1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

Negro American League

1947 / 1949

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

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

OPS+

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Willard Brown	KCM	203
2	Artie Wilson	BBB	189
3	Ed Steele	BBB	178
4	Piper Davis	BBB	159
5	Hank Thompson	KCM	157
6	Sam Hairston	IC	133
7	Ray Neil	IC	124
8	Joe Scott	BBB	122
9	Johnie Scott	KCM	111
10	Archie Ware	CBE	110

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Jim LaMarque	KCM	80
2	Gene Collins	KCM	62
3	Ford Smith	KCM	41
4	Willie Cathey	IC	40
5	Bill Powell	BBB	40
6	Hilton Smith	KCM	39
7	Gene Richardson	KCM	37
8	Bill Greason	BBB	34
9	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	33
10	Vibert Clarke	CBE	29

Wins Above Replacement

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Throws:

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Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	1799	401.2		12.6	6.3	1.0	5.4	0.0
2	Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	1158	245.2		-0.1	-1.5	1.2	0.1	0.0
3	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	512	110.2		-0.2	0.3	-0.8	0.2	0.0
4	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	1108	244.2		10.1	5.2	0.5	4.5	0.0
5	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	852	183.1		2.6	1.5	0.1	1.1	0.0
6	Chicago American Giants	NAL	521	108.1		0.3	1.1	-1.7	0.8	0.0
	6	1	5950	1294.1		25.4	12.9	0.3	12.1	0.0

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Gene Baker	KCM	SS	200			0.1	0.3	-0.5	0.0	0.2
2	Curtis Roberts	KCM	2B	196			-0.3	-0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.2
3	Artie Wilson	BBB	SS	136			2.1	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.2
4	Earl Taborn	KCM	C	170			0.7	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1
5	Ray Neil	IC	2B	106			0.5	0.5	-0.1	0.0	0.1
6	Chico Renfroe	CBE	SS	83			0.2	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.1
7	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	117			2.1	1.2	0.9	0.0	0.1
8	Coco Ferrer	IC	SS	97			-0.9	-0.7	-0.3	0.0	0.1
9	Jim Pendleton	CAG	SS	58			0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1
10	Clyde McNeal	CAG	2B	54			0.2	0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0
11	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	38			-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	Benny Felder	IC	SS	31			-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
13	Bill Reynolds	CBE	2B	50			0.4	-0.4	0.7	0.0	0.0
14	Herman Bell	BBB	C	66			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
15	Johnnie Cowan	MRS	2B	45			-0.7	-0.2	-0.5	0.0	0.0
16	Leonard Pigg	IC	C	69			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
17	Tommy Harris	CBE	C	64			-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
18	Pepper Bassett	BBB	C	57			0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
19	Casey Jones	MRS	C	46			-0.6	-0.5	-0.1	0.0	0.0
20	Koney Williams	IC	SS	26			0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
21	Orlando Varona	MRS	SS	29			-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
22	Henry Presswood	CBE	SS	15			0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
23	Quincy Trouppe	CAG	C	35			0.8	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
24	Buster Haywood	IC	C	30			-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
25	Leon Kellman	CBE	3B	76			0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
26	Alex Colthirst	IC	SS	10			0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
27	Clyde Nelson	CBE	3B	52			-0.2	0.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0
28	Wiley Griggs	BBB	2B	18			-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
29	Herb Souell	KCM	3B	211			1.2	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.0
30	Jake Tolbert	CAG	C	11			-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
31	Joe Greene	CBE	C	48			0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
32	George Handy	MRS	2B	7			0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
33	Bernell Longest	CBE	2B	5			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
34	Harry Barnes	MRS	C	7			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
35	Luis Pérez	IC	3B	31			0.1	-0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0
36	Henry Baylis	CAG	3B	38			0.1	0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0
37	Cecil Jordan	MRS	SS	1			0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
38	Nat Peeples	MRS	C	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
39	Willie Wells	MRS	3B	19			0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
40	Cándido Morales	MRS	3B	12			0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
41	Jesse Warren	MRS	3B	5			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
42	Jimmie Bennett	IC	P	1	0.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
43	Bill Blair	IC	P	2	2.2		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
44	Chet Brewer	CBE	P	18	35.1		-0.3	0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
45	John Brown	CBE	P	4	12.1		0.8	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
46	Luis Cabrera	IC	P	16	33.0		0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
47	Frank Carswell	CBE	P	5	12.2		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
48	Spoon Carter	MRS	P	12	32.2		0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
49	Willie Cathey	IC	P	25	55.2		0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.5	0.0
50	Vibert Clarke	CBE	P	28	62.1		1.4	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0
51	Jim Cohen	IC	P	21	49.1		0.8	-0.2	0.0	0.9	0.0
52	Gene Collins	KCM	P	23	56.0		0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
53	Felix Evans	MRS	P	6	16.0		-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
54	Angel García	IC	P	4	6.2		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
55	Gardner	CAG	P	2	6.0		0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
56	Walter Gibbons	IC	P	5	13.0		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
57	Manuel Godínez	IC	P	3	8.1		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
58	Bill Greason	BBB	P	19	46.2		0.7	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.0
59	Preacher Henry	IC	P		0.2		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
60	Tincy Jamerson	KCM	P		1.2		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
61	George Jefferson	CBE	P	1	0.2		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
62	Gentry Jessup	CAG	P	12	24.0		0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
63	Connie Johnson	KCM	P	18	47.0		0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.6	0.0
64	Leonard Johnson	KCM	P	8	15.0		-0.9	-0.1	0.0	-0.8	0.0
65	Sam Jones	CBE	P	8	18.0		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
66	Richard King	IC	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
67	Clarence Locke	CAG	P	6	9.1		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
68	Sack Morgan	MRS	P	5	9.2		0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
69	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	P	28	58.1		1.9	0.2	0.0	1.7	0.0
70	Rafaelito Ortiz	CAG	P	3	6.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
71	Al Pinkston	CBE	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	Nat Pollard	BBB	P	1	4.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
73	Andy Porter	IC	P	7	16.1		-0.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
74	Bill Powell	BBB	P	21	51.2		1.9	0.1	0.0	1.9	0.0
75	Gene Richardson	KCM	P	19	44.2		0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.5	0.0
76	Raúl Sánchez	MRS	P	1	2.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
77	Fred Shepherd	CAG	P	1	1.1		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
78	Eugene Smith	CBE	P	11	24.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
79	Taylor Smith	CAG	P		0.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
80	Roberto Vargas	CAG	P	7	16.1		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
81	José Velásquez	IC	P	2	8.0		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
82	Ladd White	IC	P	5	11.1		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
83	Sammy Williams	BBB	P	6	14.0		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
84	Johnny Williams	IC	P	24	40.1		-0.4	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0
85	Sam Woods	MRS	P	7	16.1		0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
86	Pepper Sharpe	MRS	P	8	13.0		0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
87	Jim LaMarque	KCM	P	55	118.0		3.4	0.4	0.0	3.1	0.0
88	Verdell Mathis	MRS	P	14	21.0		0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
89	John Britton	BBB	3B	134			-0.6	-0.5	-0.1	0.0	0.0
90	Harry Rhodes	CAG	P	11	9.2		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
91	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	30	63.2		0.8	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.0
92	Riley Stewart	CAG	P	13	24.2		-0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
93	Nat McClinic	CBE	LF	7			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
94	Jehosie Heard	BBB	P	3	6.1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
95	Charley Hall	KCM	RF	2			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	Eddie Johnson	CBE	RF	3			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
97	Ford Smith	KCM	P	27	55.2		1.4	-0.1	0.0	1.5	0.0
98	Cannonball Berry	CBE	RF	3			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
99	Henderson	CAG	LF	4			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
100	José Colás	MRS	CF	37			0.2	0.5	-0.3	0.0	0.0
101	Earnest Long	CBE	P	8	9.0		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
102	Eugene Bremer	CBE	P	9	9.0		0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.0
103	Sam Hairston	IC	3B	130			1.0	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.0
104	Jim West	IC	1B	7			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
105	Sam Jethroe	CBE	CF	46			0.6	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
106	Sam Hill	CAG	CF	55			0.2	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
107	Alonzo Perry	BBB	P	39	63.1		0.5	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.0
108	Marlin Carter	CAG	3B	39			-0.6	-0.2	-0.4	0.0	0.0
109	Jack Bruton	CBE	LF	8			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
110	Clyde Williams	CBE	LF	7			0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
111	Earl Bumpus	CAG	P	17	10.2		0.0	-0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
112	George Minor	CBE	CF	43			-0.1	0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0
113	Jim McCurine	CAG	LF	13			0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
114	Reinaldo Drake	IC	CF	102			0.0	-0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
115	Les Witherspoon	IC	LF	17			0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
116	Norman Robinson	BBB	CF	123			-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0
117	Ted Strong	IC	RF	46			0.9	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.0
118	Neil Robinson	MRS	CF	46			0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
119	Chuck Wilson	IC	RF	21			0.1	-0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
120	Alphonso Gerard	CAG	LF	26			-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0
121	Bienvenido Rodríguez	CAG	RF	39			-0.4	0.1	-0.5	0.0	0.0
122	Willard Brown	KCM	CF	197			2.6	2.7	-0.1	0.0	0.0
123	John Miles	CAG	RF	38			0.1	0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0
124	Rafael Cabrera	IC	LF	52			0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
125	John Williams	CAG	1B	39			-0.5	-0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.0
126	Joe Burt Scott	MRS	LF	49			0.1	-0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0
127	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	56			-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
128	Willie Mays	BBB	LF	48			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
129	Al Smith	CBE	LF	69			-0.2	0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
130	Bob Boyd	MRS	1B	59			1.1	1.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
131	Henry Merchant	IC	RF	80			0.3	-0.4	0.7	0.0	0.0
132	Jim Zapp	BBB	LF	63			0.6	0.2	0.4	0.0	-0.1
133	Willie Grace	CBE	RF	85			0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.1
134	Goose Tatum	IC	1B	81			0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1
135	Elston Howard	KCM	LF	84			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
136	Archie Ware	CBE	1B	95			0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.1
137	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	96			-0.4	-0.5	0.2	0.0	-0.1
138	Tom Cooper	KCM	1B	128			0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.1
139	Andrés Mesa	IC	LF	106			-0.9	-0.1	-0.6	0.0	-0.1
140	Joe Scott	BBB	1B	104			0.3	0.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
141	Johnie Scott	KCM	LF	129			0.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	-0.1
142	Ed Steele	BBB	RF	125			1.1	1.5	-0.3	0.0	-0.1
143	Hank Thompson	KCM	RF	206			2.2	2.0	0.4	0.0	-0.1

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