1945 Season

Negro American League

1944 / 1946

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary & Director of Public Relations)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Jesse
Williams

Top Pitcher

Booker
McDaniel

Leaders

On Base %

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Jackie Robinson	KCM	.447
2	Ed Steele	BBB	.439
3	Art Pennington	CAG	.430
4	Piper Davis	BBB	.415
5	Sam Jethroe	CBE	.407
6	Neil Robinson	MRS	.404
7	Avelino Cañizares	CBE	.400
8	Artie Wilson	BBB	.390
9	Jesse Williams	KCM	.378
10	Johnny Smith	CAG	.375

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Booker McDaniel	KCM	117
2	Jim LaMarque	KCM	71
3	Walter McCoy	CAG	59
4	Satchel Paige	KCM	48
5	Gentry Jessup	CAG	43
6	Hilton Smith	KCM	42
7	Lázaro Medina	CIC	34
8	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	33
9	Johnny Williams	CIC	29
10	Eugene Bremer	CBE	24

Wins Above Replacement

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Throws:

All

Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	1976	454.2	15.1	8.4	0.3	6.3
2	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	905	207.0	9.7	3.0	1.8	5.0
3	Chicago American Giants	NAL	1473	337.0	7.6	5.5	-0.6	2.7
4	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	1032	231.2	5.9	3.7	0.3	1.8
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	958	216.0	0.0	0.7	-1.2	0.5
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	821	185.1	-1.0	-0.1	-0.4	-0.5
	6	1	7165	1631.2	37.3	21.2	0.2	15.8

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Booker McDaniel	KCM	P	62	152.2	3.6	0.2	0.0	3.5	0.0
2	Eugene Bremer	CBE	P	31	73.0	2.7	0.4	0.0	2.3	0.0
3	Jesse Williams	KCM	2B	230		2.7	1.7	0.7	0.0	0.2
4	Jackie Robinson	KCM	SS	151		2.6	2.3	0.1	0.0	0.2
5	Gentry Jessup	CAG	P	32	79.0	2.2	-0.1	0.0	2.4	0.0
6	Jim LaMarque	KCM	P	48	91.0	1.8	-0.3	0.0	2.1	0.0
7	Ed Steele	BBB	RF	118		1.7	1.8	0.0	0.0	-0.1
8	Art Pennington	CAG	1B	151		1.7	1.8	0.1	0.0	-0.1
9	Sam Jethroe	CBE	CF	91		1.6	1.2	0.4	0.0	0.0
10	Avelino Cañizares	CBE	SS	96		1.5	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.1
11	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	41	77.0	1.4	0.1	0.0	1.3	0.0
12	Johnny Smith	CAG	RF	161	8.2	1.4	1.3	-0.1	0.3	-0.2
13	Artie Wilson	BBB	SS	125		1.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.2
14	Herb Souell	KCM	3B	208		1.3	1.4	-0.1	0.0	0.0
15	Neil Robinson	MRS	CF	99		1.2	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
16	Roosevelt Davis	CBE/CIC	P	15	32.2	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0
17	Jesse Douglas	CAG	2B	142		1.1	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.1
18	Piper Davis	BBB	1B	108		1.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
19	Lee Moody	KCM	1B	200		1.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2
20	Reinaldo Drake	CIC	LF	84		1.0	0.5	0.6	0.0	-0.1
21	Frank Pearson	MRS	P	19	40.2	0.9	-0.1	-0.1	1.1	0.0
22	Gready McKinnis	CAG	P	15	42.2	0.9	-0.1	0.0	1.0	0.0
23	Verdell Mathis	MRS	CF	51	34.0	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.0
24	Willie Jefferson	CBE	P	13	21.1	0.9	-0.1	0.0	0.9	0.0
25	John Britton	BBB	3B	70		0.8	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
26	Alonzo Boone	BBB	P	10	21.0	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.0
27	Satchel Paige	KCM	P	25	53.1	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.0
28	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	P	26	65.1	0.7	-0.2	0.0	0.9	0.0
29	Edgar Chatman	MRS	P	10	28.1	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0
30	Parnell Woods	CBE	3B	94		0.7	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
31	Alvin Gipson	BBB	P	11	29.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
32	Ralph Wyatt	CAG	SS	147		0.6	0.6	-0.2	0.0	0.2
33	Ollie West	CAG	P	13	29.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.0
34	Lester Lockett	BBB	LF	110		0.5	0.2	0.4	0.0	-0.1
35	John Brown	CBE	P	12	30.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
36	Walter Thomas	KCM	RF	210	1.1	0.5	1.2	0.1	-0.6	-0.2
37	Buddy Armour	CBE	LF	67		0.5	0.0	0.6	0.0	-0.1
38	Walter McCoy	CAG	P	26	65.1	0.5	-0.2	0.0	0.7	0.0
39	Wilbert King	CAG	2B	60		0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1
40	Angel García	CIC	P	8	20.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
41	Alex Radcliff	CIC	3B	60		0.4	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
42	John Bissant	CAG	LF	137		0.4	0.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
43	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	95		0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1
44	Casey Jones	MRS	C	78		0.3	0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.1
45	Chico Renfroe	CAG/KCM	2B	165		0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1
46	George Jefferson	CBE	P	27	42.2	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0
47	Fay Washington	CIC	P	3	8.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
48	Frank Carswell	CBE	P	3	5.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
49	Sam Hairston	CIC	3B	71		0.2	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
50	Lloyd Davenport	CBE	CF	66		0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
51	Earl Bumpus	BBB	LF	35	10.0	0.2	0.3	-0.2	0.2	0.0
52	Chesley Gray	KCM	C	42		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
53	Leandy Young	BBB	LF	10		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
54	Red Wiggins	MRS	P	2	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
55	Jerry Benjamin	CBE	CF	4		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
56	T. J. Brown	MRS	SS	9		0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
57	Babe Charter	CAG	3B	6		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
58	Dave Harper	KCM	CF	34		0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
59	Freddie Shepard	BBB	CF	20		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
60	Jimmie Crutchfield	CAG	CF	160	7.2	0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.3	0.0
61	Eddie Locke	KCM	P	10	16.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
62	Larry Brown	MRS	C	9		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
63	Pedro Regalado	CIC	SS	5		0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
64	Fred McDaniel	MRS	LF	53		0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
65	Jelly Taylor	MRS	1B	14		0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
66	Henry McCall	CAG	1B	37		0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
67	Quincy Trouppe	CBE	C	55		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
68	Jimmie Bennett	CIC	P	3	9.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
69	Shanks	CAG	SS	2		0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
70	Archie Ware	CBE	1B	85		0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1
71	Jack McLaurin	BBB	CF	4		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	James Dailey	BBB	1B	5		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
73	Robert Abernathy	KCM	LF	6		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
74	Joe Spencer	BBB	2B	28		0.1	-0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
75	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	1B	13		0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
76	Herman Bell	BBB	C	38		0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
77	Daniels	MRS	RF	1		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
78	Ollie Waldon	CAG	-	2		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
79	Billy Horne	CBE	2B	8		0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
80	Dozier Hood	KCM	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
81	Hoss Walker	CIC	SS	50		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
82	Collins Jones	BBB	2B	4		0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
83	Goose Tatum	CIC	1B	22		0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
84	George Britt	CBE	C	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
85	Jim Starks	BBB	1B	8		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
86	Buster Haywood	CIC	C	44		0.0	-0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
87	Sylvester Carlisle	KCM	2B	5		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
88	Willie Grace	CBE	RF	75		0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
89	Ted Radcliffe	BBB/KCM	C	19		0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
90	Jack Riley	BBB	2B	11		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
91	Raymond Lott	CAG	-			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
92	Frank Duncan	KCM	C	42		0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
93	Nat Rogers	MRS	RF	9		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
94	James Coachman	CAG	C			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Fred Johnson	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	Newt Allen	KCM	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
97	Garcia Massingale	KCM	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
98	Joe Burt Scott	MRS	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
99	Breese	CBE	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	Sam Jackson	CAG	1B	11		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
101	Applewhite	CBE	1B	5		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
102	Quincy Smith	BBB	CF	26		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
103	Frank Thompson	BBB	P	7	18.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
104	Spike Garrett	MRS	RF	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
105	Willie Young	BBB	P	1	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
106	Emory Long	KCM	3B	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
107	Curtis Palmer	BBB	LF	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
108	Leroy Sutton	CIC	P		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
109	Harper	BBB	2B	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
110	Bob Harvey	BBB	CF	3		-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
111	Richard King	CIC	1B	4		-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
112	Clarence McMullen	KCM	LF	6		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
113	Henry Merchant	CIC	CF	75	5.1	-0.1	0.1	0.2	-0.3	0.0
114	Rufus Ligon	MRS	P	4	9.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
115	Herb Barnhill	CAG	C	100		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1
116	Walter Treherne	BBB	1B	7		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
117	Rayford Finch	CBE	P		2.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
118	Roy Phelps	BBB	CF	10		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
119	John Huber	BBB	P	16	24.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
120	Tommie Dukes	CAG	C	56		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
121	George Provens	CBE	3B	5		-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
122	Lovell Harden	CBE	P	1	2.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
123	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	90		-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
124	Al Jones	MRS	P	15	37.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
125	Bill Bradford	BBB	LF	3		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
126	Leroy Cromartie	CIC	2B	22		-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
127	Felix Terry	CIC	2B	4		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
128	B. L. Brown	MRS	RF	2		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
129	Red Longley	MRS	3B	91		-0.1	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
130	Jimmy Ford	MRS	3B	59		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
131	Sam Bankhead	CBE	2B	4		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
132	Earl Ashby	CBE	C	38		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
133	R. Smith	CAG	P	2	5.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
134	Steve Wylie	KCM	P	15	39.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
135	Phelbert Lawson	CBE	P		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
136	Fred Wilson	CIC	RF	13		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
137	Lee Davis	KCM	P	3	8.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
138	Jesse F. Williams	CAG/CBE	C	16		-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
139	Willie McMeans	CAG	P	21	22.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
140	Greene Farmer	CIC	CF	12		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
141	Johnie Scott	KCM	CF	220		-0.2	0.5	-0.6	0.0	-0.1
142	Philly Holmes	CIC	2B	51		-0.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
143	Clyde Nelson	CAG	3B	118		-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
144	Alfred Saylor	BBB	P	17	25.1	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
145	Tommy Sampson	BBB	3B	24		-0.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
146	Bill Perkins	BBB	C	11		-0.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
147	Ollie Smith	CIC	P	3	4.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
148	Nap Gulley	CBE	P	2	4.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
149	Johnny Ray	MULT	CF	91		-0.3	-0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
150	M. Johnson	MRS	P	2	3.0	-0.3	0.1	0.0	-0.4	0.0
151	Felix Evans	MRS	P	11	24.1	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
152	Henry Smith	CIC	2B	36		-0.3	-0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
153	Johnny Williams	CIC	P	32	54.2	-0.3	-0.2	0.1	-0.2	0.0
154	Pepper Bassett	BBB	C	57		-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
155	John Henry Oliver	BBB/MRS	LF	43		-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
156	Clyde McNeal	CAG	LF	19		-0.3	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0
157	Jack Matchett	KCM	P	34	15.2	-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
158	Armando Vázquez	CIC	1B	66		-0.4	0.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.1
159	Lázaro Medina	CIC	P	22	56.0	-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
160	Johnny Markham	BBB	P	17	34.2	-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
161	Eli Williams	KCM	LF	65		-0.4	0.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.1
162	Robert Keys	MRS	P	6	12.2	-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
163	Amos Watson	CIC	P	8	19.2	-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
164	Lamb Barbee	CIC	RF	46		-0.4	-0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
165	Edgar Baker	MRS	P	5	12.0	-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
166	Raúl Navarro	CIC	LF	63		-0.4	-0.1	-0.4	0.0	0.0
167	Charlie Shields	CAG	P	4	7.0	-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
168	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	44		-0.5	-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.1
169	Jim Canada	MRS	1B	81		-0.5	-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
170	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	78		-0.5	0.0	-0.5	0.0	-0.1
171	Oscar Childs	MRS	P	4	9.1	-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
172	Sammy Haynes	KCM	C	80		-0.5	-0.4	-0.2	0.0	0.0
173	Clarence Locke	CAG	P	18	18.2	-0.6	-0.2	0.0	-0.4	0.0
174	Buck Felder	BBB/MRS	2B	58		-0.7	-0.3	-0.5	0.0	0.1
175	Willie Cornelius	CAG	P	31	51.0	-0.8	0.6	0.0	-1.3	0.0
176	Leamon Johnson	MRS	SS	50		-0.8	-0.5	-0.4	0.0	0.1

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