1940 Memphis Red Sox

43 - 41

36 - 26 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Ruben Jones (43-41)

Top Hitter

Neil
Robinson

Top Pitcher

Eugene
Bremer

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	87	5th	ERA+	98	3rd
OPS	.631	4th	ERA	4.22	3rd
BA	.247	4th	BA	.247	3rd
OBP	.317	4th	K/BB	1.34	4th
SLG	.314	4th	K%	12.8%	5th
BB%	8.7%	4th	BB%	9.6%	5th
K%			HR%	0.3%	1st
ISO	.067	6th	WHIP	1.38	3rd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
• J. B. Martin (Co-Owner) , B. B. Martin (Co-Owner) , W. S. Martin (Co-Owner)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Larry Brown**	38	44	159	136	14	36	6	0	0	17	3	21	1	1	0	.265	.367	.309	.676	100
1B	Jelly Taylor*	29	48	183	155	23	39	5	2	1	10	7	18	0	10	0	.252	.329	.329	.659	95
2B	Fred Bankhead	27	46	186	162	39	39	5	2	1	12	8	19	3	2	0	.241	.332	.315	.646	91
3B	Marlin Carter*	27	42	166	148	9	40	4	4	0	16	4	14	0	4	0	.270	.333	.351	.685	102
SS	T. J. Brown	24	48	171	154	20	40	11	0	0	15	4	10	1	6	0	.260	.309	.331	.640	89
LF	Red Longley	30	43	158	135	19	33	8	1	0	15	2	20	0	3	0	.244	.342	.319	.660	95
CF	Verdell Mathis*	26	42	127	114	13	24	3	0	1	9	3	11	0	2	0	.211	.280	.263	.543	61
RF	Bill Bradford*	26	33	104	95	11	25	4	0	0	10	2	7	1	1	1	.263	.320	.305	.626	85

CF	Neil Robinson	32	30	112	97	16	30	3	1	4	21	5	14	1	0	0	.309	.402	.485	.886	162
LF	Lafayette Dumas^	20	21	54	52	6	11	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	.212	.226	.269	.496	47
RF	Nat Rogers*	46	22	52	52	4	13	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	48
3B	Jesse Warren	25	10	32	30	1	8	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	.267	.290	.300	.590	75
C	Johnnie Dawson^	25	8	17	17	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	-13
RF	Cowan Hyde	33	3	14	13	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	75
RF	Henry Nears^	33	5	12	12	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.417	.833	146
LF	Babe Davis	31	4	10	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	.200	.600	.200	.800	137
LF	Ruben Jones*	46	6	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	97
RF	Hughes^		1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	196
LF	Felix Evans	29	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Eugene Bremer	23	24	45	39	5	7	1	1	0	4	0	4	1	1	0	.179	.273	.256	.529	57
SP	Willie Hutchinson	25	8	20	20	2	4	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	48
RP	Junius Savage^	21	9	14	12	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	18
SP	Lefty Wilson^	23	8	13	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	-9
RP	William Sumrall^	23	10	12	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	-51
SP	Big Train Jackson*	23	6	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	-73
SP	Lefty Boone^	20	9	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	18
SP	Roosevelt Davis	35	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	48
RP	William Newman^		1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	492
	28		535	1698	1507	196	372	53	12	8	158	41	147	9	35	1	.247	.317	.314	.631	87

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Fred Bankhead	27	2B	186	.322	.330	10.2%	9.3%	0.5%	0.6%	.074	.080
Jelly Taylor*	29	1B	183	.310	.330	9.8%	9.3%	0.5%	0.6%	.077	.080
T. J. Brown	24	SS	171	.304	.330	5.8%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.071	.080
Marlin Carter*	27	3B	166	.329	.330	8.4%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.081	.080
Larry Brown**	38	C	159	.343	.330	13.2%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.044	.080
Red Longley	30	LF	158	.327	.330	12.7%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.074	.080
Verdell Mathis*	26	CF	127	.271	.330	8.7%	9.3%	0.8%	0.6%	.053	.080
Neil Robinson	32	CF	112	.427	.330	12.5%	9.3%	3.6%	0.6%	.175	.080
Bill Bradford*	26	RF	104	.310	.330	6.7%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.042	.080
Lafayette Dumas^	20	LF	54	.236	.330	1.9%	9.3%	1.9%	0.6%	.058	.080
Nat Rogers*	46	RF	52	.244	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Eugene Bremer	23	SP	45	.264	.330	8.9%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.077	.080
Jesse Warren	25	3B	32	.281	.330	3.1%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.033	.080
Willie Hutchinson	25	SP	20	.234	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.100	.080
Johnnie Dawson^	25	C	17	.139	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.059	.080
Junius Savage^	21	RP	14	.195	.330	7.1%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Cowan Hyde	33	RF	14	.293	.330	7.1%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.077	.080
Lefty Wilson^	23	SP	13	.150	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Henry Nears^	33	RF	12	.407	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
William Sumrall^	23	RP	12	.081	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Big Train Jackson*	23	SP	12	.064	.330	8.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Babe Davis	31	LF	10	.486	.330	40.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Lefty Boone^	20	SP	6	.163	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Ruben Jones*	46	LF	6	.326	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Roosevelt Davis	35	SP	4	.244	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Felix Evans	29	LF	4	.000	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
Hughes^		RF	4	.489	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
William Newman^		RP	1	.978	.330	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.080
28			1698	.309	.330	8.7%	9.3%	0.5%	0.6%	.067	.080