1927 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1927 Season

1926 / 1927-28

William Hueston (President)
R. S. Lewis (Vice President)
Quincy Gilmore (Secretary & Treasurer)
G. B. Key ("Chairman)
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Leaders

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Oscar Charleston	HBG	.502
2	Jud Wilson	BBS / NLG	.493
3	Heavy Johnson	HBG	.461
4	Mack Eggleston	BBS	.452
5	Fats Jenkins	HBG	.452
6	Roy Parnell	BBB	.451
7	Willie Wells	SLS	.450
8	Ed Rile	DS	.439
9	Steel Arm Davis	CAG	.436
10	Turkey Stearnes	DS	.429

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Luther Farrell	ACB	160
2	Willie Foster	CAG	144
3	Ted Trent	SLS	133
4	Sam Streeter	BBB	127
5	Bullet Rogan	KCM	109
6	Satchel Paige	BBB	100
7	George Harney	CAG	93
8	Harry Salmon	BBB	93
9	Willie Powell	CAG	92
10	Steel Arm Tyler	MRS / KCM	80

Standings

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Chicago American Giants ^* ¹	62	31	1	.667	-	62	31	1	.667	4.6	3.6	Dave Malarcher	Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
2	St. Louis Stars	59	36	0	.621	4.0	62	37	0	.626	6.3	4.9	Candy Jim Taylor	Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
3	Kansas City Monarchs	55	33	0	.625	4.5	55	33	0	.625	5.2	3.6	Bullet Rogan	Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
4	Detroit Stars	51	44	0	.537	12.0	52	47	0	.525	5.5	5.1	Bingo DeMoss	Mack Park (Detroit, MI)
5	Birmingham Black Barons ²	50	44	3	.532	12.5	50	44	3	.532	4.9	4.7	Ruben Jones	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
6	Cuban Stars West	22	47	1	.319	28.0	22	47	1	.319	3.9	5.0	Tinti Molina	No Home Ballpark
7	Cleveland Hornets	13	36	0	.265	27.0	14	38	0	.269	4.4	7.4	Frank Duncan	Hooper Field (Newburgh Heights, OH)
8	Memphis Red Sox	25	66	3	.275	36.0	25	66	3	.275	3.3	5.5	Charles Wesley	Lewis Park (Memphis, TN)

* = League Champion 1 = First Half Champion 2 = Second Half Champion

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Chicago American Giants	4	1	0	.800	-		6.4	3.4	Dave Malarcher	Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
2	Birmingham Black Barons	1	4	0	.200	3.0		3.4	6.4	Ruben Jones	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants ^* ¹ ²	54	35	0	.607	-	55	35	1	.611	6.2	4.8	Dick Lundy	Bacharach Park (Atlantic City, NJ)
2	Harrisburg Giants	37	30	0	.552	6.0	38	31	0	.551	5.8	5.0	John Beckwith	Island Park (Harrisburg, PA)
3	Cuban Stars East	30	28	2	.517	8.5	31	29	2	.517	5.2	5.5	Pelayo Chacón , Bernardo Baró	Davids Stadium (Newark, NJ)
4	Baltimore Black Sox	33	35	2	.485	10.5	34	36	2	.486	5.3	5.1	Ben Taylor	Maryland Park (Baltimore, MD)
5	Hilldale Club	37	46	0	.446	14.0	38	48	1	.442	4.6	5.4	Frank Warfield , Otto Briggs	Hilldale Park (Yeadon, PA)
6	New York Lincoln Giants	10	15	0	.400	12.0	11	21	0	.344	5.7	7.3	John Henry Lloyd	Catholic Protectory Oval (Bronx, NY)
7	Brooklyn Royal Giants	11	23	0	.324	15.5	11	23	0	.324	5.2	6.9	Dick Redding	Dexter Park (Queens, NY)

* = League Champion 1 = First Half Champion 2 = Second Half Champion

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Chicago American Giants	5	3	1	.625	-		5.9	2.9	Dave Malarcher	Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
2	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants	3	5	1	.375	2.0		2.9	5.9	Dick Lundy	Bacharach Park (Atlantic City, NJ)

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays	8	2	0	.800	-		6.2	3.8	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	American League All Stars	4	2	0	.667	-		4.7	3.5	Earle Mack	No Home Ballpark
2	Homestead Grays	2	4	0	.333	2.0		3.5	4.7	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)

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