1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

Negro National League II

1947 / 1949

Top Hitter

Frank
Austin

Top Pitcher

Bill
Ricks

Leaders

Batting Average

#	Player	Team	BA
1	Lester Lockett	BEG	.362
2	Frank Austin	PS	.356
3	Bob Harvey	NE	.345
4	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	.344
5	Bob Thurman	HG	.324
6	Lorenzo Cabrera	NYC	.321
7	Ray Noble	NYC	.321
8	Frank Russell	BEG	.313
9	Luke Easter	HG	.313
10	Tommy Butts	BEG	.304

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Bill Byrd	BEG	1.02
2	Joe Black	BEG	1.04
3	Leniel Hooker	NE	1.09
4	Max Manning	NE	1.11
5	Rufus Lewis	NE	1.11
6	Bob Romby	BEG	1.17
7	Jonas Gaines	BEG	1.20
8	Tom Parker	HG	1.21
9	Wilmer Fields	HG	1.21
10	R. T. Walker	HG	1.23

Wins Above Replacement

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Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	2234	518.2		19.7	9.8	4.8	5.0	0.0
2	New York Cubans	NN2	1619	366.1		11.4	8.7	-2.5	5.1	0.0
3	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	1808	419.2		11.1	4.8	-3.0	9.4	0.0
4	Newark Eagles	NN2	1916	456.2		10.3	3.6	2.7	4.0	0.0
5	Homestead Grays	NN2	1569	358.2		7.8	7.1	1.5	-0.9	0.0
6	New York Black Yankees	NN2	907	209.1		-2.9	-0.2	-3.2	0.5	0.0
	6	1	10053	2329.1		57.3	33.8	0.3	23.1	0.1

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Frank Austin	PS	SS	210			4.0	2.3	1.5	0.0	0.3
2	Jim Gilliam	BEG	2B	261			3.9	1.5	2.2	0.0	0.3
3	Lester Lockett	BEG	LF	255			3.3	2.8	0.9	0.0	-0.3
4	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	P	69	116.2		3.3	0.8	0.2	2.3	0.0
5	Luis Márquez	HG	CF	185			3.0	1.8	1.2	0.0	0.0
6	Henry Kimbro	BEG	CF	270			2.9	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.0
7	Bill Ricks	PS	P	22	52.0		2.8	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0
8	Joe Black	BEG	P	50	113.1		2.6	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.0
9	Luke Easter	HG	LF	174			2.6	2.2	0.5	0.0	-0.2
10	Bill Byrd	BEG	P	66	123.1		2.5	0.4	0.0	2.1	0.0
11	Max Manning	NE	P	52	113.1		2.5	-0.1	0.0	2.6	0.0
12	Dave Barnhill	NYC	P	38	85.1		2.5	0.4	0.0	2.1	0.0
13	Henry Miller	PS	P	45	111.2		2.4	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0
14	Lennie Pearson	NE	1B	222			2.1	1.0	1.3	0.0	-0.2
15	Sam Bankhead	HG	SS	186			1.9	0.9	0.7	0.0	0.3
16	Bob Harvey	NE	RF	201			1.8	1.8	0.3	0.0	-0.2
17	Barney Brown	PS	P	44	56.2		1.7	-0.1	0.2	1.7	0.0
18	Henry McHenry	PS	P	44	100.2		1.7	0.3	0.0	1.4	0.0
19	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	3B	167			1.7	2.2	-0.5	0.0	0.0
20	Tommy Butts	BEG	SS	226			1.7	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.3
21	Frank Russell	BEG	RF	225			1.5	1.1	0.6	0.0	-0.1
22	Bob Romby	BEG	P	67	90.0		1.5	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.0
23	Buck Leonard	HG	1B	150			1.5	1.4	0.3	0.0	-0.2
24	Rufus Lewis	NE	P	27	77.1		1.5	-0.2	0.0	1.7	0.0
25	Ray Noble	NYC	C	148			1.4	1.7	-0.5	0.0	0.1
26	Jimmy Wilkes	NE	CF	233			1.2	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.0
27	Cleveland Clark	NYC	CF	149			1.2	1.3	0.0	0.0	-0.1
28	Eudie Napier	HG	C	96			1.2	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.1
29	Bob Wilson	NE	3B	197			1.1	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
30	Monte Irvin	NE	LF	173			1.1	1.2	0.1	0.0	-0.2
31	Roy Partlow	PS	P	44	65.0		1.1	-0.3	-0.1	1.5	0.0
32	Bob Griffith	NBY	P	24	35.1		1.1	0.2	0.0	0.9	0.0
33	Bill Cash	PS	C	156			1.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
34	George Crowe	NBY/PS	1B	75			0.9	1.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
35	Ed Finney	BEG	3B	187			0.8	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.0
36	Lorenzo Cabrera	NYC	1B	151			0.8	1.5	-0.5	0.0	-0.2
37	Charles Gary	HG	3B	66			0.8	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.0
38	Lou Louden	NYC	LF	130			0.8	0.5	0.4	0.0	-0.1
39	Leniel Hooker	NE	P	33	88.1		0.8	-0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0
40	Wilmer Fields	HG	3B	117	56.0		0.6	0.3	-0.3	0.7	0.0
41	Charley Davidson	NBY	P	18	43.1		0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
42	José Santiago	NYC	P	13	32.1		0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
43	Curley Williams	NE	SS	230			0.5	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.4
44	Sherwood Brewer	NYC	2B	26			0.5	-0.1	0.6	0.0	0.0
45	Garnett Blair	HG	P	7	20.1		0.5	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0
46	Murray Watkins	PS	3B	209			0.5	-0.2	0.7	0.0	0.0
47	Butch McCord	BEG	RF	84			0.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	-0.1
48	Johnny Washington	BEG	1B	235			0.4	0.8	-0.1	0.0	-0.3
49	Jack McLaurin	NE	C	50			0.4	-0.2	0.5	0.0	0.0
50	Wilfredo Salas	NYC	P	4	9.0		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
51	Sammy Gee	NYC	SS	56			0.3	-0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1
52	Ted Alexander	HG	P	7	20.2		0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
53	Wilbur Lansing	NE	P	7	15.1		0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
54	Bo Wallace	NE	C	23			0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
55	Martin Crue	NYC	P	4	11.0		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
56	Mahlon Duckett	PS	2B	167			0.2	0.7	-0.7	0.0	0.2
57	Jonas Gaines	BEG	P	33	83.1		0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0
58	Johnny Hayes	NBY	C	46			0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
59	Tom Parker	HG	RF	114	74.1		0.2	-0.3	-0.4	1.0	-0.1
60	Juan León	NYC	RF	57			0.2	0.5	-0.3	0.0	-0.1
61	Raúl López	NYC	P	24	58.2		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
62	Jerry Benjamin	NYC	CF	67			0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
63	DeShield	PS	P	2	5.0		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
64	Harry Simpson	PS	CF	186			0.2	1.1	-1.0	0.0	0.0
65	Acie Griggs	NYC	CF	22			0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
66	Robert Abernathy	NYC	RF	12			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
67	Sonny Boy Jeffries	NBY	P	1	5.1		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
68	Johnny Davis	NE	LF	30			0.1	-0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0
69	Luther Clifford	HG	C	49			0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
70	Toots Ferrell	BEG	P	5	16.2		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
71	Skip Avery	NBY	-	1			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	W. Bell	NE	C	3			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
73	Frank Pearson	NBY	P	9	28.0		0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
74	Joe Campini	BEG	C	2			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
75	Bob Trice	HG	RF	7	1.1		0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
76	Pedro Ballester	NYC	SS	137			0.1	0.4	-0.6	0.0	0.2
77	Lefty Bell	HG	P	2	8.1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
78	Bill Perkins	BEG	C	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
79	Walter Gibbons	NE	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
80	Mangrum	NYC	LF	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
81	Lonnie Blair	HG	-				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
82	Drummer	NE	C	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
83	Oscar Givens	NE	2B	2			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
84	Bob Clarke	NBY	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
85	Jones	NBY	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
86	Skinner Belfield	NE	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
87	Red Wright	BEG	C	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
88	R. T. Walker	HG	P	14	40.2		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
89	Armando Vázquez	NYC	1B	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
90	Alex Newkirk	NBY/NYC	P	13	16.2		0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
91	Art Hefner	NBY	CF	95			0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
92	Pedro Miró	NYC	2B	44			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1
93	Marvin Barker	NBY	3B	86	12.2		-0.1	0.5	-0.2	-0.3	0.0
94	Wilbert King	NYC	SS	1			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
95	Victoriano Sosa	HG	C	11			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	Hoss Walker	BEG	SS	14			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
97	Leroy Williams	NE	2B	199			-0.1	-0.5	0.2	0.0	0.3
98	Crigler	PS	1B	6			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
99	Bob Boston	HG	RF	18			-0.1	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
100	T. J. Brown	NBY	SS	8			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
101	Jo Jo Deal	NE	LF	4			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
102	Ron Teasley	NYC	LF	7			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
103	Fred Bankhead	NBY	2B	22			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
104	Mario Arencibia	NYC	RF	17			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
105	Barney Morris	NYC	P	3	9.1		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
106	Claude Poole	NBY	LF	4			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
107	Bob Thurman	HG	RF	151	49.2		-0.1	1.3	-0.4	-1.0	-0.1
108	Bill Scott	PS	CF	3			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
109	Matt Carlisle	NYC	SS	8			-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
110	Earl Ashby	NE/NYC	C	40			-0.1	-0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0
111	Bill Dumpson	NBY	P	2	6.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
112	Neck Stanley	NBY	P	14	39.0		-0.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
113	Clarence Evans	HG	P	9	17.2		-0.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
114	Tommy Wilson	PS	SS	7			-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0
115	Rufus Baker	NBY	C	61			-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1
116	Ben Littles	NBY	RF	55			-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1
117	Honey Lott	NBY	2B	51			-0.3	-0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0
118	Wilmer Harris	PS	P	11	27.2		-0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
119	Harold Gould	PS	P		1.0		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
120	Lyman Bostock	NYC	RF	84			-0.3	0.1	-0.3	0.0	-0.1
121	Ernest Burke	BEG	P	29	65.2		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
122	Bud Barbee	NBY	LF	89			-0.4	0.2	-0.4	0.0	-0.1
123	Clyde Golden	NE	P	25	64.0		-0.4	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0
124	Larry Kimbrough	HG	P	3	5.2		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
125	Sam Wheeler	NYC	LF	28			-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
126	Gabe Patterson	PS	LF	31			-0.4	0.1	-0.5	0.0	0.0
127	Chris Vierira	NBY	CF	7	1.1		-0.4	-0.1	-0.1	-0.3	0.0
128	Jim Carter	NE	P	12	26.1		-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.4	0.0
129	Pee Wee Jenkins	NYC	P	9	30.1		-0.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.4	0.0
130	Robert Gaston	HG	C	11			-0.5	-0.1	-0.4	0.0	0.0
131	Ziggy Marcell	NE	C	79			-0.6	-0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.1
132	Albert Stephens	NBY	P	7	19.2		-0.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.5	0.0
133	Alfred Wilmore	BEG	P	11	22.0		-0.6	-0.1	0.1	-0.6	0.0
134	George Walden	NYC	RF	33			-0.6	-0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0
135	Stanley Glenn	PS	C	100			-0.6	-0.3	-0.4	0.0	0.1
136	Tommy Sampson	NYC	2B	97			-0.7	-0.1	-0.7	0.0	0.1
137	Walter Hardy	NBY	SS	82			-0.7	-0.3	-0.5	0.0	0.1
138	Clyde Sowell	BEG	P	1	4.1		-0.7	0.0	0.0	-0.7	0.0
139	Willie Wynn	NE	C	10			-0.7	-0.1	-0.6	0.0	0.0
140	Archie Brathwaite	PS	RF	164			-0.7	0.6	-1.1	0.0	-0.2
141	Gene Benson	PS	LF	173			-0.8	-0.1	-0.5	0.0	-0.2
142	Ervin Fowlkes	HG	SS	53			-0.8	-0.6	-0.3	0.0	0.1
143	Clarence Bruce	HG	2B	117			-0.8	-0.5	-0.4	0.0	0.1
144	Frazier Robinson	BEG	C	209			-0.8	-1.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
145	Johnny Smith	NBY	RF	86	15.2		-0.9	0.4	-0.9	-0.2	-0.1
146	Frank Thompson	HG	P	12	38.1		-0.9	0.1	0.0	-1.1	0.0
147	Cotton Williams	NE	P	65	72.0		-1.1	0.0	0.0	-1.1	0.0
148	Willie Smith	HG	P	10	25.2		-1.1	-0.1	0.0	-1.0	0.0
149	Doc Dennis	PS	1B	176			-1.4	-0.1	-1.0	0.0	-0.2
150	Joe Spencer	NBY	2B	65			-1.4	-0.5	-0.9	0.0	0.1

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