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 Breakdown by Position
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Player
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
27
SP
2
26
C
11
-2.2
2
32
RP
2
19
SP
2
23
RF
3
-2.0
4
1.7
21
0.3
27
LF
9
-2.2
1
-0.3
2
-0.4
36
RF
1
2.1
SP
2
25
2B
15
-2.0
3
0.6
23
1B
1
-0.2
29
SP
16
20
3B
1
-0.8
1
-0.1
29
1B
6
1.1
21
CF
2
-0.2
25
SS
27
-1.0
35
RP
2
3
28
SP
4
28
CF
2
0.3
20
1.3
1
2.1
32
1B
8
-1.5
2
0.5
29
LF
10
-2.1
14
3.8
1
-0.9
32
SP
1
-0.1
11
CF
1
-0.1
30
PH
1
26
C
19
2.2
3
-0.5
3
0.2
3
1.2
39
RP
3
34
1B
8
-0.6
1
-0.5
1
28
3B
24
0.7
1
0.1
27
30
0.0
28
-1.4
27
-3.7
28
0.5
28
-0.9
30
-0.3
28
2.3
31
3.8
6
45

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