1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Season

Negro American League

1946 / 1948

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

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Willard Brown	KCM	.479
2	Archie Ware	CBE	.456
3	Joe Greene	KCM	.452
4	Hank Thompson	KCM	.448
5	Al Smith	CBE	.441
6	Sam Jethroe	CBE	.438
7	Willie Grace	CBE	.424
8	Curtis Roberts	KCM	.421
9	John Ritchey	CAG	.414
10	Lyman Bostock	CAG	.382

K/BB

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Bill Powell	BBB	2.75
2	Jim LaMarque	KCM	2.29
3	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	2.29
4	Gene Richardson	KCM	2.23
5	Manuel Godínez	CIC	2.20
6	Johnny Williams	CIC	1.82
7	Dan Bankhead	MRS	1.79
8	Ted Alexander	KCM	1.79
9	Vibert Clarke	CBE	1.75
10	Hilton Smith	KCM	1.67

Wins Above Replacement

Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	2488	549.1	18.0	11.2	-1.1	7.9
2	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	798	178.0	5.9	3.5	1.0	1.4
3	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	636	137.1	2.4	0.6	-0.6	2.4
4	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	1139	245.1	1.4	-0.2	0.9	0.7
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	850	179.1	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.8
6	Chicago American Giants	NAL	1158	248.2	1.2	0.7	0.0	0.4
	6	1	7069	1538.0	30.1	16.3	0.2	13.5

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Jim LaMarque	KCM	P	69	122.0		3.2	0.4	-0.1	2.9	0.0
2	Willard Brown	KCM	CF	216		3.0	2.8	0.3	0.0	0.0
3	Hank Thompson	KCM	SS	197		3.0	1.9	0.9	0.0	0.2
4	Ford Smith	KCM	P	44	63.0		2.9	0.1	-0.2	2.9	0.0
5	Gentry Jessup	CAG	P	19	36.1		1.5	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0
6	Sam Jethroe	CBE	CF	96		1.3	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
7	Chico Renfroe	KCM	2B	222		1.2	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.2
8	Vibert Clarke	CBE	P	16	36.0		1.2	0.2	0.0	0.9	0.0
9	Johnny Williams	CIC	P	33	60.1		1.2	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0
10	Bill Powell	BBB	P	12	24.0		1.2	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0
11	Gene Richardson	KCM	P	12	27.0		1.2	-0.1	0.0	1.2	0.0
12	John Ritchey	CAG	C	87		1.1	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
13	Archie Ware	CBE	1B	95		1.0	0.9	0.2	0.0	-0.1
14	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	246		1.0	1.3	-0.2	0.0	-0.2
15	Ted Alexander	KCM	P	22	54.0		0.9	-0.1	0.0	1.0	0.0
16	Joe Greene	KCM	C	150	1.2		0.9	1.4	-0.4	-0.1	0.0
17	Willie Grace	CBE	RF	82		0.9	0.5	0.4	0.0	-0.1
18	Herb Souell	KCM	3B	278		0.9	1.4	-0.5	0.0	0.0
19	Chet Brewer	CBE	P	10	20.0		0.9	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0
20	Earl Taborn	KCM	C	143		0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1
21	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	63		0.7	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0
22	Sam Hairston	CIC	3B	122		0.7	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0
23	Joe Burt Scott	MRS	LF	50		0.7	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
24	Quincy Trouppe	CBE	C	35		0.6	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0
25	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	P	14	29.2		0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
26	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	46	75.2		0.6	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.0
27	Bernell Longest	CAG	2B	134		0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1
28	Dan Bankhead	MRS	P	17	37.2		0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
29	Satchel Paige	KCM	P	10	19.0		0.5	-0.1	0.0	0.6	0.0
30	Juan Guilbe	CIC	P	11	20.1		0.5	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0
31	Al Smith	CBE	SS	76		0.5	0.7	-0.3	0.0	0.1
32	Artie Wilson	BBB	SS	73		0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1
33	Jehosie Heard	BBB	P	8	18.2		0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.5	0.0
34	Joe Atkins	CBE	3B	55		0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
35	Pepper Sharpe	MRS	P	16	21.2		0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
36	Steve Wylie	CAG / KCM	P	21	49.0		0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
37	José Colás	MRS	CF	80		0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
38	Alonzo Perry	BBB	P	13	24.0		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
39	Ed Steele	BBB	RF	60		0.3	0.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
40	Curtis Roberts	KCM	2B	76		0.3	0.6	-0.4	0.0	0.1
41	Reinaldo Drake	CIC	CF	100		0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
42	Coco Ferrer	CIC	SS	30		0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
43	Alonzo Boone	CBE	P	10	23.1		0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0
44	Felix Evans	MRS	P	10	21.0		0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
45	Johnie Scott	KCM	LF	262		0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.2
46	George Handy	MRS	2B	67		0.3	-0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
47	John Brown	CBE	P	1	3.0		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
48	Bill Barnes	CIC	P	3	4.2		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
49	Jesse Williams	CBE	LF	21		0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
50	Riley Stewart	CAG	P	23	53.1		0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
51	Eli Chism	BBB	LF	64		0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.1
52	Curtis Hollingsworth	BBB	P	2	10.0		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
53	Casey Jones	MRS	C	33		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
54	Laymon Ramsey	MRS	P	7	16.1		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
55	Buddy Armour	CAG	CF	107		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
56	Lyman Bostock	CAG	1B	90		0.2	0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
57	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	74		0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
58	Earl Ashby	BBB	1B	4		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
59	Vicente Villafañe	CIC	RF	33		0.2	-0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
60	Henry Merchant	CIC	RF	109	1.0		0.2	-0.2	0.6	-0.1	-0.1
61	George Jefferson	CBE	P	1	4.0		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
62	Preacher Henry	CIC	P	11	29.1		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
63	Pedro Formental	MRS	RF	67		0.1	0.4	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
64	Goose Tatum	CIC	1B	118		0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	-0.1
65	Doc Bracken	CBE	P	11	31.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
66	Clyde McNeal	CAG	SS	101		0.1	-0.2	0.2	0.0	0.1
67	John Bissant	CAG	LF	39		0.1	0.4	-0.2	0.0	0.0
68	Neil Robinson	MRS	LF	51		0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
69	Leon Kellman	CBE	3B	49		0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
70	Buster Haywood	CIC	C	75		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
71	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	67		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	Larry Napoleon	KCM	P	5	12.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
73	Leonard Pigg	CIC	C	15		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
74	Tomás Quiñones	CIC	P	11	17.2		0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
75	Satchel Davis	CBE	P	4	12.1		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
76	Frank Pearson	MRS	P	6	14.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
77	Sam Jones	CBE	P	3	8.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
78	Bill Duffy	KCM	C	4		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
79	Lyons	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
80	Nat Pollard	BBB	P	7	20.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
81	Jake Tolbert	CAG	C	26		0.0	-0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
82	Herman Bell	BBB	C	10		0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
83	Duke Cleveland	CIC	LF	6		0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
84	Hoss Walker	CIC	3B	26	0.2		0.0	-0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
85	James Bizzle	BBB	LF	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
86	Walter McCoy	CAG	P	11	27.2		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
87	Leovigildo Xiqués	CIC	LF	9		0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
88	Leonard Lindsay	CIC	RF	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
89	Jesse F. Williams	CBE	C		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
90	Ladd White	MRS	P	9	18.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
91	Kine	CIC	C		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
92	Armour	CIC	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
93	Harris	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
94	Johnson	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Willie Wynn	CAG	C	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	Berry	CAG	C	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
97	Larry Brown	MRS	C	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
98	Red Longley	MRS	C	56		0.0	0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0
99	Silas Griffin	BBB	3B	5		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	Spoon Carter	MRS	P	3	5.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
101	Willie Wells	CIC	SS	21		0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
102	Jesse Warren	CAG	2B	28	5.2		0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
103	T. J. Brown	CIC / MRS	SS	32		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
104	Sammy Williams	BBB	P	4	6.2		0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
105	Bailey	CIC	SS	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
106	Jim West	BBB	1B	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
107	Bob Palm	CAG	C	7		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
108	Henderson	CIC	SS	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
109	Jacob Robinson	CAG	3B	7		-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
110	Manuel Godínez	CIC	P	11	26.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
111	Harold Millon	CAG / CIC	2B	6		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
112	Verdell Mathis	MRS	P	8	16.1		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
113	Sylvester Carlisle	CIC	SS	3		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
114	Sy Morton	CAG	SS	3		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
115	Marlin Carter	MRS	3B	67		-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
116	Sam Hill	CAG	LF	130		-0.1	0.3	-0.4	0.0	-0.1
117	Tom Turner	CAG	1B	19	1.0		-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0
118	Norman Robinson	BBB	CF	69		-0.1	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
119	Thomas Favors	KCM	LF	26		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
120	Cannonball Berry	KCM	P	15	39.2		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
121	John Miles	CAG	3B	92		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
122	John Thomas	BBB	CF	13		-0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
123	Lee Moody	BBB / KCM	1B	67		-0.2	-0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
124	Robert Abernathy	CIC	LF	112		-0.2	-0.4	0.3	0.0	-0.1
125	Sherwood Brewer	CIC	SS	19		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
126	Herman Purcell	MRS	P	3	5.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
127	Carrenza Howard	CIC	P	5	13.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
128	Ed Young	CAG	C	19		-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
129	Tommy Sampson	BBB	2B	16		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
130	Armando Vázquez	CIC	P	6	15.2		-0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
131	James Brown	CIC	P	7	9.2		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
132	George Minor	CBE	LF	12		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
133	Clarence Locke	CAG	P	12	25.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
134	Alphonso Gerard	CIC	RF	24		-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
135	Hosea Allen	CIC	P	2	5.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
136	Harry Rhodes	CAG	P	19	18.1		-0.2	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0
137	Bob Boyd	MRS	1B	96		-0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
138	Walter Jones	CBE	P	3.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
139	Jim McCurine	CAG	RF	82		-0.3	-0.5	0.3	0.0	-0.1
140	James Wilson	MRS	P	1	2.2		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
141	Johnnie Scroggins	KCM	P	4	6.0		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
142	Tom Cooper	KCM	RF	200		-0.3	0.3	-0.5	0.0	-0.1
143	Newt Allen	CIC	SS	42		-0.3	-0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
144	Tommy Harris	CBE	C	50		-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
145	Jim Colzie	CIC	P	13	30.2		-0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
146	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	46		-0.3	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
147	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	69		-0.3	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1
148	Clyde Nelson	CBE	LF	79		-0.4	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
149	John Sanderson	KCM	SS	30		-0.4	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0
150	Ted Strong	KCM	RF	138		-0.4	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
151	Ray Neil	CIC	2B	124		-0.4	0.1	-0.5	0.0	0.1
152	Earl Bumpus	CAG	LF	78	41.1		-0.5	-0.1	-0.2	-0.1	0.0
153	Gene Collins	KCM	P	12	20.0		-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
154	Pepper Bassett	BBB	C	52		-0.5	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0
155	John Huber	CIC / MRS	P	13	31.0		-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
156	Orinthal Anderson	BBB	LF	23	4.1		-0.6	0.1	-0.3	-0.3	0.0
157	John Britton	BBB	3B	66		-0.6	-0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
158	Eugene Bremer	CBE	P	13	26.2		-0.7	0.0	0.0	-0.7	0.0
159	Clyde Williams	CBE	P	5	10.2		-0.7	0.0	0.0	-0.6	0.0
160	Leonard Johnson	CAG	P	17	36.0		-0.8	-0.1	0.1	-0.8	0.0
161	Connie Johnson	KCM	P	28	64.1		-1.1	-0.1	0.0	-1.0	0.0

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