1938 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1938 Season

Negro American League

1937 / 1939

R. R. Jackson (President)
J. B. Martin (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Hilton
Smith

Leaders

Runs Batted In

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Willard Brown	KCM	51
2	Donald Reeves	BCA	35
3	Turkey Stearnes	CAG/KCM	30
4	Henry Milton	KCM	28
5	Red Moore	BCA	26
6	Babe Davis	BCA	26
7	Don Pelham	BCA	25
8	Rainey Bibbs	CAG/KCM	24
9	Buck O'Neil	KCM	24
10	Ted Strong	AB3/KCM	23

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Hilton Smith	KCM	188
2	Telosh Howard	BCA	180
3	Willie Cornelius	CAG	174
4	Willie Ferrell	JRC	156
5	Tommy Johnson	CAG	140
6	Eddie Dixon	BCA	140
7	Lefty Wilson	MRS	137
8	Terris McDuffie	JRC	131
9	Frank McAllister	AB3	128
10	Felix Evans	BCA/JRC	125

All-1938 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Henry Milton	KCM	2.4	2.6	0.1
Cowan Hyde	MRS	1.6	0.5	1.2

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	3.3	2.8	0.5
Turkey Stearnes	CAG/KCM	1.2	1.2	0.1

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Donald Reeves	BCA	1.7	1.8	0.1
David Whatley	BBB/MRS	1.7	1.3	0.5

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Neil Robinson	MRS	1.7	1.2	0.3
Tommy Butts	BCA	0.7	-0.2	0.8

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Rainey Bibbs	CAG/KCM	2.1	0.9	1.0
Newt Allen	KCM	1.0	0.5	0.4

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Alex Radcliff	CAG	1.4	0.6	0.7
Parnell Woods	BBB	0.3	-0.2	0.4

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ted Strong	AB3/KCM	2.0	1.7	0.4
Red Moore	BCA	1.0	1.0	0.2

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Harry Else	KCM	1.5	0.6	0.8
Frank Duncan	CAG/KCM	1.5	0.6	0.8

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Frank McAllister	AB3	42.1	1.3	1.1	0.2
Willie Ferrell	JRC	25.2	0.8	0.7	0.1
Ted Trent	CAG	67.1	0.6	0.8	-0.1
Blackburn	KCM	10.0	0.5	0.6	0.0
Robert Dean	AB3	27.2	0.5	0.5	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Hilton Smith	KCM	121.2	4.6	3.7	1.0
Willie Cornelius	CAG	115.0	3.6	3.4	0.2
Telosh Howard	BCA	61.2	1.9	2.0	-0.1
Felix Evans	BCA/JRC	61.2	1.7	1.5	0.3
Tommy Johnson	CAG	102.0	1.3	1.6	-0.3

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