1923 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1923 Season


Independent Clubs


1922 / 1924

Top Hitter


Geechie
Meredith

Top Pitcher


Harry
Salmon

Leaders

Slugging %

# Player Team SLG
1
Ben Taylor
WP
.518
2
Bobo Leonard
CTS
.455
3
John Henry Russell
MRS
.439
4
Ruben Jones
BBB
.435
5
Otto Ray
CTS
.431
6
Charles Wesley
BBB
.410
7
Mule Suttles
BBB
.399
8
L. Hamilton
MRS
.397
9
Geechie Meredith
BBB
.371
10
Sanford Jackson
MRS/BBB
.363

WHIP

# Player Team WHIP
1
Willie Spearman
MRS
0.86
2
Willie Foster
MRS
0.89
3
Bob McClure
CTS
0.98
4
Carl Glass
MRS/BBB
1.05
5
Harry Salmon
BBB
1.06
6
Square Moore
MRS/BBB
1.11
7
Curtis Green
BBB
1.12
8
Fred Daniels
BBB
1.16
9
Slim Branham
CTS
1.19
10
Johnny Juran
BBB
1.21


Players

Bats:

Throws:

#
Player
Team
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
1
WP
LF
12
2
WP
31
P
9
23.0
L
R
2/12/1892 (Live Oak, FL)
2/3/1940 (Philadelphia, PA)
3
WP
3B
8
4
CTS
19
SS
4
5'10"
170
2/16/1904 (Indianapolis, IN)
5/14/1959 (Indianapolis, IN)
5
HBG
35
2B
28
6'0"
176
L
R
1/5/1888 (Charlottesville, VA)
10/21/1959 (Bridgeport, CT)
6
CTS
20
C
41
6'0"
240
L
R
6/5/1903 (Pensacola, FL)
8/27/1972 (Cleveland Heights, OH)
7
BBB
23
LF
38
5'10"
170
R
R
5/30/1900 (Jellico, TN)
12/7/1991 (Knoxville, TN)
8
CTS
23
P
25
59.0
6'2"
198
R
R
1/19/1957 (Cleveland, OH)
9
WP
27
LF
42
L
R
3/28/1896 (Atlanta, GA)
12/25/1937 (New York, NY)
10
21
C
45
5'7"
162
B
R
9/16/1901 (Birmingham, AL)
4/7/1972 (Memphis, TN)
11
BBB
P
13
33.1
R
R
12
WP
27
LF
22
18.1
5'10"
190
R
2/2/1896 (Savannah, GA)
10/28/1968 (Boston, MA)
13
MRS
CF
24
R
14
WP
26
P
32
65.0
5'11"
175
R
R
3/4/1897 (Henderson, KY)
7/27/1954 (Milwaukee, WI)
15
BBB
28
C
21
5'9"
172
R
R
2/9/1895 (Norfolk, VA)
16
BBB
18
C
26
R
R
1905 (birthplace unknown)
17
WP
25
P
7
13.1
5'11"
170
7/9/1897 (Chatham, VA)
7/29/1990 (Moraine, OH)
18
WP
33
SS
84
5'9"
130
L
R
12/19/1889 (Bristol, TN)
11/17/1943 (Los Angeles, CA)
19
CTS
30
SS
89
5'4"
140
R
R
11/8/1892 (Havana, Cuba)
1/1974 (Philadelphia, PA)
20
BBB
30
P
19
43.0
5'9"
180
R
R
1/27/1893 (Greenville, TX)
2/27/1993 (Sandy Spring, MD)
21
HBG
20
RF
25
5'11"
185
R
R
9/15/1902 (Kingston, GA)
7/20/1944 (Detroit, MI)
22
CTS
26
LF
2
145
R
L
9/20/1896 (Royston, GA)
3/10/1986 (Chicago, IL)
23
MRS
CF
82
7.0
R
R
24
WP
26
C
83
6'0"
175
B
R
9/16/1896 (Roanoke, VA)
9/1980 (Baltimore, MD)
25
MRS
27
1B
65
R
6/1/1896 (Nashville, TN)
26
HBG
23
SS
31
R
4/25/1900 (Charleston, SC)
4/12/1936 (New York, NY)
27
HBG
LF
36
5.0
L
28
MRS
19
P
26
62.0
6'0"
190
B
L
6/12/1904 (Calvert, TX)
9/16/1978 (Lorman, MS)
29
WP
23
P
1
6.0
5'11"
162
L
L
12/11/1899 (Ozark, AL)
30
25
LF
41
32.1
5'10"
180
L
L
2/26/1898 (Lexington, KY)
10/19/1972 (Lexington, KY)
31
CTS
23
SS
11
R
R
2/4/1900 (Pittsburgh, PA)
10/19/1934 (Pittsburgh, PA)
32
WP
29
3B
84
5'6"
162
R
R
11/17/1893 (San Antonio, TX)
1/19/1972 (Austin, TX)
33
CTS
1B
109
L
L
34
BBB
P
30
52.0
R
R
35
MRS
23
C
47
R
R
1900 (birthplace unknown)
36
MRS
3B
79
R
R
37
CTS
3B
50
R
R
38
BBB
C
5
R
39
CTS
18
RF
92
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
40
CTS
28
RF
35
R
R
8/23/1894 (Wilson County, VA)
41
HBG
23
P
4
11.2
3/24/1900 (Knoxville, TN)
5/25/1972 (Louisville, KY)
42
CTS
23
P
8
20.1
5'9"
168
R
R
2/16/1900 (Pacific, MO)
11/4/1971 (Kansas City, MO)
43
MRS
3B
4
R
44
HBG
26
2B
15
5'6"
R
4/8/1897 (Greenville, SC)
10/3/1939 (Greenville, SC)
45
23
SS
105
5'6"
165
R
R
1/10/1900 (New Orleans, LA)
4/17/1984 (Chicago, IL)
46
WP
27
LF
102
5'8"
171
R
7/7/1895 (Hearne, TX)
47
CTS
3B
32
R
R
48
HBG
25
CF
38
5'7"
165
L
L
1/10/1898 (New York, NY)
12/4/1968 (Philadelphia, PA)
49
HBG
1B
8
L
R
50
CTS
29
2B
108
5'6"
165
R
R
1/4/1894 (Youngstown, OH)
1/5/1965 (Youngstown, OH)
51
BBB
29
RF
71
L
R
2/5/1894 (Austin, TX)
2/14/1970 (Big Spring, TX)
52
HBG
29
C
9
5'9"
165
R
3/5/1894 (Harrisburg, PA)
4/19/1948 (Harrisburg, PA)
53
BBB
20
P
18
45.2
5'11"
168
L
L
11/5/1902 (Pratt City, AL)
6/19/1955 (Amsterdam, NY)
54
BBB
23
P
27
68.2
5'9"
158
R
R
5/8/1900 (Pratt City, AL)
12/22/1972 (Birmingham, AL)
55
BBB
CF
162
R
56
CTS
CF
76
57
WP
28
C
58
5'11"
195
R
R
1/17/1895 (Drakes Branch, VA)
10/1986 (Portsmouth, VA)
58
BBB
25
CF
19
1.1
R
R
11/30/1897 (Fulton County, GA)
8/4/1929 (Atlanta, GA)
59
BBB
23
1B
197
5'9"
143
L
R
10/22/1899 (Birmingham, AL)
5/1990 (Birmingham, AL)
60
CTS
25
P
34
74.0
5'11"
171
L
L
3/14/1898 (Columbus, GA)
61
CTS
32
P
30
58.0
6'1"
185
R
R
3/24/1891 (Egypt, TX)
9/6/1931 (Baltimore, MD)
62
WP
RF
2
63
BBB
24
C
114
R
R
12/14/1898 (Washington, GA)
11/17/1963 (Chicago, IL)
64
BBB
23
SS
186
R
R
10/22/1899 (Sayreton, AL)
1/13/1932 (Sayreton, AL)
65
CTS
LF
107
R
66
BBB
3B
125
R
R
67
BBB
23
RF
104
6'0"
175
R
R
3/31/1900 (Sparta, IL)
5/1971 (St. Louis, MO)
68
22
P
24
47.0
5'8"
190
R
R
7/6/1900 (Little Rock, AR)
6/27/1960 (Buffalo, NY)
69
MRS
23
RF
77
R
1/1/1900 (Chattanooga, TN)
3/8/1925 (Chattanooga, TN)
70
WP
21
SS
28
5'11"
170
R
R
11/14/1901 (Indianapolis, IN)
5/5/1999 (Indianapolis, IN)
71
BBB
30
P
6
15.1
6'0"
185
L
L
10/20/1892 (Key West, FL)
12/7/1981 (East Grand Rapids, MI)
72
MRS
LF
51
73
WP
30
2B
14
5'6"
184
R
3/15/1893 (San Antonio, TX)
10/7/1953 (Los Angeles, LA)
74
HBG
38
1B
24
5'11"
176
L
R
8/13/1884 (Goliad County, TX)
8/22/1924 (New York, NY)
75
WP
P
3
6.0
76
WP
2B
3
77
CTS
30
C
61
R
5/19/1893 (Lexington, MO)
1/19/1976 (Liberty, MO)
78
28
2B
74
L
R
6/24/1895 (Warrenton, VA)
79
BBB
32
P
3
12.0
6'0"
178
L
3/2/1891 (New Madrid, MO)
8/14/1974 (Jefferson City, MO)
80
WP
29
P
26
38.2
5'9"
170
R
10/5/1893 (Corrigan, TX)
12/22/1964 (Diboll, TX)
81
MRS
25
2B
92
5'9"
148
R
R
2/24/1898 (Dolcito, AL)
12/4/1972 (Cleveland, OH)
82
BBB
28
P
42
94.2
6'2"
180
L
R
5/30/1895 (Warrior, AL)
4/1983 (Pittsburgh, PA)
83
HBG
P
8
17.0
R
84
WP
P
0.1
85
MRS
23
P
9
23.1
R
12/31/1899 (Arkadelphia, AR)
12/29/1937 (St. Louis, MO)
86
BBB
27
3B
52
R
R
11/3/1895 (Nashville, TN)
12/25/1974 (Nashville, TN)
87
BBB
22
LF
145
6'1"
200
R
R
3/31/1901 (Blocton, AL)
7/9/1966 (Newark, NJ)
88
WP
34
1B
101
9.0
5'11"
175
L
L
7/1/1888 (Anderson, SC)
1/24/1953 (Baltimore, MD)
89
HBG
P
14
25.2
R
R
90
HBG
26
P
5
10.1
R
4/21/1897 (Huntington, NY)
91
BBB
-
2
92
WP
CF
9
93
MRS
-
1
94
WP
20
LF
25
5'9"
160
R
L
6/25/1903 (Albany, GA)
9/4/1962 (Philadelphia, PA)
95
BBB
P
3
7.2
R
96
BBB
26
2B
152
154
R
R
7/4/1896 (Montgomery, AL)
3/5/1944 (Panama City, FL)
97
HBG
28
C
22
5'8"
174
R
2/5/1895 (Richmond, VA)
4/5/1971 (Bedford, MA)
98
HBG
27
3B
27
8/8/1895 (Crisfield, MD)
99
WP
1B
4
100
CTS
30
3B
7
R
9/15/1892 (Haddock, GA)
101
BBB
25
-
4
6'0"
195
R
R
9/10/1897 (Decatur, AL)
3/17/1969 (Homewood, AL)
102
WP
50
P
7
16.0
6'0"
165
R
1873 (birthplace unknown)
10/28/1929 (Bronx, NY)
103
CTS
LF
2
104
WP
25
CF
66
L
1/26/1898 (birthplace unknown)
5/20/1927 (Philadelphia, PA)
105
MRS
P
14
35.2
R
R

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Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.


Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James