1944 Memphis Red Sox

37 - 50

37 - 47 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Ruben Jones (37-50)

Top Hitter

Jimmy
Ford

Top Pitcher

Willie
Hutchinson

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	64	6th	ERA+	103	2nd
OPS	.525	6th	ERA	3.08	2nd
BA	.215	6th	BA
OBP	.260	6th	K/BB	2.48	1st
SLG	.265	6th	K%	12.4%	2nd
BB%	5.6%	4th	BB%	5.0%	1st
K%			HR%
ISO	.049	6th	WHIP	1.09	1st

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Martin Park (Memphis, TN)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Red Longley	34	9	25	23	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	4
1B	Jim Canada*	32	12	47	40	2	7	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	.175	.267	.175	.442	39
2B	Fred Bankhead	31	13	50	46	6	12	2	1	0	5	2	0	4	.261	.261	.348	.609	89
3B	Jimmy Ford	31	12	49	43	5	14	1	0	1	8	2	5	1	.326	.396	.419	.814	154
SS	T. J. Brown	28	6	24	23	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217	.217	.261	.478	49
LF	Fred McDaniel*	31	10	38	36	4	10	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	85
CF	Neil Robinson	36	12	49	46	2	14	1	0	0	5	3	3	0	.304	.347	.326	.673	110
RF	Cowan Hyde	37	13	51	48	6	5	1	1	0	2	3	3	0	.104	.157	.167	.324	1

LF	Verdell Mathis*	30	10	24	23	1	4	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	20
C	Larry Brown**	42	7	20	17	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	.235	.316	.294	.610	90
C	Casey Jones*	25	8	17	17	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.294	.471	46
SS	Buck Felder	28	6	15	10	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	2	.200	.385	.300	.685	114
SS	Willie Wells Jr.	21	5	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4
CF	Pepper Sharpe^	25	1	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	207
LF	Felix Evans	33	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	209

SP	Porter Moss	34	8	16	15	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	25
SP	Willie Hutchinson	23	6	13	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	-52
SP	Robert Keyes*		1	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	132
SP	Edgar Chatman^	27	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Rufus Ligon^	41	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Nat Rogers*	50	7	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-11

RP	Les Henderson^		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	22		153	465	427	34	92	12	3	1	30	15	26	12	.215	.260	.265	.525	64

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Cowan Hyde	37	RF	51	.162	.305	5.9%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.063	.071
Fred Bankhead	31	2B	50	.264	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.087	.071
Neil Robinson	36	CF	49	.328	.305	6.1%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.022	.071
Jimmy Ford	31	3B	49	.386	.305	10.2%	6.9%	2.0%	0.4%	.093	.071
Jim Canada*	32	1B	47	.221	.305	10.6%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Fred McDaniel*	31	LF	38	.291	.305	5.3%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Red Longley	34	C	25	.174	.305	8.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Verdell Mathis*	30	LF	24	.190	.305	4.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
T. J. Brown	28	SS	24	.218	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.043	.071
Larry Brown**	42	C	20	.287	.305	10.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.059	.071
Casey Jones*	25	C	17	.220	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.118	.071
Porter Moss	34	SP	16	.180	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Buck Felder	28	SS	15	.303	.305	20.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.100	.071
Willie Hutchinson	23	SP	13	.074	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Nat Rogers*	50	PH	7	.137	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Willie Wells Jr.	21	SS	6	.160	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Pepper Sharpe^	25	CF	4	.446	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.500	.071
Robert Keyes*		SP	4	.348	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.250	.071
Felix Evans	33	LF	3	.464	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.333	.071
Edgar Chatman^	27	SP	2	.000	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Rufus Ligon^	41	RP	1	.000	.305	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Les Henderson^		RP		.000	.305		6.9%		0.4%		.071
22			465	.250	.305	5.6%	6.9%	0.2%	0.4%	.049	.071

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

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