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)


Pitching
Glossary
Basic Pitching
SP
32
6
4
.600
21
12
6
1
4
105.1
39
31
82
1
19
84
4
0
4
415
2.65
142
SP
24
9
1
.900
21
8
5
0
2
89.2
28
21
76
4
20
62
1
0
6
358
2.11
178
SP
21
7
4
.636
16
8
2
0
0
88.2
40
32
80
1
25
65
4
0
2
364
3.25
116
SP
25
2
3
.400
12
7
2
0
0
48.1
26
20
52
1
18
21
2
0
2
210
3.72
101
SP
24
2
2
.500
6
3
1
0
1
29.1
18
11
28
1
12
19
1
0
0
129
3.38
111
SP
22
1
3
.250
8
5
1
0
0
27.1
21
16
37
1
15
18
0
0
2
135
5.27
71
SP
25
3
2
.600
8
5
0
0
0
22.2
21
18
28
0
17
14
1
0
1
107
7.15
53
SP
42
2
0
1.000
4
2
1
0
0
21.2
6
5
18
0
4
22
1
0
0
84
2.08
181
SP
23
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
4.0
1
0
3
0
2
2
1
0
0
16
0.00
RP
21
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
8
0.00
RP
39
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0.00
11
32
19
.627
99
51
18
1
7
439.1
200
154
407
9
133
309
15
0
17
1829
3.15
119
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Advanced Pitching
Role Lg Lg Lg Lg Lg
32
SP
105.1
0.96
1.33
20.2%
13.7%
4.6%
8.3%
4.42
1.66
0.2%
0.8%
24
SP
89.2
1.07
1.33
17.3%
13.6%
5.6%
8.2%
3.10
1.66
1.1%
0.8%
21
SP
88.2
1.18
1.33
17.9%
13.7%
6.9%
8.2%
2.60
1.66
0.3%
0.8%
25
SP
48.1
1.45
1.33
10.0%
13.4%
8.6%
8.1%
1.17
1.66
0.5%
0.8%
24
SP
29.1
1.36
1.33
14.7%
13.3%
9.3%
8.0%
1.58
1.66
0.8%
0.8%
22
SP
27.1
1.90
1.33
13.3%
13.3%
11.1%
8.0%
1.20
1.66
0.7%
0.8%
25
SP
22.2
1.99
1.33
13.1%
13.2%
15.9%
8.0%
0.82
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
42
SP
21.2
1.02
1.33
26.2%
13.2%
4.8%
8.0%
5.50
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
23
SP
4.0
1.25
1.33
12.5%
13.1%
12.5%
7.9%
1.00
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
21
RP
2.0
1.00
1.33
25.0%
13.1%
0.0%
7.9%
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
39
RP
0.1
6.00
1.33
0.0%
13.1%
33.3%
7.9%
0.00
1.66
0.0%
0.8%
11
439.1
1.23
1.33
16.9%
13.5%
7.3%
8.2%
2.32
1.66
0.5%
0.8%
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Opponent's Batting
Role
32
SP
21
415
382
39
82
10
4
1
12
19
84
4
9
10
.215
.259
.270
.529
21
SP
16
364
324
40
80
5
7
1
10
25
65
2
8
9
.247
.305
.315
.620
24
SP
21
358
327
28
76
10
3
4
10
20
62
6
4
11
.232
.289
.318
.607
25
SP
12
210
181
26
52
6
2
1
9
18
21
2
9
2
.287
.358
.359
.717
22
SP
8
135
115
21
37
5
2
1
1
15
18
2
3
1
.322
.409
.426
.835
24
SP
6
129
112
18
28
6
1
1
4
12
19
0
4
1
.250
.323
.348
.671
25
SP
8
107
86
21
28
5
1
0
3
17
14
1
3
5
.326
.442
.407
.849
42
SP
4
84
79
6
18
4
1
0
1
4
22
0
1
2
.228
.265
.304
.569
23
SP
1
16
14
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
.214
.313
.214
.527
21
RP
1
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
.250
.250
.250
.500
39
RP
1
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.667
.500
1.167
11
99
1829
1630
200
407
51
21
9
50
133
309
17
41
42
.250
.313
.323
.636
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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