1947 Memphis Red Sox

49 - 65 - 3

43 - 54 - 2 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Larry Brown (49-65-3)

Top Hitter

Joe Burt
Scott

Top Pitcher

Dan
Bankhead

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	77	5th	ERA+	95	4th
OPS	.662	5th	ERA	5.42	5th
BA	.248	6th	BA	.287	3rd
OBP	.344	3rd	K/BB	1.12	5th
SLG	.318	6th	K%	11.9%	2nd
BB%	11.4%	1st	BB%	10.7%	5th
K%	1.2%	2nd	HR%	0.9%	3rd
ISO	.070	5th	WHIP	1.70	6th

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	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Red Longley	37	15	56	45	2	12	2	0	1	7	1		10		0	1	.267	.400	.378	.778	107
1B	Bob Boyd*	27	21	96	88	14	23	3	0	1	10	4		6		2	0	.261	.323	.330	.652	73
2B	George Handy*	27	16	67	61	7	16	0	2	0	10	0		3		0	3	.262	.297	.328	.625	66
3B	Marlin Carter*	34	15	67	55	11	12	4	0	1	7	1		11		0	1	.218	.348	.345	.694	84
SS	Willie Wells Jr.	24	19	69	63	12	11	3	0	0	8	2		6		0	0	.175	.246	.222	.469	25
LF	Neil Robinson	39	14	51	42	7	9	3	0	0	4	2		7	0	1	1	.214	.340	.286	.626	67
CF	José Colás	23	18	80	73	15	21	5	2	0	14	2		5		1	1	.288	.342	.411	.753	99
RF	Pedro Formental*	32	15	67	50	8	14	2	0	2	12	0		15		0	2	.280	.446	.440	.886	136

2B	Fred Bankhead	34	14	67	51	9	13	1	0	0	7	1		12		3	1	.255	.424	.275	.699	87
LF	Joe Burt Scott*	26	12	50	35	11	14	1	0	0	4	1		12		3	0	.400	.580	.429	1.009	170
RF	Cowan Hyde	40	10	46	45	2	12	1	0	0	4	2		1		0	0	.267	.283	.289	.571	52
C	Casey Jones*	28	11	33	31	3	10	3	0	0	7	1	0	2	1	0	0	.323	.364	.419	.783	108
SS	T. J. Brown	31	5	11	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	6
C	Larry Brown**	45	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Dan Bankhead	27	6	17	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		2		0	0	.000	.118	.000	.118	-68
SP	Pepper Sharpe**	28	9	16	12	7	4	0	0	0	2	0		3		0	1	.333	.467	.333	.800	114
SP	Felix Evans	36	3	10	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		2		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-45
SP	John Huber*	39	5	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Ladd White*	29	2	9	8	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		0		0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	33
SP	Verdell Mathis*	33	3	8	8	2	3	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	99
SP	Laymon Ramsey	29	3	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24
SP	Frank Pearson	27	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Herman Purcell**	23	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	77
RP	Spoon Carter*	44	1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	77
RP	James Wilson^		2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	25		224	850	730	117	181	28	4	5	100	18	0	97	1	10	13	.248	.344	.318	.662	77

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Bob Boyd*	27	1B	96	.319	.357	6.3%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	1.0%	0.9%	.068	.106
José Colás	23	CF	80	.351	.357	6.3%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.123	.106
Willie Wells Jr.	24	SS	69	.237	.357	8.7%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.048	.106
Fred Bankhead	34	2B	67	.369	.357	17.9%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.020	.106
Marlin Carter*	34	3B	67	.338	.357	16.4%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	1.5%	0.9%	.127	.106
Pedro Formental*	32	RF	67	.418	.357	22.4%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	3.0%	0.9%	.160	.106
George Handy*	27	2B	67	.285	.357	4.5%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.066	.106
Red Longley	37	C	56	.377	.357	17.9%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	1.8%	0.9%	.111	.106
Neil Robinson	39	LF	51	.314	.357	13.7%	9.6%	0.0%	0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.071	.106
Joe Burt Scott*	26	LF	50	.514	.357	24.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.029	.106
Cowan Hyde	40	RF	46	.276	.357	2.2%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.022	.106
Casey Jones*	28	C	33	.372	.357	6.1%	9.6%	3.0%	0.1%	2.00	122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.097	.106
Dan Bankhead	27	SP	17	.092	.357	11.8%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Pepper Sharpe**	28	SP	16	.388	.357	18.8%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
T. J. Brown	31	SS	11	.175	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Felix Evans	36	SP	10	.157	.357	20.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
John Huber*	39	SP	9	.000	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Ladd White*	29	SP	9	.214	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Verdell Mathis*	33	SP	8	.362	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Laymon Ramsey	29	SP	7	.138	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Frank Pearson	27	SP	6	.000	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Herman Purcell**	23	SP	3	.322	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Spoon Carter*	44	RP	3	.322	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Larry Brown**	45	C	1	.000	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
James Wilson^		RP	1	.000	.357	0.0%	9.6%		0.1%		122.60	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
25			850	.325	.357	11.4%	9.6%	1.2%	0.1%	9.00	122.60	0.6%	0.9%	.070	.106