1944 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1944 Season


Negro National League II


1943 / 1945

Top Hitter


Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher


Ray
Brown

Leaders

Runs Batted In

# Player Team RBI
1
Marvin Williams
PS
51
2
Josh Gibson
HG
48
3
Buck Leonard
HG
43
4
Dave Hoskins
HG
42
5
Gene Benson
PS
37
6
Jim West
PS
37
7
Jerry Benjamin
HG
34
8
Sam Bankhead
HG
33
9
Ed Stone
PS
33
10
Bill Cash
PS
32


Players

Bats:

Throws:

#
Player
Team
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
1
NYC
31
P
9
22.0
175
L
R
1/25/1913 (Brevard, NC)
2
HG
P
2
4.1
3
NBY
3B
17
R
R
4
PS
27
SS
223
5'7"
170
R
R
1/15/1960 (Panama City, Panama)
5
NBY
25
SS
53
9/20/1918 (Bridgeport, CT)
6/22/1992 (Bridgeport, CT)
6
HG
33
SS
248
1.2
5'8"
175
R
R
9/18/1910 (Sulligent, AL)
7/24/1976 (Pittsburgh, PA)
7
NBY
32
CF
85
5'9"
175
R
R
2/13/1912 (Joplin, MO)
8
NE
30
RF
88
6'2"
190
R
R
9
NYC
30
P
30
35.1
5'6"
168
R
R
10/30/1913 (Greenville, NC)
1/8/1983 (Miami, FL)
10
HG
26
3B
100
1.0
5'11"
155
R
R
3/17/1918 (Rocky Mount, NC)
3/1/1973 (Rocky Mount, NC)
11
HG
41
LF
250
5'9"
157
B
L
5/17/1903 (Starkville, MS)
3/7/1991 (St. Louis, MO)
12
HG
34
CF
249
5'9"
165
B
R
11/9/1909 (Montgomery, AL)
11/23/1974 (Detroit, MI)
13
PS
30
CF
246
5'8"
180
L
L
10/21/1913 (Philadelphia, PA)
4/5/1999 (Philadelphia, PA)
14
BEG
20
P
6
18.2
6'2"
220
R
R
2/8/1924 (Plainfield, NJ)
5/17/2002 (Scottsdale, AZ)
15
HG
22
P
2
7.0
6'3"
215
L
R
7/31/1921 (East Carnegie, PA)
1/12/1996 (Richmond, VA)
16
PS/HG
24
P
10
22.0
6'2"
202
L
17
NE
26
CF
79
18
NYC
40
C
83
5'8"
165
L
R
6/3/1904 (New Orleans, LA)
11/1971 (Bronx, NY)
19
NE
C
2
20
PS
36
LF
116
77.1
5'11"
160
L
L
10/23/1907 (Hartsville, SC)
10/1985 (Philadelphia, PA)
21
NBY
30
P
2
7.1
5'11"
160
L
L
6/6/1914 (Cleveland, OH)
5/25/1980 (Wellesley, MA)
22
HG
36
P
90
136.0
6'1"
195
B
R
2/23/1908 (Alger, OH)
2/8/1965 (Dayton, OH)
23
PS
37
P
2
5.0
R
8/10/1906 (Philadelphia, PA)
8/8/1964 (New York, NY)
24
24
SS
125
5'8"
142
R
R
8/27/1919 (Sparta, GA)
12/30/1972 (Atlanta, GA)
25
36
P
33
69.0
6'1"
210
B
R
7/15/1907 (Canton, GA)
1/4/1991 (Philadelphia, PA)
26
22
C
139
5'9"
190
R
R
11/19/1921 (Philadelphia, PA)
6/26/1993 (Woodland Hills, CA)
27
HG
42
3B
146
5'10"
180
R
R
3/6/1902 (Norfolk, VA)
12/3/1981 (Fort Myers, FL)
28
HG
34
2B
1
5'6"
145
R
R
2/5/1910 (Wenonah, AL)
11/18/1972 (Pittsburgh, PA)
29
PS
P
0.0
30
NBY
SS
4
31
HG
41
P
29
75.0
5'9"
170
L
R
12/8/1902 (Harpersville, AL)
1/23/1974 (Birmingham, AL)
32
PS
25
C
205
6'1"
190
R
R
2/21/1919 (Round Oak, GA)
9/12/2011 (Philadelphia, PA)
33
BEG
25
1B
42
1919 (birthplace unknown)
10/20/1974 (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
34
NBY
31
RF
38
6'0"
180
L
R
12/24/1912 (Tampa, FL)
1/28/1973 (Los Angeles, CA)
35
BEG
41
C
56
5'10"
175
R
R
1/8/1903 (Richmond, VA)
1/1971 (Newark, NJ)
36
NBY
27
1B
68
5'11"
190
L
L
4/17/1917 (Gloucester County, VA)
11/20/1997 (Philadelphia, PA)
37
NYC
35
LF
133
5'8"
170
R
R
1/29/1909 (Arroyo, Puerto Rico)
11/4/1989 (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
38
NYC
30
3B
7
R
R
39
NE
27
P
5
8.2
6'4"
240
R
R
4/17/1917 (Raleigh, NC)
5/21/1989 (Detroit, MI)
40
PS
39
LF
175
30.0
6'2"
180
L
R
5/19/1905 (Mexia, TX)
3/30/1974 (Memphis, TN)
41
NE
30
2B
129
5'7"
170
R
R
8/31/1913 (Richmond, VA)
2/12/1994 (Palm Bay, FL)
42
NE
27
LF
114
24.1
6'2"
217
R
R
2/6/1917 (Ashland, VA)
11/17/1982 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
43
HG
26
1B
5
6'3"
188
R
R
7/3/1917 (Piper, AL)
5/21/1997 (Birmingham, AL)
44
BEG
26
1B
122
6'0"
170
R
R
2/10/1918 (Nashville, TN)
3/6/2001 (Nashville, TN)
45
NE
20
CF
6
6'1"
180
L
R
12/13/1923 (Camden, SC)
6/18/2003 (Montclair, NJ)
46
NYC
26
RF
90
6'2"
215
L
L
8/12/1917 (Caibarién, Cuba)
3/28/1997 (Evanston, IL)
47
PS
21
3B
96
5'10"
170
R
R
12/20/1922 (Philadelphia, PA)
7/12/2015 (Philadelphia, PA)
48
NYC
48
-
6
5'8"
170
R
R
6/6/1896 (Guanabacoa, Cuba)
7/20/1972 (Guanabacoa, Cuba)
49
NYC
33
P
3
11.0
6'1"
190
R
R
6/27/1911 (Guanabacoa, Cuba)
50
27
P
24
54.1
5'11"
180
R
R
11/8/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
5/9/1994 (New York, NY)
51
BEG
29
P
14
38.0
5'10"
155
R
L
1/9/1915 (New Roads, LA)
8/6/1998 (Baker, LA)
52
NYC
24
2B
51
5'6"
165
R
R
53
HG
34
C
66
6'1"
185
R
R
3/19/1910 (Chattanooga, TN)
2/11/2000 (Pittsburgh, PA)
54
HG
32
C
197
6'1"
213
R
R
12/21/1911 (Buena Vista, GA)
1/20/1947 (Pittsburgh, PA)
55
PS
27
P
27
52.1
6'2"
185
L
R
7/13/1916 (Lewisville, NC)
3/16/2007 (Hickory, NC)
56
PS
17
C
35
6'3"
197
R
R
9/19/1926 (Wachapreague, VA)
4/16/2011 (Yeadon, PA)
57
BEG
32
P
16
44.1
R
L
1912 (birthplace unknown)
6/7/1948 (Baltimore, MD)
58
NYC
25
P
20
46.1
5'11"
185
R
R
59
NBY
18
SS
24
6'0"
155
R
R
12/1/1925 (Lakeland, FL)
60
HG
39
LF
30
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Pensacola, FL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
61
PS
31
LF
32
6'0"
170
R
R
5/20/1913 (Lexington, NC)
7/15/1979 (Winston-Salem, NC)
62
BEG
36
P
40
27.1
5'8"
175
L
L
3/23/1908 (Clarksdale, MS)
3/3/1989 (Baltimore, MD)
63
NE
26
LF
109
6'0"
220
L
R
5/28/1918 (St. Michaels, MD)
6/27/1992 (Montclair, NJ)
64
HG
P
0.2
65
NE
26
P
15
29.0
5'6"
140
L
L
6/6/1918 (Plant City, FL)
5/31/1993 (Sarasota, FL)
66
PS/NE
22
P
5
10.2
6'0"
160
L
L
10/1/1921 (Kinston, NC)
9/23/1965 (Kinston, NC)
67
NE
SS
5
68
NE
25
P
34
85.2
6'0"
169
R
R
6/28/1919 (Sanford, NC)
12/18/1977 (Newark, NJ)
69
BEG
30
LF
119
6'3"
190
L
R
8/25/1913 (Charleston, MS)
3/1975 (death place unknown)
70
HG
26
RF
195
55.0
6'1"
180
L
R
8/3/1917 (Greenwood, MS)
4/2/1970 (Flint, MI)
71
NYC
30
P
28
71.2
6'2"
210
R
R
1/10/1914 (Daytona Beach, FL)
2/1/2003 (Cerritos, CA)
72
HG
31
P
10
24.0
5'11"
175
R
R
1/19/1913 (Ocala, FL)
5/19/2000 (Bronx, NY)
73
NBY
P
3
9.0
74
HG
34
2B
107
5'10"
165
R
R
9/13/1909 (Washington, DC)
2/14/1980 (Washington, DC)
75
NE
P
5
10.2
76
HG
28
P
20
61.2
6'3"
196
77
NE
27
2B
12
5'7"
140
R
R
8/15/1916 (Crossett, AR)
78
NBY
C
44
79
BEG
32
CF
141
5'8"
175
L
R
2/10/1912 (Nashville, TN)
7/11/1999 (Nashville, TN)
80
PS
20
P
5
4.1
5'10"
195
B
B
9/23/1923 (Philadelphia, PA)
1/29/2001 (Philadelphia, PA)
81
HG
27
RF
2
6'3"
218
11/15/1916 (birthplace unknown)
1/29/1969 (Binghamton, NY)
82
NBY
LF
7
5'8"
140
83
HG
36
1B
214
5'10"
185
L
L
9/8/1907 (Rocky Mount, NC)
11/27/1997 (Rocky Mount, NC)
84
NYC
34
LF
153
5'9"
180
L
L
9/20/1909 (La Habana, Cuba)
85
NYC
24
C
101
5'10"
172
R
R
8/19/1919 (West Point, VA)
8/31/1989 (Newark, NJ)
86
PS
27
1B
28
30.1
5'11"
175
L
L
1917 (birthplace unknown)
87
NE
C
9
5'11"
170
R
R
88
NBY
27
1B
3
6'3"
198
R
R
9/1/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
10/10/1990 (Los Angeles, CA)
89
NYC
31
SS
129
5'9"
155
R
R
10/20/1912 (Santiago, D.R.)
90
35
P
39
97.2
6'1"
195
R
R
7/22/1908 (Mobile, AL)
4/29/1968 (Bonifay, FL)
91
NBY
P
6
16.2
92
NBY
34
2B
24
R
R
1910 (Lockett, VA)
93
PS
26
P
30
61.1
6'0"
178
R
R
7/17/1917 (Glenolden, PA)
8/30/1972 (Philadelphia, PA)
94
NYC
34
P
19
51.1
5'11"
170
L
R
6/3/1910 (Shreveport, LA)
5/24/1962 (New York, NY)
95
PS/NE
22
SS
79
5'9"
165
R
R
12/19/1921 (Washington, NC)
1/1993 (Philadelphia, PA)
96
NE
18
P
16
42.1
6'4"
220
L
R
6/14/1926 (Madison, NJ)
2/19/2019 (death place unknown)
97
PS
35
C
40
5'11"
180
R
R
10/27/1908 (Georgetown, TX)
98
NE
27
C
1
5'11"
195
R
R
6/19/1917 (Chester, SC)
9/13/1987 (Salisbury, NC)
99
NE
26
1B
137
6'2"
214
R
R
5/23/1918 (Akron, OH)
12/7/1980 (East Orange, NJ)
100
NYC
41
2B
109
R
R
101
PS
P
3
9.0
102
SS
26
103
BEG
33
P
8
21.1
6'3"
190
R
R
3/7/1911 (Little Rock, AR)
7/1/2010 (Los Angeles, CA)
104
NBY
52
P
9
17.2
5'8"
165
R
R
6/15/1892 (Arkadelphia, AR)
5/1963 (New York, NY)
105
PS
24
P
67
157.0
6'4"
195
R
R
9/1/1919 (Lexington, NC)
7/15/1987 (Brooklyn, NY)
106
NBY
32
3B
45
5'11"
175
R
R
9/18/1911 (Santurce, PR)
7/27/2003 (New York, NY)
107
NBY
36
P
1
2.0
R
1908 (birthplace unknown)
108
NE
SS
7
109
BEG
31
RF
72
5'8"
180
B
R
4/1/1913 (Oklahoma City, OK)
3/26/1984 (Pacoima, CA)
110
NYC
24
3B
167
5'8"
165
R
R
6/13/1920 (Alquízar, Cuba)
9/1/2003 (Cancún, Mexico)
111
NBY
32
C
24
5'11"
178
R
R
4/9/1912 (Atlanta, GA)
3/1975 (death place unknown)
112
NE
32
C
13
5'11"
169
R
R
2/11/1912 (Portsmouth, VA)
8/14/1970 (Portsmouth, VA)
113
NBY
P
2
7.2
114
BEG
23
2B
134
5'8"
190
R
R
5/8/1921 (Nashville, TN)
1/1984 (Nashville, TN)
115
BEG
43
1B
40
5'11"
195
R
R
8/16/1900 (Talladega, AL)
4/15/1976 (Compton, CA)
116
NYC
26
P
37
46.0
6'1"
180
L
L
11/11/1917 (Gatún, Panama)
5/24/1991 (Glen Ridge, NJ)
117
PS
-
1
118
BEG
38
3B
99
5'10"
155
R
R
10/23/1905 (Oxford, AL)
3/16/1974 (Louisville, KY)
119
PS
34
3B
156
6'0"
185
R
R
1/1910 (Caddo, AR)
120
24
2B
69
5'9"
150
R
R
8/4/1919 (Gretna, LA)
5/17/2003 (Gretna, LA)
121
NBY
39
P
17
40.0
5'11"
215
L
L
5/9/1905 (Kent County, MD)
1/1/1959 (New York, NY)
122
NBY
34
3B
13
1910 (birthplace unknown)
123
PS
34
RF
219
6'0"
195
L
R
8/21/1909 (Black Cat, DE)
3/20/1983 (Bronx, NY)
124
PS
26
P
18
36.0
6'1"
200
R
R
3/28/1918 (Melfa, VA)
5/9/1993 (Cherry Hill, NJ)
125
NE
43
1B
32
6'1"
200
R
R
3/31/1901 (Blocton, AL)
7/9/1966 (Newark, NJ)
126
NBY
LF
29
R
R
127
NYC
28
P
5
15.1
6'0"
165
R
R
2/4/1916 (Hartford, CT)
6/15/1987 (Hartford, CT)
128
NYC
39
1B
106
6'0"
180
L
L
3/22/1905 (Mobile, AL)
129
NYC
37
P
13
37.1
5'10"
150
L
L
8/27/1906 (La Habana, Cuba)
12/10/1976 (Milton, MA)
130
BEG
17
P
23
55.2
6'0"
175
R
R
3/2/1927 (Los Angeles, CA)
7/31/2006 (Hilo, HI)
131
NE
17
CF
20
9/15/1926 (Franklin, NJ)
4/1962 (death place unknown)
132
NYC
38
CF
132
5'10"
160
R
R
12/30/1971 (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
133
HG
33
P
29
63.1
5'11"
215
B
L
9/15/1910 (Catskill, NY)
2/19/1997 (Catskill, NY)
134
BEG
P
11
33.2
135
NBY
C
1
136
NE
28
3B
147
5'4"
145
L
R
10/16/1915 (Towson, MD)
3/26/1987 (Bolton Hill, MD)
137
NE
-
1
138
HG
30
P
22
39.0
6'0"
200
B
L
12/6/1913 (Atlanta, GA)
2/3/1998 (Decatur, GA)
139
PS
32
1B
230
6'2"
218
B
R
8/9/1911 (Mobile, AL)
6/1970 (Philadelphia, PA)
140
29
RF
32
5'11"
175
L
R
11/10/1914 (Griffin, GA)
3/13/1961 (Oakland, CA)
141
HG
P
12
12.2
L
L
142
NBY
39
2B
47
R
6/5/1905 (Starks, GA)
5/1964 (death place unknown)
143
NBY
39
RF
77
6'1"
200
R
R
1/16/1905 (Atlanta, GA)
144
PS
24
2B
228
6'0"
190
R
R
2/12/1920 (Haslam, TX)
12/23/2000 (Conroe, TX)
145
NBY
28
CF
43
6'1"
155
B
R
9/15/1915 (Yazoo City, MS)
12/23/1986 (St. Louis, MO)
146
HG
48
3B
69
5'8"
190
L
R
2/28/1896 (Remington, VA)
6/24/1963 (Washington, DC)
147
HG
27
P
5
14.1
5'11"
175
R
R
11/28/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
5/4/1990 (Jackson, MS)
148
NE
26
C
114
5'10"
175
R
R
8/25/1917 (Windsor, NC)
7/14/1992 (Camden, NJ)
149
BEG
38
P
1
3.0
6'2"
210
R
R
5/30/1906 (Smithfield, NC)
11/26/1975 (Baltimore, MD)

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