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

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Gene Richardson	KCM	355
2	Ford Smith	KCM	221
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	201
4	Bill Powell	BBB	188
5	Vibert Clarke	CBE	177
6	Johnny Williams	CIC	142
7	Jim LaMarque	KCM	139
8	Ted Alexander	KCM	135
9	Dan Bankhead	MRS	119
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	108

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	549.1	1.53	13.5%	9.6%	1.40	0.6%
2	Chicago American Giants	NAL	248.2	1.66	11.4%	11.0%	1.04	0.9%
3	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	245.1	1.60	8.9%	7.7%	1.15	1.2%
4	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	179.1	1.70	11.9%	10.7%	1.12	0.9%
5	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	178.0	1.49	11.5%	8.9%	1.30	1.0%
6	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	137.1	1.60	11.3%	7.6%	1.48	1.3%
	6	1	1538.0	1.58	11.8%	9.4%	1.25	0.9%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	122.0	1.31	15.1%	6.6%	2.29	0.0%
2	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	75.2	1.59	7.3%	4.4%	1.67	0.6%
3	Connie Johnson	KCM	RP	64.1	2.08	8.8%	13.9%	0.63	1.8%
4	Ford Smith	KCM	SP	63.0	1.17	12.5%	10.5%	1.19	0.8%
5	Johnny Williams	CIC	SP	60.1	1.31	7.7%	4.2%	1.82	0.0%
6	Ted Alexander	KCM	RP	54.0	1.26	14.4%	8.1%	1.79	0.0%
7	Riley Stewart	CAG	RP	53.1	1.54	9.1%	8.7%	1.05	1.2%
8	Steve Wylie	KCM/CAG	RP	49.0	1.76	13.0%	13.9%	0.94	0.4%
9	Earl Bumpus*	CAG	RP	41.1	1.98	10.5%	12.0%	0.88	0.0%
10	Cannonball Berry	KCM	RP	39.2	1.76	12.2%	9.2%	1.33	1.0%
11	Dan Bankhead	MRS	RP	37.2	1.43	19.5%	10.9%	1.79	0.0%
12	Gentry Jessup	CAG	SP	36.1	1.16	16.3%	13.6%	1.20	0.0%
13	Vibert Clarke*	CBE	SP	36.0	1.33	13.5%	7.7%	1.75	0.0%
14	Leonard Johnson	CAG	RP	36.0	2.00	10.3%	10.3%	1.00	1.7%
15	Doc Bracken	CBE	SP	31.0	1.81	13.8%	17.1%	0.81	1.3%
16	John Huber	MRS/CIC	RP	31.0	2.19	5.5%	9.2%	0.60	0.6%
17	Jim Colzie	CIC	SP	30.2	1.99	10.4%	10.4%	1.00	1.3%
18	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	29.2	1.38	12.1%	5.3%	2.29	0.0%
19	Preacher Henry	CIC	SP	29.1	1.64	6.1%	8.3%	0.73	2.3%
20	Walter McCoy	CAG	RP	27.2	1.59	14.3%	9.0%	1.58	2.3%
21	Gene Richardson*	KCM	SP	27.0	1.19	24.8%	11.1%	2.23	0.0%
22	Eugene Bremer	CBE	RP	26.2	1.88	7.0%	8.5%	0.82	2.3%
23	Manuel Godínez	CIC	SP	26.0	1.50	9.3%	4.2%	2.20	2.5%
24	Clarence Locke	CAG	SP	25.0	1.60	11.0%	10.2%	1.08	0.8%
25	Alonzo Perry	BBB	RP	24.0	1.71	8.3%	13.8%	0.60	0.9%
26	Bill Powell	BBB	SP	24.0	1.42	20.6%	7.5%	2.75	1.9%
27	Alonzo Boone	CBE	SP	23.1	1.07	10.3%	4.1%	2.50	1.0%
28	Pepper Sharpe	MRS	SP	21.2	1.66	6.9%	7.9%	0.88	0.0%
29	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	21.0	1.33	17.7%	4.2%	4.25	1.0%
30	Juan Guilbe	CIC	SP	20.1	1.82	14.1%	14.1%	1.00	3.0%
31	Chet Brewer	CBE	SP	20.0	0.90	14.1%	6.4%	2.20	0.0%
32	Gene Collins*	KCM	SP	20.0	2.30	20.2%	21.9%	0.92	0.9%
33	Nat Pollard	BBB	SP	20.0	1.80	5.3%	6.3%	0.83	2.1%
34	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	19.0	1.05	24.3%	2.7%	9.00	0.0%
35	Jehosie Heard*	BBB	SP	18.2	1.45	10.0%	10.0%	1.00	1.3%
36	Ladd White	MRS	SP	18.2	1.39	14.1%	11.8%	1.20	1.2%
37	Harry Rhodes*	CAG	RP	18.1	1.69	11.4%	12.5%	0.91	0.0%
38	Tomás Quiñones	CIC	RP	17.2	1.36	10.3%	9.0%	1.14	0.0%
39	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	16.1	2.14	10.8%	19.3%	0.56	2.4%
40	Laymon Ramsey	MRS	SP	16.1	1.65	10.4%	10.4%	1.00	0.0%
41	Armando Vázquez*	CIC	SP	15.2	1.60	9.3%	4.0%	2.33	2.7%
42	Frank Pearson	MRS	SP	14.0	1.57	4.8%	7.9%	0.60	1.6%
43	Carrenza Howard	CIC	SP	13.0	1.77	9.4%	10.9%	0.86	0.0%
44	Satchel Davis	CBE	SP	12.1	1.14	11.3%	3.8%	3.00	1.9%
45	Larry Napoleon*	KCM	SP	12.0	1.67	20.3%	13.6%	1.50	0.0%
46	Clyde Williams*	CBE	RP	10.2	2.25	5.6%	9.3%	0.60	1.9%
47	Curtis Hollingsworth*	BBB	RP	10.0	1.40	6.5%	2.2%	3.00	2.2%
48	James Brown	CIC	RP	9.2	1.34	11.6%	9.3%	1.25	2.3%
49	Sam Jones	CBE	SP	8.0	1.63	14.3%	5.7%	2.50	0.0%
50	Sammy Williams	BBB	SP	6.2	2.10	14.7%	2.9%	5.00	0.0%
51	Johnnie Scroggins	KCM	SP	6.0	2.00	12.9%	9.7%	1.33	0.0%
52	Spoon Carter	MRS	RP	5.2	1.76	14.3%	3.6%	4.00	3.6%
53	Jesse Warren	CAG	RP	5.2	1.59	8.3%	8.3%	1.00	0.0%
54	Hosea Allen	CIC	RP	5.1	1.69	11.1%	11.1%	1.00	0.0%
55	Herman Purcell	MRS	RP	5.1	2.25	3.7%	18.5%	0.20	3.7%
56	Bill Barnes	CIC	SP	4.2	1.71	0.0%	19.0%	0.00	0.0%
57	Orinthal Anderson	BBB	RP	4.1	3.00	12.0%	8.0%	1.50	4.0%
58	George Jefferson	CBE	RP	4.0	1.75	11.8%	11.8%	1.00	0.0%
59	John Brown	CBE	RP	3.0	0.67	16.7%	8.3%	2.00	0.0%
60	Walter Jones	CBE	RP	3.0	2.67	11.1%	5.6%	2.00	0.0%
61	James Wilson^	MRS	RP	2.2	3.00	7.1%	14.3%	0.50	0.0%
62	Joe Greene	KCM	RP	1.2	3.60	0.0%	30.8%	0.00	0.0%
63	Henry Merchant*	CIC	RP	1.0	5.00	0.0%	12.5%	0.00	0.0%
64	Tom Turner	CAG	RP	1.0	1.00	0.0%	25.0%	0.00	0.0%
65	Hoss Walker	CIC	RP	0.2	0.00	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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