1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

Negro American League

1947 / 1949

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

Homeruns

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Willard Brown	KCM	6
2	Hank Thompson	KCM	4
3	Gene Baker	KCM	3
4	Ed Steele	BBB	3
5	Joe Greene	CBE	2
6	John Miles	CAG	2
7	Ray Neil	IC	2
8	Joe Scott	BBB	2
9	Jim Zapp	BBB	2
10	Pepper Bassett	BBB	1

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Ford Smith	KCM	1.11
2	Jim LaMarque	KCM	1.16
3	Bill Powell	BBB	1.20
4	Jim Cohen	IC	1.26
5	Vibert Clarke	CBE	1.35
6	Willie Cathey	IC	1.36
7	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	1.38
8	Alonzo Perry	BBB	1.47
9	Hilton Smith	KCM	1.48
10	Johnny Williams	IC	1.49

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	378.2		1.41	16.4%	9.4%	1.74	0.5%
2	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	245.2		1.46	14.3%	8.2%	1.73	1.1%
3	Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	237.2		1.59	9.6%	7.9%	1.21	1.1%
4	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	147.1		1.56	10.8%	10.7%	1.01	0.6%
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	110.2		1.84	8.6%	11.0%	0.78	1.7%
6	Chicago American Giants	NAL	99.1		1.84	11.2%	8.6%	1.31	0.8%
	6	1	1219.1		1.55	12.8%	9.1%	1.40	0.9%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	112.0		1.16	16.7%	4.5%	3.71	0.6%
2	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	63.2		1.48	13.7%	7.7%	1.77	0.7%
3	Vibert Clarke*	CBE	SP	62.1		1.35	10.4%	9.3%	1.12	0.7%
4	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	60.0		1.38	13.3%	4.9%	2.69	0.4%
5	Gene Collins*	KCM	RP	56.0		1.66	23.0%	22.2%	1.03	0.0%
6	Ford Smith	KCM	SP	55.2		1.11	17.9%	5.7%	3.15	0.0%
7	Alonzo Perry	BBB	SP	54.1		1.47	10.9%	8.5%	1.29	2.0%
8	Bill Powell	BBB	SP	51.2		1.20	18.7%	7.9%	2.35	1.4%
9	Willie Cathey*	IC	RP	50.0		1.36	17.4%	6.0%	2.92	1.4%
10	Jim Cohen	IC	SP	49.1		1.26	8.1%	7.1%	1.13	0.5%
11	Bill Greason	BBB	RP	46.2		1.61	15.7%	10.2%	1.55	0.0%
12	Johnny Williams	IC	RP	40.1		1.49	5.8%	8.4%	0.69	1.0%
13	Gene Richardson*	KCM	SP	39.1		1.60	17.1%	8.8%	1.94	0.6%
14	Connie Johnson	KCM	RP	38.0		1.58	12.6%	9.8%	1.29	0.6%
15	Luis Cabrera	IC	SP	33.0		1.52	11.0%	7.6%	1.45	0.7%
16	Spoon Carter	MRS	RP	32.2		1.74	5.8%	9.7%	0.60	0.6%
17	Riley Stewart	CAG	RP	24.2		1.74	14.5%	9.7%	1.50	0.0%
18	Gentry Jessup	CAG	SP	24.0		1.58	12.3%	8.8%	1.40	0.9%
19	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	21.0		1.71	16.3%	11.2%	1.45	2.0%
20	Sammy Williams	BBB	SP	20.1		1.82	13.2%	13.2%	1.00	3.3%
21	Chet Brewer	CBE	SP	19.2		1.53	11.8%	7.5%	1.57	0.0%
22	Roberto Vargas*	CAG	SP	16.1		1.65	9.3%	5.3%	1.75	0.0%
23	Sam Woods	MRS	RP	16.1		1.65	10.0%	13.8%	0.73	1.3%
24	Felix Evans	MRS	RP	16.0		2.25	9.5%	9.5%	1.00	1.2%
25	Sam Jones	CBE	RP	15.2		1.98	14.3%	15.6%	0.92	0.0%
26	Eugene Smith	CBE	SP	15.0		2.27	8.5%	17.1%	0.50	0.0%
27	Andy Porter	IC	SP	14.0		1.43	9.5%	6.3%	1.50	3.2%
28	Walter Gibbons	IC	SP	13.0		2.54	6.9%	8.3%	0.83	1.4%
29	Pepper Sharpe^	MRS	RP	13.0		1.46	5.3%	8.8%	0.60	5.3%
30	John Brown	CBE	RP	12.1		0.81	15.7%	11.8%	1.33	0.0%
31	Leonard Johnson^	KCM	SP	12.1		2.03	4.8%	9.5%	0.50	1.6%
32	Ladd White	IC	SP	11.1		2.03	5.5%	9.1%	0.60	0.0%
33	Sack Morgan*	MRS	RP	9.2		2.17	2.0%	16.0%	0.13	2.0%
34	Harry Rhodes*	CAG	RP	9.2		2.07	6.1%	10.2%	0.60	0.0%
35	Clarence Locke	CAG	SP	9.1		2.68	7.7%	7.7%	1.00	0.0%
36	Eugene Bremer	CBE	SP	9.0		1.67	11.4%	2.3%	5.00	0.0%
37	Manuel Godínez^	IC	RP	8.1		1.80	5.1%	0.0%		5.1%
38	Jehosie Heard*	BBB	RP	8.1		1.56	16.2%	5.4%	3.00	0.0%
39	José Velásquez^	IC	SP	8.0		1.25	2.9%	8.8%	0.33	0.0%
40	Frank Carswell	CBE	SP	7.1		1.50	6.1%	9.1%	0.67	3.0%
41	Angel García*	IC	RP	6.2		2.10	11.1%	11.1%	1.00	0.0%
42	Gardner^	CAG	RP	6.0		0.83	13.6%	4.5%	3.00	4.5%
43	Rafaelito Ortiz	CAG	SP	6.0		1.83	17.2%	10.3%	1.67	3.4%
44	Earnest Long	CBE	RP	5.1		2.06	3.6%	14.3%	0.25	0.0%
45	Nat Pollard	BBB	RP	4.1		2.08	8.7%	13.0%	0.67	0.0%
46	Earl Bumpus*	CAG	SP	3.0		4.00	4.8%	9.5%	0.50	4.8%
47	Bill Blair*	IC	RP	2.2		4.50	10.5%	21.1%	0.50	0.0%
48	Raúl Sánchez^	MRS	RP	2.0		4.00	7.7%	7.7%	1.00	0.0%
49	Tincy Jamerson^	KCM	SP	1.2		4.80	0.0%	28.6%	0.00	7.1%
50	Preacher Henry	IC	RP	0.2		7.50	0.0%	57.1%	0.00	0.0%
51	George Jefferson	CBE	RP	0.2		6.00	16.7%	16.7%	1.00	16.7%
52	Jimmie Bennett^	IC	SP	0.1		15.00	0.0%	28.6%	0.00	0.0%
53	Taylor Smith	CAG	RP	0.1		6.00	0.0%	33.3%	0.00	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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