1942 Season

Negro American League

1941 / 1943

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

Top Hitter

Ted
Strong

Top Pitcher

Satchel
Paige

Leaders

Batting Average

#	Player	Team	BA
1	Ted Strong	KCM	.364
2	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	.360
3	Neil Robinson	MRS	.353
4	Felix McLaurin	JRC/BBB	.351
5	Willard Brown	KCM	.338
6	Parnell Woods	JRC/CCB	.337
7	Lloyd Davenport	MULT	.333
8	Tommy Sampson	BBB	.333
9	Cowan Hyde	MRS	.308
10	Sam Jethroe	CCB	.305

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Smoky Owens	CCB	1.83
2	Jack Matchett	KCM	1.92
3	Satchel Paige	KCM	2.12
4	Willie Jefferson	CCB	2.16
5	Booker McDaniel	KCM	2.44
6	Felix Evans	MRS	2.57
7	Eugene Bremer	CCB	2.73
8	Dan Bankhead	BBB	2.78
9	Johnny Markham	BBB	2.91
10	Porter Moss	MRS	2.95

Fielding

Position:

League:

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G
1	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	317
2	Chicago American Giants	NAL	304
3	Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	326
4	Jacksonville Red Caps	NAL	137
5	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	356
6	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	236
	6	1	1676

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	G
1	Adams^	MRS	C	1
2	Hosea Allen^	JRC	P	5
3	Newt Allen	KCM	2B	9
4	Newt Allen	KCM	3B	14
5	Newt Allen	KCM	LF	1
6	Jabbo Andrews*	CAG	CF	2
7	Jabbo Andrews*	JRC/CAG	LF	9
8	Jabbo Andrews*	JRC/CAG	RF	4
9	Jabbo Andrews*	JRC	SS	1
10	Dan Bankhead	BBB	1B	1
11	Dan Bankhead	BBB	LF	1
12	Dan Bankhead	BBB	P	4
13	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	19
14	Fred Bankhead	MRS	CF	1
15	Harry Barnes	BBB	C	2
16	Herb Barnhill	JRC	2B	1
17	Herb Barnhill	JRC	C	4
18	Cool Papa Bell**	CAG	1B	9
19	Cool Papa Bell**	CAG	CF	16
20	Bennett^	BBB	CF	2
21	Bennett^	BBB	LF	2
22	Cleo Benson	CAG	C	1
23	John Bissant	CAG	LF	11
24	Alonzo Boone	CCB	P	10
25	Lefty Boone^	CCB/JRC	P	4
26	Lyman Bostock*	BBB	1B	8
27	Bill Bradford*	MRS	CF	2
28	Bill Bradford*	BBB/MRS	LF	3
29	Bill Bradford*	BBB	RF	15
30	Frank Bradley	KCM	P	1
31	Eugene Bremer	CCB	P	7
32	Eugene Bremer	CCB	RF	1
33	George Britt	CAG	1B	3
34	George Britt	MULT	C	11
35	George Britt	CAG	P	2
36	John Britton*	CAG	3B	2
37	Joe Brooks^	MRS	P	1
38	Alex Broome^	JRC	P	1
39	Alex Broome^	JRC	RF	1
40	Joe Brown	CCB	1B	1
41	Joe Brown	CCB	C	16
42	Larry Brown**	MRS	C	19
43	T. J. Brown	MRS	SS	21
44	Willard Brown	KCM	CF	34
45	Willard Brown	KCM	RF	1
46	George Brown^	CCB	LF	2
47	George Brown^	CCB	RF	1
48	Walter Burch	CCB	C	1
49	Walter Burch	CCB	P	1
50	P. Burgess^	CAG	P	1
51	Willie Burns*	CAG	P	3
52	Burrows^	CAG	RF	1
53	Subby Byas**	CAG	C	1
54	Jim Canada*	JRC	1B	10
55	Walter Cannady	CAG	1B	1
56	Walter Cannady	CAG	2B	12
57	Marlin Carter*	MRS	2B	2
58	Marlin Carter*	MRS	3B	22
59	Thad Christopher*	CCB	C	3
60	Thad Christopher*	CCB	CF	1
61	Thad Christopher*	CCB	RF	17
62	Duke Cleveland*	CCB	CF	2
63	Duke Cleveland*	CCB	LF	15
64	Duke Cleveland*	JRC/CCB	RF	14
65	James Cooper	CCB/JRC	P	4
66	Willie Cornelius	CAG/CCB	P	8
67	Willie Cornelius	JRC	RF	2
68	Johnnie Cowan	CCB	2B	1
69	Johnnie Cowan	CCB	3B	1
70	Jimmie Crutchfield*	CAG	CF	6
71	Jimmie Crutchfield*	CAG	RF	16
72	Lloyd Davenport*	MULT	CF	27
73	Lloyd Davenport*	BBB	RF	1
74	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	1
75	Johnnie Dawson^	KCM/BBB	C	7
76	Jesse Douglas*	BBB	2B	1
77	Jesse Douglas*	BBB	LF	1
78	Frank Duncan	KCM	C	9
79	Alphonse Dunn	BBB	1B	2
80	Alphonse Dunn	BBB	RF	1
81	William Dyke^	JRC	2B	1
82	William Dyke^	JRC	SS	1
83	Specs Ellis^	BBB	LF	1
84	Specs Ellis^	JRC/BBB	P	4
85	Felix Evans	MRS	CF	1
86	Felix Evans	MRS	P	3
87	Ulysses Evans^	CAG	P	2
88	Gerves Fagan	MRS	2B	3
89	Gerves Fagan	JRC	3B	3
90	Gerves Fagan	JRC	CF	1
91	Gerves Fagan	JRC	SS	1
92	Greene Farmer**	JRC	CF	1
93	Greene Farmer**	JRC	LF	2
94	Willie Ferrell^	CAG	1B	1
95	Willie Ferrell^	CAG	LF	1
96	Willie Ferrell^	CAG	P	6
97	Willie Ferrell^	CAG	RF	2
98	Jimmy Ford	CAG	2B	2
99	Luther Gilyard^	BBB	1B	12
100	Alvin Gipson	BBB	P	12
101	Graves^	JRC	2B	2
102	Graves^	JRC	C	1
103	Graves^	JRC	RF	1
104	Joe Greene	KCM	C	24
105	Paul Hardy	BBB	C	20
106	Roger Harris^	BBB	CF	1
107	Roger Harris^	BBB	LF	2
108	Roger Harris^	BBB	P	1
109	Roger Harris^	BBB	RF	6
110	Sonny Harris**	CCB	LF	3
111	Sonny Harris**	CCB	RF	2
112	Rufus Hatten	MRS	C	1
113	Preacher Henry	JRC	P	2
114	Billy Horne*	CCB	2B	31
115	Billy Horne*	CCB	LF	1
116	Billy Horne*	CCB	SS	1
117	Dave Hoskins*	CAG	P	1
118	Percy Howard^	CAG	C	1
119	John Huber*	CAG	1B	3
120	John Huber*	CAG	C	11
121	John Huber*	CAG	LF	1
122	John Huber*	CAG	P	2
123	John Huber*	CAG	RF	2
124	Willie Hubert	CCB	P	1
125	Willie Hudson*	CAG	P	1
126	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	CF	1
127	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	P	10
128	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	RF	1
129	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	24
130	Francis Jackson^	CAG	P	1
131	Tice James	CCB	SS	28
132	Willie Jefferson	CCB	P	7
133	Gentry Jessup	CAG	P	5
134	Sam Jethroe**	CCB	2B	1
135	Sam Jethroe**	CCB	3B	1
136	Sam Jethroe**	CCB	CF	18
137	Sam Jethroe**	CCB	LF	9
138	Sam Jethroe**	CCB	RF	2
139	Connie Johnson	KCM	P	7
140	Tommy Johnson^	CAG	P	2
141	Robert Keyes^	MRS	P	2
142	Clarence Lamar	JRC	2B	1
143	Clarence Lamar	BBB	3B	7
144	Clarence Lamar	JRC	SS	7
145	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	CF	1
146	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	P	2
147	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	RF	1
148	Earl Little^	CAG	P	1
149	Lester Lockett	CAG	2B	8
150	Lester Lockett	BBB	3B	12
151	Lester Lockett	CAG	SS	2
152	Lockhart^	JRC	1B	3
153	John Lyles**	CCB	2B	1
154	John Lyles**	CCB	3B	7
155	John Lyles**	CCB	LF	1
156	John Lyles**	CCB	RF	4
157	John Lyles**	CCB	SS	6
158	Ziggy Marcell	CAG	C	3
159	Johnny Markham	BBB	P	12
160	Jack Matchett*	KCM	P	10
161	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	CF	1
162	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	LF	1
163	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	P	10
164	Jesse Matthews^	BBB	1B	1
165	Booker McDaniel	KCM	P	10
166	Fred McDaniel*	MRS	3B	2
167	Fred McDaniel*	MRS	LF	18
168	Fred McKelvin^	JRC	P	1
169	Gready McKinnis	BBB/KCM	P	11
170	Felix McLaurin**	BBB	CF	4
171	Felix McLaurin**	JRC/BBB	LF	16
172	Henry Merchant*	CAG	P	2
173	Leroy Morney**	BBB	1B	4
174	Leroy Morney**	BBB	2B	1
175	Leroy Morney**	BBB	3B	9
176	Leroy Morney**	BBB	CF	1
177	Leroy Morney**	BBB	LF	6
178	Leroy Morney**	BBB	RF	2
179	Leroy Morney**	BBB	SS	7
180	Porter Moss	MRS	P	8
181	Nash^	JRC	P	1
182	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	36
183	Smoky Owens^	CCB	LF	1
184	Smoky Owens^	CCB	P	4
185	Smoky Owens^	CCB	RF	1
186	Sylvester Owens	JRC	CF	8
187	Satchel Paige	KCM	P	11
188	Art Pennington**	CAG	1B	9
189	Art Pennington**	CAG	2B	3
190	Art Pennington**	CAG	CF	6
191	Art Pennington**	CAG	LF	8
192	Norris Phillips*	KCM/MRS	P	3
193	Diamond Pipkins*	BBB	P	11
194	Alex Radcliff	CAG/BBB	3B	29
195	Ted Radcliffe	BBB	1B	1
196	Ted Radcliffe	BBB	C	10
197	Ted Radcliffe	MRS/BBB	P	3
198	Johnny Ray*	JRC	2B	1
199	Johnny Ray*	JRC	3B	2
200	Johnny Ray*	JRC	CF	2
201	Johnny Ray*	JRC	RF	2
202	Dick Reynolds^	JRC	LF	1
203	Army Rhodes^	CAG	1B	5
204	Marshall Riddle*	JRC	2B	2
205	Marshall Riddle*	JRC/CCB	3B	2
206	Frazier Robinson	KCM	C	2
207	Neil Robinson	MRS	3B	1
208	Neil Robinson	MRS	CF	20
209	Neil Robinson	MRS	SS	3
210	Ray Robinson^	CCB	P	6
211	Skin Down Robinson	JRC	2B	3
212	Skin Down Robinson	JRC	3B	1
213	Skin Down Robinson	JRC	SS	1
214	Nat Rogers*	MRS	LF	4
215	Joe Royal	JRC	C	3
216	Tommy Sampson	BBB	1B	1
217	Tommy Sampson	BBB	2B	28
218	Andy Sarvis^	JRC	P	5
219	Leo Sanders^	JRC	SS	1
220	Sam Segraves^	MRS	2B	1
221	Sam Segraves^	CCB	LF	2
222	Bonnie Serrell*	KCM	2B	29
223	Bonnie Serrell*	KCM	CF	1
224	Bonnie Serrell*	KCM	RF	3
225	Herb Shaw*	BBB	PH	2
226	Charlie Shields*	CAG	LF	1
227	Charlie Shields*	CAG	P	5
228	Willie Simms*	KCM	CF	1
229	Willie Simms*	KCM	LF	36
230	Bob Smith	MRS/CAG	C	6
231	Dode Smith^	CCB	P	1
232	Ernie Smith*	CAG	C	6
233	Gene Smith	CCB/JRC	3B	7
234	Gene Smith	JRC	SS	2
235	Henry Smith	JRC/CAG	2B	10
236	Henry Smith	JRC	CF	1
237	Henry Smith	CAG	SS	4
238	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	11
239	Johnny Smith*	BBB	1B	2
240	Johnny Smith*	BBB	CF	2
241	Johnny Smith*	BBB	LF	3
242	Johnny Smith*	BBB	RF	3
243	Eddie Snead	BBB	2B	1
244	Eddie Snead	BBB	LF	1
245	Herb Souell**	KCM	3B	23
246	Clyde Spearman*	CAG	LF	1
247	Clyde Spearman*	CAG	RF	9
248	Joe Spencer	BBB	3B	2
249	Joe Spencer	BBB	SS	3
250	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	1
251	Ted Strong**	KCM	CF	1
252	Ted Strong**	KCM	RF	33
253	Leroy Sutton	CAG	P	5
254	Goose Tatum**	BBB	LF	1
255	Goose Tatum**	BBB	RF	2
256	Jelly Taylor*	MRS	1B	24
257	Raymond Taylor	CCB	C	15
258	Taylor^	CAG	C	1
259	Sam Thompson	CAG	P	4
260	Henry Turner	JRC	C	2
261	Henry Turner	JRC	LF	1
262	Henry Turner	JRC	P	1
263	Eugene Tyler	CCB	RF	1
264	Hoss Walker	BBB	SS	22
265	Archie Ware*	CCB	1B	32
266	Jesse Warren	BBB	1B	1
267	Jesse Warren	BBB	LF	8
268	Jesse Warren	BBB	SS	1
269	Herman Watts*	CCB	CF	1
270	Herman Watts*	CCB	P	3
271	Ollie West*	CAG	P	7
272	Jesse Williams	KCM	SS	36
273	Emmett Wilson**	CCB	CF	10
274	Emmett Wilson**	CCB	LF	1
275	Parnell Woods	JRC/CCB	3B	26
276	Ralph Wyatt	CAG	SS	24
277	Ed Young	CAG	1B	1
278	Ed Young	CAG	C	4

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

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