1943 Season

1942 / 1944

Tom Wilson (President)
Ed Bolden (Vice President)
Cumberland Posey (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)
Frank Forbes (Director of League Promotions)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Johnny
Wright

Leaders

Runs Batted In

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Josh Gibson	MULT	115
2	Alejandro Crespo	ULT	70
3	Ray Dandridge	VEZ	70
4	Wild Bill Wright	ROM	70
5	Buck Leonard	MULT	66
6	Silvio García	ROM	61
7	Howard Easterling	MULT	60
8	Jud Wilson	HG	60
9	Jacinto Roque	PUE	56
10	Roy Campanella	MTY	54

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Johnny Markham	BBB	1.61
2	Venustiano Galan	ULT	1.97
3	Vidal López	MTY	2.08
4	Roosevelt Davis	CC	2.35
5	Johnny Wright	EAS/HG	2.35
6	Booker McDaniel	KCM/SAS	2.44
7	Hilton Smith	KCM	2.55
8	Alfred Saylor	BBB	2.59
9	Daniel Ríos	MTY	2.61
10	Satchel Paige	MULT	2.66

Standings

Glossary

Negro National League II

		vs NN2 (Official)					vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays^*¹²	26	7	1	.788	-	78	23	1	.772	7.5	4.2	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2	New York Cubans	17	9	1	.654	5.5	38	28	2	.576	5.4	4.2	José María Fernández	Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
3	Newark Eagles	18	14	0	.563	7.5	29	33	0	.468	5.8	5.5	Mule Suttles	Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
4	Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars	5	4	0	.556	9.0	12	14	1	.462	4.9	4.6	George Mitchell, Tom Parker, Harry Williams	Island Park (Harrisburg, PA)
5	Philadelphia Stars	19	25	1	.432	12.5	24	33	1	.421	6.2	6.8	Goose Curry	Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
6	Baltimore Elite Giants	14	21	2	.400	13.0	26	46	3	.361	5.0	6.3	George Scales	Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD), Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD)
7	New York Black Yankees	2	21	1	.087	19.0	8	33	2	.195	3.9	8.6	Tex Burnett	Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)

* = League Champion 1 = First Half Champion 2 = Second Half Champion

Negro American League

		vs NAL (Official)					vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Kansas City Monarchs	30	19	1	.612	1.0	52	39	1	.571	4.7	3.9	Frank Duncan	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
2	Birmingham Black Barons^*¹	37	24	3	.607	-	62	49	3	.559	4.8	4.0	Larry Brown, Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
3	Cleveland Buckeyes	38	26	2	.594	0.5	52	40	3	.565	5.6	4.7	Parnell Woods	Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
4	Chicago American Giants²	32	29	1	.525	5.0	45	38	1	.542	4.9	4.8	Ted Radcliffe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
5	Memphis Red Sox	28	46	4	.378	15.5	49	59	4	.454	4.1	4.8	Larry Brown	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
6	Cincinnati Clowns	25	46	5	.352	17.0	41	67	5	.380	4.0	5.6	Bunny Downs, Fred Wilson	Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH)

* = League Champion 1 = First Half Champion 2 = Second Half Champion

NAL Championship Series

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Birmingham Black Barons	3	2	0	.600	-	5.4	2.8	Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
2	Chicago American Giants	2	3	0	.400	1.0	2.8	5.4	Ted Radcliffe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)

Negro League World Series

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays	4	3	1	.571	-	5.8	3.5	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
2	Birmingham Black Barons	3	4	1	.429	1.0	3.5	5.8	Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL), Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, AL)

Independent Clubs

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Atlanta Black Crackers	7	19	1	.269	5.0	4.2	7.7	Henry Lewis, Nish Williams	Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)
2	NNL All Stars	1	3	0	.250	-	2.3	6.3	Goose Curry	Penmar Park (Philadelphia, PA)

East-West All Star Games

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	West All Stars	1	0	0	1.000	-	2.0	1.0	Frank Duncan	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
2	East All Stars	0	1	0	.000	1.0	1.0	2.0	Vic Harris	No Home Ballpark

North-South All Star Games

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	South All Stars	1	0	0	1.000	-	5.0	2.0	Frank Duncan	Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
2	North All Stars	0	1	0	.000	1.0	2.0	5.0	Harry Williams	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)

NNL All Star Games

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	NNL South All Stars	1	0	0	1.000	-	6.0	4.0	Jud Wilson	No Home Ballpark
2	NNL North All Stars	0	1	0	.000	1.0	4.0	6.0	Mule Suttles	No Home Ballpark

Negro Leagues vs. Major Leagues

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Chicago American Giants	1	0	0	1.000	-	7.0	3.0	Ted Radcliffe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
2	Great Lakes Bluejackets	0	1	0	.000	1.0	3.0	7.0	Mickey Cochrane	Great Lakes Naval Training Station (Lake County, IL)

Mexican League

Liga Mexicana de Béisbol

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Industriales de Monterrey^*	53	37	0	.589	-	4.4	3.6	Lázaro Salazar	Parque Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
2	Unión Laguna de Torreón	51	36	0	.586	0.5	5.0	3.9	Martín Dihigo	Estadio Revolución (Torre?n, CO, Mexico)
3	Pericos de Puebla	44	43	0	.506	7.5	5.1	5.4	Chimuelo Morín	Parque Puebla (Puebla, PU, Mexico)
4	Alijadores de Tampico	41	48	0	.461	11.5	4.0	3.7	Willie Wells	Parque Alijadores (Tampico, TM, Mexico)
5	Azules de Veracruz	39	51	0	.433	14.0	4.0	5.6	Gustavo Buenrostro	Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
6	Rojos del México	38	51	0	.427	14.5	4.6	4.9	Chile Gómez	Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)

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