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)


Pitching
Glossary
Basic Pitching
Pos
Player
Age
W
L
W%
G
GS
GF
CG
SHO
SV
IP
R
ER
H
HR
BB
K
WP
BK
HBP
BF
ERA
ERA+
SP
28
6
2
.750
15
13
7
1
0
108.0
46
36
84
1
59
54
1
0
2
459
3.00
125
SP
27
8
1
.889
10
8
7
1
0
66.1
18
14
54
2
17
20
0
0
1
256
1.90
198
SP
29
1
4
.200
5
3
2
0
0
24.0
14
8
25
4
7
11
2
0
0
100
3.00
125
SP
21
0
1
.000
1
1
1
0
0
9.0
8
8
10
0
3
4
0
0
0
40
8.00
47
SP
0
1
.000
1
1
0
0
0
0.2
5
5
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
9
67.50
6
SP
20
0
1
.000
1
1
0
0
0
0.2
5
4
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
9
54.00
7
RP
34
0
2
.000
4
1
1
0
0
19.0
13
9
21
0
7
8
0
0
0
81
4.26
88
RP
31
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
6.0
5
3
6
0
3
3
0
0
0
26
4.50
83
RP
25
1
0
1.000
1
0
0
0
0
5.0
0
0
3
0
2
3
0
0
0
19
0.00
RP
31
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1.1
2
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
6.75
56
10
16
12
.571
41
28
18
2
0
240.0
116
88
219
8
100
103
3
0
3
1007
3.30
114
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Advanced Pitching
Player
Age
Role
IP
WHIP
Lg
K%
Lg
BB%
Lg
K/BB
Lg
HR%
Lg
28
SP
108.0
1.32
1.33
11.8%
13.8%
12.9%
8.3%
0.92
1.66
0.2%
0.8%
27
SP
66.1
1.07
1.33
7.8%
13.5%
6.6%
8.1%
1.18
1.66
0.8%
0.8%
29
SP
24.0
1.33
1.33
11.0%
13.2%
7.0%
8.0%
1.57
1.66
4.0%
0.8%
34
RP
19.0
1.47
1.33
9.9%
13.2%
8.6%
7.9%
1.14
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
21
SP
9.0
1.44
1.33
10.0%
13.1%
7.5%
7.9%
1.33
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
31
RP
6.0
1.50
1.33
11.5%
13.1%
11.5%
7.9%
1.00
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
25
RP
5.0
1.00
1.33
15.8%
13.1%
10.5%
7.9%
1.50
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
31
RP
1.1
3.00
1.33
0.0%
13.1%
0.0%
7.9%
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
SP
0.2
10.50
1.33
0.0%
13.1%
11.1%
7.9%
0.00
1.66
11.1%
0.8%
20
SP
0.2
10.50
1.33
0.0%
13.1%
11.1%
7.9%
0.00
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
10
240.0
1.33
1.33
10.2%
13.5%
9.9%
8.2%
1.03
1.66
0.8%
0.8%
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Opponent's Batting
Player
Age
Role
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
28
SP
15
459
383
46
84
16
3
1
17
59
54
2
9
7
.219
.327
.285
.611
27
SP
10
256
229
18
54
8
3
2
5
17
20
1
9
4
.236
.291
.323
.615
29
SP
5
100
91
14
25
2
1
4
5
7
11
0
2
3
.275
.327
.451
.777
34
RP
4
81
73
13
21
4
2
0
1
7
8
0
1
1
.288
.350
.397
.747
21
SP
1
40
37
8
10
1
0
0
5
3
4
0
0
0
.270
.325
.297
.622
31
RP
2
26
23
5
6
1
0
0
2
3
3
0
0
0
.261
.346
.304
.651
25
RP
1
19
17
0
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
.176
.263
.235
.498
SP
1
9
9
5
6
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
.667
.700
1.333
2.033
20
SP
1
9
8
5
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
.750
.778
1.000
1.778
31
RP
1
8
7
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
.571
.571
.571
1.143
10
41
1007
877
116
219
34
11
8
37
100
103
3
22
15
.250
.329
.341
.670
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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