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

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Johnny Ray	BBB	.485
2	Willard Brown	KCM	.479
3	Turkey Stearnes	CAG/DTS	.476
4	David Whatley	BBB	.457
5	Ted Strong	MULT	.427
6	Howard Easterling	CT	.426
7	Goose Curry	MULT	.426
8	Les Pearson	SL2	.404
9	Bill Carter	BBB/SL2	.397
10	Red Hale	DTS	.394

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Bo Mitchell	BBB	0.85
2	Hilton Smith	CAG/KCM	0.86
3	Eugene Bremer	CT	0.89
4	Andy Cooper	CAG/KCM	0.92
5	Jesse Houston	CT	1.09
6	Porter Moss	MULT	1.09
7	Vet Barnes	KCM	1.13
8	Willie Cornelius	CAG	1.14
9	Henry McHenry	KCM	1.14
10	Lefty Wilson	KCM/MRS	1.16

All-1937 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	3.6	3.2	0.4
Sonny Harris	CT	0.6	0.6	0.1

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Neil Robinson	CT	1.6	1.0	0.7
Turkey Stearnes	CAG/DTS	1.2	1.2	0.1

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Lloyd Davenport	CT	1.7	1.3	0.6
Henry Milton	CAG/KCM	1.2	1.5	-0.1

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Howard Easterling	CT	2.1	1.5	0.4
Alex Radcliff	CAG	2.0	1.5	0.3

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Newt Allen	CAG/KCM	4.0	1.7	2.1
Roosevelt Cox	CAG/DTS	0.7	0.4	0.3

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jess Brooks	KCM	1.4	0.8	0.5
Ted Bond	CAG	1.2	0.6	0.5

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jelly Taylor	CT	0.9	0.4	0.6
Ed Mayweather	KCM	0.6	0.6	0.2

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ted Radcliffe	CT	1.1	0.1	0.8
Frank Duncan	CAG/KCM	0.9	0.0	0.9

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Hilton Smith	CAG/KCM	130.1	5.2	5.0	0.2
Jesse Houston	CT	111.2	2.5	2.4	0.0
Eugene Bremer	CT	55.0	2.2	2.1	0.2
Willie Cornelius	CAG	103.0	2.1	2.4	-0.3
Bo Mitchell	BBB	27.0	1.7	1.6	0.1

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Vet Barnes	KCM	69.1	2.5	2.3	0.2
Porter Moss	MULT	81.1	1.4	1.5	-0.1
Ted Trent	CAG	73.0	1.3	1.5	-0.2
Bill Howard	IA/MRS	26.0	1.2	1.0	0.2
Willie Foster	CAG	80.2	1.1	1.0	0.1

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