1940 Cleveland Bears - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Cleveland Bears


22 - 21 - 1


21 - 18 - 1 in the Negro American League

1937 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Jim Williams (11-6-1)
Alonzo Mitchell (11-15)

Top Hitter


Duke
Cleveland

Top Pitcher


Andy
Sarvis

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
83
6th ERA+
90
5th
OPS
.596
6th ERA
4.47
4th
BA
.221
6th BA
.271
5th
OBP
.321
3rd K/BB
1.60
3rd
SLG
.275
7th K%
13.0%
4th
BB%
11.2%
1st BB%
8.1%
4th
K%
HR%
0.4%
2nd
ISO
.054
7th WHIP
1.46
5th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: League Park (Cleveland, OH), Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
J. B. Greer (Owner)


Fielding
Glossary
Catcher
`
Lg Lg
26
19
19
149.2
109
16
2
1
1
15
.984
.986
7.52
7.08
2.2
14.8
0.5
1.7
26
11
8
72.0
45
6
2
0
2
11
.962
.986
6.38
7.08
-2.2
-30.5
-0.5
-1.7
2
30
27
221.2
154
22
4
1
3
26
.978
.986
7.15
7.08
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0


Glossary
First Base
`
Lg Lg
29
6
6
46.0
51
4
2
3
.965
.976
10.76
10.76
1.1
23.0
1.1
28
2
2
15.0
19
1
0
1
1.000
.976
12.00
10.76
0.3
17.2
0.3
23
1
1
9.0
12
0
0
0
1.000
.976
12.00
10.76
-0.2
-20.7
-0.2
26
3
2
24.0
32
0
1
3
.970
.976
12.00
10.76
-0.5
-20.7
-0.5
34
8
8
66.0
78
2
4
3
.952
.976
10.91
10.76
-0.6
-8.5
-0.6
32
8
8
61.2
78
0
1
4
.987
.976
11.38
10.76
-1.5
-23.5
-1.5
6
28
27
221.2
270
7
8
14
.972
.976
11.25
10.76
-1.4
-6.2
-1.4


Glossary
Second Base
`
Lg Lg
32
2
2
19.0
3
8
1
1
.917
.940
5.21
5.44
0.5
25.7
0.5
25
15
15
119.2
25
42
2
7
.971
.940
5.04
5.44
-2.0
-17.1
-2.0
29
10
10
83.0
19
28
4
3
.922
.940
5.10
5.44
-2.1
-25.4
-2.1
3
27
27
221.2
47
78
7
11
.947
.940
5.08
5.44
-3.7
-16.5
-3.7


Glossary
Third Base
`
Lg Lg
28
24
24
189.0
22
43
7
3
.903
.917
3.10
2.98
0.7
3.5
0.7
25
3
3
27.0
1
7
1
0
.889
.917
2.67
2.98
0.6
22.8
0.6
20
1
0
5.2
2
0
0
0
1.000
.917
3.18
2.98
-0.8
-135.3
-0.8
3
28
27
221.2
25
50
8
3
.904
.917
3.05
2.98
0.5
2.3
0.5


Glossary
Shortstop
`
Lg Lg
28
1
0
5.2
1
2
0
0
1.000
.920
4.76
4.70
0.1
10.4
0.1
25
27
27
216.0
36
71
10
9
.915
.920
4.46
4.70
-1.0
-4.4
-1.0
2
28
27
221.2
37
73
10
9
.917
.920
4.47
4.70
-0.9
-4.0
-0.9


Glossary
Left Field
`
Lg Lg
29
14
14
113.2
27
0
2
0
.931
.944
2.14
1.52
3.8
33.4
4.3
-0.5
26
3
2
20.0
4
0
0
0
1.000
.944
1.80
1.52
0.2
10.5
0.3
-0.1
20
1
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
.944
0.00
1.52
-0.1
-111.5
-0.1
0.0
23
3
2
18.0
0
0
0
0
.944
0.00
1.52
-2.0
-111.5
-1.9
-0.1
27
9
9
69.0
8
1
2
0
.818
.944
1.17
1.52
-2.2
-31.6
-2.5
0.3
5
30
27
221.2
39
1
4
0
.909
.944
1.62
1.52
-0.3
-1.3
0.0
-0.3


Glossary
Center Field
`
Lg Lg
28
20
20
164.2
37
1
4
0
.905
.938
2.08
1.91
1.3
7.9
1.8
-0.5
21
2
2
15.0
3
0
0
0
1.000
.938
1.80
1.91
-0.2
-11.0
-0.1
-0.1
1
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
.938
0.00
1.91
-0.1
-133.0
-0.1
0.0
27
1
1
7.0
1
0
0
0
1.000
.938
1.29
1.91
-0.3
-45.9
-0.3
0.0
23
4
4
34.0
6
4
1
0
.909
.938
2.65
1.91
1.7
48.7
-0.6
2.3
5
28
27
221.2
47
5
5
0
.912
.938
2.11
1.91
2.3
10.5
0.7
1.6


Glossary
Right Field
`
Lg Lg
28
1
1
9.0
5
0
0
0
1.000
.957
5.00
1.65
2.1
237.1
2.2
-0.1
36
1
1
4.0
3
1
0
1
1.000
.957
9.00
1.65
2.1
513.2
1.5
0.6
26
3
2
12.0
3
1
0
0
1.000
.957
3.00
1.65
1.2
103.2
0.7
0.5
32
1
1
7.0
1
0
0
0
1.000
.957
1.29
1.65
-0.1
-14.7
0.0
-0.1
23
21
21
165.2
25
3
0
0
1.000
.957
1.52
1.65
0.3
1.6
-0.3
0.5
27
2
0
10.0
1
0
1
0
.500
.957
0.90
1.65
-0.4
-40.8
-0.3
-0.1
34
1
0
5.0
0
0
0
0
.957
0.00
1.65
-0.5
-101.8
-0.5
0.0
29
1
1
9.0
0
0
0
0
.957
0.00
1.65
-0.9
-101.8
-0.8
-0.1
8
31
27
221.2
38
5
1
1
.977
.957
1.75
1.65
3.8
17.0
2.4
1.3


Glossary
Pitcher
`
Lg Lg
32
2
0
5.2
0
0
0
0
.933
0.00
2.87
29
16
13
92.2
2
30
1
1
.970
.933
3.11
2.87
32
11
7
68.0
2
16
3
1
.857
.933
2.38
2.87
19
2
1
6.0
0
2
0
0
1.000
.933
3.00
2.87
35
3
0
5.2
0
2
0
0
1.000
.933
3.18
2.87
27
2
2
16.2
3
5
1
0
.889
.933
4.32
2.87
39
3
0
6.0
0
2
0
0
1.000
.933
3.00
2.87
2
1
7.2
0
2
0
0
1.000
.933
2.35
2.87
28
4
3
13.1
1
8
0
0
1.000
.933
6.08
2.87
9
45
27
221.2
8
67
5
2
.938
.933
3.05
2.87


Glossary
Pinch Hitter
`
35
2
30
1
26
2
34
1
4
6


Glossary
Pinch Runner
`
0



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