1945 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1945 Season

Negro American League

1944 / 1946

Top Hitter

Jackie
Robinson

Top Pitcher

Booker
McDaniel

Leaders

OPS+

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Jackie Robinson	KCM	212
2	Ed Steele	BBB	199
3	Neil Robinson	MRS	191
4	Piper Davis	BBB	178
5	Johnny Smith	CAG	152
6	Art Pennington	CAG	152
7	Herb Souell	KCM	134
8	Jesse Douglas	CAG	131
9	Artie Wilson	BBB	119
10	Jesse Williams	KCM	119

Wins

#	Player	Team	W
1	Booker McDaniel	KCM	9
2	Eugene Bremer	CBE	6
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	6
4	Hilton Smith	KCM	5
5	Walter McCoy	CAG	4
6	Willie Cornelius	CAG	3
7	George Jefferson	CBE	3
8	Al Jones	MRS	3
9	Jim LaMarque	KCM	3
10	Alonzo Boone	BBB	2

Wins Above Replacement

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Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	1250	286.0		10.2	5.3	0.0	5.0	-0.0
2	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	642	147.0		6.4	2.4	0.0	4.1	0.0
3	Chicago American Giants	NAL	1173	271.0		6.4	5.0	0.0	1.4	0.0
4	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	836	192.1		5.1	3.2	0.0	1.9	0.0
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	672	153.0		1.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	-0.0
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	524	118.1		-2.1	-0.5	0.0	-1.6	0.0
	6	1	5097	1167.2		27.4	16.5	0.0	10.8	0.0

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Booker McDaniel	KCM	P	49	115.1		2.9	0.1	0.0	2.8	0.0
2	Eugene Bremer	CBE	P	25	61.0		2.7	0.3	0.0	2.5	0.0
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	P	30	73.2		2.0	-0.1	0.0	2.1	0.0
4	Jackie Robinson	KCM	SS	111			1.9	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.2
5	Ed Steele	BBB	RF	95			1.2	1.3	0.0	0.0	-0.1
6	Art Pennington	CAG	1B	126			1.2	1.3	0.0	0.0	-0.1
7	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	30	53.1		1.2	-0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0
8	Jim LaMarque	KCM	P	28	57.2		1.2	-0.2	0.0	1.4	-0.0
9	Jesse Williams	KCM	2B	145			1.1	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.1
10	Sam Jethroe	CBE	CF	69			1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
11	Johnny Smith	CAG	RF	132	3.2		1.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
12	Piper Davis	BBB	1B	86			1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	-0.1
13	Avelino Cañizares	CBE	SS	70			1.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.1
14	Herb Souell	KCM	3B	132			0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	Jesse Douglas	CAG	2B	116			0.9	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.1
16	Neil Robinson	MRS	CF	71			0.8	0.9	0.0	0.0	-0.0
17	Alonzo Boone	BBB	P	10	21.0		0.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.0
18	Ralph Wyatt	CAG	SS	118			0.7	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2
19	Artie Wilson	BBB	SS	101			0.7	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.2
20	Alvin Gipson	BBB	P	11	29.0		0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0
21	Earl Bumpus	BBB	LF	25	10.0		0.6	0.5	0.0	0.2	-0.0
22	Verdell Mathis	MRS	P	20	28.0		0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	-0.0
23	Willie Jefferson	CBE	P	10	13.1		0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
24	John Brown	CBE	P	6	17.0		0.6	-0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
25	George Jefferson	CBE	P	23	42.2		0.6	-0.0	0.0	0.6	-0.0
26	Lee Moody	KCM	1B	142			0.5	0.7	0.0	0.0	-0.1
27	Edgar Chatman	MRS	P	10	28.0		0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
28	John Britton	BBB	3B	57			0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
29	Frank Pearson	MRS	P	11	17.2		0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	-0.0
30	Eddie Locke	KCM	P	3	6.1		0.5	-0.0	0.0	0.5	-0.0
31	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	60			0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1
32	Ollie West	CAG	P	10	27.2		0.4	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
33	Satchel Paige	KCM	P	16	34.0		0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
34	Wilbert King	CAG	2B	55			0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1
35	Johnie Scott	KCM	CF	140			0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.1
36	Clyde Nelson	CAG	3B	87			0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.0
37	R. Smith	CAG	P	1	8.2		0.3	-0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
38	Casey Jones	MRS	C	63			0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
39	Lester Lockett	BBB	LF	94			0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.1
40	Rufus Ligon	MRS	P	3	6.2		0.2	-0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
41	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	P	19	47.0		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0
42	Henry Merchant	CIC	CF	46			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.0
43	Chico Renfroe	KCM	LF	85			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
44	Sam Hairston	CIC	3B	38			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
45	Henry McCall	CAG	1B	37			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.0
46	Chesley Gray	KCM	C	18			0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
47	Philly Holmes	CIC	2B	38			0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
48	Fred McDaniel	MRS	LF	41			0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.0
49	Robert Abernathy	KCM	LF	6			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
50	Jimmy Ford	MRS	3B	45			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
51	Lloyd Davenport	CBE	RF	45			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
52	Gready McKinnis	CAG	P	12	32.1		0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
53	Tommie Dukes	CAG	C	42			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
54	Jack McLaurin	BBB	CF	4			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
55	Henry Smith	CIC	2B	27			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
56	Collins Jones	BBB	2B	4			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
57	Herb Barnhill	CAG	C	78			0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
58	Bud Barbee	CIC	RF	32			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
59	Jerry Benjamin	CBE	CF	4			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
60	James Dailey	BBB	1B	5			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
61	Jimmie Crutchfield	CAG	CF	127			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
62	Jimmie Bennett	CIC	P	3	9.0		0.1	-0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
63	Dozier Hood	KCM	-	1			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
64	Provens	CBE	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
65	Frank Duncan	KCM	C	26			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
66	Quincy Trouppe	CBE	C	45			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
67	Goose Tatum	CIC	1B	10			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
68	Freddie Shepard	BBB	LF	13			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
69	John Huber	BBB	P	12	18.0		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
70	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	24			0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
71	Parnell Woods	CBE	3B	64			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	Bill Charter	CAG	-	2			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
73	Ollie Smith	CIC	P	1	0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
74	Daniels	MRS	RF	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
75	Jim Starks	BBB	1B	8			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
76	Sylvester Carlisle	KCM	2B	5			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
77	Archie Ware	CBE	1B	65			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
78	Leandy Young	BBB	LF	8			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
79	Dave Harper	KCM	CF	23			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
80	Quincy Smith	BBB	CF	21			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
81	Jelly Taylor	MRS	1B	13			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
82	Buddy Armour	CBE	LF	47			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
83	Fay Washington	CIC	P		1.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
84	Earl Ashby	CBE	LF	28			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
85	Sam Jackson	CAG	-	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
86	Ted Radcliffe	BBB/KCM	C	20			0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
87	Roy Phelps	BBB	CF	10			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
88	Angel García	CIC	P	1	5.1		0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.0	0.0
89	James Coachman	CAG	C				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
90	Nat Rogers	MRS	RF	8			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
91	Reinaldo Drake	CIC	LF	49			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
92	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	1B	19			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
93	Jim Canada	MRS	1B	51			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
94	Satchel Davis	CBE	P	4	9.0		0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Raymond Lott	CAG	-				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	John Bissant	CAG	LF	109			-0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
97	Raúl Navarro	CIC	LF	36			-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
98	Harper	BBB	2B	1			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
99	Willie Grace	CBE	RF	49			-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.1
100	Fred Johnson	CAG	-	1			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
101	Garcia Massingale	KCM	-	1			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
102	Breese	CBE	-	1			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
103	Joe Burt Scott	MRS	-	1			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
104	Roosevelt Davis	CIC	P	3	6.1		-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
105	Sam Bankhead	CBE	2B	4			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
106	Shanks	CAG	SS	2			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
107	Curtis Palmer	BBB	LF	1			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
108	Spike Garrett	MRS	RF	1			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
109	Frank Thompson	BBB	P	7	18.1		-0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
110	Leroy Cromartie	CIC	SS	10			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
111	Bob Harvey	BBB	CF	3			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
112	Bill Bradford	BBB	LF	3			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
113	Willie Young	BBB	P	1	4.0		-0.0	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	0.0
114	Hoss Walker	CIC	SS	39			-0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
115	Jim Oliver	BBB	CF	4			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
116	Walter Trehearn	BBB	1B	5			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
117	Alex Radcliff	CIC	3B	33			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
118	Larry Brown	MRS	RF	3			-0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.0
119	Leroy Sutton	CIC	P		0.2		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
120	Jesse Williams	CAG/CBE	C	12			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
121	Felix Evans	MRS	P	7	17.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
122	T. J. Brown	MRS	SS	12			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
123	Billy Horne	CBE	2B	8			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
124	Rayford Finch	CBE	P		2.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
125	Clarence McMullen	KCM	LF	6			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
126	Tommy Sampson	BBB	3B	19			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
127	Jack Riley	BBB	2B	8			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
128	Lovell Harden	CBE	P	1	2.0		-0.1	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
129	Bill Perkins	BBB	C	11			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
130	Clyde McNeal	CAG	LF	16			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
131	Buck Felder	BBB/MRS	2B	48			-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
132	John Henry Oliver	MRS	LF	27			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
133	Herman Bell	BBB	C	26			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
134	Joe Spencer	BBB	2B	25			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
135	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	61			-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
136	Fred Wilson	CIC	RF	13			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
137	Walter McCoy	CAG	P	17	43.1		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
138	Eli Williams	KCM	LF	36			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
139	Johnny Markham	BBB	P	13	27.2		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.0	0.0
140	Greene Farmer	CIC	CF	12			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.0
141	Alfred Saylor	BBB	P	14	17.1		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.0	-0.0
142	Johnny Ray	MULT	CF	62			-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.0
143	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	60			-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
144	Jack Matchett	KCM	P	8	2.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0
145	Pepper Bassett	BBB	C	48			-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
146	Walter Thomas	KCM	RF	128	1.1		-0.2	0.5	0.0	-0.5	-0.1
147	Sammy Haynes	KCM	C	48			-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
148	Buster Haywood	CIC	C	37			-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
149	Edgar Baker	MRS	P	3	6.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
150	Red Longley	MRS	3B	67			-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.0
151	Leaman Johnson	MRS	SS	31			-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1
152	Al Jones	MRS	P	12	33.0		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
153	M. Johnson	MRS	P	1	2.1		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
154	Childs	MRS	P	4	8.2		-0.4	-0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
155	Willie Cornelius	CAG	P	23	42.2		-0.4	0.6	0.0	-0.9	-0.0
156	Willie McMeans	CAG	P	11	23.0		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
157	Robert Keyes	MRS	P	3	5.2		-0.4	-0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
158	Armando Vázquez	CIC	1B	41			-0.4	-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.1
159	Clarence Locke	CAG	1B	18	16.0		-0.4	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.0
160	Lázaro Medina	CIC	P	15	37.1		-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
161	Steve Wylie	KCM	P	6	16.0		-0.5	-0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
162	Amos Watson	CIC	P	11	25.1		-0.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.5	0.0
163	Johnny Williams	CIC	P	20	32.1		-0.7	-0.1	0.0	-0.6	-0.0

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