1937 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1937 Season


Negro American League


1936 / 1938



R. R. Jackson (President)
Al Monroe (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Newt
Allen

Top Pitcher


Hilton
Smith

Leaders

Runs Scored

# Player Team R
1
Henry Milton
CAG/KCM
64
2
Willard Brown
KCM
52
3
Newt Allen
CAG/KCM
44
4
Ted Bond
CAG
41
5
Lloyd Davenport
CT
38
6
Eddie Dwight
KCM
38
7
Jess Brooks
KCM
37
8
Neil Robinson
CT
36
9
Ed Mayweather
KCM
33
10
Ted Strong
MULT
29

Strikeouts

# Player Team SO
1
Hilton Smith
CAG/KCM
106
2
Jesse Houston
CT
98
3
Willie Cornelius
CAG
70
4
Porter Moss
MULT
62
5
Floyd Kranson
MULT
50
6
Johnny Markham
KCM
47
7
Willie Foster
CAG
46
8
Vet Barnes
KCM
45
9
Ted Trent
CAG
45
10
Henry McHenry
KCM
42


Players

Bats:

Throws:

#
Player
Team
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
1
MRS
25
P
14
32.1
5'11"
171
R
R
10/10/1911 (Collierville, TN)
1/22/1955 (New York, NY)
2
36
2B
252
0.2
5'8"
160
R
R
5/19/1901 (Austin, TX)
6/9/1988 (Cincinnati, OH)
3
SL2
31
P
0.1
5'9"
150
L
9/17/1905 (Guntown, MS)
3/30/1981 (St. Louis, MO)
4
CT
24
C
3
6'1"
232
R
8/21/1912 (Callaway County, MO)
9/10/1979 (Los Angeles, CA)
5
BBB
24
2B
105
5'9"
163
R
R
11/22/1912 (Sulligent, AL)
12/17/1972 (Memphis, TN)
6
BBB
21
C
85
5'11"
185
R
R
8/19/1915 (Highland Home, AL)
12/3/1993 (Birmingham, AL)
7
KCM
25
P
32
69.1
6'3"
188
R
12/23/1911 (Silver Creek, MS)
5/13/1974 (Vallejo, CA)
8
SL2
25
P
0.1
5'11"
180
R
8/23/1911 (Kansas City, KS)
5/2/1992 (Oakland, CA)
9
CT
26
2B
121
5'10"
175
B
R
10/31/1910 (Henderson, KY)
9/11/1980 (Indianapolis, IN)
10
CT
23
LF
6
5'8"
180
R
R
2/19/1914 (New Orleans, LA)
4/1/2006 (Houston, TX)
11
CAG
23
P
21
54.0
6'0"
180
R
R
3/25/1914 (Mobile, AL)
12/17/1995 (Mobile, AL)
12
DTS
24
2B
9
6'0"
183
7/16/1912 (Brunswick, GA)
3/15/1991 (Detroit, MI)
13
SL2
-
1
14
CAG
33
3B
178
5'6"
155
R
R
1/25/1904 (Kimball, WV)
12/18/1997 (Chicago, IL)
15
IA
P
2
0.2
185
16
KCM
19
P
6
17.1
6'2"
187
R
R
2/3/1918 (Benton, LA)
12/2/2002 (Benton, LA)
17
CT
29
2B
39
34.1
5'11"
178
R
10/22/1907 (Sibley, LA)
12/31/1986 (Greenwood, MS)
18
CT
20
P
26
57.0
5'9"
176
R
R
7/18/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
6/19/1971 (Cleveland, OH)
19
DTS
P
1
4.0
20
KCM
24
3B
227
5'7"
185
R
2/21/1913 (Tacoma, WA)
6/2/1992 (Los Angeles, CA)
21
CAG
45
C
2
5'11"
185
B
R
5/16/1892 (San Marcos, TX)
1/21/1943 (San Antonio, TX)
22
KCM
22
LF
240
5'11"
200
R
R
6/26/1915 (Shreveport, LA)
8/4/1996 (Houston, TX)
23
BBB
25
P
50
60.2
5'11"
196
R
3/12/1912 (Cordova, AL)
6/1/1973 (Cordova, AL)
24
MRS
26
P
24
43.0
5'8"
134
R
9/20/1910 (Houston, TX)
1/17/1989 (Houston, TX)
25
19
RF
31
1918 (Ripley, TN)
6/18/1937 (Chicago, IL)
26
CAG
27
C
116
5'11"
180
B
R
3/19/1910 (Sabine County, TX)
10/8/1985 (Chicago, IL)
27
MRS
25
P
4
7.2
5'9"
180
L
L
8/21/1911 (Union City, TN)
10/2/1976 (Cleveland, OH)
28
BBB
25
1B
55
5'10"
152
L
R
1/9/1912 (Montgomery, AL)
1/17/1975 (Bessemer, AL)
29
1B
113
2.1
30
CT
24
3B
186
5'7"
160
L
R
12/27/1912 (Haslam, TX)
12/20/1993 (Memphis, TN)
31
IA
31
2B
104
5'6"
150
R
R
11/12/1905 (Pine Bluff, AR)
11/25/1977 (San Diego, CA)
32
SL2
22
3B
24
5'11"
179
R
R
4/5/1915 (Marianna, AR)
8/5/1982 (St. Louis, MO)
33
CAG
24
1B
36
2.1
6'0"
192
L
L
4/17/1913 (Gloucester County, VA)
11/20/1997 (Philadelphia, PA)
34
IA
26
C
5
6'4"
196
R
R
8/12/1910 (Magnolia, MS)
12/16/1963 (Indianapolis, IN)
35
BBB
26
SS
69
5'11"
152
1/1/1911 (Charlotte, NC)
4/22/1968 (Charlotte, NC)
36
IA
27
P
20
41.1
6'1"
200
L
9/20/1909 (Vincennes, IN)
12/19/1987 (Bloomington, IN)
37
40
P
21
57.2
5'10"
200
R
L
4/24/1897 (Washington County, TX)
6/3/1941 (Waco, TX)
38
CAG
30
P
46
110.0
5'8"
180
R
R
9/3/1906 (Atlanta, GA)
10/30/1989 (Chicago, IL)
39
23
2B
78
R
R
40
CAG
26
P
0.2
L
R
8/16/1910 (New Orleans, LA)
4/25/1982 (Chicago, IL)
41
MRS
32
P
0.1
5'6"
140
4/14/1905 (Danville, IL)
42
MULT
32
CF
103
13.1
6'2"
180
L
R
5/19/1905 (Mexia, TX)
3/30/1974 (Memphis, TN)
43
CT
25
RF
189
5'6"
155
L
L
10/28/1911 (New Orleans, LA)
9/1985 (New Orleans, LA)
44
DTS
P
7
1.1
R
45
SL2
31
LF
57
5'4"
172
R
10/5/1905 (Muskogee, OK)
46
SL2
21
P
2
5.1
5'10"
183
R
10/28/1915 (Muskogee, OK)
10/29/1970 (St. Louis, MO)
47
DTS
25
2B
26
5'7"
190
10/19/1911 (Hopkinsville, KY)
10/11/1962 (Evansville, IN)
48
CT
22
C
3
5'8"
160
R
R
12/21/1914 (New Orleans, LA)
4/14/1977 (New Orleans, LA)
49
IA
2B
4
50
DTS
29
RF
22
6'1"
191
1/10/1908 (Chicago, IL)
4/14/1982 (Chicago, IL)
51
SL2
CF
5
200
52
SL2
28
LF
37
4.2
5'9"
161
R
R
7/11/1908 (Little Rock, AR)
6/2/1992 (Sikeston, MO)
53
C
63
54
36
C
188
6'0"
175
R
R
2/14/1901 (Kansas City, MO)
12/4/1973 (Kansas City, MO)
55
CAG
29
CF
146
5'11"
161
L
L
3/10/1908 (Stonewall, MS)
5/15/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
56
DTS
25
1B
85
5'9"
187
R
R
9/27/1911 (Baton Rouge, LA)
9/29/2004 (Laurel, MS)
57
KCM
32
CF
136
5'8"
165
R
R
2/25/1905 (Dalton, GA)
11/27/1975 (Kansas City, KS)
58
CT
25
SS
160
5'9"
179
B
R
11/26/1911 (Mount Olive, MS)
9/6/1993 (Collins, MS)
59
BBB
22
P
10
23.0
5'11"
185
8/3/1914 (Tuscaloosa, AL)
2/9/1998 (Birmingham, AL)
60
33
C
94
5'9"
160
R
R
3/1/1904 (St. Louis, MO)
3/3/1977 (St. Louis, MO)
61
KCM
31
C
65
5'11"
170
R
R
1/9/1906 (Terrell, TX)
12/28/1986 (San Diego, CA)
62
BBB
23
P
36
55.2
5'11"
180
L
11/6/1913 (Empire, AL)
63
24
2B
80
5'8"
185
R
R
10/16/1912 (Memphis, TN)
1/1982 (Memphis, TN)
64
CAG
33
P
35
80.2
6'0"
190
B
L
6/12/1904 (Calvert, TX)
9/16/1978 (Lorman, MS)
65
IA
38
1B
49
6'0"
180
R
R
10/1/1898 (Raleigh, NC)
12/1982 (New York, NY)
66
MRS
33
LF
21
5'8"
185
L
L
5/13/1904 (Mansfield, LA)
5/22/1981 (Los Angeles, CA)
67
27
1B
178
5'6"
171
2/20/1910 (Fort Smith, AR)
9/20/1976 (Detroit, MI)
68
MRS
24
P
1
3.0
6'1"
156
R
L
2/11/1913 (Montgomery County, AL)
6/7/1948 (Baltimore, MD)
69
SL2
23
P
21
44.1
5'10"
169
L
8/17/1913 (Ferguson, MO)
11/7/1984 (St. Louis, MO)
70
DTS
24
SS
79
6'1"
184
R
6/19/1913 (Little Rock, AR)
5/6/1979 (Detroit, MI)
71
IA
39
3B
29
5'9"
185
R
R
4/18/1898 (Hogansville, GA)
2/3/1993 (Chicago, IL)
72
MRS
38
1B
13
5'8"
175
R
R
2/18/1899 (Memphis, TN)
5/1/1959 (Memphis, TN)
73
IA
26
P
21
47.0
6'2"
192
R
2/27/1911 (Indianapolis, IN)
8/30/1977 (Indianapolis, IN)
74
SL2
31
P
2.0
5'11"
195
6/12/1906 (Lockhart, TX)
4/8/1966 (Fort Worth, TX)
75
CAG
-
1
76
CAG
26
C
58
5'10"
162
R
R
9/17/1910 (Meridian, MS)
8/28/1979 (Chicago, IL)
77
CT
22
LF
139
6'1"
165
B
10/19/1914 (Kent, AL)
11/20/1990 (Cincinnati, OH)
78
24
P
27
47.2
5'10"
160
R
R
8/2/1912 (Fayette County, TN)
2/15/1978 (Memphis, TN)
79
BBB
P
11
24.0
R
80
IA
34
LF
41
6'1"
186
R
R
4/25/1903 (Daingerfield, TX)
2/27/1975 (Gladewater, TX)
81
SL2
P
9
15.0
L
82
BBB
P
3
2.1
83
23
LF
67
6'2"
192
L
R
2/9/1968 (Baltimore, MD)
84
DTS
24
3B
58
5'9"
186
R
R
1/1/1913 (Holly Springs, MS)
2/1/2001 (River Rouge, MI)
85
CT
27
P
66
129.2
R
7/17/1909 (Montgomery, AL)
4/7/1968 (Cincinnati, OH)
86
P
23
26.0
L
87
CAG
32
P
0.1
5'8"
172
R
R
9/21/1904 (Simmons Creek, WV)
2/12/1980 (Roanoke, VA)
88
BBB
27
P
28
37.1
5'10"
198
L
L
3/10/1910 (Birmingham, AL)
12/30/1969 (Birmingham, AL)
89
IA
P
14
34.1
R
90
IA
26
P
1
2.1
6'3"
192
R
R
10/20/1910 (Louisville, KY)
8/9/1981 (Los Angeles, CA)
91
CT/IA
30
RF
96
5'7"
159
R
R
4/10/1907 (Pontotoc, MS)
11/20/2003 (St. Louis, MO)
92
CAG
21
-
1
5'8"
158
L
L
1916 (Dyersburg, TN)
93
MRS
LF
8
R
R
94
CT
33
P
25
39.1
5'9"
163
R
R
1/27/1904 (Clearview, OK)
5/31/1972 (Houston, TX)
95
DTS
2B
2
96
SL2
27
2B
1
6'2"
175
R
5/11/1910 (Paris, MO)
9/23/1989 (St. Louis, MO)
97
KCM
P
1.0
98
CT
23
C
41
6'1"
187
R
R
1/25/1914 (Evergreen, AL)
8/12/1999 (Springfield, IL)
99
KCM
25
SS
141
5'7"
150
R
R
9/16/1911 (Little Rock, AR)
9/24/2005 (Denver, CO)
100
SL2
22
P
44
97.1
6'0"
190
R
3/23/1915 (Elmwood, MO)
3/9/1980 (St. Louis, MO)
101
DTS
3B
10
R
R
102
DTS
23
RF
51
9.2
6'0"
196
R
R
9/13/1913 (Milledgeville, GA)
11/4/1974 (Ann Arbor, MI)
103
MULT
23
P
33
80.2
6'1"
180
R
R
7/24/1913 (Natchitoches, LA)
9/3/1967 (Alameda, CA)
104
22
SS
105
5'11"
167
R
R
3/12/1915 (Montgomery, AL)
7/15/1951 (Montgomery, AL)
105
22
1B
2
6'3"
191
L
L
2/3/1915 (Jeffersontown, KY)
12/21/1987 (Louisville, KY)
106
MRS
26
SS
7
R
R
1911 (Memphis, TN)
7/28/1937 (Memphis, TN)
107
32
P
4
7.2
5'11"
190
B
R
6/15/1905 (Tulsa, OK)
9/18/1978 (New York, NY)
108
SL2
25
2B
19
5'10"
185
R
R
3/25/1912 (Princeton, IN)
10/4/2005 (Chicago, IL)
109
IA
24
3B
70
5'11"
162
R
R
11/20/1912 (Atlanta, GA)
3/6/1976 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
110
MRS
27
CF
82
5'9"
210
R
R
9/7/1909 (Little Rock, AR)
7/20/1977 (Memphis, TN)
111
MRS
28
1B
87
9.0
5'9"
170
L
7/16/1908 (Nashville, TN)
4/14/1953 (Nashville, TN)
112
MRS
26
LF
41
30.0
6'0"
170
3/8/1911 (Lillie, LA)
1/29/1973 (San Diego, CA)
113
KCM
28
P
18
47.2
5'10"
180
R
R
10/1/1908 (Shreveport, LA)
3/10/1975 (Los Angeles, CA)
114
CAG
28
RF
179
5'9"
172
R
R
8/7/1908 (Montgomery, AL)
8/31/1990 (Chicago, IL)
115
MRS
34
3B
34
5'8"
150
R
R
8/16/1902 (Cleburne, TX)
4/18/1957 (Cleburne, TX)
116
SL2
23
C
18
9.1
R
3/20/1914 (Sweet Home, AR)
2/5/1986 (Sweet Home, AR)
117
KCM
26
RF
61
5'11"
175
12/3/1910 (Leggett, TX)
6/23/1993 (Houston, TX)
118
KCM
27
1B
210
5'10"
180
L
L
11/26/1909 (Shreveport, LA)
2/19/1966 (Kansas City, MO)
119
MULT
29
1B
75
6'1"
201
L
L
11/19/1907 (Ellisville, MS)
12/5/1998 (Chicago, IL)
120
SL2
RF
5
121
KCM
27
P
28
67.1
6'0"
180
R
R
4/3/1910 (Houston, TX)
2/9/1981 (Brooklyn, NY)
122
DTS
3B
5
123
CT
48
LF
20
5'6"
150
L
L
10/28/1888 (Marshall, TX)
12/2/1948 (Kansas City, MO)
124
MRS
28
LF
12
5'8"
167
R
R
3/26/1909 (Carlisle, AR)
5/1/1985 (West Seneca, NY)
125
CAG
27
LF
24
0.1
5'11"
180
R
R
10/6/1909 (birthplace unknown)
12/18/1970 (death place unknown)
126
SL2
23
P
5
8.1
5'11"
172
R
3/14/1914 (Clarksdale, MS)
7/10/1974 (St. Louis, MO)
127
IA
1B
20
128
DTS
40
P
30
54.1
5'9"
170
L
L
1/28/1897 (Omaha, NE)
1/14/1958 (Philadelphia, PA)
129
26
RF
252
5'9"
155
L
R
6/2/1911 (Winona, MS)
6/25/1943 (Crown Point, IN)
130
BBB
25
P
13
34.0
R
2/14/1912 (birthplace unknown)
6/27/1939 (Bessemer, AL)
131
25
LF
47
5'11"
180
6/17/1912 (Kosse, TX)
3/21/1989 (Fort Worth, TX)
132
CT
27
P
1
2.1
5'11"
170
L
R
6/3/1910 (Shreveport, LA)
5/24/1962 (New York, NY)
133
MULT
27
P
41
88.0
5'11"
202
R
R
6/10/1910 (Cincinnati, OH)
7/16/1944 (Jackson, TN)
134
MRS
-
1
135
MRS
25
LF
34
3.2
5'10"
190
R
R
11/13/1911 (Carrabelle, FL)
10/6/2006 (Kansas City, MO)
136
BBB
22
P
1
2.2
6'0"
166
R
5/15/1915 (Acmar, AL)
1/5/1968 (Detroit, MI)
137
BBB
CF
121
R
R
138
IA
P
2.1
L
139
CT
25
LF
27
20.0
5'11"
180
L
L
6/18/1912 (Washington, GA)
4/19/1987 (Cherry Hill, NJ)
140
CT
LF
141
SL2
28
RF
125
5'11"
175
6/27/1909 (East St. Louis, IL)
4/9/1986 (Los Angeles, CA)
142
DTS
28
C
26
5'7"
169
7/6/1908 (Nashville, TN)
12/27/1984 (Chicago, IL)
143
SL2
3B
3
144
CAG
29
P
42
36.1
5'5"
150
R
R
9/6/1907 (Edwards, MS)
145
DTS
36
SS
4
5'4"
146
R
R
7/14/1900 (Houston, TX)
146
BBB
LF
7
147
CAG
31
SS
180
5'11"
215
R
R
7/26/1905 (Mobile, AL)
11/13/1981 (Chicago, IL)
148
CT
34
C
141
12.1
5'11"
186
R
R
7/7/1902 (Mobile, AL)
8/11/2005 (Chicago, IL)
149
BBB
25
CF
71
5'8"
160
L
R
6/28/1957 (Nashville, TN)
150
CAG
32
LF
178
5'5"
160
R
R
1/29/1905 (Tullahassee, OK)
3/23/1979 (Fort Worth, TX)
151
21
RF
57
28.1
5'9"
168
R
4/1/1916 (Little Rock, AR)
1/24/1988 (Chicago, IL)
152
SL2
19
SS
30
5'8"
155
L
R
4/22/1918 (Warren, AR)
9/2/1988 (St. Louis, MO)
153
CT
29
CF
183
5'11"
183
R
R
7/31/1907 (Birmingham, AL)
7/23/1983 (Cincinnati, OH)
154
KCM
43
LF
36
5.1
5'7"
160
R
R
7/28/1893 (Oklahoma City, OK)
3/4/1967 (Kansas City, MO)
155
MRS
43
RF
85
L
R
7/21/1893 (Spartanburg, SC)
12/2/1981 (Memphis, TN)
156
IA
22
P
3
1.1
6'2"
160
8/15/1914 (Chicago, IL)
3/3/1991 (Chicago, IL)
157
DTS
26
RF
7
5'11"
185
4/24/1911 (Quincy, FL)
8/4/2008 (St. Louis, MO)
158
23
SS
45
6'0"
155
R
3/10/1914 (Vian, OK)
8/4/1999 (Muskogee, OK)
159
IA
26
CF
88
6'0"
189
5/21/1911 (Bowling Green, KY)
5/3/1956 (Indianapolis, IN)
160
SL2
26
C
37
5'9"
165
1/4/1911 (Paris, MO)
3/11/1973 (Fort Worth, TX)
161
SL2
LF
1
162
MULT
28
CF
138
5'9"
160
L
R
12/23/1908 (Shreveport, LA)
5/10/2002 (Perris, CA)
163
MRS
30
3B
50
R
R
1907 (birthplace unknown)
164
30
P
72
135.1
6'2"
180
R
R
2/27/1907 (Giddings, TX)
11/18/1983 (Kansas City, MO)
165
SS
10
166
26
2B
180
2.2
5'8"
160
R
R
9/1/1910 (Oklahoma City, OK)
167
DTS
C
2
168
36
CF
95
6'1"
185
L
L
5/8/1901 (Nashville, TN)
9/4/1979 (Detroit, MI)
169
DTS
CF
4
170
MULT
20
SS
130
6'3"
198
B
R
1/2/1917 (South Bend, IN)
3/3/1978 (Chicago, IL)
171
BBB
-
1
172
MRS
20
P
0.0
6'1"
200
R
12/4/1916 (Deering, MO)
10/29/1984 (Gary, IN)
173
SL2
23
2B
18
5'9"
165
1/21/1914 (Fort Gaines, GA)
5/10/1993 (Columbus, OH)
174
26
RF
61
5'9"
160
R
R
3/10/1911 (Bessemer, AL)
12/25/1968 (Bessemer, AL)
175
CAG
53
-
1
5'5"
165
R
R
2/1/1884 (Anderson, SC)
4/3/1948 (Chicago, IL)
176
CT
26
1B
174
5'11"
230
L
L
7/10/1910 (London, OH)
10/1/1976 (Cleveland, OH)
177
SL2
24
SS
18
6'0"
170
B
R
2/11/1913 (Rolling Fork, MS)
9/23/2000 (Indianapolis, IN)
178
MRS
26
C
72
5'11"
158
R
R
5/7/1911 (Memphis, TN)
2/9/1954 (Memphis, TN)
179
DTS
24
P
16
40.0
5'10"
168
R
5/28/1913 (Mobile, AL)
1/8/1945 (River Rouge, MI)
180
SL2
19
LF
21
5'9"
159
11/15/1917 (Elaine, AR)
11/22/1982 (St. Louis, MO)
181
25
P
19
20.1
5'8"
170
R
R
10/22/1911 (Mobile, AL)
9/28/1983 (Big Rapids, MI)
182
SL2
20
1B
25
5'11"
210
L
R
12/31/1916 (St. Louis, MO)
4/5/1954 (St. Louis, MO)
183
CAG
33
P
28
75.0
6'3"
185
R
R
12/17/1903 (Jacksonville, FL)
1/10/1944 (Chicago, IL)
184
DTS
30
LF
71
6.0
6'0"
198
1/29/1907 (Marion, AL)
10/2000 (Aurora, CO)
185
SL2
26
CF
4
5'9"
174
L
R
3/7/1911 (Itasca, TX)
9/16/1963 (Itasca, TX)
186
CAG
LF
5
187
IA
C
43
188
SL2
CF
44
189
DTS
25
P
32
48.1
5'10"
160
R
3/26/1912 (Montgomery, AL)
6/5/1988 (Detroit, MI)
190
BBB
22
RF
122
5'10"
165
L
R
11/10/1914 (Griffin, GA)
3/13/1961 (Oakland, CA)
191
SL2
44
C
15
2.2
5'9"
187
R
R
10/11/1892 (Paris, TX)
6/8/1944 (Muskogee, OK)
192
CAG
RF
3
193
BBB
23
LF
87
6'0"
170
R
R
11/11/1913 (Mobile, AL)
5/13/2000 (Charlotte, NC)
194
DTS
29
C
36
5'7"
172
R
4/24/1908 (Talladega County, AL)
9/15/1973 (Detroit, MI)
195
20
P
23
53.1
5'11"
165
L
12/16/1916 (Limestone County, TX)
4/19/1965 (Dallas, TX)
196
BBB
25
3B
127
5'10"
188
R
R
2/6/1912 (Cordova, AL)
7/23/1977 (Cleveland, OH)
197
KCM
CF
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