1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Season

Negro American League

1946 / 1948

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Ford
Smith

Leaders

Runs Batted In

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Willard Brown	KCM	50
2	Buck O'Neil	KCM	27
3	Hank Thompson	KCM	27
4	Herb Souell	KCM	22
5	Johnie Scott	KCM	21
6	Tom Cooper	KCM	20
7	Joe Greene	KCM	17
8	Earl Taborn	KCM	17
9	Chico Renfroe	KCM	16
10	Sam Hairston	CIC	14

K/BB

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Dan Bankhead	MRS	2.63
2	Alonzo Boone	CBE	2.50
3	Chet Brewer	CBE	2.40
4	Jim LaMarque	KCM	2.35
5	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	2.29
6	Gene Richardson	KCM	2.23
7	Manuel Godínez	CIC	2.20
8	Hilton Smith	KCM	1.92
9	Johnny Williams	CIC	1.82
10	Vibert Clarke	CBE	1.75

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

L

R

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	473.1		1.57	13.0%	9.5%	1.37	0.5%
2	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	213.1		1.55	8.9%	8.1%	1.10	1.2%
3	Chicago American Giants	NAL	172.0		1.53	12.2%	11.3%	1.08	0.8%
4	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	134.0		1.28	13.3%	7.8%	1.71	0.7%
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	129.1		1.64	12.2%	11.5%	1.06	0.8%
6	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	128.1		1.63	10.6%	7.8%	1.35	1.2%
	6	1	1250.1		1.54	11.9%	9.4%	1.27	0.8%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	105.0		1.42	17.0%	7.2%	2.35	0.0%
2	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	75.2		1.55	7.3%	3.8%	1.92	0.6%
3	Johnny Williams	CIC	SP	60.1		1.31	7.7%	4.2%	1.82	0.0%
4	Connie Johnson	KCM	RP	57.1		2.09	8.7%	12.7%	0.68	2.0%
5	Ford Smith	KCM	SP	56.0		1.20	11.2%	9.9%	1.13	0.4%
6	Ted Alexander	KCM	RP	45.0		1.24	14.8%	8.7%	1.71	0.0%
7	Gentry Jessup	CAG	SP	36.1		1.16	16.3%	13.6%	1.20	0.0%
8	Cannonball Berry	KCM	RP	36.0		1.83	12.2%	10.0%	1.22	1.1%
9	Vibert Clarke*	CBE	SP	36.0		1.33	13.5%	7.7%	1.75	0.0%
10	Steve Wylie	KCM/CAG	RP	35.2		1.82	9.3%	14.5%	0.64	0.0%
11	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	29.2		1.38	12.1%	5.3%	2.29	0.0%
12	Walter McCoy	CAG	RP	27.2		1.59	14.3%	9.0%	1.58	2.3%
13	Gene Richardson*	KCM	SP	27.0		1.19	24.8%	11.1%	2.23	0.0%
14	Manuel Godínez^	CIC	SP	26.0		1.50	9.3%	4.2%	2.20	2.5%
15	John Huber	MRS/CIC	RP	25.0		2.20	6.9%	11.5%	0.60	0.8%
16	Jim Colzie	CIC	SP	24.2		1.91	10.6%	12.2%	0.87	0.8%
17	Preacher Henry	CIC	SP	24.0		1.63	6.5%	8.3%	0.78	2.8%
18	Clarence Locke	CAG	SP	24.0		1.42	12.0%	9.3%	1.30	0.9%
19	Alonzo Perry	BBB	RP	24.0		1.71	8.3%	13.8%	0.60	0.9%
20	Alonzo Boone	CBE	SP	23.1		1.07	10.3%	4.1%	2.50	1.0%
21	Earl Bumpus*	CAG	RP	23.0		2.00	10.4%	11.3%	0.92	0.0%
22	Leonard Johnson^	CAG	RP	22.2		1.76	12.4%	11.4%	1.08	1.0%
23	Dan Bankhead	MRS	SP	22.0		0.82	23.9%	9.1%	2.63	0.0%
24	Pepper Sharpe^	MRS	SP	21.2		1.66	6.9%	7.9%	0.88	0.0%
25	Riley Stewart	CAG	RP	21.2		1.34	7.4%	8.4%	0.88	1.1%
26	Juan Guilbe	CIC	SP	20.1		1.77	11.0%	14.0%	0.79	3.0%
27	Chet Brewer	CBE	SP	20.0		0.90	15.4%	6.4%	2.40	0.0%
28	Nat Pollard	BBB	SP	20.0		1.80	5.3%	6.3%	0.83	2.1%
29	Jehosie Heard*	BBB	SP	18.2		1.45	10.0%	10.0%	1.00	1.3%
30	Ladd White	MRS	SP	18.2		1.39	14.1%	11.8%	1.20	1.2%
31	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	17.0		0.82	29.0%	1.6%	18.00	0.0%
32	Doc Bracken	CBE	SP	15.1		1.76	18.9%	20.3%	0.93	1.4%
33	Bill Powell	BBB	SP	15.0		1.47	19.4%	7.5%	2.60	1.5%
34	Tomás Quiñones	CIC	SP	14.2		1.43	9.2%	10.8%	0.86	0.0%
35	Laymon Ramsey	MRS	SP	14.0		1.29	11.7%	11.7%	1.00	0.0%
36	Harry Rhodes*	CAG	RP	12.2		1.58	9.8%	14.8%	0.67	0.0%
37	Satchel Davis	CBE	SP	12.1		1.14	11.3%	3.8%	3.00	1.9%
38	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	12.1		2.03	14.5%	21.0%	0.69	1.6%
39	Armando Vázquez*	CIC	RP	12.0		1.08	7.7%	3.8%	2.00	1.9%
40	Gene Collins*	KCM	SP	11.0		3.18	13.5%	28.4%	0.48	0.0%
41	Sam Jones	CBE	RP	11.0		1.91	13.2%	5.7%	2.33	0.0%
42	Curtis Hollingsworth	BBB	RP	10.0		1.50	6.7%	4.4%	1.50	2.2%
43	James Brown	CIC	RP	9.2		1.34	11.6%	9.3%	1.25	2.3%
44	Eugene Bremer	CBE	RP	9.1		1.29	9.8%	4.9%	2.00	2.4%
45	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	8.0		1.88	14.0%	9.3%	1.50	0.0%
46	Carrenza Howard	CIC	SP	8.0		2.00	15.4%	10.3%	1.50	0.0%
47	Sammy Williams	BBB	SP	6.2		2.10	14.7%	2.9%	5.00	0.0%
48	John Scroggins^	KCM	SP	6.0		2.00	12.9%	9.7%	1.33	0.0%
49	Spoon Carter	MRS	RP	5.2		1.76	14.3%	3.6%	4.00	3.6%
50	Barnes^	CIC	SP	4.2		1.71	0.0%	19.0%	0.00	0.0%
51	Orinthal Anderson	BBB	RP	4.1		3.00	12.0%	8.0%	1.50	4.0%
52	Herman Purcell	MRS	SP	4.1		2.31	4.5%	18.2%	0.25	4.5%
53	Larry Napoleon*	KCM	RP	4.0		2.75	8.3%	12.5%	0.67	0.0%
54	Clyde Williams*	CBE	RP	3.2		1.09	6.7%	6.7%	1.00	0.0%
55	John Brown	CBE	RP	3.0		0.67	16.7%	8.3%	2.00	0.0%
56	James Wilson^	MRS	RP	2.2		3.00	7.1%	14.3%	0.50	0.0%
57	Hosea Allen	CIC	RP	2.1		2.57	7.1%	7.1%	1.00	0.0%
58	Joe Greene	KCM	RP	1.2		3.60	0.0%	30.8%	0.00	0.0%
59	Henry Merchant*	CIC	RP	1.0		5.00	0.0%	12.5%	0.00	0.0%
60	Hoss Walker	CIC	RP	0.2		0.00	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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