1939 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1939 Season

Negro American League

1938 / 1940

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

Top Hitter

Ted
Strong

Top Pitcher

George
Walker

Leaders

Stolen Bases

#	Player	Team	SB
1	Ted Strong	KCM	14
2	Henry Milton	KCM	11
3	Turkey Stearnes	KCM	11
4	Ed Young	CAG	10
5	Willard Brown	KCM	9
6	Dan Wilson	SL3	9
7	Parnell Woods	CBR	7
8	Ernie Smith	CAG	7
9	Leslie Green	SL3	7
10	Cowan Hyde	MRS	6

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Hilton Smith	KCM	84
2	Frank Bradley	KCM	65
3	Ted Radcliffe	MRS	62
4	George Walker	KCM	62
5	Preacher Henry	CBR	54
6	Willie Cornelius	CAG	47
7	Lefty Bowe	CAG	45
8	Theolic Smith	SL3	37
9	Jesse Houston	CAG	36
10	Eddie Dixon	IAB	29

All-1939 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	2.2	2.3	0.1
Dan Wilson	SL3	1.3	0.8	0.6

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willie Simms	CAG	1.4	1.2	0.4
Turkey Stearnes	KCM	1.2	2.1	-0.8

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Subby Byas	CAG	0.9	0.8	0.2
Henry Milton	KCM	0.7	0.7	0.2

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ted Strong	KCM	2.5	2.0	0.3
Buddy Armour	SL3	0.7	0.4	0.2

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Al Frazier	CBR	1.1	0.2	0.7
Marshall Riddle	SL3	0.9	0.6	0.2

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Alex Radcliff	CAG	1.7	0.9	0.7
Fred Bankhead	MRS	0.5	0.0	0.5

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ed Young	CAG	1.5	1.2	0.4
Red Moore	IAB	0.9	1.0	0.0

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Henry Turner	CBR	1.3	1.2	0.0
Oscar Boone	IAB	0.9	0.5	0.4

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Smoky Owens	CBR	66.1	1.5	1.6	-0.1
Lefty Wilson	MRS	38.1	1.3	1.4	-0.1
Theolic Smith	SL3	69.0	1.3	0.9	0.2
Roosevelt Davis	MRS	40.0	0.9	1.0	-0.1
Jesse Houston	CAG	77.1	0.7	0.3	0.4

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
George Walker	KCM	89.2	2.8	3.0	-0.2
Hilton Smith	KCM	105.1	2.5	2.8	-0.3
Ted Radcliffe	MRS	80.2	1.8	1.7	0.0
Lefty Calhoun	SL3	67.0	1.6	1.6	0.1
Frank Bradley	KCM	88.2	1.6	1.6	0.0

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