1945 Season

Negro American League

1944 / 1946

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

Top Hitter

Jackie
Robinson

Top Pitcher

Booker
McDaniel

Leaders

Stolen Bases

#	Player	Team	SB
1	Jesse Williams	KCM	11
2	Art Pennington	CAG	6
3	Johnie Scott	KCM	6
4	Sam Jethroe	CBE	5
5	Parnell Woods	CBE	5
6	Avelino Cañizares	CBE	4
7	Jesse Douglas	CAG	4
8	Herb Souell	KCM	4
9	Walter Thomas	KCM	4
10	Jackie Robinson	KCM	3

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Roosevelt Davis	CIC/CBE	1.65
2	Eugene Bremer	CBE	2.25
3	Booker McDaniel	KCM	3.07
4	Jim LaMarque	KCM	3.07
5	Gentry Jessup	CAG	3.08
6	Hilton Smith	KCM	3.27
7	Gready McKinnis	CAG	3.38
8	Frank Pearson	MRS	3.41
9	Alvin Gipson	BBB	3.41
10	Edgar Chatman	MRS	3.49

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	436.2	1.31	16.4%	7.6%	2.16	0.8%
2	Chicago American Giants	NAL	320.0	1.37	11.9%	8.4%	1.42	0.4%
3	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	223.2	1.31	10.8%	7.0%	1.56	0.3%
4	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	198.0	1.57	9.2%	7.4%	1.24	0.8%
5	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	189.0	1.22	9.6%	8.1%	1.19	0.9%
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	185.1	1.58	10.6%	8.0%	1.32	0.9%
	6	1	1552.2	1.37	12.2%	7.8%	1.57	0.7%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Booker McDaniel	KCM	RP	152.2	1.18	18.7%	5.6%	3.34	0.6%
2	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	91.0	1.14	19.1%	6.2%	3.09	1.3%
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	SP	79.0	1.13	13.2%	7.4%	1.79	0.0%
4	Hilton Smith	KCM	SP	77.0	1.23	13.2%	6.0%	2.21	0.6%
5	Eugene Bremer	CBE	SP	68.0	1.15	8.7%	5.4%	1.60	0.7%
6	Walter McCoy	CAG	RP	65.1	1.30	21.2%	10.8%	1.97	0.7%
7	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	65.1	1.26	11.7%	6.7%	1.74	0.4%
8	Lázaro Medina	CIC	SP	56.0	1.38	13.8%	6.5%	2.13	1.2%
9	Johnny Williams	CIC	RP	54.2	1.54	11.8%	6.1%	1.93	1.6%
10	Willie Cornelius	CAG	SP	50.2	1.66	7.1%	5.4%	1.31	0.4%
11	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	44.1	1.29	23.4%	8.2%	2.87	0.0%
12	George Jefferson	CBE	SP	42.2	1.52	6.8%	10.0%	0.68	1.6%
13	Gready McKinnis*	CAG	SP	42.2	1.03	10.6%	7.1%	1.50	0.0%
14	Steve Wylie	KCM	SP	38.0	1.84	10.3%	15.1%	0.68	1.1%
15	Johnny Markham	BBB	RP	34.2	1.59	9.0%	7.7%	1.17	0.6%
16	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	34.0	1.26	11.0%	2.8%	4.00	0.0%
17	Al Jones	MRS	SP	33.2	1.49	5.9%	4.6%	1.29	0.7%
18	Roosevelt Davis	CIC/CBE	SP	32.2	0.86	10.3%	7.1%	1.44	0.8%
19	Frank Pearson	MRS	SP	31.2	1.20	9.0%	2.2%	4.00	0.0%
20	Alvin Gipson	BBB	SP	29.0	1.17	9.8%	7.3%	1.33	0.0%
21	Edgar Chatman	MRS	SP	28.1	1.34	11.3%	9.7%	1.17	0.8%
22	Ollie West	CAG	RP	27.1	1.50	7.2%	14.4%	0.50	0.0%
23	John Brown	CBE	SP	26.0	1.31	12.7%	12.7%	1.00	0.0%
24	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	24.1	1.68	10.4%	12.2%	0.86	0.0%
25	John Huber	BBB	RP	24.0	1.25	7.5%	3.7%	2.00	0.9%
26	Willie McMeans^	CAG	RP	22.2	1.90	7.2%	7.2%	1.00	1.8%
27	Willie Jefferson	CBE	RP	21.1	0.94	15.0%	6.3%	2.40	0.0%
28	Alonzo Boone	BBB	RP	21.0	1.14	16.7%	7.8%	2.14	0.0%
29	Angel García*	CIC	SP	20.2	1.02	13.3%	8.4%	1.57	0.0%
30	Amos Watson	CIC	RP	19.2	2.08	8.9%	10.9%	0.82	0.0%
31	Clarence Locke	CAG	SP	18.2	1.82	10.8%	6.5%	1.67	1.1%
32	Frank Thompson*	BBB	SP	18.1	1.20	15.2%	5.1%	3.00	0.0%
33	Alfred Saylor	BBB	RP	17.1	1.33	8.0%	6.7%	1.20	0.0%
34	Eddie Locke	KCM	RP	16.2	1.68	8.2%	12.3%	0.67	1.4%
35	Robert Keyes	MRS	SP	12.2	2.05	1.5%	16.7%	0.09	3.0%
36	Edgar Baker*	MRS	SP	12.0	2.00	22.6%	9.7%	2.33	1.6%
37	Earl Bumpus*	BBB	RP	10.0	1.60	8.9%	8.9%	1.00	0.0%
38	Oscar Childs^	MRS	RP	9.1	2.89	5.9%	7.8%	0.75	2.0%
39	Jimmie Bennett	CIC	SP	9.0	1.56	7.5%	5.0%	1.50	0.0%
40	Rufus Ligon*	MRS	RP	9.0	1.56	2.6%	2.6%	1.00	0.0%
41	Johnny Smith*	CAG	RP	8.2	0.92	6.5%	3.2%	2.00	0.0%
42	Fay Washington	CIC	RP	8.1	2.64	4.4%	17.8%	0.25	0.0%
43	Lee Davis^	KCM	SP	8.0	1.63	5.7%	14.3%	0.40	0.0%
44	Jack Matchett	KCM	RP	7.2	2.09	5.1%	12.8%	0.40	2.6%
45	Henry Merchant*	CIC	SP	5.1	1.69	3.6%	0.0%		3.6%
46	R. Smith^	CAG	RP	5.0	1.80	0.0%	20.0%	0.00	0.0%
47	Ollie Smith^	CIC	RP	4.2	2.79	0.0%	11.1%	0.00	0.0%
48	Willie Young*	BBB	SP	4.0	1.50	10.0%	20.0%	0.50	0.0%
49	M. Johnson^	MRS	RP	3.0	3.33	5.3%	26.3%	0.20	5.3%
50	Rayford Finch*	CBE	RP	2.0	2.00	0.0%	10.0%	0.00	0.0%
51	Lovell Harden	CBE	RP	2.0	3.50	0.0%	28.6%	0.00	0.0%
52	Walter Thomas	KCM	SP	1.1	5.25	8.3%	8.3%	1.00	0.0%
53	Phelbert Lawson^	CBE	SP	0.2	4.50	16.7%	33.3%	0.50	16.7%
54	Leroy Sutton	CIC	RP	0.2	3.00	0.0%	25.0%	0.00	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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