1937 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1937 Season


1936 / 1938



Ferdinand Morton (Commissioner)
Gus Greenlee (President)
Tom Wilson (Vice President)
Bill Nunn (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher


Hilton
Smith

Leaders

Runs Scored

# Player Team R
1
MULT
69
2
EAS/HG
63
3
HG
63
4
HG
62
5
KCM/WES
59
6
EAS/HG
56
7
MULT
47
8
MULT
43
9
KCM
42
10
CAG
41

ERA+

# Player Team ERA+
1
JRC
706
2
KCM
526
3
BBB
422
4
BCA
341
5
CT
277
6
BCA/HG
268
7
BRG/NBY
224
8
IA/MRS
215
9
MULT
213
10
KCM/SAS
201


Advanced Batting


Bats:


Qualified:



Teams
# Team Lg
1
NSA
1
49
.501
8.2%
4.1%
.326
2
NN2
55
2263
.377
8.8%
2.6%
.180
3
IND
3
132
.374
9.8%
0.8%
.157
4
NN2
41
1515
.351
7.9%
2.1%
.153
5
NAL
29
1102
.349
6.4%
0.9%
.121
6
NAL
27
1035
.343
7.3%
0.8%
.129
7
NN2
39
1474
.342
8.7%
1.2%
.137
8
MULT
67
2511
.337
8.2%
6.7%
0.00
1.2%
.120
9
NAL
21
785
.331
8.3%
1.8%
.126
10
NAL
23
908
.329
7.7%
0.8%
.106
11
NAL
44
1649
.327
7.1%
0.6%
.108
12
NN2
39
1456
.327
8.0%
1.1%
.099
13
EWA
1
43
.316
11.6%
2.3%
5.00
2.3%
.132
14
NN2
40
1491
.315
5.9%
1.3%
.107
15
NN2
43
1514
.302
7.7%
0.4%
.074
16
IND
4
154
.300
7.8%
1.3%
.087
17
IND
5
210
.291
9.0%
0.0%
.086
18
51
1869
.287
7.1%
5.0%
1.00
0.8%
.092
19
NVM
6
223
.276
9.0%
4.3%
1.00
0.9%
.095
20
IND
16
547
.271
4.9%
0.9%
.088
21
NAL
23
837
.257
5.1%
0.1%
.052
22
IND
3
107
.248
4.7%
0.9%
.078
23
EWA
1
35
.240
5.7%
17.1%
0.33
2.9%
.156
24
IND
5
172
.230
4.1%
0.0%
.043
25
NSA
1
38
.223
0.0%
0.0%
.026
25
7
830
22119
.326
7.5%
7.4%
0.90
1.2%
.116



Players
# Team Pos
1
BRG
RF
10
.625
20.0%
10.0%
.625
2
HG
C
192
.599
13.5%
10.9%
.561
3
BRG
3B
15
.579
13.3%
0.0%
.308
4
BRG
LF
15
.512
20.0%
0.0%
.167
5
1B
212
.499
12.7%
0.0%
6.6%
.343
6
MULT
SS
180
.470
11.1%
50.0%
0.00
1.7%
.212
7
LF
281
.455
7.1%
0.0%
4.3%
.266
8
MULT
CF
190
.449
4.7%
0.0%
4.2%
.324
9
RF
127
.438
2.4%
3.9%
.298
10
MULT
LF
83
.434
8.4%
2.4%
.173
11
MULT
CF
103
.430
9.7%
1.9%
.187
12
MULT
3B
182
.428
7.7%
0.0%
0.5%
.145
13
CS2
1B
25
.421
8.0%
0.0%
.174
14
1B
179
.419
7.3%
2.2%
.140
15
MULT
CF
119
.417
9.2%
12.5%
0.33
4.2%
.210
16
HG
LF
242
.415
11.2%
2.5%
.226
17
SL2
RF
125
.414
10.4%
1.6%
.173
18
1B
143
.410
11.2%
0.0%
5.6%
.283
19
SS
163
.410
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.197
20
1B
113
.400
2.7%
0.0%
.064
21
PC
3B
126
.395
7.1%
3.2%
.172
22
BRG
C
10
.394
10.0%
0.0%
.143
23
MULT
2B
138
.394
7.2%
1.4%
.171
24
DTS
SS
79
.393
3.8%
3.8%
.280
25
MULT
SS
159
.393
9.4%
0.0%
1.9%
.209
26
RF
193
.392
5.7%
0.0%
0.5%
.151
27
NE
RF
158
.383
8.9%
2.5%
.210
28
CF
54
.383
1.9%
3.7%
.250
29
NBY
1B
171
.379
9.4%
1.2%
.127
30
PS
CF
153
.377
11.1%
0.0%
.067
31
CS2
LF
19
.374
5.3%
0.0%
.111
32
NBY
CF
165
.373
10.3%
2.4%
.145
33
3B
132
.373
8.3%
2.3%
.178
34
MULT
2B
300
.370
8.7%
0.0%
1.0%
.097
35
HG
RF
220
.369
5.0%
0.5%
.091
36
CS2
3B
25
.369
8.0%
0.0%
.136
37
BCA
LF
60
.368
8.3%
3.3%
.200
38
1B
91
.368
13.2%
0.0%
.053
39
LF
172
.367
9.3%
2.9%
.171
40
2B
78
.367
11.5%
1.3%
.090
41
MULT
3B
82
.366
11.0%
2.4%
.139
42
CF
277
.364
10.8%
0.0%
1.4%
.135
43
SS
205
.363
4.4%
0.0%
1.5%
.180
44
CT/IA
RF
96
.363
5.2%
0.0%
.068
45
NBY
2B
158
.362
7.6%
0.6%
.112
46
CT
CF
183
.361
9.3%
1.6%
.160
47
CS2
2B
22
.351
0.0%
0.0%
.143
48
KCM
CF
160
.350
20.6%
0.6%
.033
49
ML3
1B
20
.348
20.0%
0.0%
.063
50
CT
LF
139
.347
11.5%
1.4%
.171
51
ML3
LF
23
.345
4.3%
4.3%
1.00
0.0%
.182
52
NBY
CF
156
.342
7.7%
0.6%
.113
53
PS
1B
162
.340
7.4%
0.6%
.110
54
RF
156
.340
8.3%
3.2%
.170
55
KCM
3B
265
.333
10.2%
1.1%
.157
56
CF
93
.333
8.6%
0.0%
.098
57
HG
3B
245
.330
9.4%
0.8%
.085
58
CAG
CF
159
.330
6.3%
1.9%
.132
59
1B
221
.328
5.9%
0.0%
1.4%
.146
60
1B
184
.328
4.9%
1.1%
.116
61
PC
LF
149
.324
8.1%
0.0%
.067
62
MULT
RF
293
.323
11.9%
100.0%
0.00
0.7%
.087
63
PS
LF
143
.320
9.1%
0.7%
.064
64
2B
172
.318
11.6%
0.0%
0.6%
.112
65
3B
143
.318
9.8%
0.0%
.080
66
CT
1B
174
.317
8.0%
1.1%
.096
67
C
144
.316
2.8%
0.0%
0.0%
.087
68
BBB
2B
105
.314
6.7%
0.0%
.043
69
NE
LF
121
.313
12.4%
0.8%
.098
70
C
94
.311
11.7%
0.0%
.077
71
HG
2B
243
.310
7.8%
0.4%
.099
72
SDS
1B
14
.310
0.0%
0.0%
.154
73
BCA
SS
65
.308
3.1%
1.5%
.082
74
BRG
CF
14
.307
7.1%
0.0%
.167
75
BCA
2B
67
.307
7.5%
0.0%
.082
76
ML3
SS
19
.307
15.8%
0.0%
.000
77
CAG
3B
199
.306
10.1%
0.0%
.076
78
JRC
LF
19
.306
5.3%
0.0%
.056
79
ML3
3B
24
.304
8.3%
4.2%
.227
80
IA
2B
104
.303
9.6%
1.0%
.133
81
C
133
.303
7.5%
0.0%
0.0%
.026
82
CAG
RF
199
.303
8.0%
1.0%
.081
83
MULT
SS
109
.300
6.4%
0.9%
.091
84
KCM
SS
167
.299
7.2%
7.1%
0.00
0.6%
.107
85
ML3
CF
21
.298
14.3%
0.0%
.056
86
PC
RF
138
.293
2.2%
1.4%
.132
87
CS2
C
18
.291
5.6%
0.0%
.118
88
CT
3B
186
.291
9.1%
0.5%
.079
89
LF
173
.289
8.7%
1.7%
.084
90
PS
RF
138
.289
8.0%
0.0%
.033
91
MULT
CF
159
.288
3.8%
0.6%
.102
92
1B
89
.286
4.5%
1.1%
.131
93
C
220
.285
8.6%
0.5%
.085
94
NE
CF
177
.285
6.2%
0.0%
.073
95
WEG
SS
157
.283
8.3%
0.6%
.075
96
2B
180
.277
10.0%
1.1%
.113
97
MULT
SS
166
.274
3.6%
33.3%
0.00
0.0%
.070
98
DTS
LF
71
.264
8.5%
1.4%
.143
99
MRS
RF
85
.261
5.9%
0.0%
.026
100
BRG
2B
10
.260
10.0%
0.0%
.000
101
BCA
3B
50
.258
4.0%
0.0%
.063
102
2B
80
.257
1.3%
0.0%
.038
103
HG
SS
193
.253
4.1%
0.0%
.035
104
BBB
CF
121
.248
3.3%
0.0%
.071
105
NE
2B
149
.242
6.7%
0.0%
.030
106
LF
198
.241
5.1%
0.0%
.050
107
MRS
C
72
.232
6.9%
0.0%
.030
108
BCA
1B
59
.212
5.1%
0.0%
.000
109
JRC
RF
16
.201
0.0%
0.0%
.063
110
MRS
CF
82
.182
6.1%
0.0%
.000
111
BCA
RF
56
.177
1.8%
0.0%
.036
112
ML3
2B
20
.174
5.0%
0.0%
.000
113
CS2
CF
22
.170
0.0%
0.0%
.000
114
SDS
RF
18
.167
5.6%
0.0%
.063
115
CS2
RF
17
.164
11.8%
0.0%
.067
116
JRC
C
18
.145
5.6%
0.0%
.000
117
BRG
1B
14
.134
0.0%
0.0%
.000
118
JRC
SS
20
.130
5.0%
0.0%
.000
119
JRC
2B
16
.104
6.3%
0.0%
.000
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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