1948 Kansas City Monarchs - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Kansas City Monarchs


69 - 37 - 3


49 - 28 - 3 in the Negro American League

1920 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Buck O'Neil (69-37-3)

Top Hitter


Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher


Jim
LaMarque

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
107
 2nd ERA+
118
 2nd
OPS
.782
 2nd ERA
3.94
 2nd
BA
.287
 2nd BA
.256
 1st
OBP
.357
 2nd K/BB
1.77
 2nd
SLG
.424
 2nd K%
16.3%
 1st
BB%
9.2%
 1st BB%
9.2%
 3rd
K%
HR%
0.6%
 1st
ISO
.137
 1st WHIP
1.41
 1st

Notes:


• Second Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• J. L. Wilkinson (Co-Owner) , Tom Baird (Co-Owner) , Dizzy Dismukes (Secretary)


1948 Kansas City Monarchs
Glossary

Left Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
34
0.6
0.6
0.1
19
0.0
0.1
0.0
Center Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
33
2.6
2.8
-0.1

Right Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
22
2.3
2.0
0.4
24
0.0
0.0
0.0
Shortstop
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
23
0.1
0.4
-0.5
Second Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
18
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
Third Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
35
1.2
0.6
0.7
First Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
29
0.4
0.4
0.0
36
-0.4
-0.5
0.2
Manager W-L
W%
69-37
.651
Catcher
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
25
0.8
0.4
0.2
+
Starting Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
27
118.0
3.5
3.1
0.4
41
63.2
0.9
0.7
0.1
23
56.0
0.1
-0.1
0.1
29
55.2
1.4
1.5
-0.1
25
47.0
0.4
0.6
-0.1
20
44.2
0.3
0.5
-0.2
28
15.0
-0.9
-0.8
-0.1
17
1.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off

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