1948 Kansas City Monarchs
69 - 37 - 3
65 - 35 - 3 in the Negro American League
1920 / 1949 ( Team History )
Managed by:
Buck O'Neil (69-37-3)
League Ranks (6 teams)
Batting
Pitching
OPS+
107
2nd
ERA+
117
2nd
OPS
.782
2nd
ERA
3.94
2nd
BA
.287
2nd
BA
.256
1st
OBP
.357
2nd
K/BB
1.77
2nd
SLG
.424
2nd
K%
16.3%
1st
BB%
9.2%
1st
BB%
9.2%
3rd
K%
HR%
0.6%
1st
ISO
.137
1st
WHIP
1.41
1st
Notes:
Second Half Champions of the Negro American League
Home Ballpark: Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
J. L. Wilkinson (Co-Owner) , Tom Baird (Co-Owner)
Batting
Basic Batting
| C
|
25
|
44
|
170
|
148
|
15
|
44
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
2
|
21
|
0
|
1
|
.297
|
.385
|
.365
|
.749
|
99
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1B
|
29
|
31
|
128
|
107
|
17
|
31
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
2
|
16
|
1
|
4
|
.290
|
.387
|
.393
|
.780
|
107
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B
|
18
|
46
|
196
|
181
|
26
|
44
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
5
|
14
|
0
|
1
|
.243
|
.297
|
.309
|
.607
|
61
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B
|
Herb Souell
**
|
35
|
46
|
211
|
196
|
41
|
56
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
22
|
6
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
.286
|
.336
|
.418
|
.755
|
99
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SS
|
23
|
46
|
200
|
181
|
39
|
45
|
9
|
7
|
3
|
28
|
5
|
15
|
0
|
4
|
.249
|
.306
|
.425
|
.732
|
92
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LF
|
34
|
33
|
129
|
110
|
24
|
33
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
23
|
7
|
16
|
2
|
1
|
.300
|
.398
|
.400
|
.798
|
112
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CF
|
33
|
46
|
197
|
174
|
43
|
71
|
23
|
2
|
7
|
54
|
8
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
.408
|
.477
|
.684
|
1.161
|
205
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RF
|
22
|
47
|
206
|
176
|
50
|
59
|
13
|
5
|
5
|
29
|
12
|
27
|
2
|
1
|
.335
|
.429
|
.551
|
.980
|
158
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1B
|
36
|
25
|
96
|
89
|
8
|
19
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
.213
|
.271
|
.225
|
.496
|
32
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LF
|
19
|
20
|
84
|
80
|
16
|
20
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
.250
|
.286
|
.425
|
.711
|
86
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RF
|
24
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
-100
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
27
|
18
|
55
|
46
|
9
|
15
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
.326
|
.426
|
.457
|
.882
|
133
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
41
|
13
|
30
|
28
|
6
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
.321
|
.345
|
.464
|
.809
|
113
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
Ford Smith
**
|
29
|
13
|
27
|
26
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.192
|
.222
|
.308
|
.530
|
39
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
23
|
12
|
23
|
20
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
.300
|
.391
|
.450
|
.841
|
122
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
20
|
8
|
19
|
18
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.056
|
.105
|
.111
|
.216
|
-43
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
25
|
12
|
18
|
18
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.167
|
.167
|
.222
|
.389
|
2
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
28
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
-100
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19
|
465
|
1799
|
1608
|
307
|
461
|
100
|
29
|
21
|
257
|
51
|
166
|
11
|
14
|
.287
|
.357
|
.424
|
.782
|
107
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* = Left-handed hitter
** = Switch-hitter
^ = Unknown
Advanced Batting
| Pos | LG | LG | LG | LG | LG | LG | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Souell
**
|
35
|
3B
|
211
|
.350
|
.354
|
6.6%
|
9.0%
|
0.9%
|
0.9%
|
.133
|
.116
|
||||||||||
| 22
|
RF
|
206
|
.445
|
.354
|
13.1%
|
9.0%
|
2.4%
|
0.9%
|
.216
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 23
|
SS
|
200
|
.326
|
.354
|
7.5%
|
9.0%
|
1.5%
|
0.9%
|
.177
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 33
|
CF
|
197
|
.517
|
.354
|
11.2%
|
9.0%
|
3.6%
|
0.9%
|
.276
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 18
|
2B
|
196
|
.291
|
.354
|
7.1%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.066
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 25
|
C
|
170
|
.363
|
.354
|
12.4%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.068
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 34
|
LF
|
129
|
.382
|
.354
|
12.4%
|
9.0%
|
0.8%
|
0.9%
|
.100
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 29
|
1B
|
128
|
.363
|
.354
|
12.5%
|
9.0%
|
0.8%
|
0.9%
|
.103
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 36
|
1B
|
96
|
.249
|
.354
|
7.3%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.011
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 19
|
LF
|
84
|
.320
|
.354
|
3.6%
|
9.0%
|
1.2%
|
0.9%
|
.175
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 27
|
SP
|
55
|
.411
|
.354
|
12.7%
|
9.0%
|
1.8%
|
0.9%
|
.130
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 41
|
SP
|
30
|
.357
|
.354
|
3.3%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.143
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| Ford Smith
**
|
29
|
SP
|
27
|
.245
|
.354
|
0.0%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.115
|
.116
|
||||||||||
| 23
|
SP
|
23
|
.396
|
.354
|
8.7%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.150
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 20
|
SP
|
19
|
.109
|
.354
|
5.3%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.056
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 25
|
SP
|
18
|
.178
|
.354
|
0.0%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.056
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 28
|
SP
|
8
|
.000
|
.354
|
0.0%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 24
|
RF
|
2
|
.000
|
.354
|
0.0%
|
9.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.116
|
|||||||||||
| 17
|
SP
|
.000
|
.354
|
9.0%
|
0.9%
|
.116
|
|||||||||||||||
| 19
|
1799
|
.362
|
.354
|
9.2%
|
9.0%
|
1.2%
|
0.9%
|
.137
|
.116
|
* = Left-handed hitter
** = Switch-hitter
^ = Unknown
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