1944 Season

Negro American League

1943 / 1945

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary & Director of Public Relations)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Artie
Wilson

Top Pitcher

Satchel
Paige

Leaders

Homeruns

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	4
2	Ed Steele	BBB	3
3	Piper Davis	BBB	2
4	Sam Jethroe	CBE	2
5	Art Pennington	CAG/CIC	2
6	Herb Souell	KCM	2
7	John Britton	BBB	1
8	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	1
9	Jimmy Ford	MRS	1
10	Sam Hairston	CIC	1

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Satchel Paige	KCM	0.91
2	Porter Moss	MRS	0.95
3	George Jefferson	CBE	0.96
4	Henry Merchant	CIC	1.00
5	Johnny Williams	BBB/CIC	1.05
6	John Huber	BBB	1.14
7	Booker McDaniel	KCM	1.14
8	Gentry Jessup	CAG	1.17
9	Robert Keyes	MRS	1.18
10	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	1.18

Wins Above Replacement

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Throws:

All

Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	1809	438.1	12.0	6.5	1.5	4.0
2	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	1234	279.1	9.5	6.5	2.6	0.4
3	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	990	236.1	6.3	1.8	-2.4	6.9
4	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	868	200.1	5.5	3.0	-1.9	4.5
5	Chicago American Giants	NAL	796	186.0	5.5	4.3	0.3	0.9
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	981	226.0	4.2	2.8	1.0	0.4
	6	1	6678	1566.1	43.1	24.9	1.0	17.1

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Satchel Paige	KCM	P	41	98.1	4.5	-0.1	0.0	4.7	0.0
2	Artie Wilson	BBB	SS	140		3.1	2.0	0.9	0.0	0.2
3	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	2B	192		3.0	2.4	0.5	0.0	0.2
4	Verdell Mathis	MRS	P	65	79.0	3.0	0.5	0.2	2.3	0.0
5	George Jefferson	CBE	P	27	60.2	2.4	-0.2	0.0	2.7	0.0
6	Tommy Sampson	BBB	2B	124		2.4	1.2	1.0	0.0	0.1
7	Ed Steele	BBB	RF	131		2.0	2.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2
8	Jesse Williams	KCM	SS	163		1.9	0.5	1.2	0.0	0.2
9	Eugene Bremer	CBE	P	17	41.0	1.8	0.1	0.0	1.7	0.0
10	Porter Moss	MRS	P	19	48.1	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0
11	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	P	14	44.0	1.7	-0.1	0.0	1.8	0.0
12	Sam Jethroe	CBE	CF	99		1.6	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.0
13	Johnny Smith	CAG	RF	40	9.0	1.6	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.0
14	Gentry Jessup	CAG	P	40	94.0	1.5	-0.2	0.0	1.7	0.0
15	Herb Souell	KCM	3B	206		1.4	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
16	Hoss Walker	CIC	SS	49		1.3	-0.2	1.5	0.0	0.1
17	Robert Keyes	MRS	P	9	28.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0
18	John Britton	BBB	3B	142		1.3	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
19	Booker McDaniel	KCM	P	27	57.2	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0
20	Dave Harper	CIC/KCM	RF	84		1.2	1.3	0.0	0.0	-0.1
21	Jesse Douglas	CAG	SS	85		1.2	1.6	-0.5	0.0	0.1
22	Willie Jefferson	CBE	P	28	67.1	1.0	-0.1	-0.1	1.2	0.0
23	Alex Radcliff	CIC/CAG	3B	77		1.0	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
24	John Bissant	CAG	LF	88		1.0	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.0
25	Parnell Woods	CBE	3B	82		1.0	1.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
26	Felix McLaurin	BBB	CF	110		0.8	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.0
27	Rainey Bibbs	CAG/CBE	2B	34		0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
28	Dan Bankhead	BBB	P	5	9.2	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.0
29	Leovigildo Xiqués	CIC	LF	103		0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	-0.1
30	Roosevelt Davis	CIC	P	22	51.0	0.6	-0.2	0.0	0.8	0.0
31	Henry Merchant	CIC	CF	73	18.0	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0
32	Lloyd Davenport	CAG/CBE	CF	89	5.0	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0
33	Johnie Scott	BBB/KCM	LF	49		0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	-0.1
34	George Minor	CAG	CF	41		0.5	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0
35	Buddy Armour	CBE	LF	83		0.5	0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.1
36	Leroy Sutton	CAG	P	4	12.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
37	Alonzo Boone	CBE/BBB	P	5	10.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
38	Frank Duncan	KCM	C	52		0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
39	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	102		0.4	0.7	-0.4	0.0	0.1
40	Ted Alexander	KCM	P	5	12.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
41	Johnny Williams	BBB/CIC	P	14	30.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
42	Neil Robinson	MRS	CF	104		0.4	0.8	-0.4	0.0	0.0
43	Piper Davis	BBB	1B	130		0.4	0.2	0.3	0.0	-0.1
44	Specs Roberts	CIC	P	4	9.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
45	Mance Smith	KCM	CF	123		0.3	-0.3	0.7	0.0	-0.1
46	Ralph Wyatt	CAG	SS	24		0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
47	Fay Washington	BBB	P	9	24.2	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
48	Walter Cannady	CIC	1B	15		0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
49	Herb Barnhill	CAG	C	35		0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
50	Jack Marshall	CIC	2B	31		0.3	0.4	-0.2	0.0	0.0
51	Henry McCall	CAG	1B	9		0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
52	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	P	4	11.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
53	Ted Radcliffe	BBB	C	85		0.2	-0.2	0.3	0.0	0.1
54	Antonio Ruiz	CIC	P	29	52.0	0.2	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
55	Albert Overton	CIC	P	1	4.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
56	George Britt	CBE	C	26		0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
57	Garcia Massingale	KCM	C	8	4.0	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
58	Fermín Valdés	CIC	2B	58		0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
59	Alvin Gipson	BBB	P	26	62.2	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
60	Sam Jackson	CAG	1B	17		0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
61	Ollie West	CAG	P		2.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
62	Bobby Vandever	KCM	CF	11		0.1	-0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
63	Sam Hairston	CIC	C	28		0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
64	Walter Treherne	CAG	1B	5		0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
65	Willie Burns	CIC	P	5	16.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
66	Edgar Chatman	MRS	P	7	20.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
67	Willie McCrary	CBE/CIC	P	11	11.1	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.3	0.0
68	Jack Matchett	KCM	P	48	65.0	0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
69	Walter Thomas	KCM	RF	69		0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
70	Nat Rogers	MRS/CAG	RF	16		0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
71	Jesse F. Williams	CBE	C	16		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	Jimmy Cockerham	CBE	1B	4		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
73	Doc Wingo	KCM	C	30		0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
74	Wilbert King	CBE	SS	14		0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
75	Art Pennington	CAG/CIC	2B	72		0.1	0.7	-0.7	0.0	0.0
76	John Henry McQueen	CIC	-	1		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
77	Casey Jones	MRS	C	39		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
78	Les Henderson	MRS	P		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
79	Dozier Hood	KCM	C	3		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
80	Shirley Petway	CBE	C	1		0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
81	Humphreys	CBE	3B	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
82	Red Longley	MRS	C	63		0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
83	Harry Jeffries	CIC	C	3		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
84	Spike Garrett	MRS	2B	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
85	Harrington	BBB	1B	3		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
86	English	BBB	1B	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
87	Raymond Taylor	BBB/KCM	C	10		0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
88	Cecil Perkins	KCM	1B	13		0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
89	Clark	KCM	-			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
90	Eddie Locke	KCM	P	25	46.0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0
91	Newt Allen	KCM	1B	165		0.0	0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2
92	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	35	49.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	-0.2	0.0
93	Bad News Hall	CIC	3B	9		0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
94	Drummer	CBE	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Clarence Locke	KCM	1B	5		0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
96	Rafael Cabrera	CIC	CF	58		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
97	Loggins	KCM	C	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
98	Rufus Hatten	CAG	C	9		0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
99	Longfield	CAG	C	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	Yann	CAG	C	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
101	Lovell Harden	CBE	P	5	10.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
102	Johnny Markham	BBB	P	3	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
103	Willard Brown	KCM	RF	10		0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
104	Lázaro Medina	CIC	P	7	17.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
105	Rufus Ligon	MRS	P	4	2.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
106	Pee Wee Jenkins	BBB	P		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
107	Bob Smith	CAG	C	41		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
108	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	64		-0.1	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.1
109	Sammy Haynes	KCM	C	88		-0.1	-0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1
110	Larry Brown	MRS	C	37		-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
111	Walter Crosby	CBE	C	5		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
112	Henry Smith	CIC	SS	90		-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.1
113	Buster Haywood	CIC	C	43		-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0
114	Clyde Nelson	CAG	1B	78		-0.1	0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0
115	Norman Young	KCM	SS	56		-0.1	0.3	-0.5	0.0	0.1
116	Leandy Young	BBB	LF	38		-0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
117	Archie Ware	CBE	1B	96		-0.1	-0.2	0.2	0.0	-0.1
118	Armando Vázquez	CIC	1B	99		-0.1	0.5	-0.5	0.0	-0.1
119	Leroy Morney	BBB	1B	42		-0.1	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
120	Jimmy Ford	MRS	3B	100		-0.1	0.4	-0.6	0.0	0.0
121	Weedy Edwards	CIC	P	4	6.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
122	Walter Burch	CBE	C	27		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
123	T. J. Brown	CAG/MRS	SS	77		-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1
124	John Brown	CBE	P	5	1.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
125	Jimmie Crutchfield	CAG/CBE	RF	98		-0.2	-0.3	0.2	0.0	-0.1
126	Buck Felder	MRS/CAG	SS	38		-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.1
127	Willie McMeans	CBE	P		0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
128	Felix Evans	MRS	LF	3	2.2	-0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
129	Johnny Ray	CIC	RF	115		-0.2	-0.3	0.2	0.0	-0.1
130	John Huber	BBB	P	26	29.0	-0.2	0.2	0.0	-0.4	0.0
131	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	100		-0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1
132	Buck Thomas	CAG	P	4	8.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
133	Cornelius Cook	CIC	P	2	5.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
134	Lee Moody	KCM	LF	186		-0.3	0.3	-0.6	0.0	0.0
135	Jim LaMarque	KCM	P	29	40.1	-0.3	0.3	0.0	-0.5	0.0
136	Lester Lockett	BBB	LF	101		-0.3	0.0	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
137	Ollie Waldon	CAG	LF	29		-0.3	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
138	Dean Thomas	KCM	P	8	19.0	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
139	Fred McDaniel	MRS	LF	92		-0.3	0.3	-0.5	0.0	-0.1
140	Tom Hunter	BBB	P	1	1.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
141	Jim Canada	MRS	1B	88		-0.4	-0.5	0.3	0.0	-0.1
142	Al Jones	CAG/MRS	P	10	25.0	-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
143	Malone	KCM	P	2	3.1	-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
144	Specs Ellis	BBB	P	2	5.1	-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
145	Bob Johnson	KCM	1B	30		-0.5	-0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0
146	Frank Carswell	CBE	P	6	13.1	-0.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.6	0.0
147	Earl Bumpus	KCM/BBB	RF	55	27.0	-0.6	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.1
148	Alfred Saylor	BBB	P	42	102.2	-0.7	-0.3	0.0	-0.4	0.0
149	Pepper Sharpe	CAG/MRS	RF	27	15.0	-0.7	0.2	-0.3	-0.6	0.0
150	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS/CAG	SS	27		-0.8	-0.2	-0.6	0.0	0.0
151	Willie Grace	CBE	RF	61		-0.8	-0.1	-0.7	0.0	-0.1
152	Billy Horne	CBE	SS	80		-0.9	-0.1	-0.9	0.0	0.1
153	Gready McKinnis	BBB/CAG	P	11	27.2	-0.9	-0.1	0.0	-0.8	0.0
154	Steve Wylie	KCM/MRS	P	12	28.0	-0.9	-0.1	0.0	-0.8	0.0
155	Pepper Bassett	CIC/BBB	C	62	12.1	-1.5	-0.2	-0.3	-1.1	0.1

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