1948 Kansas City Monarchs - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Kansas City Monarchs


69 - 37 - 3


65 - 35 - 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+
117
 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)


Fielding Breakdown by Position
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Player
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
23
SS
1
-0.2
46
-5.5
33
CF
46
-1.6
23
SP
1
11
29
1B
4
0.9
25
0.5
1
-0.5
1
-0.1
3
-0.3
24
RF
1
0.2
19
LF
20
0.3
17
SP
1
25
SP
2
10
28
SP
3
27
SP
1
-0.1
1
16
36
1B
23
2.9
2
20
SP
8
18
2B
1
0.0
45
-2.1
1
0.5
34
LF
16
1.1
1
0.7
12
-0.8
4
29
SP
1
-0.2
4
8
41
SP
1
0.9
1
11
35
3B
46
7.8
25
C
44
2.8
22
RF
2
1.1
1
-0.5
2
1.5
10
4.4
1
-0.9
32
-0.8
1
19
48
3.8
50
3.2
49
-1.7
47
7.3
48
-4.0
48
6.3
49
-1.9
49
-0.9
14
2
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