1943 Season

1942 / 1944

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

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Johnny
Wright

Leaders

Runs Batted In

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Josh Gibson	MULT	112
2	Alejandro Crespo	ULT	70
3	Ray Dandridge	VEZ	70
4	Wild Bill Wright	ROM	70
5	Buck Leonard	MULT	68
6	Howard Easterling	MULT	61
7	Silvio García	ROM	61
8	Jud Wilson	HG	59
9	Jacinto Roque	PUE	56
10	Roy Campanella	MTY	54

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Roosevelt Davis	CC	0.90
2	Hilton Smith	KCM	1.02
3	John Huber	BBB	1.04
4	Johnny Markham	BBB	1.06
5	George Walker	KCM/CC	1.07
6	Theolic Smith	CBE/WES	1.07
7	Alonzo Boone	CBE	1.10
8	Satchel Paige	MULT	1.12
9	Alvin Gipson	BBB	1.13
10	Johnny Wright	HG/EAS	1.14

Standings

Glossary

Negro National League II

		vs NN2					vs Maj. Black Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays^*	53	14	1	.791	-	78	23	1	.772	7.5	4.2	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2	New York Cubans	19	14	1	.576	17.0	35	27	2	.565	5.6	4.3	José María Fernández	Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
3	Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars	8	8	0	.500	19.5	10	13	1	.435	4.8	4.5	Harry Williams, Tom Parker	Island Park (Harrisburg, PA)
4	Newark Eagles	26	32	0	.448	22.5	26	32	0	.448	5.8	5.6	Mule Suttles	Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
5	Baltimore Elite Giants	18	26	3	.409	23.5	25	41	3	.379	5.0	6.2	George Scales	Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD), Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD)
6	Philadelphia Stars	21	31	1	.404	24.5	24	33	1	.421	6.2	6.7	Goose Curry	Penmar Park (Philadelphia, PA)
7	New York Black Yankees	4	24	2	.143	29.5	6	32	2	.158	3.7	9.1	Tex Burnett	Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)

* = League Champion

Negro American League

		vs NAL					vs Maj. Black Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Kansas City Monarchs	44	27	1	.620	-	52	39	1	.571	4.7	3.9	Frank Duncan	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
2	Cleveland Buckeyes	39	25	1	.609	1.5	50	37	2	.575	5.6	4.7	Parnell Woods	Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
3	Birmingham Black Barons^*¹	45	35	2	.563	3.5	59	49	2	.546	4.7	4.0	Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
4	Chicago American Giants²	37	33	1	.529	6.5	43	37	1	.538	4.8	4.8	Ted Radcliffe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
5	Memphis Red Sox	34	51	4	.400	17.0	44	55	4	.444	4.1	4.9	Larry Brown	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
6	Cincinnati Clowns	31	59	5	.344	22.5	42	64	5	.396	4.1	5.5	Bunny Downs, Fred Wilson	Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH)

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

NAL Championship Series

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Birmingham Black Barons	3	2	0	.600	-	5.4	2.8	Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL), Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
2	Chicago American Giants	2	3	0	.400	1.0	2.8	5.4	Ted Radcliffe	Swayne Field (Toledo, OH), Red Bird Stadium (Columbus, OH) (Dayton, OH)

Negro League World Series

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays	4	3	1	.571	-	5.8	3.5	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
2	Birmingham Black Barons	3	4	1	.429	1.0	3.5	5.8	Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL), Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, AL)

Independent Clubs

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Atlanta Black Crackers	8	18	1	.308	4.0	4.5	7.4	Henry Lewis, Nish Williams	Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)
3	NNL All Stars	1	3	0	.250	-	2.3	6.3	Goose Curry	Penmar Park (Philadelphia, PA)

East-West All Star Games

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	West All Stars	1	0	0	1.000	-	2.0	1.0	Frank Duncan	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
2	East All Stars	0	1	0	.000	1.0	1.0	2.0	Vic Harris	No Home Ballpark

North-South All Star Games

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	South All Stars	2	0	0	1.000	-	5.5	3.0	Jud Wilson, Frank Duncan	Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
2	North All Stars	0	2	0	.000	2.0	3.0	5.5	Mule Suttles, Harry Williams	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)

Mexican League

Liga Mexicana de Béisbol

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Industriales de Monterrey^*	53	37	0	.589	-	4.4	3.6	Lázaro Salazar	Parque Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
2	Unión Laguna de Torreón	51	36	0	.586	0.5	5.0	3.9	Martín Dihigo	Estadio Revolución (Torre?n, CO, Mexico)
3	Pericos de Puebla	44	43	0	.506	7.5	5.1	5.4	Chimuelo Morín	Parque Puebla (Puebla, PU, Mexico)
4	Alijadores de Tampico	41	48	0	.461	11.5	4.0	3.7	Willie Wells	Parque Alijadores (Tampico, TM, Mexico)
5	Azules de Veracruz	39	51	0	.433	14.0	4.0	5.6	Gustavo Buenrostro	Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
6	Rojos del México	38	51	0	.427	14.5	4.6	4.9	Chile Gómez	Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)

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