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)


Roster
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Uni
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
23
SS
200
26
6'1"
170
R
R
6/15/1925 (Davenport, IA)
12/1/1999 (Davenport, IA)
33
CF
197
23
5'11"
200
R
R
6/26/1915 (Shreveport, LA)
8/4/1996 (Houston, TX)
23
SP
23
56.0
21
5'8"
168
L
L
1/7/1925 (Kansas City, KS)
2/9/1998 (Detroit, MI)
29
1B
128
24
5'11"
175
R
R
1919 (birthplace unknown)
24
RF
2
5'10"
143
7/30/1923 (Webster Groves, MO)
5/24/1996 (St. Louis, MO)
19
LF
84
32
6'2"
196
R
R
2/23/1929 (St. Louis, MO)
12/14/1980 (New York, NY)
17
SP
1.2
R
5/14/1931 (Kansas City, MO)
12/9/1975 (St. Louis, MO)
25
SP
18
47.0
38
6'4"
200
R
R
12/27/1922 (Stone Mountain, GA)
11/28/2004 (Kansas City, MO)
28
SP
8
15.0
5'9"
165
R
10/19/1919 (Readland, AR)
10/15/1999 (North Little Rock, AR)
27
SP
55
118.0
34
6'1"
173
L
L
7/29/1920 (Potosi, MO)
1/15/2000 (North Kansas City, MO)
36
1B
96
33
5'10"
190
R
R
11/13/1911 (Carrabelle, FL)
10/6/2006 (Kansas City, MO)
20
SP
19
44.2
27
5'10"
170
L
L
1/26/1928 (San Diego, CA)
8/1/1997 (San Diego, CA)
18
2B
196
22
5'8"
165
R
R
8/16/1929 (Pineland, TX)
11/14/1969 (Oakland, CA)
34
LF
129
25
5'10"
165
L
L
8/28/1913 (Magnolia, AR)
3/7/1967 (Los Angeles, CA)
29
SP
27
55.2
35
6'1"
198
B
R
1/19/1919 (Phoenix, AZ)
2/26/1983 (Phoenix, AZ)
41
SP
30
63.2
31
6'2"
180
R
R
2/27/1907 (Giddings, TX)
11/18/1983 (Kansas City, MO)
35
3B
211
42
5'9"
150
B
R
2/5/1913 (West Monroe, LA)
7/12/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
25
C
170
28
6'0"
161
R
R
7/22/1922 (Carrier Mills, IL)
12/21/1996 (San Antonio, TX)
22
RF
206
37
5'9"
174
L
R
12/8/1925 (Oklahoma City, OK)
9/30/1969 (Fresno, CA)

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