1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1946 Season

Negro National League II

1945 / 1947

Tom Wilson (President)
Alex Pompez (Vice President)
Curtis Leak (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Tommy
Butts

Top Pitcher

Leon
Day

Leaders

Homeruns

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Josh Gibson	HG	13
2	Johnny Davis	NE	8
3	Lennie Pearson	NE	8
4	Doc Dennis	PS	7
5	Larry Doby	NE	7
6	Henry Kimbro	BEG	7
7	Buck Leonard	HG	7
8	Monte Irvin	NE	6
9	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	4
10	Sam Bankhead	HG	3

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Rufus Lewis	NE	222
2	Leon Day	NE	178
3	Luis Tiant	NYC	172
4	Barney Brown	PS	170
5	Wilmer Fields	HG	164
6	Max Manning	NE	146
7	Leniel Hooker	NE	143
8	Barney Morris	NYC	134
9	Jonas Gaines	BEG	127
10	Henry McHenry	PS	124

All-1946 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Johnny Davis	NE	2.6	2.1	0.6
Cool Papa Bell	HG	1.3	1.6	-0.2

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Henry Kimbro	BEG	3.8	3.2	0.6
Alejandro Crespo	NYC	1.2	1.0	0.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Bob Thurman	HG	0.6	1.0	0.0
Frank Williams	HG	0.6	0.6	0.1

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Tommy Butts	BEG	4.4	1.6	2.4
Frank Austin	PS	2.1	1.1	0.6

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Larry Doby	NE	3.5	3.3	-0.1
Sammy Hughes	BEG	1.2	0.5	0.5

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Pat Patterson	NE	2.3	1.6	0.7
Dan Wilson	HG	1.0	0.8	0.2

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Lennie Pearson	NE	3.2	2.3	1.2
Buck Leonard	HG	2.7	2.5	0.4

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Josh Gibson	HG	2.7	2.2	0.4
Bill Cash	PS	0.7	0.3	0.2

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Leon Day	NE	132.0	5.7	4.8	0.8
Barney Brown	PS	130.0	4.0	4.8	-0.3
Rufus Lewis	NE	91.1	3.2	2.9	0.4
Wilmer Fields	HG	78.2	2.5	2.1	0.4

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Max Manning	NE	120.1	3.2	3.0	0.2
Henry McHenry	PS	140.2	2.8	3.2	-0.4
Luis Tiant	NYC	70.0	2.8	2.9	-0.1
Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	78.2	1.2	1.0	0.2

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