1926 Cleveland Elites

8 - 41 - 1

8 - 40 - 1 in the Negro National League I

1925 / 1927 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (7-40-1)
Frank Duncan (1-1)

Top Hitter

Tack
Summers

Top Pitcher

Buck
Alexander

League Ranks (8 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	71	7th	ERA+	74	8th
OPS	.678	7th	ERA	7.35	8th
BA	.266	7th	BA	.313	7th
OBP	.314	7th	K/BB	0.79	8th
SLG	.364	6th	K%	9.1%	6th
BB%	5.4%	7th	BB%	11.4%	8th
K%			HR%	1.5%	6th
ISO	.098	5th	WHIP	1.81	8th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Hooper Field (Newburgh Heights, OH)
• Samuel Shepard (Owner) , Lorenza Cobb (Secretary & Business Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Robert Bonner	32	42	171	149	16	28	5	1	2	13	0	10	3	9	.188	.253	.275	.528	33
1B	Charlie Watt^	26	21	61	53	4	14	6	0	0	6	2	5	0	3	.264	.328	.377	.705	78
2B	Dewitt Owens^	25	28	121	113	17	39	8	0	0	7	5	4	1	3	.345	.373	.416	.789	99
3B	J. H. Hamilton^	28	37	147	140	20	45	11	1	1	17	2	2	0	5	.321	.331	.436	.767	92
SS	Eddie Woolridge	22	19	55	53	5	12	3	2	0	6	1	1	1	0	.226	.255	.358	.613	53
LF	Tack Summers	26	38	120	109	13	32	5	2	2	13	1	3	4	4	.294	.336	.431	.767	93
CF	Willie Miles		22	92	79	10	20	2	0	0	6	2	7	1	5	.253	.322	.278	.600	53
RF	Codie Spearman^	30	34	116	107	16	36	5	0	1	20	2	6	2	1	.336	.383	.411	.794	101

RF	Roy Tyler	26	26	101	93	10	25	4	3	0	11	5	6	0	2	.269	.313	.376	.689	73
2B	Charles Zomphier^	20	32	99	81	17	20	1	2	1	5	4	12	0	6	.247	.344	.346	.690	75
CF	Babe Melton	28	20	67	61	6	14	2	1	3	6	2	5	0	1	.230	.288	.443	.731	82
3B	Candy Jim Taylor	42	32	64	55	5	19	2	0	1	9	0	5	3	1	.345	.429	.436	.865	119
RF	Ernest Duff^	26	27	62	55	8	14	1	1	0	4	2	4	0	3	.255	.305	.309	.614	56
RF	Frank Duncan*	38	33	57	49	5	12	6	0	1	6	0	5	2	1	.245	.339	.429	.768	93
C	John Barnes*	22	10	46	40	6	13	3	0	0	7	0	4	1	1	.325	.400	.400	.800	103
CF	Bobo Leonard^	28	11	33	29	7	9	1	0	1	4	0	3	0	1	.310	.375	.448	.823	107
3B	Robinson^		15	32	31	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	.129	.129	.161	.290	-27
C	Joe Ranson^	25	9	19	18	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.111	.222	.333	-18
SS	Elbert Norman^	29	4	15	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	-66
1B	Everett Goldie^	22	6	14	12	1	4	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	134
2B	Tiny Baldwin^	22	4	11	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	-8
2B	Harry Jeffries	27	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	36
RF	A. Russell^		1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	153
C	Jackson^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	John Wesley Johnson^		22	42	39	2	12	3	0	1	9	0	1	0	2	.308	.325	.462	.787	97
SP	Slim Branham	26	16	20	20	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	-49
RP	George Branigan^	20	8	18	18	3	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	65
SP	Buck Alexander	31	11	17	16	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	-23
RP	Willie Spearman^	26	13	16	16	3	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	41
SP	Square Moore	25	7	12	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	11
SP	Eddie Wall^	22	8	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-37
SP	James Field^	35	4	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	48
SP	Howard Ross^	23	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Art Hancock^	21	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	407
SP	Bert Redwine^		3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	407
SP	Percy Miller*	29	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PR	Dasler^		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

PH	Oscar Hutt	32	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	407

RP	Howard Black^		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	39		576	1657	1499	182	398	74	14	15	163	28	89	18	51	.266	.314	.364	.678	71

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Robert Bonner	32	C	171	.238	.355	5.8%	8.3%	1.2%	1.4%	.087	.130
J. H. Hamilton^	28	3B	147	.335	.355	1.4%	8.3%	0.7%	1.4%	.114	.130
Dewitt Owens^	25	2B	121	.357	.355	3.3%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.071	.130
Tack Summers	26	LF	120	.338	.355	2.5%	8.3%	1.7%	1.4%	.138	.130
Codie Spearman^	30	RF	116	.368	.355	5.2%	8.3%	0.9%	1.4%	.075	.130
Roy Tyler	26	RF	101	.311	.355	5.9%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.108	.130
Charles Zomphier^	20	2B	99	.309	.355	12.1%	8.3%	1.0%	1.4%	.099	.130
Willie Miles		CF	92	.278	.355	7.6%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.025	.130
Babe Melton	28	CF	67	.319	.355	7.5%	8.3%	4.5%	1.4%	.213	.130
Candy Jim Taylor	42	3B	64	.402	.355	7.8%	8.3%	1.6%	1.4%	.091	.130
Ernest Duff^	26	RF	62	.277	.355	6.5%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.055	.130
Charlie Watt^	26	1B	61	.312	.355	8.2%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.113	.130
Frank Duncan*	38	RF	57	.346	.355	8.8%	8.3%	1.8%	1.4%	.184	.130
Eddie Woolridge	22	SS	55	.276	.355	1.8%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.132	.130
John Barnes*	22	C	46	.371	.355	8.7%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.075	.130
John Wesley Johnson^		SP	42	.336	.355	2.4%	8.3%	2.4%	1.4%	.154	.130
Bobo Leonard^	28	CF	33	.367	.355	9.1%	8.3%	3.0%	1.4%	.138	.130
Robinson^		3B	32	.128	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.032	.130
Slim Branham	26	SP	20	.094	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Joe Ranson^	25	C	19	.133	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.111	.130
George Branigan^	20	RP	18	.285	.355	0.0%	8.3%	5.6%	1.4%	.222	.130
Buck Alexander	31	SP	17	.155	.355	5.9%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Willie Spearman^	26	RP	16	.256	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.063	.130
Elbert Norman^	29	SS	15	.063	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Everett Goldie^	22	1B	14	.426	.355	14.3%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.167	.130
Square Moore	25	SP	12	.220	.355	8.3%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Tiny Baldwin^	22	2B	11	.171	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Eddie Wall^	22	SP	8	.117	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
James Field^	35	SP	5	.257	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.200	.130
Harry Jeffries	27	2B	4	.380	.355	50.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Howard Ross^	23	SP	3	.000	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
A. Russell^		RF	2	.469	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Oscar Hutt	32	PH	2	.938	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Art Hancock^	21	SP	2	.469	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Bert Redwine^		SP	1	.938	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Percy Miller*	29	SP	1	.000	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Jackson^		C	1	.000	.355	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.130
Dasler^		PR		.000	.355		8.3%		1.4%		.130
Howard Black^		RP		.000	.355		8.3%		1.4%		.130
39			1657	.305	.355	5.4%	8.3%	0.9%	1.4%	.098	.130