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)


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
38
2B
194
5'8"
160
R
R
5/19/1901 (Austin, TX)
6/9/1988 (Cincinnati, OH)
39
RP
0.1
5'8"
155
L
L
5/6/1900 (Walker County, TX)
3/20/1981 (Sealy, TX)
28
3B
181
5'10"
175
B
R
10/31/1910 (Henderson, KY)
9/11/1980 (Indianapolis, IN)
21
SP
39
88.2
6'2"
187
R
R
2/3/1918 (Benton, LA)
12/2/2002 (Benton, LA)
24
LF
188
5'11"
200
R
R
6/26/1915 (Shreveport, LA)
8/4/1996 (Houston, TX)
42
SP
9
21.2
5'10"
200
R
L
4/24/1897 (Washington County, TX)
6/3/1941 (Waco, TX)
24
C
49
5'8"
160
R
R
12/21/1914 (New Orleans, LA)
4/14/1977 (New Orleans, LA)
27
C
121
5'11"
190
R
R
10/17/1911 (Stone Mountain, GA)
7/19/1989 (Stone Mountain, GA)
28
C
47
5'10"
162
R
R
9/17/1910 (Meridian, MS)
8/28/1979 (Chicago, IL)
21
RP
2.0
6'4"
197
L
L
6/2/1918 (Devereux, GA)
9/27/1943 (Cincinnati, OH)
24
SP
11
29.1
5'8"
152
R
R
1/26/1915 (Plano, TX)
4/9/1984 (Dallas, TX)
22
SP
12
27.1
6'2"
190
L
L
1917 (birthplace unknown)
25
SP
19
48.1
6'1"
180
R
R
7/24/1913 (Natchitoches, LA)
9/3/1967 (Alameda, CA)
LF
26
22
C
5
6'3"
198
R
R
9/1/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
10/10/1990 (Los Angeles, CA)
RF
28
RF
216
5'9"
155
L
R
6/2/1911 (Winona, MS)
6/25/1943 (Crown Point, IN)
25
SP
9
22.2
5'10"
150
L
3/12/1914 (Farmerville, LA)
11/23/1989 (Farmerville, LA)
27
1B
185
5'10"
190
R
R
11/13/1911 (Carrabelle, FL)
10/6/2006 (Kansas City, MO)
32
SP
54
105.1
6'2"
180
R
R
2/27/1907 (Giddings, TX)
11/18/1983 (Kansas City, MO)
38
CF
215
6'1"
185
L
L
5/8/1901 (Nashville, TN)
9/4/1979 (Detroit, MI)
22
SS
194
6'3"
198
B
R
1/2/1917 (South Bend, IN)
3/3/1978 (Chicago, IL)
23
SP
2
4.0
5'11"
176
2/16/1916 (Geiger, AL)
8/1978 (Pineville, LA)
24
SP
33
89.2
6'0"
180
R
R
2/5/1915 (Waco, TX)
8/19/1967 (Waco, TX)
26
3B
76
5'11"
160
R
R
6/22/1913 (Henderson, TX)
2/27/1990 (Kansas City, MO)

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