1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Season

Negro National League II

1946 / 1948

John H. Johnson (President)
Alex Pompez (Vice President)
Curtis Leak (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Henry
Kimbro

Top Pitcher

Max
Manning

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Henry Kimbro	BEG	.619
2	Butch Davis	BEG	.509
3	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	.508
4	Monte Irvin	NE	.500
5	Pat Patterson	NE	.483
6	Johnny Washington	BEG	.481
7	Bob Thurman	HG	.475
8	Tommy Butts	BEG	.459
9	Lorenzo Cabrera	NYC	.452
10	Johnny Davis	NE	.448

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Frank Thompson	HG	1.09
2	Lino Donoso	NYC	1.10
3	Max Manning	NE	1.12
4	Bill Byrd	BEG	1.13
5	Bob Romby	BEG	1.14
6	Luis Tiant	NYC	1.19
7	Johnny Wright	HG	1.27
8	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	1.27
9	Amos Watson	BEG	1.29
10	Rufus Lewis	NE	1.32

All-1947 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Butch Davis	BEG	2.6	2.8	0.1
Luke Easter	HG	1.2	1.3	0.2

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Henry Kimbro	BEG	4.1	3.8	0.3
Monte Irvin	NE	2.0	2.0	-0.1

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Luis Márquez	HG	1.7	2.0	-0.3
Archie Brathwaite	PS	1.7	0.8	1.1

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Tommy Butts	BEG	3.6	1.7	1.5
Silvio García	NYC	2.6	1.3	1.0

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Larry Doby	NE	2.7	2.2	0.3
Fernando Díaz	NYC	1.2	0.5	0.6

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Minnie Miñoso	NYC	2.1	1.9	0.2
Lester Lockett	BEG	1.1	1.3	-0.1

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Buck Leonard	HG	1.7	1.6	0.3
Johnny Washington	BEG	1.5	1.9	-0.2

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Bill Cash	PS	1.6	0.9	0.6
Eudie Napier	HG	1.0	0.8	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Bob Romby	BEG	111.1	3.1	3.3	-0.2
Max Manning	NE	130.0	3.1	3.5	-0.4
Bill Byrd	BEG	120.1	2.5	2.1	0.3
Luis Tiant	NYC	79.2	2.2	2.3	-0.2

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Frank Thompson	HG	96.0	2.6	2.5	0.0
Cotton Williams	NE	51.1	1.4	1.0	0.4
Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	77.2	1.2	0.9	0.4
R. T. Walker	HG	53.2	1.1	1.2	0.0

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