1940 Cleveland Bears - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Cleveland Bears


18 - 15


16 - 13 in the Negro American League

1937 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Jim Williams (10-5)
Alonzo Mitchell (8-10)

Top Hitter


Duke
Cleveland

Top Pitcher


Andy
Sarvis

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
73
 6th ERA+
82
 6th
OPS
.552
 6th ERA
4.45
 5th
BA
.207
 6th BA
OBP
.303
 4th K/BB
1.52
 6th
SLG
.248
 7th K%
12.9%
 5th
BB%
11.8%
 1st BB%
8.4%
 5th
K%
HR%
ISO
.041
 7th WHIP
1.52
 7th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: League Park (Cleveland, OH)


Batting
Glossary
Basic Batting
Pos
Player
Age
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
C
26
18
76
61
11
13
3
1
0
13
1
15
0
.213
.368
.295
.664
108
1B
32
8
32
31
2
5
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
.161
.161
.161
.323
1
2B
25
14
55
48
7
10
2
0
0
8
1
4
3
.208
.269
.250
.519
63
3B
28
17
74
68
14
18
2
1
0
7
4
4
2
.265
.306
.324
.629
98
SS
25
20
74
64
8
12
3
1
1
11
2
8
2
.188
.278
.313
.590
85
LF
30
18
72
59
9
13
1
1
0
9
3
12
1
.220
.352
.271
.623
96
CF
28
17
77
61
12
14
0
0
0
3
1
15
1
.230
.382
.230
.611
92
RF
23
20
89
76
18
22
1
0
0
5
6
13
0
.289
.393
.303
.696
119
LF
27
8
31
24
5
4
0
0
0
4
1
4
3
.167
.286
.167
.452
42
C
26
10
30
28
5
7
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
.250
.276
.250
.526
65
1B
34
7
25
22
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
.045
.125
.045
.170
-46
1B
29
6
21
17
0
5
1
0
0
4
1
3
1
.294
.400
.353
.753
137
LF
1
4
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
.333
.500
.667
1.167
266
3B
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
-
30
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
CF
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.000
2.000
528
SP
29
13
29
25
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
.000
.074
.000
.074
-77
SP
32
9
24
20
1
4
1
0
0
2
0
3
1
.200
.304
.250
.554
74
SP
28
4
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SP
27
1
4
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
.333
.333
.333
.667
109
SP
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
RP
32
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
RP
35
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SP
19
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
RP
39
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
25
207
740
632
98
131
15
4
1
72
24
87
21
.207
.303
.248
.552
73
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown



Advanced Batting
Player
Age
Pos
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
23
RF
89
.357
.310
14.6%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.013
.072
28
CF
77
.325
.310
19.5%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
26
C
76
.344
.310
19.7%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.082
.072
28
3B
74
.300
.310
5.4%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.059
.072
25
SS
74
.285
.310
10.8%
8.9%
1.4%
0.6%
.125
.072
30
LF
72
.319
.310
16.7%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.051
.072
25
2B
55
.248
.310
7.3%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.042
.072
32
1B
32
.152
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
27
LF
31
.224
.310
12.9%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
26
C
30
.253
.310
3.3%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
29
SP
29
.052
.310
6.9%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
34
1B
25
.100
.310
8.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
32
SP
24
.275
.310
12.5%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.050
.072
29
1B
21
.360
.310
14.3%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.059
.072
28
SP
5
.000
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
LF
4
.537
.310
25.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.333
.072
27
SP
4
.244
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
SP
3
.000
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
3B
3
.000
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
35
RP
3
.000
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
32
RP
3
.000
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
19
SP
2
.000
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
39
RP
2
.000
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
CF
1
.975
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
30
-
1
.000
.310
0.0%
8.9%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.072
25
740
.276
.310
11.8%
8.9%
0.1%
0.6%
.041
.072
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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