1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1946 Season

Negro American League

1945 / 1947

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Gentry
Jessup

Leaders

Runs Batted In

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Willard Brown	KCM	27
2	Ted Strong	KCM	23
3	Sam Hairston	CIC	16
4	Duke Cleveland	CIC	15
5	Johnie Scott	KCM	15
6	Buddy Armour	CBE	13
7	Herb Souell	KCM	13
8	Reinaldo Drake	CIC	12
9	Joe Greene	KCM	12
10	Sam Jethroe	CBE	12

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Satchel Paige	KCM	0.83
2	Hilton Smith	KCM	0.97
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	0.98
4	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	1.00
5	Peanuts Davis	CIC	1.08
6	Ford Smith	KCM	1.09
7	Manuel Godínez	CIC	1.17
8	Connie Johnson	KCM	1.20
9	Jehosie Heard	BBB	1.22
10	Chet Brewer	CAG/CBE	1.30

All-1946 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Buddy Armour	CBE	0.8	0.6	0.2
Henry Merchant	CIC	0.1	0.2	-0.3

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	2.9	1.7	1.2
Reinaldo Drake	CIC	0.8	0.6	0.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ted Strong	KCM	1.9	1.6	0.5
Duke Cleveland	CIC	0.5	0.3	0.3

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jim Hamilton	KCM	0.7	-0.2	0.8
Gene Smith	CIC	0.3	-0.1	0.4

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ray Neil	CIC	0.7	0.5	0.1
Lee Moody	KCM/BBB	0.5	0.4	0.1

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Clyde Nelson	CAG	1.4	0.8	0.6
Leon Kellman	CBE	0.5	0.8	-0.3

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Buck O'Neil	KCM	1.5	0.9	0.7
Archie Ware	CBE	0.5	0.7	-0.1

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Joe Greene	KCM	1.4	0.9	0.4
Casey Jones	MRS	0.3	0.2	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Hilton Smith	KCM	51.2	1.9	1.5	0.4
Satchel Paige	KCM	35.0	1.6	1.6	-0.1
Gentry Jessup	CAG	51.0	1.5	1.7	-0.2
Peanuts Davis	CIC	43.1	1.3	1.4	-0.2

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Angel García	CIC	33.0	1.5	1.5	0.0
Manuel Godínez	CIC	34.1	0.6	0.7	-0.1
Clarence Locke	CAG	10.1	0.5	0.5	0.0
Spoon Carter	MRS	9.1	0.4	0.5	0.0

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