.0		1.67	0.0%	13.5%	0.00	0.0%
9	Sam Shaw	JCS	SP	9.0		1.78	6.7%	8.9%	0.75	0.0%
10	John Henry	NWK	SP	8.0		2.88	2.0%	3.9%	0.50	0.0%
11	Jack Huston	JCS	SP	8.0		0.88	15.0%	0.0%		0.0%
12	George Meakim	SCR	SP	8.0		1.38	8.3%	2.8%	3.00	0.0%
13	Con Murphy	SYR	SP	6.0		1.33	7.7%	0.0%		0.0%
14	John Pendergrass^	UTI	SP	6.0		1.33	7.4%	0.0%		3.7%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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