1937 Kansas City Monarchs - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1937 Kansas City Monarchs


55 - 22 - 1


52 - 18 - 1 in the Negro American League

1920 / 1938 (Team History)

Managed by:
Andy Cooper (55-22-1)

Top Hitter


Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher


Hilton
Smith

League Ranks (8 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
107
2nd ERA+
184
1st
OPS
.755
3rd ERA
2.30
1st
BA
.282
3rd BA
.220
1st
OBP
.350
2nd K/BB
3.08
2nd
SLG
.406
3rd K%
18.5%
1st
BB%
8.6%
1st BB%
6.0%
2nd
K%
HR%
0.5%
2nd
ISO
.124
3rd WHIP
1.06
1st

Notes:


• Champions of the Negro American League
• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
• 4 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
J. L. Wilkinson (Owner) , Quincy Gilmore (Secretary)


Pitching
Glossary
Basic Pitching
SP
30
12
4
.750
21
17
9
3
0
133.1
32
24
87
2
27
104
1
0
0
504
1.62
262
SP
25
9
2
.818
15
7
5
0
2
69.1
20
16
60
2
18
45
1
0
3
279
2.08
204
SP
27
1
6
.143
15
10
4
1
3
67.1
30
17
58
1
19
42
1
0
1
283
2.27
186
SP
23
4
2
.667
10
5
2
0
0
55.0
26
14
52
2
21
37
4
0
4
245
2.29
185
SP
40
3
1
.750
9
6
4
0
0
49.2
15
9
34
0
5
36
0
0
1
188
1.63
260
SP
20
3
0
1.000
6
5
2
1
0
35.0
17
11
32
0
7
22
1
1
0
148
2.83
150
SP
19
2
0
1.000
3
2
1
0
0
17.1
3
2
9
0
6
24
0
0
2
67
1.04
408
SP
43
0
1
.000
2
1
0
0
1
5.1
9
8
7
0
1
5
2
0
1
25
13.50
31
RP
28
7
0
1.000
12
4
2
0
0
47.2
28
22
51
3
13
47
1
0
1
207
4.15
102
RP
27
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
13
3.00
141
RP
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
5
0.00
RP
36
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.00
12
41
16
.719
96
57
29
5
7
484.2
181
124
395
10
118
364
11
1
13
1966
2.30
184
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Advanced Pitching
Role Lg Lg Lg Lg Lg
30
SP
133.1
0.86
1.36
20.6%
14.7%
5.4%
7.6%
3.85
1.94
0.4%
1.0%
25
SP
69.1
1.13
1.36
16.1%
14.4%
6.5%
7.4%
2.50
1.94
0.7%
0.9%
27
SP
67.1
1.14
1.36
14.8%
14.4%
6.7%
7.4%
2.21
1.94
0.4%
0.9%
23
SP
55.0
1.33
1.36
15.1%
14.3%
8.6%
7.4%
1.76
1.94
0.8%
0.9%
40
SP
49.2
0.79
1.36
19.1%
14.2%
2.7%
7.3%
7.20
1.94
0.0%
0.9%
28
RP
47.2
1.34
1.36
22.7%
14.3%
6.3%
7.3%
3.62
1.94
1.4%
0.9%
20
SP
35.0
1.11
1.36
14.9%
14.2%
4.7%
7.3%
3.14
1.94
0.0%
0.9%
19
SP
17.1
0.87
1.36
35.8%
14.1%
9.0%
7.2%
4.00
1.94
0.0%
0.9%
43
SP
5.1
1.50
1.36
20.0%
14.0%
4.0%
7.2%
5.00
1.94
0.0%
0.9%
27
RP
3.0
1.33
1.36
7.7%
14.0%
0.0%
7.2%
1.94
0.0%
0.9%
RP
1.0
2.00
1.36
20.0%
14.0%
20.0%
7.2%
1.00
1.94
0.0%
0.9%
36
RP
0.2
0.00
1.36
0.0%
14.0%
0.0%
7.2%
1.94
0.0%
0.9%
12
484.2
1.06
1.36
18.5%
14.4%
6.0%
7.4%
3.08
1.94
0.5%
0.9%
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Opponent's Batting
Role
30
SP
21
504
470
32
87
6
4
2
8
27
104
0
7
12
.185
.229
.228
.457
27
SP
15
283
254
30
58
7
2
1
5
19
42
1
9
6
.228
.285
.283
.568
25
SP
15
279
255
20
60
7
2
2
3
18
45
3
3
6
.235
.293
.302
.595
23
SP
10
245
213
26
52
7
3
2
4
21
37
4
7
3
.244
.324
.333
.657
28
RP
12
207
190
28
51
6
4
3
4
13
47
1
3
5
.268
.319
.389
.708
40
SP
9
188
177
15
34
7
1
0
0
5
36
1
5
3
.192
.219
.243
.462
20
SP
6
148
139
17
32
5
5
0
1
7
22
0
2
2
.230
.267
.338
.605
19
SP
3
67
59
3
9
2
0
0
0
6
24
2
0
1
.153
.254
.186
.440
43
SP
2
25
23
9
7
1
2
0
0
1
5
1
0
0
.304
.360
.522
.882
27
RP
1
13
13
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
.308
.308
.308
.615
RP
1
5
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
.250
.400
.250
.650
36
RP
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
12
96
1966
1799
181
395
48
23
10
25
118
364
13
36
38
.220
.273
.288
.561
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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