1937 Season

Negro American League

1936 / 1938

Top Hitter

Newt
Allen

Top Pitcher

Hilton
Smith

Leaders

Batting Average

#	Player	Team	BA
1	Johnny Ray	BBB	.535
2	Bill Carter	BBB/SL2	.403
3	David Whatley	BBB	.384
4	Willard Brown	KCM	.372
5	Howard Easterling	CT	.355
6	Turkey Stearnes	CAG/DTS	.348
7	Ted Strong	MULT	.333
8	Cowan Hyde	CT/IA	.327
9	Lloyd Davenport	CT	.324
10	Newt Allen	CAG/KCM	.317

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Eugene Bremer	CT	0.83
2	Bo Mitchell	BBB	0.85
3	Hilton Smith	KCM/CAG	0.88
4	Andy Cooper	KCM/CAG	0.90
5	Jesse Houston	CT	1.10
6	Henry McHenry	KCM	1.10
7	Lefty Wilson	KCM/MRS	1.10
8	Willie Cornelius	CAG	1.14
9	Porter Moss	MULT	1.14
10	Claude Hayslett	IA/MRS	1.19

All-1937 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	2.9	2.9	0.1
Sonny Harris	CT	0.5	0.5	0.1

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Neil Robinson	CT	1.5	0.9	0.7
Johnny Ray	BBB	0.9	1.0	-0.1

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Lloyd Davenport	CT	1.5	1.0	0.6
David Whatley	BBB	1.2	1.3	-0.1

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Howard Easterling	CT	2.0	1.5	0.3
Ted Strong	MULT	1.6	1.2	0.2

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Newt Allen	KCM/CAG	3.2	1.4	1.7
Lester Lockett	SL2	0.5	0.4	0.1

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jess Brooks	KCM	1.4	0.7	0.6
Ted Bond	CAG	1.0	0.7	0.2

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jelly Taylor	CT	0.7	0.5	0.4
Ed Mayweather	KCM	0.6	0.7	0.1

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Frank Duncan	KCM/CAG	0.9	0.0	0.8
Ted Radcliffe	CT	0.8	0.4	0.3

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Hilton Smith	CAG/KCM	127.1	5.2	5.4	-0.2
Eugene Bremer	CT	50.2	2.6	2.5	0.0
Jesse Houston	CT	106.2	2.3	2.5	-0.2
Willie Cornelius	CAG	103.0	1.7	2.3	-0.6
Bo Mitchell	BBB	27.0	1.6	1.6	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Ed Barnes	KCM	61.2	2.2	2.1	0.1
Bill Howard	MRS/IA	26.0	1.2	1.1	0.2
Henry McHenry	KCM	58.1	1.1	1.2	-0.2
Ted Trent	CAG	73.0	1.0	1.4	-0.4
Willie Foster	CAG	72.2	0.9	1.1	-0.2

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