1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1946 Season

Negro American League

1945 / 1947

Top Hitter

Sam
Hairston

Top Pitcher

Peanuts
Davis

Leaders

Runs Scored

#	Player	Team	R
1	Ted Strong	KCM	22
2	Willard Brown	KCM	21
3	Johnie Scott	KCM	21
4	Ray Neil	CIC	18
5	Reinaldo Drake	CIC	15
6	Sam Hairston	CIC	15
7	Lester Lockett	BBB/CIC	15
8	Buck O'Neil	KCM	14
9	Duke Cleveland	CIC	13
10	Chico Renfroe	KCM	12

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Connie Johnson	KCM	50
2	Walter McCoy	CAG	42
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	29
4	Preacher Henry	CIC	26
5	Jim LaMarque	KCM	25
6	Dan Bankhead	MRS	24
7	Manuel Godínez	CIC	23
8	Steve Wylie	KCM	23
9	Peanuts Davis	CIC	20
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	17

Wins Above Replacement

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

L

R

S

Throws:

All

L

R

Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	1049	245.2		7.5	3.9	0.0	3.6	0.0
2	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	875	187.2		5.3	3.0	0.0	2.3	0.0
3	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	349	76.0		3.4	1.2	0.0	2.2	0.0
4	Chicago American Giants	NAL	616	141.1		2.0	0.4	0.0	1.7	0.0
5	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	535	120.0		0.5	2.0	0.0	-1.5	0.0
6	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	306	67.0		0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
	6	1	3730	837.2		19.1	10.7	0.0	8.5	0.0

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Peanuts Davis	CIC	P	24	42.0		1.5	-0.1	0.0	1.6	0.0
2	Sam Hairston	CIC	C	99			1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	P	19	44.0		1.2	-0.1	0.0	1.3	0.0
4	Willard Brown	KCM	CF	114			1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
5	Jim LaMarque	KCM	P	24	62.2		1.1	-0.1	0.0	1.2	0.0
6	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	25	21.1		1.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0
7	Bill Powell	BBB	P	9	18.0		1.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0
8	Jehosie Heard	BBB	P	8	18.0		0.9	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
9	Walter McCoy	CAG	P	20	48.2		0.8	-0.1	0.0	0.9	0.0
10	Ted Strong	KCM	RF	96			0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	-0.1
11	Clyde Nelson	CAG	3B	64			0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	P	9	25.0		0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
13	Archie Ware	CBE	1B	56			0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.1
14	Angel García	CIC	P	6	10.2		0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
15	Satchel Paige	KCM	P	5	13.0		0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
16	Manuel Godínez	CIC	P	11	33.0		0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.6	0.0
17	Reinaldo Drake	CIC	CF	91			0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
18	Clarence Locke	CAG	P	3	9.0		0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
19	Ray Neil	CIC	2B	104			0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1
20	Hank Thompson	KCM	2B	68			0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1
21	Felix Evans	MRS	P	2	9.2		0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
22	Chico Renfroe	KCM	SS	96			0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1
23	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	39			0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
24	Ed Steele	BBB	RF	36			0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
25	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	111			0.4	0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.1
26	Duke Cleveland	CIC	RF	81			0.4	0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.1
27	Jim Colzie	CIC	P	18	37.1		0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
28	George Minor	CBE	LF	23			0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
29	Henry Merchant	CIC	LF	45	5.0		0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0
30	Connie Johnson	KCM	P	25	59.0		0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
31	Lee Moody	BBB/KCM	2B	35			0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
32	Cowan Hyde	MRS	CF	28			0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
33	Leon Kellman	CBE	3B	56			0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
34	Quincy Trouppe	CBE	C	45			0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
35	Sam Jethroe	CBE	CF	63			0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
36	Artie Wilson	BBB	SS	42			0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
37	Steve Wylie	KCM	P	23	54.2		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
38	John Brown	CBE	P	1	5.0		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
39	Spoon Carter	MRS	P	3	9.1		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
40	Ted Alexander	KCM	P	2	5.2		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
41	Ford Smith	KCM	RF	40	22.0		0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.4	0.0
42	Red Longley	MRS	RF	25			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
43	Joe Greene	KCM	C	68			0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
44	Alonzo Boone	CBE	P	1	2.2		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
45	Larry Brown	MRS	1B	10			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
46	Clyde McNeal	CAG	SS	39			0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
47	Mack Williams	CAG	RF	5			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
48	Jim McCurine	CAG	RF	57			0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1
49	Lyman Bostock	BBB	1B	29			0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
50	Jelly Taylor	MRS	1B	30			0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
51	Buddy Armour	CBE	LF	48			0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1
52	Hoss Walker	CIC	SS	21			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
53	Dan Bankhead	MRS	P	15	20.1		0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
54	Goose Tatum	CIC	1B	48			0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1
55	Herb Souell	KCM	3B	118			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
56	Riley Stewart	CAG	P		1.2		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
57	Duffey	KCM	RF	4			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
58	Bernell Longest	CAG	2B	59			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
59	Green	CAG	CF	5			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
60	Verdell Mathis	MRS	LF	26	8.0		0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
61	Tommy Sampson	BBB	1B	8			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
62	Coco Ferrer	CIC	SS	54			0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
63	Nat Pollard	BBB	P	2	6.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
64	Casey Jones	MRS	C	18			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
65	Leovigildo Xiqués	CIC	LF	57			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
66	Amos Watson	CIC	P	4	7.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
67	Eugene Bremer	CBE	P	16	34.1		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
68	Eli Chism	CBE	CF	14			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
69	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	51			0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
70	Booker McDaniel	KCM	P		1.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
71	Willie Cornelius	CAG	P	6	11.0		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	Tice James	CIC	SS	4			0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
73	John Britton	BBB	3B	41			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
74	Buster Haywood	CIC	C	53			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
75	Freddie Shepard	BBB	LF	12			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
76	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	29			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
77	Willie Grace	CBE	RF	53	4.2		0.0	0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.1
78	Lefty Calhoun	CIC	P	4	6.0		0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
79	Flemming	CBE	P		0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
80	Tommy Harris	CBE	C	10			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
81	Walter Thomas	CAG	CF	52			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
82	McKamey	KCM	SS	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
83	Jimmy Reynolds	BBB	1B	12			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
84	Jones	BBB	CF	5			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
85	Jake Tolbert	CAG	C	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
86	Turner	KCM	C				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
87	Wilbert King	CAG	2B	9			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
88	Harry Millon	CAG	-				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
89	Jim Hamilton	KCM	SS	47			0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
90	Billy Horne	CBE	2B	15			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
91	Johnny Hundley	CAG	C	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
92	Alex Singleton	CBE	P		1.1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
93	Gilpin	KCM	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
94	William McNeely	BBB	LF	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Chet Brewer	CBE/CAG	P	3	9.1		0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
96	Alex Radcliff	MRS	3B	27			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
97	Willie Hubert	CBE	P		1.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
98	Jim Oliver	CBE	SS	5			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
99	Al Smith	CBE	3B	9			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	Neil Robinson	MRS	LF	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
101	Earl Taborn	KCM	C	40			0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
102	Herman Bell	BBB	C	4			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
103	Ralph Wyatt	CBE/CAG	SS	68			0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
104	Winkle	CIC	3B	4			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
105	Larry Hubbard	KCM	RF	4			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
106	Vicial Richardson	CBE	SS	6			0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
107	Grover Hunt	CAG	C	5			0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
108	Leslie Green	MRS	CF	5			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
109	Gene Smith	CIC	SS	50			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
110	Sam Hill	CAG	2B	6			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
111	Fred McDaniel	MRS	LF	23			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
112	Leonard Lindsay	CIC	1B	18			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
113	Allen Bryant	KCM	P	3	6.1		-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
114	Johnie Scott	KCM	LF	114			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.1
115	John Thomas	BBB	CF	13			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
116	John Bissant	CAG	LF	37			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
117	Pepper Bassett	BBB	C	33			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
118	Frank Pearson	MRS	P	3	5.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
119	Emanuel Sampson	BBB	LF	17			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
120	Preacher Henry	CIC	P	13	32.1		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
121	Johnny Williams	CIC	P	2	1.2		-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
122	Marlin Carter	MRS	3B	21			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
123	Sylvester Snead	CIC	P	5	0.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
124	Herb Barnhill	CAG	C	25			-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
125	Walter Burch	CBE	P		1.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
126	Ed Young	CAG	1B	62			-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
127	Sam Woods	CBE	P	1	3.2		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
128	Hosea Allen	CBE	P	7	16.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
129	Lester Lockett	BBB/CIC	LF	62			-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
130	Doc Bracken	CBE	P	6	12.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
131	Bill Charter	CAG	C	30			-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
132	Harry Rhodes	CAG	RF	19	4.0		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
133	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	30			-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
134	John Miles	CAG	LF	44			-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
135	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	P	3	10.2		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
136	Alvin Gipson	BBB	P	5	9.0		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
137	Willie Jefferson	CBE	P		0.1		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
138	Sam Odom	CIC	P	6	12.2		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
139	Frank Carswell	CBE	P	4	6.2		-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
140	Vibert Clarke	CBE	P	10	22.1		-0.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.5	0.0
141	Red Howard	CAG	P	10	21.2		-0.5	0.1	0.0	-0.6	0.0
142	John Huber	MRS	P	5	4.0		-0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.6	0.0

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