1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1946 Season

Negro American League

1945 / 1947

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Satchel
Paige

Leaders

Runs Scored

#	Player	Team	R
1	Willard Brown	KCM	30
2	Ted Strong	KCM	30
3	Johnie Scott	KCM	30
4	Sam Jethroe	CBE	20
5	Ray Neil	CIC	20
6	Herb Souell	KCM	18
7	Buck O'Neil	KCM	18
8	Reinaldo Drake	CIC	16
9	Sam Hairston	CIC	16
10	Leon Kellman	CBE	15

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Satchel Paige	KCM	306
2	Angel García	CIC	303
3	Hilton Smith	KCM	282
4	Jehosie Heard	BBB	201
5	Gentry Jessup	CAG	191
6	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	178
7	Willie Cornelius	CAG	156
8	Walter McCoy	CAG	149
9	Ford Smith	KCM	132
10	Manuel Godínez	CIC	131

All-1946 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Buddy Armour	CBE	0.7	0.7	0.2
Henry Merchant	CIC	0.1	0.2	-0.2

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	2.9	1.8	1.1
Reinaldo Drake	CIC	0.8	0.6	0.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ted Strong	KCM	1.8	1.5	0.4
Duke Cleveland	CIC	0.5	0.3	0.3

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jim Hamilton	KCM	0.7	-0.2	0.8
Gene Smith	CIC	0.3	-0.1	0.3

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ray Neil	CIC	0.7	0.5	0.1
Lee Moody	BBB/KCM	0.5	0.4	0.1

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Clyde Nelson	CAG	1.4	0.8	0.6
Leon Kellman	CBE	0.5	0.8	-0.3

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Buck O'Neil	KCM	1.5	0.8	0.8
Archie Ware	CBE	0.4	0.6	-0.1

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Joe Greene	KCM	1.4	1.0	0.4
Casey Jones	MRS	0.3	0.2	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Hilton Smith	KCM	51.2	2.0	1.5	0.5
Satchel Paige	KCM	35.0	1.6	1.6	-0.1
Gentry Jessup	CAG	51.0	1.4	1.6	-0.2
Peanuts Davis	CIC	43.1	1.3	1.4	-0.2

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Angel García	CIC	33.0	1.6	1.5	0.0
Manuel Godínez	CIC	34.1	0.6	0.7	-0.1
Clarence Locke	CAG	10.1	0.5	0.5	0.0
Spoon Carter	MRS	9.1	0.4	0.5	0.0

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