1939 Kansas City Monarchs - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1939 Kansas City Monarchs


60 - 35


38 - 22 in the Negro American League

1920 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Andy Cooper (60-35)

Top Hitter


Ted
Strong

Top Pitcher


George
Walker

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
97
 3rd ERA+
119
 1st
OPS
.682
 3rd ERA
3.15
 1st
BA
.259
 3rd BA
.250
 2nd
OBP
.313
 6th K/BB
2.32
 2nd
SLG
.368
 3rd K%
16.9%
 1st
BB%
6.9%
 7th BB%
7.3%
 2nd
K%
HR%
0.5%
 2nd
ISO
.109
 2nd WHIP
1.23
 1st

Notes:


• Champions of the Negro American League
• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
• 5 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• J. L. Wilkinson (Co-Owner & President) , Tom Baird (Co-Owner & Secretary) , Quincy Gilmore (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
38
2B
44
10.5
3
0.6
1
-0.6
1
39
RP
1
28
3B
6
-2.5
39
-4.2
21
SP
2
16
24
LF
2
0.4
1
0.3
43
0.1
1
0.4
42
SP
4
24
C
17
-1.1
2
27
C
31
0.4
1
-0.2
28
C
10
0.5
1
-0.2
2
-0.5
3
21
RP
1
24
SP
6
22
SP
8
25
SP
12
LF
3
-1.2
4
-1.7
1
0.7
22
C
1
0.4
1
RF
1
-0.2
28
RF
2
-1.6
1
-0.3
47
4.3
25
SP
1
8
27
1B
46
3.7
2
32
SP
2
-0.6
3
21
38
CF
51
-8.9
22
SS
5
0.4
2
-0.6
41
3.0
23
SP
1
24
SP
1
21
26
3B
14
-0.5
7
-0.3
2
-1.2
2
1
25
59
0.3
52
4.0
53
6.8
57
-4.9
52
3.6
53
-5.2
52
-9.2
54
4.1
17
2
99

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