1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season


NAL Championship Series


1943 / 1949

Top Hitter


Pepper
Bassett

Top Pitcher


Gene
Richardson

Leaders

Batting Average

# Player Team BA
1
Pepper Bassett
BBB
.417
2
Artie Wilson
BBB
.400
3
Piper Davis
BBB
.379
4
Willard Brown
KCM
.357
5
Johnie Scott
KCM
.304
6
Willie Mays
BBB
.280
7
Earl Taborn
KCM
.263
8
Herb Souell
KCM
.250
9
Elston Howard
KCM
.231
10
Hank Thompson
KCM
.231

WHIP

# Player Team WHIP
1
Jimmie Newberry
BBB
0.84
2
Gene Richardson
KCM
1.03
3
Bill Greason
BBB
1.09
4
Bill Powell
BBB
1.24
5
Jim LaMarque
KCM
1.42
6
Alonzo Perry
BBB
1.63
7
Ford Smith
KCM
1.70
8
Sammy Williams
BBB
1.80
9
Gene Collins
KCM
1.88


Fielding

Teams
# Team Lg
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
1
Birmingham Black Barons
ALC
75
65
540.0
180
72
12
9
.955
.940
4.20
4.18
5.2
10.8
5.0
2
Kansas City Monarchs
ALC
72
65
549.0
183
71
7
21
.973
.940
4.16
4.18
-5.2
-10.7
-5.0
2
1
147
130
1089.0
363
143
19
30
.964
.940
4.18
4.18
0.0
0.0
0.0



Players
#
Player
Team Pos
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
1
KCM
SS
7
7
61.0
17
18
0
5
1.000
1.000
5.16
5.06
-1.3
-20.8
-1.3
2
BBB
C
7
6
57.0
46
3
0
0
1.000
1.000
7.74
7.81
0.2
3.7
0.0
3
BBB
3B
7
7
60.0
6
15
6
0
.778
.825
3.15
2.45
2.4
40.0
2.4
4
KCM
CF
7
7
61.0
13
1
0
0
1.000
.935
2.07
2.16
-0.3
-5.0
-0.6
5
BBB
2B
7
7
57.0
20
16
0
2
1.000
.976
5.68
6.10
-0.8
-14.2
-0.8
6
BBB
CF
7
7
60.0
15
0
2
0
.882
.935
2.25
2.16
0.3
5.0
0.6
7
KCM
3B
7
7
61.0
2
10
1
1
.923
.825
1.77
2.45
-2.4
-39.3
-2.4
8
BBB
RF
7
7
60.0
16
2
1
0
.947
.964
2.70
2.01
3.2
52.5
2.8
9
BBB
SS
7
7
60.0
13
20
0
2
1.000
1.000
4.95
5.06
1.3
21.2
1.3
10
BBB
LF
7
7
60.0
4
0
1
0
.800
.846
0.60
0.82
-0.6
-10.4
-0.6
11
KCM
LF
6
6
51.2
5
0
1
0
.833
.846
0.87
0.82
0.0
-0.7
0.0
12
KCM
1B
6
5
43.0
40
2
0
6
1.000
.982
8.79
8.33
0.9
21.1
0.9
13
KCM
RF
6
6
50.1
6
1
0
0
1.000
.964
1.25
2.01
-2.9
-56.8
-2.7
14
KCM
C
6
6
51.2
47
2
0
0
1.000
1.000
8.54
7.81
-0.1
-1.5
0.0
15
KCM
2B
5
5
41.0
18
10
0
4
1.000
.976
6.15
6.10
-2.0
-48.9
-2.0
16
BBB
1B
4
4
34.0
32
1
1
2
.971
.982
8.74
8.33
-0.5
-16.0
-0.5
17
KCM
P
4
2
14.2
1
3
0
1
1.000
.929
2.45
2.90
18
BBB
P
3
2
23.0
1
7
0
0
1.000
.929
3.13
2.90
19
KCM
P
3
3
24.2
2
7
3
0
.750
.929
3.28
2.90
20
BBB
P
3
1
10.2
5
1
0
0
1.000
.929
5.06
2.90
21
BBB
1B
3
3
26.0
19
0
0
2
1.000
.982
6.58
8.33
-0.8
-32.5
-0.8
22
KCM
P
3
1
9.2
0
3
0
0
1.000
.929
2.79
2.90
23
KCM
P
2
2
8.0
0
1
0
0
1.000
.929
1.13
2.90
24
KCM
1B
2
2
18.0
17
1
1
2
.947
.982
9.00
8.33
0.5
26.9
0.5
25
BBB
C
2
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
3.00
7.81
0.0
11.0
0.0
26
BBB
2B
2
2
3.0
1
2
1
0
.750
.976
9.00
6.10
0.7
221.3
0.7
27
BBB
P
2
2
8.0
0
2
0
0
1.000
.929
2.25
2.90
28
BBB
P
2
2
9.2
0
1
0
0
1.000
.929
0.93
2.90
29
KCM
2B
2
2
20.0
5
10
1
2
.938
.976
6.75
6.10
2.1
107.4
2.1
30
BBB
PH
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
31
BBB
P
1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
.929
0.00
2.90
32
BBB
PR
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
33
KCM
C
1
1
9.1
6
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
5.79
7.81
-0.2
-17.7
0.0
34
KCM
P
1
1
4.0
0
2
0
0
1.000
.929
4.50
2.90
35
KCM
PR
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
36
BBB
PH
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
37
KCM
PH
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
38
KCM
LF
1
1
9.1
2
0
0
0
1.000
.846
1.93
0.82
0.7
71.0
0.7
39
KCM
RF
1
1
10.2
2
0
0
0
1.000
.964
1.69
2.01
-0.3
-27.6
-0.1
40
BBB
P
1
1
8.1
1
2
0
1
1.000
.929
3.24
2.90
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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