1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Season

Negro American League

1946 / 1948

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

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

Runs Batted In

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Willard Brown	KCM	64
2	Buck O'Neil	KCM	36
3	Hank Thompson	KCM	36
4	Herb Souell	KCM	32
5	Johnie Scott	KCM	27
6	Tom Cooper	KCM	26
7	Joe Greene	KCM	24
8	Earl Taborn	KCM	20
9	Chico Renfroe	KCM	20
10	Bernell Longest	CAG	19

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Gene Richardson	KCM	1.33
2	Ford Smith	KCM	2.14
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	2.48
4	Bill Powell	BBB	2.63
5	Vibert Clarke	CBE	2.75
6	Jim LaMarque	KCM	3.39
7	Ted Alexander	KCM	3.50
8	Johnny Williams	CIC	3.58
9	Dan Bankhead	MRS	4.30
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	4.55

All-1947 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Joe Burt Scott	MRS	0.7	0.5	0.2
Johnie Scott	KCM	0.3	0.4	0.0

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	3.0	2.8	0.3
Sam Jethroe	CBE	1.3	1.1	0.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willie Grace	CBE	0.9	0.5	0.4
Ed Steele	BBB	0.3	0.5	-0.1

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Hank Thompson	KCM	3.0	1.9	0.9
Al Smith	CBE	0.5	0.7	-0.3

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Chico Renfroe	KCM	1.2	0.8	0.2
Piper Davis	BBB	0.7	0.6	0.1

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Herb Souell	KCM	0.9	1.4	-0.5
Sam Hairston	CIC	0.7	0.4	0.3

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Archie Ware	CBE	1.0	0.9	0.2
Buck O'Neil	KCM	1.0	1.3	-0.2

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
John Ritchey	CAG	1.1	0.5	0.5
Joe Greene	KCM	0.9	1.4	-0.4

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Jim LaMarque	KCM	122.0	3.2	2.9	0.4
Ford Smith	KCM	63.0	2.9	2.9	0.1
Gentry Jessup	CAG	36.1	1.5	1.6	0.0
Johnny Williams	CIC	60.1	1.2	1.1	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Ted Alexander	KCM	54.0	0.9	1.0	-0.1
Jimmie Newberry	BBB	29.2	0.6	0.7	-0.1
Hilton Smith	KCM	75.2	0.6	0.5	0.1
Dan Bankhead	MRS	37.2	0.6	0.7	-0.1

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