1939 Cleveland Bears - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1939 Cleveland Bears


24 - 36


20 - 21 in the Negro American League

1937 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Alonzo Mitchell (24-36)

Top Hitter


Henry
Turner

Top Pitcher


Smoky
Owens

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
87
 6th ERA+
114
 3rd
OPS
.647
 6th ERA
3.30
 2nd
BA
.257
 4th BA
.250
 3rd
OBP
.325
 4th K/BB
1.03
 7th
SLG
.322
 6th K%
10.2%
 7th
BB%
7.9%
 4th BB%
9.9%
 6th
K%
HR%
0.8%
 4th
ISO
.065
 7th WHIP
1.33
 4th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
• J. B. Greer (Owner & President) , Lem Williams (General Manager) , Marcellus Mason (Secretary & Treasurer) , F. D. Picken (Road Secretary)


Fielding Breakdown by Position
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Player
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
SP
1
31
RP
2
27
LF
2
-1.1
2
31
C
11
3.2
22
RF
8
-1.0
3
1.8
12
4.9
26
LF
6
1.6
1
-0.3
4
0.9
20
SP
1
27
RF
1
1.0
21
SP
1
25
RP
1
1
24
2B
28
7.9
28
SP
1
15
26
SS
6
3.3
1
29
SP
5
28
1B
26
-0.6
24
SS
1
-0.1
1
-0.2
3
-1.4
7
3.5
27
SS
16
-0.4
1
2.0
6
-0.2
34
1B
3
-0.6
3
4
LF
1
0.2
1
27
SP
1
10
27
CF
1
-0.3
22
7.3
2
-0.4
27
LF
3
-0.8
2
2.6
1
31
RP
2
1
29
LF
2
-0.3
1
-1.7
25
C
18
-0.6
10
0.7
2
0.4
19
RF
2
0.2
24
RF
2
-0.2
27
3B
25
-0.7
1
28
30
2.4
29
-1.2
29
7.7
28
-2.1
29
6.4
34
1.1
29
9.7
31
6.7
14
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