1948 Kansas City Monarchs - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Kansas City Monarchs


62 - 32 - 2


60 - 30 - 2 in the Negro American League

1920 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Buck O'Neil (62-32-2)

Top Hitter


Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher


Jim
LaMarque

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
106
 2nd ERA+
118
 2nd
OPS
.778
 2nd ERA
3.80
 2nd
BA
.287
 2nd BA
.254
 1st
OBP
.359
 2nd K/BB
1.74
 1st
SLG
.418
 2nd K%
16.4%
 1st
BB%
9.3%
 1st BB%
9.4%
 4th
K%
HR%
0.5%
 1st
ISO
.131
 1st WHIP
1.41
 1st

Notes:


• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
• 2 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame


Batting
Glossary
Basic Batting
Pos
Player
Age
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
SS
23
43
187
169
37
44
8
7
3
26
5
14
0
4
.260
.317
.444
.761
100
1B
28
115
96
15
29
2
3
0
12
2
14
1
4
.302
.396
.385
.782
107
SP
27
17
53
43
9
15
3
0
1
11
0
7
1
2
.349
.451
.488
.939
148
2B
18
43
184
168
24
39
9
1
0
16
5
14
0
2
.232
.291
.298
.589
56
C
25
41
158
136
13
38
8
0
0
21
2
20
0
2
.279
.372
.338
.710
88
RF
22
44
192
163
48
56
13
5
4
27
11
25
2
2
.344
.437
.558
.995
162
LF
34
32
123
104
22
31
5
1
1
22
7
16
2
1
.298
.402
.394
.796
111
SP
41
13
30
28
6
9
2
1
0
5
0
1
0
1
.321
.345
.464
.809
113
CF
33
44
189
166
40
67
22
2
6
53
7
22
1
0
.404
.476
.669
1.145
200
SP
23
12
23
20
4
6
3
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
.300
.391
.450
.841
122
RF
24
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
LF
19
18
75
73
14
19
5
2
1
11
1
1
1
0
.260
.280
.425
.705
84
SP
17
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
RP
25
11
13
13
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
.154
.154
.231
.385
1
SP
2
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
1B
36
24
91
84
8
19
1
0
0
11
2
7
0
0
.226
.286
.238
.524
39
SP
20
7
16
16
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.063
.063
.125
.188
-51
SP
29
13
27
26
4
5
3
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
.192
.222
.308
.530
39
3B
35
43
197
182
37
50
7
4
1
16
6
14
1
0
.275
.330
.374
.704
86
19
437
1682
1496
283
430
93
26
17
235
49
157
11
18
.287
.359
.418
.778
106
* = 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
35
3B
197
.333
.355
7.1%
9.1%
0.5%
0.9%
.099
.115
22
RF
192
.450
.355
13.0%
9.1%
2.1%
0.9%
.215
.115
33
CF
189
.513
.355
11.6%
9.1%
3.2%
0.9%
.265
.115
23
SS
187
.339
.355
7.5%
9.1%
1.6%
0.9%
.183
.115
18
2B
184
.282
.355
7.6%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.065
.115
25
C
158
.346
.355
12.7%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.059
.115
34
LF
123
.383
.355
13.0%
9.1%
0.8%
0.9%
.096
.115
1B
115
.366
.355
12.2%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.083
.115
36
1B
91
.263
.355
7.7%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.012
.115
19
LF
75
.318
.355
1.3%
9.1%
1.3%
0.9%
.164
.115
27
SP
53
.427
.355
13.2%
9.1%
1.9%
0.9%
.140
.115
41
SP
30
.358
.355
3.3%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.143
.115
29
SP
27
.245
.355
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.115
.115
23
SP
23
.397
.355
8.7%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.150
.115
20
SP
16
.081
.355
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.063
.115
25
RP
13
.174
.355
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.077
.115
SP
7
.000
.355
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.115
24
RF
2
.000
.355
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.115
17
SP
.000
.355
9.1%
0.9%
.115
19
1682
.362
.355
9.3%
9.1%
1.0%
0.9%
.131
.115
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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