1945 Memphis Red Sox

31 - 73 - 2

17 - 64 - 2 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Larry Brown (31-73-2)

Top Hitter

Neil
Robinson

Top Pitcher

Frank
Pearson

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	77	5th	ERA+	80	6th
OPS	.606	5th	ERA	5.30	6th
BA	.226	6th	BA	.292	5th
OBP	.289	6th	K/BB	1.27	5th
SLG	.317	5th	K%	9.5%	6th
BB%	7.3%	3rd	BB%	7.4%	2nd
K%			HR%	0.7%	3rd
ISO	.091	2nd	WHIP	1.54	5th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Martin Park (Memphis, TN), Russwood Park (Memphis, TN)
• 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	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Casey Jones*	26	23	77	72	12	17	5	0	3	7	1	5	0	0	.236	.286	.431	.716	108
1B	Jim Canada*	33	21	77	69	6	13	1	0	0	5	1	6	0	2	.188	.253	.203	.456	34
2B	Fred Bankhead	32	21	90	78	17	21	2	2	0	7	2	9	2	1	.269	.360	.346	.706	107
3B	Red Longley	35	24	88	79	5	17	1	1	0	11	0	5	0	4	.215	.262	.253	.515	51
SS	Leamon Johnson	28	15	50	47	3	6	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	.128	.163	.170	.333	-2
LF	Fred McDaniel*	32	15	52	46	6	11	2	0	0	5	1	4	0	2	.239	.300	.283	.583	71
CF	Neil Robinson	37	22	94	85	15	28	6	0	4	18	1	7	2	0	.329	.394	.541	.935	172
RF	Cowan Hyde	38	16	73	70	9	16	2	4	0	7	0	2	0	1	.229	.250	.371	.621	80

3B	Jimmy Ford	32	16	59	55	6	12	3	1	1	4	0	3	0	1	.218	.259	.364	.622	81
LF	Verdell Mathis*	31	17	46	36	11	10	2	0	0	5	1	7	0	3	.278	.395	.333	.729	114
SS	Willie Wells Jr.	22	15	41	39	3	6	3	1	0	5	0	1	1	0	.154	.195	.282	.477	38
LF	John Henry Oliver	38	9	34	31	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.161	.235	.161	.397	17
SS	Buck Felder	29	8	16	13	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.154	.313	.308	.620	82
1B	Jelly Taylor*	34	4	14	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	79
RF	Nat Rogers*	51	4	9	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	72
C	Larry Brown**	43	6	9	8	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	176
SS	T. J. Brown	29	2	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	72
RF	B. L. Brown^		3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Spike Garrett^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Daniels^		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1.000

SP	Frank Pearson	25	7	19	19	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	23
SP	Al Jones		6	13	9	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.111	.200	.222	.422	23
SP	Felix Evans	34	3	11	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	6
SP	Edgar Chatman^	28	4	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	54
SP	Robert Keys^	32	5	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	-49
SP	Edgar Baker*		2	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	134
RP	Rufus Ligon^	42	4	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	146
RP	Oscar Childs^		2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	M. Johnson^		2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	486
PH	Joe Burt Scott*	24	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	30		279	917	826	107	187	31	10	8	84	7	67	6	18	.226	.289	.317	.606	77

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Neil Robinson	37	CF	94	.430	.321	7.4%	7.0%	4.3%	0.6%	.212	.089
Fred Bankhead	32	2B	90	.339	.321	10.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.077	.089
Red Longley	35	3B	88	.239	.321	5.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.038	.089
Jim Canada*	33	1B	77	.224	.321	7.8%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.014	.089
Casey Jones*	26	C	77	.329	.321	6.5%	7.0%	3.9%	0.6%	.194	.089
Cowan Hyde	38	RF	73	.280	.321	2.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.143	.089
Jimmy Ford	32	3B	59	.284	.321	5.1%	7.0%	1.7%	0.6%	.145	.089
Fred McDaniel*	32	LF	52	.274	.321	7.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.043	.089
Leamon Johnson	28	SS	50	.159	.321	2.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.043	.089
Verdell Mathis*	31	LF	46	.338	.321	15.2%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.056	.089
Willie Wells Jr.	22	SS	41	.223	.321	2.4%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.128	.089
John Henry Oliver	38	LF	34	.206	.321	8.8%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Frank Pearson	25	SP	19	.200	.321	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Buck Felder	29	SS	16	.308	.321	18.8%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.154	.089
Jelly Taylor*	34	1B	14	.311	.321	14.3%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Al Jones		SP	13	.161	.321	7.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.111	.089
Felix Evans	34	SP	11	.173	.321	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Edgar Chatman^	28	SP	10	.265	.321	10.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Nat Rogers*	51	RF	9	.295	.321	11.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Larry Brown**	43	C	9	.443	.321	11.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.125	.089
T. J. Brown	29	SS	9	.295	.321	11.1%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Robert Keys^	32	SP	6	.125	.321	16.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Edgar Baker*		SP	5	.380	.321	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Rufus Ligon^	42	RP	4	.425	.321	25.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Oscar Childs^		RP	4	.000	.321	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
B. L. Brown^		RF	2	.000	.321	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
M. Johnson^		SP	2	.850	.321	50.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Joe Burt Scott*	24	PH	1	.000	.321	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Daniels^		RF	1	.750	.321	100.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%		.089
Spike Garrett^		RF	1	.000	.321	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
30			917	.285	.321	7.3%	7.0%	0.9%	0.6%	.091	.089