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	Charles Wesley	BBB	.410
6	Mule Suttles	BBB	.399
7	L. Hamilton	MRS	.397
8	Geechie Meredith	BBB	.371
9	Sanford Jackson	MRS/BBB	.363
10	Claude Johnson	CTS	.358

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Willie Foster	MRS	46
2	Harry Salmon	BBB	43
3	Bob McClure	CTS	36
4	Slim Branham	CTS	32
5	Bill McCall	CTS	31
6	Johnny Juran	BBB	28
7	Eli Juran	BBB	26
8	Fred Daniels	BBB	21
9	Square Moore	MRS/BBB	19
10	John Young	MRS	16

Fielding

Position:

League:

Teams

#	Team	Lg		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1	Birmingham Black Barons	IND		420	378	3249.0	1083	488	110	60		.935	.938		4.35	4.31
2	Washington Potomacs	IND		251
3	Cleveland Tate Stars	IND		245	225	1902.0	634	281	52	19		.946	.938		4.33	4.31
4	Memphis Red Sox	IND		186	171	1485.0	495	194	38	18		.948	.938		4.18	4.31
5	Harrisburg Giants	IND		78	72	626.1	209	96	14	10		.956	.938		4.38	4.31
	5	1		1180	846	7262.1	2421	1059	214	107		.942	.938		4.31	4.31

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1	George McAllister*	BBB	1B		42	42	359.0	377	25	13	20		.969	.972		10.08	10.39
2	Geechie Meredith	BBB	SS		38	38	327.0	77	83	28	10		.851	.895		4.40	4.76
3	John Kemp	BBB	CF		36	36	306.2	58	8	2	4		.971	.967		1.94	1.96
4	Mule Suttles	BBB	LF		32	32	273.0	64	10	5	1		.937	.937		2.44	1.83
5	Charles Wesley	BBB	2B		32	31	260.1	90	91	12	14		.938	.934		6.26	5.50
6	Lewis Means	BBB	C		28	26	219.0	104	30	7	1		.950	.964		5.51	6.19
7	Bob Miller	BBB	3B		28	28	230.1	45	41	12	3		.878	.886		3.36	3.21
8	Willie Gray*	CTS	1B		25	25	211.1	261	5	8	6		.971	.972		11.33	10.39
9	Claude Johnson	CTS	2B		25	25	211.1	56	67	11	6		.918	.934		5.24	5.50
10	Ben Taylor*	WP	1B		24
11	Sanford Jackson	MRS/BBB	SS		22	22	192.0	49	62	11	7		.910	.895		5.20	4.76
12	Joe Mitchell^	BBB	RF		21	21	182.0	25	5	0	1		1.000	.958		1.48	2.02
13	Pete Córdova	CTS	SS		20	20	164.1	25	63	5	1		.946	.895		4.82	4.76
14	Bobo Leonard^	CTS	CF		19	19	156.1	30	1	1	0		.969	.967		1.78	1.96
15	Garnett Norman	MRS	RF		19	19	165.0	38	0	2	0		.950	.958		2.07	2.02
16	Morten Clark*	WP	SS		18
17	Joe Goodrich	WP	3B		18
18	Vic Harris*	CTS	RF		18	18	141.1	20	3	1	1		.958	.958		1.46	2.02
19	John Henry Russell	MRS	2B		18	18	156.0	37	43	5	2		.941	.934		4.62	5.50
20	L. Hamilton	MRS	3B		17	16	141.0	15	27	7	0		.857	.886		2.68	3.21
21	Ruben Jones*	BBB	RF		17	17	141.0	34	3	1	2		.974	.958		2.36	2.02
22	Willie Miles	CTS	LF		17	17	139.1	10	2	2	0		.857	.937		0.78	1.83
23	Buck Ridgley*	WP/HBG	2B		17	2	15.0	4	6	1	2		.909	.934		6.00	5.50
24	Mack Eggleston**	WP	C		16
25	Mooney Ellis^	MRS	1B		16	16	138.0	149	4	4	4		.975	.972		9.98	10.39
26	Otto Ray^	CTS	C		16	14	121.1	79	10	5	0		.947	.964		6.60	6.19
27	Willie Woods*	WP	CF		16
28	Jesse Edwards	MRS	CF		14	14	118.0	22	0	3	0		.880	.967		1.68	1.96
29	Felton Stratton	BBB	3B		14	13	117.0	18	26	4	0		.917	.886		3.38	3.21
30	Don Hammond	CTS	3B		13	13	109.1	12	17	3	1		.906	.886		2.39	3.21
31	Harry Salmon*	BBB	P		13	9	85.2	5	27	4	0		.889	.933		3.36	2.95
32	Larry Brown**	MRS/BBB	C		12	11	95.0	63	8	2	0		.973	.964		6.73	6.19
33	Eppie Hamilton	MRS	C		12	11	97.0	58	11	3	1		.958	.964		6.40	6.19
34	John Barnes*	CTS	C		11	10	85.0	67	8	0	1		1.000	.964		7.94	6.19
35	Joe Lewis	WP	C		11
36	Ralph Jefferson	WP	LF		10
37	Johnny Juran	BBB	P		10	7	68.2	4	17	1	0		.955	.933		2.75	2.95
38	Bill McCall*	CTS	P		10	8	73.1	4	13	1	0		.944	.933		2.09	2.95
39	Slim Branham	CTS	P		9	7	59.0	1	19	3	0		.870	.933		3.05	2.95
40	Wayne Carr	WP	P		9
41	Rube Henderson	CTS	RF		9	7	70.0	9	4	3	0		.813	.958		1.67	2.02
42	Bob McClure	CTS	P		9	6	58.2	1	18	1	0		.950	.933		2.91	2.95
43	Jute Bell	BBB	LF		8	8	67.0	13	2	0	1		1.000	.937		2.01	1.83
44	George Fiall^	HBG	SS		8	8	69.2	16	22	3	2		.927	.895		4.91	4.76
45	Curtis Green	BBB	P		8	6	52.0	7	17	0	0		1.000	.933		4.15	2.95
46	Ralph Jefferson	WP	RF		8
47	Fats Jenkins*	HBG	CF		8	8	69.2	15	4	0	0		1.000	.967		2.45	1.96
48	Parker^	MRS	LF		8	7	62.0	13	3	1	0		.941	.937		2.32	1.83
49	Edgar Cason^	BBB	C		7	4	45.0	19	9	0	0		1.000	.964		5.60	6.19
50	Red Charleston	BBB	C		7	7	49.0	29	3	3	1		.914	.964		5.88	6.19
51	Fred Daniels	BBB	P		7	5	43.0	5	15	1	0		.952	.933		4.19	2.95
52	George Fisher^	HBG	LF		7	7	61.2	10	3	0	0		1.000	.937		1.90	1.83
53	Willie Foster**	MRS	P		7	6	43.2	3	10	0	0		1.000	.933		2.68	2.95
54	Ralph Jefferson	WP	CF		7
55	Harry Jeffries	CTS	3B		7	7	62.0	15	17	3	1		.914	.886		4.65	3.21
56	Eli Juran*	BBB	P		7	5	35.2	1	6	2	0		.778	.933		1.77	2.95
57	Elmer Wicks^	HBG	3B		7	7	61.2	11	9	4	0		.833	.886		2.92	3.21
58	Alex Albritton*	WP	P		6
59	Rap Dixon	HBG	RF		6	6	51.2	18	2	1	1		.952	.958		3.48	2.02
60	Vic Harris*	CTS	LF		6	6	51.0	11	1	1	0		.923	.937		2.12	1.83
61	Willie Miles	CTS	CF		6	6	51.0	8	1	0	0		1.000	.967		1.59	1.96
62	Square Moore	MRS/BBB	P		6	4	39.1	2	8	1	0		.909	.933		2.29	2.95
63	Will Owens	WP	SS		6
64	Bill Pettus*	HBG	1B		6	6	51.2	56	2	1	0		.983	.972		10.10	10.39
65	William Ross^	WP	P		6
66	Burlin White^	HBG	C		6	6	49.0	23	4	0	1		1.000	.964		4.96	6.19
67	Mack Eggleston**	WP	3B		5
68	Carl Glass*	MRS	LF		5	5	45.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.937		0.60	1.83
69	Carl Glass*	MRS/BBB	P		5	3	31.1	8	8	1	1		.941	.933		4.60	2.95
70	Logan Hensley	CTS	P		5	4	20.1	1	5	0	1		1.000	.933		2.66	2.95
71	Joe Lewis	WP	RF		5
72	Lewis Means	BBB	2B		5	4	37.0	11	9	1	0		.952	.934		4.86	5.50
73	Willie Spearman^	MRS	P		5	4	23.1	0	4	1	0		.800	.933		1.54	2.95
74	Wade Thompson	HBG	P		5	3	25.2	0	6	0	0		1.000	.933		2.10	2.95
75	John Young	MRS	P		5	2	35.2	2	6	0	0		1.000	.933		2.02	2.95
76	Country Brown*	WP	LF		4
77	Bullet Campbell^	WP	P		4
78	Carpenter	MRS	CF		4	4	34.0	4	1	0	1		1.000	.967		1.32	1.96
79	Pete Córdova	CTS	3B		4	3	26.0	4	5	1	1		.900	.886		3.12	3.21
80	Jesse Edwards	MRS	LF		4	4	28.0	5	0	0	0		1.000	.937		1.61	1.83
81	Ernest Gooden	CTS	SS		4	3	24.0	3	7	1	0		.909	.895		3.75	4.76
82	Dick Jackson^	HBG	2B		4	3	29.0	7	10	1	1		.944	.934		5.28	5.50
83	Forest Maddox	BBB	CF		4	4	30.2	8	0	0	0		1.000	.967		2.35	1.96
84	Geechie Meredith	BBB	2B		4	4	27.0	6	7	3	1		.813	.934		4.33	5.50
85	Spike ^	WP	LF		4
86	Ben Taylor*	WP	P		4
87	Pete Washington	WP	LF		4
88	Pete Washington	WP	RF		4
89	Jesse Barber*	HBG	2B		3	3	25.2	7	9	0	0		1.000	.934		5.61	5.50
90	Country Brown*	WP	2B		3
91	Country Brown*	WP	RF		3
92	Buck	BBB	P		3	2	24.1	0	8	2	0		.800	.933		2.96	2.95
93	Bullet Campbell^	WP	LF		3
94	Bob Miller	BBB	2B		3	1	17.2	8	9	0	0		1.000	.934		8.66	5.50
95	Square Moore	MRS	LF		3	2	18.0	4	1	0	0		1.000	.937		2.50	1.83
96	Carlisle Perry^	WP	2B		3
97	Lefty Robinson^	BBB	P		3	3	12.0	0	2	0	0		1.000	.933		1.50	2.95
98	Dark Night Smith^	HBG	P		3	2	16.1	1	9	1	0		.909	.933		5.51	2.95
99	Jesse Barber*	HBG	RF		2	2	18.0	8	0	0	0		1.000	.958		4.00	2.02
100	Bullet Campbell^	WP	RF		2
101	Wayne Carr	WP	1B		2
102	Maceo Clark^	WP	P		2
103	Jesse Edwards	MRS	P		2	1	7.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.933		1.29	2.95
104	Mack Eggleston**	WP	LF		2
105	Joe Goodrich	WP	2B		2
106	Walter Harper^	BBB	C		2	2	16.0	11	3	1	0		.933	.964		7.88	6.19
107	Cannonball Johnson*	HBG	1B		2	2	18.0	18	0	1	3		.947	.972		9.00	10.39
108	Hen Jordan^	HBG	C		2	2	20.2	10	3	0	0		1.000	.964		5.66	6.19
109	Will Owens	WP	2B		2
110	Juan Padrón*	BBB	P		2	2	15.1	9	3	0	0		1.000	.933		7.04	2.95
111	Parker^	MRS	1B		2	2	18.0	22	1	0	1		1.000	.972		11.50	10.39
112	Parker^	MRS	CF		2	1	13.0	4	0	0	0		1.000	.967		2.77	1.96
113	William Ross^	WP	RF		2
114	Harry Salmon*	BBB	RF		2	1	8.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.958		1.13	2.02
115	Mule Suttles	BBB	2B		2	0	3.0	2	1	1	0		.750	.934		9.00	5.50
116	Harold Treadwell^	HBG	P		2	1	10.1	0	1	0	0		1.000	.933		0.87	2.95
117	Pinky Ward^	WP	CF		2
118	David Watson^	BBB	P		2	2	7.2	0	2	0	0		1.000	.933		2.35	2.95
119	Mathis Williams^	CTS	3B		2	2	14.0	2	5	0	0		1.000	.886		4.50	3.21
120	String Bean Williams^	WP	P		2
121	Alex Albritton*	WP	PH		1
122	Arthur^	WP	2B		1
123	Arthur^	WP	3B		1
124	Tiny Baldwin^	CTS	SS		1	1	9.0	1	1	2	0		.500	.895		2.00	4.76
125	Jesse Barber*	HBG	3B		1	1	8.0	2	3	1	0		.833	.886		5.63	3.21
126	Jute Bell	BBB	CF		1	0	5.1	2	0	0	0		1.000	.967		3.38	1.96
127	Country Brown*	WP	1B		1
128	Country Brown*	WP	C		1
129	Maceo Clark^	WP	1B		1
130	Rap Dixon	HBG	LF		1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0			.937		0.00	1.83
131	Fred Downer	CTS	LF		1	0	5.0	0	0	0	0			.937		0.00	1.83
132	Mooney Ellis^	MRS	LF		1	0	3.0	1	0	1	0		.500	.937		3.00	1.83
133	George Fisher^	HBG	P		1	1	5.0	0	2	0	0		1.000	.933		3.60	2.95
134	Willie Gisentaner*	WP	P		1
135	Carl Glass*	MRS	1B		1	1	9.0	9	0	0	1		1.000	.972		9.00	10.39
136	Carl Glass*	MRS	3B		1	1	6.0	0	1	0	0		1.000	.886		1.50	3.21
137	Joe Goodrich	WP	RF		1
138	Curtis Green	BBB	1B		1	0	2.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.972		13.50	10.39
139	Eppie Hamilton	MRS	3B		1	1	9.0	1	2	0	0		1.000	.886		3.00	3.21
140	L. Hamilton	MRS	2B		1	1	9.0	2	4	0	0		1.000	.934		6.00	5.50
141	Don Hammond	CTS	SS		1	0	2.0	1	2	0	0		1.000	.895		13.50	4.76
142	Charlie Henry^	HBG	P		1	1	11.2	2	1	0	0		1.000	.933		2.31	2.95
143	Howard^	MRS	3B		1	1	9.0	2	3	0	0		1.000	.886		5.00	3.21
144	Ruben Jones*	BBB	2B		1	0	5.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.934		3.60	5.50
145	Ruben Jones*	BBB	LF		1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0			.937		0.00	1.83
146	Ruben Jones*	BBB	SS		1	1	5.0	0	2	0	0		1.000	.895		3.60	4.76
147	John Kemp	BBB	LF		1	1	9.0	0	0	1	0		.000	.937		0.00	1.83
148	John Kemp	BBB	RF		1	1	8.0	1	1	0	1		1.000	.958		2.25	2.02
149	Joe Lewis	WP	LF		1
150	Forest Maddox	BBB	P		1	0	1.1	0	0	0	0			.933		0.00	2.95
151	Forest Maddox	BBB	RF		1	1	6.0	3	1	0	0		1.000	.958		6.00	2.02
152	Bill McCall*	CTS	C		1	0	1.2	1	0	0	0		1.000	.964		5.40	6.19
153	Bob McClure	CTS	C		1	1	3.1	2	0	0	0		1.000	.964		5.40	6.19
154	Bob McClure	CTS	LF		1	1	9.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.937		1.00	1.83
155	Bob McClure	CTS	PH		1
156	McDowell^	WP	RF		1
157	Lewis Means	BBB	3B		1	1	9.0	1	4	0	0		1.000	.886		5.00	3.21
158	Lewis Means	BBB	RF		1	0	2.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.958		9.00	2.02
159	Geechie Meredith	BBB	3B		1	0	2.0	0	0	1	0		.000	.886		0.00	3.21
160	Geechie Meredith	BBB	C		1	0	5.0	0	0	0	0			.964		0.00	6.19
161	Willie Miles	CTS	SS		1	1	12.0	4	7	0	0		1.000	.895		8.25	4.76
162	Joe Mitchell^	BBB	2B		1	1	9.0	2	2	0	0		1.000	.934		4.00	5.50
163	Joe Mitchell^	BBB	CF		1	1	8.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.967		3.38	1.96
164	Joe Mitchell^	BBB	LF		1	1	9.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.937		2.00	1.83
165	Square Moore	BBB	RF		1	0	5.0	1	1	0	0		1.000	.958		3.60	2.02
166	Punch^	WP	P		1
167	Punch^	WP	RF		1
168	Bill Rankin^	WP	2B		1
169	Otto Ray^	CTS	CF		1	0	4.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.967		4.50	1.96
170	Buck Ridgley*	WP	RF		1
171	William Ross^	WP	PH		1
172	John Henry Russell	MRS	LF		1	1	9.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.937		1.00	1.83
173	Harry Salmon*	BBB	CF		1	0	1.1	0	0	0	0			.967		0.00	1.96
174	Harry Salmon*	BBB	LF		1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0			.937		0.00	1.83
175	H. Smith^	WP	P		1
176	Felton Stratton	BBB	2B		1	1	2.0	0	1	0	0		1.000	.934		4.50	5.50
177	Mule Suttles	BBB	CF		1	1	9.0	5	0	0	0		1.000	.967		5.00	1.96
178	Mule Suttles	BBB	RF		1	1	9.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.958		1.00	2.02
179	Wade Thompson	HBG	LF		1	1	5.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.937		1.80	1.83
180	Charles Wesley	BBB	3B		1	0	2.2	0	0	1	0		.000	.886		0.00	3.21
181	Charles Wesley	BBB	SS		1	0	2.0	1	1	0	0		1.000	.895		9.00	4.76
182	D. Wiggins^	WP	1B		1
183	J. Wilson^	CTS	LF		1	1	7.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.937		3.86	1.83

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

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