1940 Season

Negro American League

1939 / 1941

R. R. Jackson (Commissioner)
J. B. Martin (President)
Horace Hall (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Jesse
Williams

George
Walker

#	Player	Team	SB
1	Leslie Green	SNS	13
2	Henry Milton	KCM	9
3	Herb Souell	KCM	8
4	Fred Bankhead	MRS	8
5	Buck O'Neil	KCM	8
6	Duke Cleveland	CBR	7
7	Jelly Taylor	MRS	7
8	John Lyles	SNS	6
9	Curtis Henderson	TIC	6
10	Jesse Williams	KCM	5

#	Player	Team	W
1	Jack Matchett	KCM	7
2	Lefty Calhoun	SNS	6
3	Frank Bradley	KCM	6
4	George Walker	KCM	5
5	Eugene Smith	SNS	5
6	Andy Sarvis	CBR	5
7	Preacher Henry	CBR	5
8	Hilton Smith	KCM	4
9	Blanch Moody	BBB	4
10	Floyd Kranson	KCM	4

Standings

		vs NAL					vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Kansas City Monarchs^*¹²	38	13	1	.745	-	43	21	3	.672	5.6	3.7	Andy Cooper	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
2	Memphis Red Sox	31	26	0	.544	10.0	45	43	0	.511	5.3	4.9	Ruben Jones	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
3	Cleveland Bears	18	18	1	.500	12.5	22	21	1	.512	5.5	5.2	Alonzo Mitchell, Jim Williams	League Park (Cleveland, OH), Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
4	St. Louis-New Orleans Stars	24	25	1	.490	13.0	30	35	3	.462	5.1	5.8	George Mitchell	South End Grounds (St. Louis, MO), Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
5	Chicago American Giants	22	26	2	.458	14.5	25	33	2	.431	4.6	5.3	Wilson Redus	American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
6	Birmingham Black Barons	16	29	0	.356	19.0	20	39	0	.339	4.1	5.7	Candy Jim Taylor	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
7	Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords	9	21	1	.300	18.5	12	25	1	.324	3.7	4.8	Oscar Charleston	Swayne Field (Toledo, OH), Perry Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)

* = League Champion 1 = First Half Champion 2 = Second Half Champion

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