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

OPS

#	Player	Team	OPS
1	Ed Steele	BBB	1.083
2	Jackie Robinson	KCM	1.033
3	Sam Jethroe	CBE	.962
4	Neil Robinson	MRS	.948
5	Piper Davis	BBB	.910
6	Art Pennington	CAG	.907
7	Avelino Cañizares	CBE	.866
8	Johnny Smith	CAG	.839
9	Artie Wilson	BBB	.785
10	Herb Souell	KCM	.782

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

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	454.2	1.30	16.2%	7.4%	2.19	0.8%
2	Chicago American Giants	NAL	337.0	1.39	11.5%	9.1%	1.27	0.4%
3	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	231.2	1.31	10.9%	6.9%	1.57	0.6%
4	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	216.0	1.55	9.0%	7.6%	1.19	0.7%
5	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	207.0	1.24	9.5%	8.3%	1.15	0.9%
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	185.1	1.58	10.6%	8.0%	1.32	0.9%
	6	1	1631.2	1.38	12.0%	7.9%	1.52	0.7%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Booker McDaniel	KCM	RP	152.2	1.18	18.7%	5.6%	3.34	0.6%
2	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	91.0	1.14	19.1%	6.2%	3.09	1.3%
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	SP	79.0	1.13	13.2%	7.4%	1.79	0.0%
4	Hilton Smith	KCM	SP	77.0	1.23	13.2%	6.0%	2.21	0.6%
5	Eugene Bremer	CBE	SP	73.0	1.12	8.1%	5.1%	1.60	0.7%
6	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	65.1	1.26	11.7%	6.7%	1.74	0.4%
7	Walter McCoy	CAG	RP	65.1	1.30	21.2%	10.8%	1.97	0.7%
8	Lázaro Medina	CIC	SP	56.0	1.38	13.8%	6.5%	2.13	1.2%
9	Johnny Williams	CIC	RP	54.2	1.54	11.8%	6.1%	1.93	1.6%
10	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	53.1	1.18	22.2%	6.9%	3.20	0.0%
11	Willie Cornelius	CAG	RP	51.0	1.71	7.4%	6.6%	1.13	0.4%
12	George Jefferson	CBE	SP	42.2	1.52	6.8%	10.0%	0.68	1.6%
13	Gready McKinnis*	CAG	SP	42.2	1.03	10.6%	7.1%	1.50	0.0%
14	Frank Pearson	MRS	SP	40.2	1.13	10.7%	3.6%	3.00	0.0%
15	Steve Wylie	KCM	RP	39.0	1.82	10.6%	14.8%	0.71	1.1%
16	Al Jones	MRS	SP	37.2	1.62	5.1%	5.6%	0.90	0.6%
17	Johnny Markham	BBB	RP	34.2	1.59	9.0%	7.7%	1.17	0.6%
18	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	34.0	1.26	11.0%	2.8%	4.00	0.0%
19	Roosevelt Davis	CBE/CIC	SP	32.2	0.86	10.3%	7.1%	1.44	0.8%
20	John Brown	CBE	SP	30.0	1.30	13.3%	14.1%	0.94	0.8%
21	Ollie West	CAG	RP	29.1	1.50	6.7%	14.8%	0.45	0.0%
22	Alvin Gipson	BBB	SP	29.0	1.17	9.8%	7.3%	1.33	0.0%
23	Edgar Chatman	MRS	SP	28.1	1.34	11.3%	9.7%	1.17	0.8%
24	Alfred Saylor	BBB	RP	25.1	1.34	9.3%	6.5%	1.43	2.8%
25	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	24.1	1.68	10.4%	12.2%	0.86	0.0%
26	John Huber	BBB	RP	24.0	1.25	7.5%	3.7%	2.00	0.9%
27	Willie McMeans^	CAG	RP	22.2	1.90	7.2%	7.2%	1.00	1.8%
28	Willie Jefferson	CBE	RP	21.1	0.94	15.0%	6.3%	2.40	0.0%
29	Alonzo Boone	BBB	RP	21.0	1.14	16.7%	7.8%	2.14	0.0%
30	Angel García*	CIC	SP	20.2	1.02	13.3%	8.4%	1.57	0.0%
31	Amos Watson	CIC	RP	19.2	2.08	8.9%	10.9%	0.82	0.0%
32	Clarence Locke	CAG	SP	18.2	1.82	10.8%	6.5%	1.67	1.1%
33	Frank Thompson*	BBB	SP	18.1	1.20	15.2%	5.1%	3.00	0.0%
34	Eddie Locke	KCM	RP	16.2	1.68	8.2%	12.3%	0.67	1.4%
35	Jack Matchett	KCM	RP	15.2	1.79	5.3%	9.2%	0.57	1.3%
36	Robert Keys	MRS	SP	12.2	2.05	1.5%	16.7%	0.09	3.0%
37	Edgar Baker*	MRS	SP	12.0	2.00	22.6%	9.7%	2.33	1.6%
38	Earl Bumpus*	BBB	RP	10.0	1.60	8.9%	8.9%	1.00	0.0%
39	Oscar Childs^	MRS	RP	9.1	2.89	5.9%	7.8%	0.75	2.0%
40	Jimmie Bennett	CIC	SP	9.0	1.56	7.5%	5.0%	1.50	0.0%
41	Rufus Ligon*	MRS	RP	9.0	1.56	2.6%	2.6%	1.00	0.0%
42	Johnny Smith*	CAG	RP	8.2	0.92	6.5%	3.2%	2.00	0.0%
43	Fay Washington	CIC	RP	8.1	2.64	4.4%	17.8%	0.25	0.0%
44	Lee Davis^	KCM	SP	8.0	1.63	5.7%	14.3%	0.40	0.0%
45	Jimmie Crutchfield	CAG	RP	7.2	1.17	10.7%	10.7%	1.00	0.0%
46	Charlie Shields*	CAG	SP	7.0	2.43	0.0%	23.1%	0.00	0.0%
47	Henry Merchant*	CIC	SP	5.1	1.69	3.6%	0.0%		3.6%
48	Frank Carswell	CBE	RP	5.0	1.00	13.6%	4.5%	3.00	0.0%
49	R. Smith^	CAG	RP	5.0	1.80	0.0%	20.0%	0.00	0.0%
50	Red Wiggins^	MRS	RP	5.0	1.00	0.0%	9.1%	0.00	0.0%
51	Ollie Smith	CIC	RP	4.2	2.79	0.0%	11.1%	0.00	0.0%
52	Willie Young*	BBB	SP	4.0	1.50	10.0%	20.0%	0.50	0.0%
53	Nap Gulley*	CBE	SP	4.0	3.00	4.2%	12.5%	0.33	0.0%
54	M. Johnson^	MRS	RP	3.0	3.33	5.3%	26.3%	0.20	5.3%
55	Rayford Finch*	CBE	RP	2.0	2.00	0.0%	10.0%	0.00	0.0%
56	Lovell Harden	CBE	RP	2.0	3.50	0.0%	28.6%	0.00	0.0%
57	Walter Thomas	KCM	SP	1.1	5.25	8.3%	8.3%	1.00	0.0%
58	Leroy Sutton	CIC	RP	0.2	3.00	0.0%	25.0%	0.00	0.0%
59	Phelbert Lawson^	CBE	SP	0.2	4.50	16.7%	33.3%	0.50	16.7%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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