1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Season

Negro American League

1946 / 1948

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

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

Runs Scored

#	Player	Team	R
1	Buck O'Neil	KCM	54
2	Herb Souell	KCM	52
3	Hank Thompson	KCM	51
4	Willard Brown	KCM	42
5	Johnie Scott	KCM	42
6	Tom Cooper	KCM	38
7	Chico Renfroe	KCM	33
8	Joe Greene	KCM	30
9	Sam Jethroe	CBE	26
10	Sam Hill	CAG	25

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Gentry Jessup	CAG	1.16
2	Ford Smith	KCM	1.17
3	Gene Richardson	KCM	1.19
4	Ted Alexander	KCM	1.26
5	Johnny Williams	CIC	1.31
6	Jim LaMarque	KCM	1.31
7	Vibert Clarke	CBE	1.33
8	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	1.38
9	Bill Powell	BBB	1.42
10	Dan Bankhead	MRS	1.43

All-1947 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Joe Burt Scott	MRS	0.7	0.5	0.2
Jesse Williams	CBE	0.3	0.0	0.3

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	3.0	2.7	0.3
Sam Jethroe	CBE	1.3	1.1	0.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willie Grace	CBE	0.9	0.6	0.4
Ed Steele	BBB	0.3	0.5	-0.1

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Hank Thompson	KCM	3.0	1.9	0.9
Al Smith	CBE	0.5	0.7	-0.3

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Chico Renfroe	KCM	1.1	0.8	0.2
Piper Davis	BBB	0.7	0.6	0.1

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Herb Souell	KCM	0.8	1.3	-0.5
Sam Hairston	CIC	0.7	0.4	0.3

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Archie Ware	CBE	1.0	0.9	0.2
Buck O'Neil	KCM	0.9	1.3	-0.2

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
John Ritchey	CAG	1.1	0.5	0.5
Joe Greene	KCM	0.9	1.4	-0.4

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Jim LaMarque	KCM	122.0	3.1	2.9	0.3
Ford Smith	KCM	63.0	2.8	2.9	0.1
Gentry Jessup	CAG	36.1	1.5	1.6	0.0
Johnny Williams	CIC	60.1	1.2	1.1	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Ted Alexander	KCM	54.0	0.9	1.0	-0.1
Dan Bankhead	MRS	37.2	0.6	0.8	-0.1
Jimmie Newberry	BBB	29.2	0.6	0.7	-0.1
Hilton Smith	KCM	75.2	0.6	0.5	0.1

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