1940 Season

1939 / 1941

Tom Wilson (President)
Cumberland Posey (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Cool Papa
Bell

Willie
Jefferson

Leaders

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Cool Papa Bell	ULT/VEZ	12
2	Josh Gibson	HG/VEZ	12
3	Ted Strong	JNL	11
4	Bus Clarkson	MULT	10
5	Henry McHenry	MULT	9
6	Martín Dihigo	VEZ	9
7	Manuel Salvatierra	VEZ	8
8	Sam Bankhead	CBM	8
9	Bill Hoskins	BEG	8
10	Lennie Pearson	NE	8

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	George Walker	KCM	0.73
2	Johnny Wright	TIC	0.97
3	Dan Bankhead	BBB	1.08
4	Frank Bradley	KCM	1.09
5	Ray Brown	EAS/HG	1.09
6	Jesús Valenzuela	TPC	1.16
7	Lefty Calhoun	MULT	1.18
8	Willie Jefferson	CBM	1.20
9	Verdell Mathis	MRS	1.24
10	Emery Adams	BEG/NOS	1.25

Standings

		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^*	28	13	0	.683	-	53	23	2	.697	6.2	5.0	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2	Baltimore Elite Giants	25	14	0	.641	2.0	44	29	0	.603	6.3	5.4	Felton Snow	Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD), Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
3	Newark Eagles	25	16	1	.610	3.0	30	24	2	.556	6.6	6.0	Dick Lundy, Biz Mackey	Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
4	Philadelphia Stars	17	30	0	.362	14.0	31	40	0	.437	5.1	5.8	Jake Dunn, Roy Parnell	Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
5	New York Black Yankees	9	19	0	.321	12.5	26	27	0	.491	4.9	5.2	Tex Burnett	Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
6	New York Cubans	8	20	1	.286	13.5	15	34	2	.306	4.6	5.6	José María Fernández	No Home Ballpark

* = League Champion

		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^*¹²	38	13	1	.745	-	43	21	3	.672	5.6	3.7	Andy Cooper	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
2	Memphis Red Sox	31	26	0	.544	10.0	45	43	0	.511	5.3	4.9	Ruben Jones	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
3	Cleveland Bears	18	18	1	.500	12.5	22	21	1	.512	5.5	5.2	Alonzo Mitchell, Jim Williams	League Park IV (Cleveland, OH), Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
4	St. Louis-New Orleans Stars	24	25	1	.490	13.0	30	35	3	.462	5.1	5.8	George Mitchell	South End Grounds (St. Louis, MO), Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
5	Chicago American Giants	22	26	2	.458	14.5	25	33	2	.431	4.6	5.3	Wilson Redus	American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
6	Birmingham Black Barons	16	29	0	.356	19.0	20	39	0	.339	4.1	5.7	Candy Jim Taylor	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
7	Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords	9	21	1	.300	18.5	12	25	1	.324	3.7	4.8	Oscar Charleston	Swayne Field (Toledo, OH), Perry Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)

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

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	South All Stars	1	1	0	.500	-	2.5	2.0		Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
2	North All Stars	1	1	0	.500	-	2.0	2.5	Biz Mackey	No Home Ballpark

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Azules de Veracruz^*	61	30	0	.670	-	5.9	4.2	Martín Dihigo	Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
2	Rojos del México	50	30	0	.625	5.5	7.1	5.8	Ernesto Carmona	Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
3	Carta Blanca de Monterrey	52	41	0	.559	10.0	5.5	5.8	Chile Gómez	Parque Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
4	Alijadores de Tampico	46	41	0	.529	13.0	1.3	1.0	Guillermo Ornelas	Parque Alijadores (Tampico, TM, Mexico)
5	Unión Laguna de Torreón	45	41	0	.523	13.5	4.8	5.8	Chester Williams	Estadio Revolución (Torre?n, CO, Mexico)
6	La Junta de Nuevo Laredo	30	48	0	.385	24.5	5.1	6.1	Erasmo Flores	Parque del Béisbol La Junta (Nuevo Laredo, TM, Mexico)
7	Gallos de Santa Rosa/Chihuahua	14	67	0	.173	42.0	4.4	5.6	Avelino Catalá	Parque Deportivo Esfuerzo Obrero (Ciudad Mendoza, VE, Mexico), Estadio de Béisbol Manuel L. Almanza (Chihuahua, CH, Mexico)

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