1943 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1943 Season


Negro National League II


1942 / 1944



Tom Wilson (President)
Ed Bolden (Vice President)
Cumberland Posey (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)
Frank Forbes (Director of League Promotions)

Top Hitter


Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher


Johnny
Wright

Leaders

Batting Average

# Player Team BA
1
Tetelo Vargas
NYC
.472
2
Josh Gibson
HG
.466
3
Jerry Benjamin
HG
.374
4
Pancho Coimbre
NYC
.362
5
Vic Harris
HG
.362
6
Cool Papa Bell
HG
.350
7
Howard Easterling
HG
.348
8
Gene Benson
PS
.337
9
Buck Leonard
HG
.329
10
Johnny Davis
NE
.326

Strikeouts

# Player Team SO
1
Johnny Wright
HG
99
2
Bill Byrd
BEG/PS
94
3
Dave Barnhill
NYC
88
4
Tom Glover
BEG
61
5
Lefty Boone
HSS
51
6
Edsall Walker
HG
50
7
Barney Brown
PS
50
8
Spoon Carter
HG
45
9
Leniel Hooker
NE/PS
43
10
Leon Day
NE
39


Players

Bats:

Throws:

#
Player
Team
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
1
31
RF
89
35.1
5'11"
171
R
R
10/10/1911 (Collierville, TN)
1/22/1955 (New York, NY)
2
NBY
LF
4
3
30
P
40
85.1
5'11"
175
L
R
1/25/1913 (Brevard, NC)
3/25/1971 (Cincinnati, OH)
4
PS
30
2B
3
5'7"
145
R
R
8/23/1912 (Pineland, TX)
7/9/1976 (Houston, TX)
5
28
CF
60
5'9"
170
L
R
4/27/1915 (Madison, MS)
4/15/1974 (Carbondale, IL)
6
NBY
24
SS
119
5'7"
152
R
9/20/1918 (Bridgeport, CT)
6/22/1992 (Bridgeport, CT)
7
HG
32
SS
307
5'9"
165
R
R
9/18/1910 (Sulligent, AL)
7/24/1976 (Pittsburgh, PA)
8
BEG
29
1B
167
3.2
6'2"
205
R
R
3/16/1914 (Durham, NC)
1/14/2000 (Durham, NC)
9
NBY
31
CF
134
16.1
5'8"
170
R
R
2/13/1912 (Joplin, MO)
7/1964 (Newark, NJ)
10
NYC
29
P
64
125.2
5'6"
168
B
R
10/30/1913 (Greenville, NC)
1/8/1983 (Miami, FL)
11
HG
40
LF
307
5'11"
157
B
L
5/17/1903 (Starkville, MS)
3/7/1991 (St. Louis, MO)
12
HG
33
CF
331
5'9"
165
B
R
11/9/1909 (Montgomery, AL)
11/23/1974 (Detroit, MI)
13
PS
29
CF
206
5'9"
180
L
L
10/2/1913 (Pittsburgh, PA)
4/6/1999 (Philadelphia, PA)
14
BEG
31
P
2
7.2
5'11"
180
R
2/18/1912 (Washington, DC)
6/18/1978 (Baltimore, MD)
15
BEG
19
P
1
3.0
6'2"
220
R
R
2/8/1924 (Plainfield, NJ)
5/17/2002 (Scottsdale, AZ)
16
HSS
23
P
18
45.1
6'2"
202
L
3/24/1920 (East Saint Louis, IL)
9/18/1976 (death place unknown)
17
NBY
29
LF
100
6'0"
182
L
R
9/6/1913 (Madison, AL)
18
NYC
36
LF
133
5'8"
165
L
R
6/3/1907 (New Orleans, LA)
11/1971 (Bronx, NY)
19
PS
35
RF
151
128.1
5'11"
160
L
L
10/23/1907 (Hartsville, SC)
10/1985 (Philadelphia, PA)
20
NE
24
RF
41
5.0
6'0"
180
L
R
5/14/1919 (Scotland County, NC)
21
HG
35
RF
125
77.0
6'1"
195
B
R
2/23/1908 (McDonald Township, OH)
2/8/1965 (Dayton, OH)
22
HSS
1B
4
23
BEG
SS
19
24
PS
36
P
31
77.1
6'1"
179
R
8/10/1906 (Philadelphia, PA)
8/8/1964 (New York, NY)
25
25
P
9
21.0
5'6"
166
L
12/25/1917 (Albany, GA)
26
PS
36
LF
35
5'6"
160
L
R
6/23/1907 (Salisbury, MD)
8/30/1989 (Philadelphia, PA)
27
BEG
27
P
20
36.2
6'0"
175
L
L
1/12/1916 (West Palm Beach, FL)
2/10/1966 (West Palm Beach, FL)
28
NE
SS
4
29
35
P
124
134.1
6'1"
210
B
R
7/15/1907 (Canton, GA)
1/4/1991 (Philadelphia, PA)
30
HSS
31
P
7
11.0
5'9"
180
L
L
8/21/1911 (Union City, TN)
10/2/1976 (Cleveland, OH)
31
HG
33
2B
63
5'6"
145
R
R
2/5/1910 (Wenonah, AL)
11/18/1972 (Pittsburgh, PA)
32
BEG
24
P
2
5.0
5'9"
165
R
5/25/1919 (New Albany, IN)
6/30/1969 (New Albany, IN)
33
HSS
30
3B
35
5'7"
160
L
R
12/27/1912 (Haslam, TX)
12/20/1993 (Memphis, TN)
34
HG
40
P
60
119.1
5'11"
176
L
R
12/8/1902 (Harpersville, AL)
1/23/1974 (Birmingham, AL)
35
PS
24
C
184
6'1"
190
R
R
2/21/1919 (Round Oak, GA)
9/12/2011 (Philadelphia, PA)
36
30
LF
27
5'11"
176
L
R
12/24/1912 (Tampa, FL)
1/28/1973 (Los Angeles, CA)
37
40
C
147
5'10"
175
R
R
1/8/1903 (Richmond, VA)
1/1971 (Newark, NJ)
38
NBY
30
1B
100
6'0"
192
L
L
4/17/1913 (Gloucester County, VA)
11/20/1997 (Philadelphia, PA)
39
NYC
34
RF
159
9.0
5'8"
170
R
R
1/29/1909 (Arroyo, Puerto Rico)
11/4/1989 (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
40
PS
28
C
4
5'8"
170
L
R
2/19/1915 (Sumter, SC)
3/10/1985 (Philadelphia, PA)
41
29
3B
129
R
R
42
NYC
23
P
14
29.2
5'10"
170
L
L
9/14/1919 (Mobile, AL)
7/14/1994 (Miami, FL)
43
PS
38
RF
206
41.2
6'2"
180
L
R
5/19/1905 (Mexia, TX)
3/30/1974 (Memphis, TN)
44
NE
20
3B
39
5'10"
178
R
R
7/15/1922 (Aiken, SC)
12/4/2000 (St. Petersburg, FL)
45
NE
26
CF
153
6.1
6'2"
217
R
R
2/6/1917 (Ashland, VA)
11/17/1982 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
46
NE/PS
26
2B
125
52.2
5'9"
170
R
R
10/30/1916 (Alexandria, VA)
3/13/1995 (Baltimore, MD)
47
NBY
C
8
48
BEG
25
SS
37
6'0"
170
R
R
2/10/1918 (Nashville, TN)
3/6/2001 (Nashville, TN)
49
NE
19
2B
127
6'1"
180
L
R
12/13/1923 (Camden, SC)
6/18/2003 (Montclair, NJ)
50
PS
20
SS
63
5'10"
170
R
R
12/20/1922 (Philadelphia, PA)
7/12/2015 (Philadelphia, PA)
51
HG
31
2B
273
5'9"
179
B
R
11/26/1911 (Mount Olive, MS)
9/6/1993 (Collins, MS)
52
NE
23
P
13
31.0
6'1"
165
6/6/1920 (Midlothian, VA)
2/4/1961 (Richmond, VA)
53
32
P
31
64.2
6'5"
178
R
R
12/27/1910 (Richmond, VA)
10/15/1947 (Richmond, VA)
54
NBY
34
LF
16
5'11"
195
R
R
7/4/1908 (Jacksonville, FL)
5/3/1996 (Miami, FL)
55
MULT
27
2B
47
5'8"
162
R
R
5/12/1916 (Walls, MS)
6/18/1973 (Chicago, IL)
56
NYC
32
P
6
13.1
6'1"
190
R
R
6/27/1911 (Guanabacoa, Cuba)
57
NE
19
LF
11
6'0"
180
R
R
6/3/1924 (Montclair, NJ)
1/27/1998 (Trenton, NJ)
58
NBY
27
1B
8
5'11"
165
R
R
11/26/1915 (Terrell, TX)
59
MULT
30
2B
93
5'8"
185
R
R
10/16/1912 (Memphis, TN)
1/1982 (Memphis, TN)
60
NBY
26
P
23
58.1
5'11"
158
R
R
11/8/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
5/9/1994 (New York, NY)
61
HG
33
C
55
6'1"
180
R
R
3/19/1910 (Chattanooga, TN)
2/11/2000 (Pittsburgh, PA)
62
HG
31
C
305
6'1"
213
R
R
12/21/1911 (Buena Vista, GA)
1/20/1947 (Pittsburgh, PA)
63
PS
16
C
3
6'3"
197
R
R
9/19/1926 (Wachapreague, VA)
4/16/2011 (Yeadon, PA)
64
BEG
30
P
31
85.1
6'1"
156
R
L
2/11/1913 (Montgomery County, AL)
6/7/1948 (Baltimore, MD)
65
HSS
29
C
48
5'9"
165
R
R
1/8/1914 (Union City, TN)
4/18/1996 (Ann Arbor, MI)
66
NBY
30
P
66
58.1
6'3"
200
R
R
10/1/1912 (Liberty, TN)
11/8/1977 (Indianapolis, IN)
67
PS
25
RF
6
5'6"
150
R
R
9/7/1917 (Conley, GA)
1/15/1996 (Atlanta, GA)
68
HG
38
RF
159
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
69
BEG
35
RF
106
94.2
5'8"
175
L
L
3/23/1908 (Clarksdale, MS)
3/3/1989 (Baltimore, MD)
70
NE
25
LF
69
6'1"
238
L
R
5/28/1918 (Saint Michaels, MD)
6/27/1992 (Montclair, NJ)
71
PS
26
P
9
16.0
5'8"
159
R
7/2/1916 (Savannah, GA)
72
NE
25
P
27
59.0
5'6"
140
L
L
6/6/1918 (Plant City, FL)
5/31/1993 (Sarasota, FL)
73
NE
21
P
16
29.1
6'0"
160
L
L
10/1/1921 (Kinston, NC)
9/23/1965 (Kinston, NC)
74
NE/PS
27
P
37
84.1
6'0"
169
R
R
6/28/1916 (Sanford, NC)
12/18/1977 (Newark, NJ)
75
HSS
27
2B
5
5'5"
152
L
R
2/20/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
11/1969 (New Orleans, LA)
76
BEG
29
LF
152
6'2"
192
L
R
2/9/1968 (Baltimore, MD)
77
NYC
29
P
23
54.1
5'10"
170
R
R
1/10/1914 (Daytona Beach, FL)
2/1/2003 (Cerritos, CA)
78
BEG
29
-
1
5'10"
160
R
R
2/14/1914 (Richland, GA)
6/27/1991 (Joppa, MD)
79
NE
24
CF
4
6'1"
195
R
R
2/25/1919 (Haleburg, AL)
1/11/2016 (Houston, TX)
80
NBY
SS
5
81
PS
SS
14
L
R
82
PS
26
2B
2
5'8"
158
R
12/18/1916 (Philadelphia, PA)
8/3/1981 (Philadelphia, PA)
83
HSS
3B
5
84
NBY
CF
85
PS
38
SS
57
5'9"
169
R
8/16/1904 (Swarthmore, PA)
9/6/1976 (Springfield, PA)
86
HSS
20
SS
14
5'11"
175
B
R
10/15/1922 (Macon, GA)
11/11/1991 (Detroit, MI)
87
HG
21
P
11
23.2
6'2"
195
L
L
3/9/1922 (Atlanta, GA)
7/30/1960 (Atlanta, GA)
88
BEG
RF
77
89
NE
21
SS
1
5'5"
149
R
7/3/1921 (Hackensack, NJ)
12/25/1995 (Hackensack, NJ)
90
NBY
C
72
R
R
91
PS
30
P
11
21.2
5'8"
160
R
10/9/1912 (LeFlore, MS)
92
BEG
31
CF
207
5'8"
175
L
R
2/10/1912 (Nashville, TN)
7/11/1999 (Nashville, TN)
93
PS
19
P
22
24.2
5'10"
195
B
B
9/23/1923 (Philadelphia, PA)
1/29/2001 (Philadelphia, PA)
94
NBY
39
LF
8
5'9"
160
R
R
10/6/1903 (Stony Point, NC)
12/1979 (Philadelphia, PA)
95
NBY
RF
1
96
HG
35
1B
310
5'10"
185
L
L
9/8/1907 (Rocky Mount, NC)
11/27/1997 (Rocky Mount, NC)
97
NYC
33
LF
138
5'9"
180
L
L
9/20/1909 (La Habana, Cuba)
98
NYC
23
C
111
5'10"
172
R
R
8/19/1919 (West Point, VA)
8/31/1989 (Newark, NJ)
99
HSS
35
C
3
9/2/1907 (Milton, AL)
3/5/1986 (Detroit, MI)
100
HG
21
P
0.0
6'2"
200
L
8/22/1921 (Cleveland County, NC)
4/30/2000 (Bronx, NY)
101
BEG
21
C
8
5'8"
150
R
R
6/22/1922 (Washington, DC)
5/1967 (death place unknown)
102
NE
24
P
3
9.0
6'4"
180
R
R
11/18/1918 (Rome, GA)
6/23/2003 (Pleasantville, NJ)
103
NYC
30
SS
139
5'9"
155
R
R
10/20/1912 (Santiago, D.R.)
4/14/1992 (Santo Domingo, D.R.)
104
PS
29
P
11
25.2
5'11"
155
L
L
11/18/1913 (Crawfordsville, AR)
10/30/1998 (Memphis, TN)
105
HSS
25
P
26
39.1
6'3"
210
R
R
4/29/1918 (Forrest City, AR)
5/5/1987 (Cairo, IL)
106
HSS
37
C
6
5'6"
150
L
R
3/31/1906 (Williamsburg, VA)
4/2/1982 (Plainfield, NJ)
107
NBY
P
9
14.2
L
R
108
HG
47
P
1.0
5'10"
170
L
L
4/29/1896 (Atlantic City, NJ)
3/23/1985 (Homewood, PA)
109
NBY
33
3B
99
R
R
1910 (Lockett, VA)
110
PS
25
P
1
3.2
6'0"
178
R
R
7/17/1917 (Glenolden, PA)
8/30/1972 (Philadelphia, PA)
111
37
1B
11
5'11"
190
L
9/3/1905 (Jacksonville, FL)
112
NYC
33
P
1.2
5'11"
170
L
R
6/3/1910 (Shreveport, LA)
5/24/1962 (New York, NY)
113
PS
26
-
2
5'8"
165
R
10/6/1916 (Chester, PA)
12/29/1981 (Philadelphia, PA)
114
PS
21
2B
102
5'9"
165
R
R
12/19/1921 (Washington, NC)
1/1993 (Philadelphia, PA)
115
BEG
P
1
3.0
R
116
BEG
26
2B
18
5'9"
163
L
R
11/3/1916 (Milner, GA)
11/22/2001 (Queens, NY)
117
NBY
35
C
24
5'11"
176
R
R
10/27/1907 (Georgetown, TX)
4/21/1969 (New York, NY)
118
HSS
31
RF
61
5.0
6'1"
235
R
R
2/12/1912 (Alexandria, LA)
10/14/1964 (Alexandria, LA)
119
PS
39
LF
152
5'11"
170
R
R
11/23/1903 (Port Allen, LA)
2/22/1954 (Philadelphia, PA)
120
HG
31
P
26
37.1
5'11"
180
L
L
6/18/1912 (Washington, GA)
4/19/1987 (Cherry Hill, NJ)
121
MULT
25
1B
159
6'2"
214
R
R
5/23/1918 (La Grange, GA)
12/7/1980 (East Orange, NJ)
122
NYC
41
2B
126
5'11"
162
R
R
123
BEG
33
P
17
44.2
6'3"
190
R
R
3/7/1910 (Sweet Home, AR)
7/1/2010 (Los Angeles, CA)
124
NBY
17
P
0.0
6'1"
170
R
R
6/26/1926 (New York, NY)
9/21/1979 (Los Angeles, CA)
125
HG
27
CF
4
5'10"
180
L
R
8/5/1915 (Phoebus, VA)
2/13/2013 (Columbia, MD)
126
NE
18
SS
50
5'9"
150
R
R
11/22/1924 (Montclair, NJ)
4/9/2003 (Parsippany, NJ)
127
NYC
30
2B
127
5'9"
155
R
R
9/6/1912 (Santurce, PR)
7/26/2003 (New York, NY)
128
NBY
35
P
3
8.1
5'9"
162
R
9/7/1907 (High Point, NC)
9/10/1984 (Fort Worth, TX)
129
BEG
33
C
47
5'11"
180
R
R
5/30/1910 (Birmingham, AL)
10/13/1997 (Kings Mountain, NC)
130
BEG
30
3B
1
5'8"
180
B
R
4/1/1913 (Oklahoma City, OK)
3/26/1984 (Pacoima, CA)
131
NBY
35
3B
75
5'4"
168
R
R
5/1967 (Jacksonville, FL)
132
NE
31
C
118
5'11"
169
R
R
2/11/1912 (Portsmouth, VA)
8/14/1970 (Portsmouth, VA)
133
BEG
22
2B
205
5'8"
190
R
R
5/8/1921 (Nashville, TN)
1/1984 (Nashville, TN)
134
BEG
42
3B
148
5'11"
195
R
R
8/16/1900 (Talladega, AL)
4/15/1976 (Compton, CA)
135
BEG
3B
10
5'11"
202
R
R
136
HSS
24
RF
3
5'9"
145
1/28/1919 (Great Falls, SC)
6/13/1998 (Buffalo, NY)
137
BEG
27
3B
5
5'10"
158
L
R
6/12/1916 (Wetumpka, AL)
12/5/1999 (Birmingham, AL)
138
HG
20
P
15
28.1
6'2"
206
L
L
10/20/1922 (Whipple, WV)
10/18/1955 (Scarbro, WV)
139
NE
C
4
140
37
SS
193
5'10"
155
R
R
10/23/1905 (Oxford, AL)
3/16/1974 (Louisville, KY)
141
PS
33
3B
213
6'0"
179
R
R
11/16/1909 (Arkadelphia, AR)
6/1980 (Philadelphia, PA)
142
MULT
23
2B
83
5'9"
151
R
R
8/4/1919 (Gretna, LA)
5/17/2003 (Gretna, LA)
143
NE
24
C
24
5'10"
175
R
R
1/17/1919 (Dawson, GA)
4/20/1992 (New York, NY)
144
NBY
38
P
19
55.2
6'0"
212
L
L
5/9/1905 (Kent County, MD)
1/1/1959 (New York, NY)
145
37
1B
50
6'2"
217
R
R
4/23/1906 (Springfield, MO)
146
HG
P
3
6.2
147
BEG
32
P
4
11.1
5'11"
175
10/8/1910 (Herndon, VA)
148
33
RF
62
6'0"
195
L
R
8/21/1909 (Black Cat, DE)
3/20/1983 (Bronx, NY)
149
PS
25
2B
39
3.1
6'1"
200
R
R
3/28/1918 (Melfa, VA)
5/9/1993 (Cherry Hill, NJ)
150
NE
42
1B
15
2.0
6'1"
200
R
R
3/31/1901 (Blocton, AL)
7/9/1966 (Newark, NJ)
151
23
LF
56
6'1"
145
R
R
12/28/1919 (West Point, VA)
7/29/1969 (West Point, VA)
152
NYC
38
1B
136
5'11"
168
L
L
3/22/1905 (Mobile, AL)
7/27/1968 (Mobile, AL)
153
NYC
36
P
5
10.1
5'10"
150
L
L
8/27/1906 (La Habana, Cuba)
12/10/1976 (Milton, MA)
154
NBY
LF
4
155
HSS
30
1B
11
5'6"
143
R
L
7/8/1912 (Beach, GA)
8/13/2000 (Palatka, FL)
156
NYC
37
CF
142
5'9"
142
R
R
4/11/1906 (Santo Domingo, D.R.)
12/30/1971 (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
157
HG
32
P
54
111.2
5'11"
215
B
L
9/15/1910 (Catskill, NY)
2/19/1997 (Catskill, NY)
158
HSS
32
P
13
25.1
6'1"
186
R
R
8/3/1910 (Arbon, FL)
159
NE
27
3B
156
5'4"
145
L
R
10/16/1915 (Drury, MD)
3/26/1987 (Bolton Hill, MD)
160
PS
38
1B
216
6'0"
218
B
R
4/23/1905 (Birmingham, AL)
9/2/1969 (Philadelphia, PA)
161
HG
29
P
4
8.0
6'2"
195
L
R
12/28/1913 (Silsbee, TX)
12/10/1987 (Denver, CO)
162
NE
19
SS
68
27.0
5'9"
152
R
10/10/1923 (Rockville, MD)
163
BEG
RF
23
164
HSS
26
RF
32
6'3"
200
L
R
11/8/1916 (Camden, AL)
10/26/2003 (Miami, FL)
165
HG
24
RF
5
5'5"
168
L
L
8/21/1918 (Newport, KY)
166
38
SS
93
5'11"
180
R
R
6/5/1905 (Sparks, GA)
5/16/1964 (Queens, NY)
167
NBY
37
-
1
6'1"
198
R
R
1/16/1906 (Benton, AL)
4/28/1962 (Jacksonville, FL)
168
PS
23
SS
54
6'0"
190
R
R
2/12/1920 (Haslam, TX)
12/23/2000 (Conroe, TX)
169
NBY
35
P
3
5.0
5'11"
190
R
11/10/1907 (Middletown, OH)
170
NE
25
RF
62
5'7"
159
6/16/1918 (Williamsburg, VA)
6/30/2002 (West Point, VA)
171
HSS
27
LF
60
6'1"
155
B
R
9/15/1915 (Yazoo City, MS)
12/23/1986 (St. Louis, MO)
172
HG
47
3B
252
5'8"
190
L
R
2/29/1896 (Remington, VA)
6/24/1963 (Washington, DC)
173
NBY
34
RF
74
5'11"
185
11/20/1908 (Savannah, GA)
8/14/1972 (Southampton, NY)
174
HG
26
P
82
189.0
5'11"
175
R
R
11/28/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
5/10/1990 (Jackson, MS)
175
BEG
22
SS
53
5'2"
126
R
10/20/1920 (Nashville, TN)
8/1/1959 (Nashville, TN)

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