1943 Season

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

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Josh Gibson	MULT	.804
2	Tetelo Vargas	EAS/NYC	.584
3	Wild Bill Wright	ROM	.577
4	Larry Doby	NE	.553
5	Alejandro Crespo	ULT	.542
6	Pedro Pagés	PUE	.529
7	Willard Brown	MULT	.521
8	Quincy Trouppe	ROM	.518
9	Jacinto Roque	PUE	.516
10	Johnny Davis	NE/NNN	.515

K/BB

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Roosevelt Davis	CC	3.60
2	Alvin Gipson	BBB	3.37
3	Satchel Paige	MULT	3.24
4	Hilton Smith	KCM	2.90
5	Booker McDaniel	KCM/SAS	2.87
6	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	2.59
7	George Walker	KCM	2.57
8	Bill Byrd	MULT	2.50
9	Johnny Wright	EAS/HG	2.27
10	Dave Barnhill	MULT	2.23

Standings

Glossary

Negro National League II

		vs NN2 (Official)					vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays^*¹²	26	7	1	.788	-	78	23	1	.772	7.5	4.2	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2	New York Cubans	17	9	1	.654	5.5	38	28	2	.576	5.4	4.2	José María Fernández	Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
3	Newark Eagles	18	14	0	.563	7.5	29	33	0	.468	5.8	5.5	Mule Suttles	Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
4	Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars	5	4	0	.556	9.0	12	14	1	.462	4.9	4.6	George Mitchell, Tom Parker, Harry Williams	Island Park (Harrisburg, PA)
5	Philadelphia Stars	19	25	1	.432	12.5	24	33	1	.421	6.2	6.8	Goose Curry	Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
6	Baltimore Elite Giants	14	21	2	.400	13.0	26	46	3	.361	5.0	6.3	George Scales	Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD), Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD)
7	New York Black Yankees	2	21	1	.087	19.0	8	33	2	.195	3.9	8.6	Tex Burnett	Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)

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

Negro American League

		vs NAL (Official)					vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Kansas City Monarchs	30	19	1	.612	1.0	52	39	1	.571	4.7	3.9	Frank Duncan	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
2	Birmingham Black Barons^*¹	37	24	3	.607	-	62	49	3	.559	4.8	4.0	Larry Brown, Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
3	Cleveland Buckeyes	38	26	2	.594	0.5	52	40	3	.565	5.6	4.7	Parnell Woods	Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
4	Chicago American Giants²	32	29	1	.525	5.0	45	38	1	.542	4.9	4.8	Ted Radcliffe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
5	Memphis Red Sox	28	46	4	.378	15.5	49	59	4	.454	4.1	4.8	Larry Brown	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
6	Cincinnati Clowns	25	46	5	.352	17.0	41	67	5	.380	4.0	5.6	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)
2	Chicago American Giants	2	3	0	.400	1.0	2.8	5.4	Ted Radcliffe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)

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	7	19	1	.269	5.0	4.2	7.7	Henry Lewis, Nish Williams	Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)
2	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	1	0	0	1.000	-	5.0	2.0	Frank Duncan	Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
2	North All Stars	0	1	0	.000	1.0	2.0	5.0	Harry Williams	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)

NNL All Star Games

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	NNL South All Stars	1	0	0	1.000	-	6.0	4.0	Jud Wilson	No Home Ballpark
2	NNL North All Stars	0	1	0	.000	1.0	4.0	6.0	Mule Suttles	No Home Ballpark

Negro Leagues vs. Major Leagues

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Chicago American Giants	1	0	0	1.000	-	7.0	3.0	Ted Radcliffe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
2	Great Lakes Bluejackets	0	1	0	.000	1.0	3.0	7.0	Mickey Cochrane	Great Lakes Naval Training Station (Lake County, IL)

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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