1939 Season

Negro American League

1938 / 1940

R. R. Jackson (President)
J. B. Martin (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

George
Walker

Leaders

Homeruns

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Turkey Stearnes	KCM	7
2	Willard Brown	KCM	3
3	Willie Simms	CAG	3
4	Ted Strong	KCM	3
5	Jabbo Andrews	IAB	2
6	Babe Davis	IAB	2
7	Felix Evans	IAB	2
8	Leslie Green	SL3	2
9	Joe Greene	KCM	2
10	Ed Mayweather	SL3	2

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Felix Evans	IAB	230
2	George Walker	KCM	184
3	Smoky Owens	CBR	180
4	Jimmy Johnson	TC	155
5	Hilton Smith	KCM	151
6	Frank McAllister	SL3	135
7	Frank Bradley	KCM	133
8	Ted Trent	CAG	131
9	Ted Radcliffe	MRS	127
10	Lefty Bowe	CAG	119

Wins Above Replacement

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Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Pit	Adj
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	1800	425.2	13.9	5.3	8.5	0.0
2	Cleveland Bears	NAL	851	197.0	6.6	2.8	3.8	0.0
3	St. Louis Stars	NAL	848	190.0	4.5	3.2	1.4	-0.1
4	Chicago American Giants	NAL	1282	308.2	4.4	2.9	1.5	0.0
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	756	183.1	1.5	0.3	1.2	0.0
6	Toledo Crawfords	NAL	338	75.2	1.4	1.7	-0.4	0.0
7	Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers	NAL	715	163.0	1.0	3.2	-2.2	0.0
	7	1	6590	1543.1	33.2	19.5	13.9	-0.2

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Pit	Adj
1	George Walker	KCM	P	32	90.2	2.8	-0.2	2.9	0.0
2	Smoky Owens	CBR	P	29	66.1	2.5	0.0	2.5	0.0
3	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	57	111.1	2.4	-0.1	2.5	0.0
4	Willard Brown	KCM	LF	183		2.1	2.3	0.0	-0.2
5	Frank Bradley	KCM	P	39	85.0	2.1	0.0	2.1	0.0
6	Ted Strong	KCM	SS	186		1.9	1.7	0.0	0.2
7	Turkey Stearnes	KCM	CF	205		1.9	2.0	0.0	-0.1
8	Preacher Henry	CBR	P	36	92.0	1.7	0.0	1.6	0.0
9	Ted Radcliffe	MRS	P	29	60.1	1.4	-0.2	1.6	0.0
10	Henry Turner	CBR	C	91		1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0
11	Dan Wilson	SL3	LF	99		1.1	1.2	0.0	-0.1
12	Willie Simms	CAG	CF	135		1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0
13	Felix Evans	IAB	P	23	29.0	1.0	0.1	0.9	0.0
14	Red Moore	IAB	1B	66		0.9	1.0	0.0	-0.1
15	Ed Young	CAG	1B	115		0.8	0.9	0.0	-0.1
16	Ted Trent	CAG	P	11	38.2	0.8	-0.1	0.9	0.0
17	Frank McAllister	SL3	P	23	49.0	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0
18	Leslie Green	SL3	CF	89		0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
19	Theolic Smith	SL3	P	35	62.2	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.0
20	Andy Cooper	KCM	P	8	17.2	0.7	0.0	0.6	0.0
21	Parnell Woods	CBR	3B	94		0.7	0.6	0.0	0.0
22	Buddy Armour	SL3	SS	64		0.7	0.5	0.0	0.1
23	Rainey Bibbs	KCM	3B	173		0.6	0.5	0.0	0.1
24	Lefty Bowe	CAG	P	16	41.2	0.6	-0.1	0.7	0.0
25	Marshall Riddle	SL3	2B	82		0.6	0.5	0.0	0.1
26	Gabby Kemp	IAB	2B	63		0.5	0.5	0.0	0.1
27	Eugene Bremer	MRS	P	11	28.1	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
28	Alex Radcliff	CAG	3B	148		0.5	0.4	0.0	0.1
29	Oscar Boone	IAB	C	63		0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0
30	Floyd Kranson	KCM	P	16	41.2	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
31	Marlin Carter	MRS	2B	83		0.5	0.4	0.0	0.1
32	Bus Clarkson	TC	2B	37		0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0
33	Tommie Dukes	TC	C	38		0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0
34	John Lyles	CBR	SS	84		0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
35	Willie Ferrell	CBR	P	3	6.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0
36	Quincy Trouppe	SL3	LF	24		0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
37	Subby Byas	CAG	RF	119		0.4	0.5	0.0	-0.1
38	Rogers Pierre	CAG	P	3	7.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.0
39	Al Frazier	CBR	2B	88		0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1
40	Neil Robinson	MRS	CF	76		0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
41	Johnny Wright	TC	P	5	14.1	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.0
42	Jimmy Johnson	TC	1B	16	21.2	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.0
43	Babe Davis	IAB	LF	56		0.3	0.4	0.0	-0.1
44	Joe Sparks	CAG	SS	96		0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2
45	Paul Hardy	KCM	C	39		0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0
46	Alonzo Mitchell	CBR	P	18	11.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0
47	Leroy Morney	TC	SS	23		0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
48	Willie Spencer	TC	3B	18		0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
49	Eddie Dixon	IAB	P	22	48.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
50	Willie Hutchinson	KCM	P	9	25.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
51	Jim Williams	TC	RF	29		0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0
52	Henry Milton	KCM	RF	209		0.2	0.4	0.0	-0.2
53	Ernie Smith	CAG	LF	129		0.2	0.3	0.0	-0.1
54	Joe Greene	KCM	C	121		0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1
55	Fresnell	CAG	CF	3		0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
56	Ralph Coles	CBR	LF	22		0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
57	Lloyd Davenport	MRS	RF	84		0.2	0.2	0.0	-0.1
58	Curtis Henderson	TC	SS	29		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
59	Elbert Treadway	KCM	P	2	4.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
60	Oscar Charleston	TC	1B	24		0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
61	Willie Hudson	KCM	P		2.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
62	Billy Horne	CAG	2B	109		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
63	Andy Drake	SL3	P	2	5.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
64	Logan Hensley	CAG	P		3.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
65	Horatio Lamar	IAB	2B	8		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
66	John Bissant	CAG	LF	40		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
67	David Whatley	CBR	RF	8		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
68	Robert Dean	SL3	P	9	18.2	0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.0
69	Lefty Calhoun	SL3	P	15	38.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
70	Ed Mayweather	SL3	1B	86		0.1	0.2	0.0	-0.1
71	Bill Cooper	IAB	3B	7		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
72	Jack Moore	CBR	LF	2		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
73	Nish Williams	IAB	C	41		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
74	Johnny Ray	CBR	CF	89		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
75	Leroy Haynes	IAB	LF	6		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
76	Malcolm	SL3	SS	1		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
77	Dan Thomas	CBR	LF	7		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
78	Jimmie Crutchfield	TC	LF	41		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
79	Jabbo Andrews	IAB	LF	68	1.2	0.0	0.2	-0.1	-0.1
80	Red Longley	MRS	LF	29		0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
81	Philly Holmes	CBR/IAB	SS	32		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
82	Duke Cleveland	CBR	RF	75		0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1
83	Langrum	CAG/KCM	LF	21		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
84	Davis	MRS	RF	9		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
85	Joe Williams	CAG	SS	8		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
86	Ralph Jefferson	IAB	3B	7		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
87	Roosevelt Davis	MRS	P	12	33.0	0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0
88	Spencer Davis	IAB	3B	60		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
89	Willie Cornelius	CAG	P	34	89.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
90	Metz	KCM	-			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
91	Cowan Hyde	MRS	LF	45		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
92	Martin	KCM	RF			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
93	Percy Forrest	CAG	P	6	14.0	0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0
94	Henry McCall	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Zell Miles	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	Evans	SL3	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
97	Ziggy Marcell	KCM	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
98	Charles Wesley	IAB	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
99	Bradford	MRS	LF	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	Tommy Johnson	CAG	P	16	48.1	0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0
101	Ben Hill	TC	3B	9		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
102	Andy Sarvis	CBR	-	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
103	Charley Robinson	CAG	CF	13		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
104	Johnny Reed	CAG	1B	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
105	Mint Jones	CBR	1B	81		0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1
106	George Mitchell	SL3	1B	7		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
107	Ossie Brown	SL3	P	5	15.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
108	Tommy Butts	IAB	SS	75		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1
109	Sylvester Owens	IAB	LF	32		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
110	T. J. Brown	MRS	SS	63		0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.1
111	Luther Gilyard	CAG	1B	7		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
112	Jones	SL3	LF	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
113	Red Hadley	IAB	CF	5		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
114	Chapel	TC	RF	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
115	Jack Bruton	CBR	LF	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
116	Raymond Taylor	SL3	1B	68		-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
117	Larry Brown	MRS	C	78		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.1
118	Jimmy Ford	SL3	SS	23		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
119	Charlie Beverly	KCM	P		0.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
120	Clarence Lamar	CBR	SS	32		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.1
121	Bob Smith	SL3	C	22		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
122	Fred Bankhead	MRS	3B	73		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
123	Eugene Tyler	CBR	RF	8		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
124	Red Howard	CBR/MRS	P	5	5.1	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0
125	Nat Rogers	MRS	RF	52		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
126	Jesse Williams	KCM	3B	72		-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.1
127	Bill Harvey	TC	P	15	12.0	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0
128	Lester Lockett	CAG	2B	13		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
129	Willie Jefferson	MRS	P	9	23.0	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0
130	Guy Smith	IAB	P	9	22.0	-0.1	0.1	-0.3	0.0
131	Alonzo Boone	CBR	P	3	6.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
132	Joe Royal	CBR	LF	19		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
133	Bill Bradford	SL3	RF	98		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
134	Red Hale	CAG	SS	29		-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.1
135	Jesse Houston	CAG	P	38	51.2	-0.1	0.1	-0.3	0.0
136	Big Train Jackson	KCM	P	12	25.1	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
137	Bernard Fernández	CBR	P	3	9.0	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0
138	Bobby Robinson	SL3	3B	90		-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0
139	Jelly Taylor	MRS	1B	85		-0.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
140	Jerry Benjamin	TC	CF	34		-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0
141	Pepper Bassett	CAG	C	113		-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.1
142	Cliff Blackmon	IAB/MRS	P	6	14.0	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0
143	Walter Burch	CBR	C	29		-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0
144	Lefty Richbourg	IAB	P	3	8.1	-0.2	0.0	-0.3	0.0
145	Jimmie Armstead	SL3	P	1	1.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.2	0.0
146	Lefty Wilson	MRS	P	2	6.1	-0.3	0.0	-0.2	0.0
147	Henry Williams	CAG	P	6	14.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.2	0.0
148	Ralph Ross	MRS	P	1	3.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0.0
149	Wilson Redus	CAG	LF	52		-0.3	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
150	Andrews	CBR	P		0.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0.0
151	Davis	CBR	P		0.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0.0
152	Claude Hayslett	IAB	P	3	8.1	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0.0
153	Newt Allen	KCM	2B	186		-0.4	-0.6	0.0	0.2
154	Spoon Carter	TC	P	9	14.1	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	0.0
155	Donald Reeves	IAB/CAG	RF	86	3.1	-0.4	0.5	-0.9	-0.1
156	Porter Moss	MRS	P	8	18.1	-0.4	-0.1	-0.4	0.0
157	Lionel Decuir	KCM	C	48		-0.4	-0.5	0.0	0.1
158	Harry Kincannon	TC	P	7	13.1	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	0.0
159	Telosh Howard	IAB	P	4	6.1	-0.5	0.0	-0.6	0.0
160	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	173		-0.6	-0.4	0.0	-0.2
161	Lefty Moses	KCM	P	9	22.2	-0.6	-0.1	-0.5	0.0
162	Tee Mitchell	IAB	P	12	33.0	-0.6	0.0	-0.6	0.0

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1939 Season

Negro American League

Top Hitter

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Leaders

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ERA+

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