1945 Season

Negro American League

1944 / 1946

Top Hitter

Jackie
Robinson

Top Pitcher

Booker
McDaniel

Leaders

Runs Scored

#	Player	Team	R
1	Jesse Williams	KCM	29
2	Herb Souell	KCM	23
3	Art Pennington	CAG	22
4	Johnny Smith	CAG	22
5	Jackie Robinson	KCM	21
6	Johnie Scott	KCM	21
7	John Bissant	CAG	20
8	Ralph Wyatt	CAG	19
9	Jesse Douglas	CAG	18
10	Lee Moody	KCM	18

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Eugene Bremer	CBE	1.08
2	Gentry Jessup	CAG	1.09
3	Booker McDaniel	KCM	1.11
4	Jim LaMarque	KCM	1.14
5	Alvin Gipson	BBB	1.17
6	Verdell Mathis	MRS	1.18
7	Gready McKinnis	CAG	1.21
8	Satchel Paige	KCM	1.24
9	Hilton Smith	KCM	1.24
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	1.26

Opponent's Batting

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	R	H	BB	SO	HBP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	40	111	186	64	89	5
2	Chicago American Giants	NAL	51	166	267	103	134	5
3	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	25	49	134	47	56	4
4	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	25	96	146	48	66	4
5	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	49	139	280	79	218	1
6	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	26	112	180	53	71	3
	6	1	216	673	1193	394	634	22	.000	.000	.000	.000

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	G	R	H	BB	SO	HBP
1	Edgar Baker*	MRS	SP	1	8	8	3	10	0
2	Jimmie Bennett^	CIC	SP	1	5	12	2	3	0
3	Alonzo Boone	BBB	RP	5	8	18	7	15	1
4	Eugene Bremer	CBE	SP	8	16	55	11	23	2
5	John Brown	CBE	SP	2	5	13	8	7	0
6	Earl Bumpus*	BBB	RP	2	5	12	5	4	0
7	Edgar Chatman^	MRS	SP	4	13	25	12	14	0
8	Childs^	MRS	RP	1	15	23	4	3	0
9	Willie Cornelius	CAG	SP	9	39	55	11	17	1
10	Roosevelt Davis	CIC	SP	1	4	4	5	1	0
11	Satchel Davis	CBE	SP	1	0	2	2	6	1
12	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	2	12	16	11	8	0
13	Rayford Finch*	CBE	RP	1	2	3	1	0	0
14	Angel García*	CIC	RP	2	4	7	4	2	0
15	Alvin Gipson	BBB	SP	5	13	26	8	11	1
16	Lovell Harden	CBE	RP	2	2	3	4	0	0
17	John Huber	BBB	RP	5	11	15	5	6	0
18	George Jefferson	CBE	SP	8	21	47	19	13	1
19	Willie Jefferson	CBE	RP	3	3	11	2	7	0
20	Gentry Jessup	CAG	SP	10	28	59	21	41	0
21	M. Johnson^	MRS	SP	1	7	5	5	1	0
22	Al Jones	MRS	SP	6	25	43	7	11	0
23	Robert Keyes*	MRS	RP	2	9	7	6	0	0
24	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	8	24	51	15	50	0
25	Rufus Ligon*	MRS	RP	2	2	6	0	1	0
26	Clarence Locke	CAG	SP	3	13	18	6	8	0
27	Eddie Locke	KCM	RP	1	0	3	1	1	0
28	Johnny Markham	BBB	RP	6	19	30	13	11	0
29	Jack Matchett	KCM	RP	1	3	6	1	0	0
30	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	4	14	31	2	14	2
31	Walter McCoy	CAG	RP	9	28	40	24	34	0
32	Booker McDaniel	KCM	RP	19	48	106	22	82	0
33	Gready McKinnis*	CAG	SP	7	19	26	13	14	0
34	Willie McMeans^	CAG	RP	5	20	36	9	9	2
35	Lázaro Medina	CIC	SP	5	31	42	12	24	3
36	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	9	28	45	14	21	0
37	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	7	19	32	10	43	0
38	Frank Pearson	MRS	SP	3	7	16	3	9	1
39	Alfred Saylor	BBB	RP	4	12	20	4	7	1
40	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	8	23	53	13	30	1
41	Johnny Smith*	CAG	RP	1	2	2	5	0	0
42	Ollie Smith^	CIC	RP	1	0	0	0	0	0
43	R. Smith^	CAG	RP	1	3	7	1	2	0
44	Leroy Sutton	CIC	RP	1	1	1	1	0	0
45	Walter Thomas	KCM	SP	1	6	7	1	1	0
46	Frank Thompson*	BBB	SP	3	12	18	4	12	2
47	Fay Washington^	CIC	RP	1	1	2	0	0	0
48	Amos Watson	CIC	RP	6	22	35	14	12	0
49	Ollie West	CAG	RP	6	14	24	13	9	2
50	Johnny Williams	CIC	RP	7	28	43	10	24	1
51	Steve Wylie	KCM	SP	4	16	22	16	11	0
52	Willie Young*	BBB	SP	1	3	2	4	2	0

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

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