1928 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1928 Season

1927-28 / 1929

William Hueston (President)
Quincy Gilmore (Secretary & Treasurer)
Harry St. Clair (Traveling Representative)
Tom Baird (Booking Agent)

Top Hitter

Willie
Wells

Top Pitcher

Ted
Trent

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Rap Dixon	BBS	.701
2	Willie Wells	SLS	.695
3	Mule Suttles	SLS	.686
4	Jud Wilson	BBS	.652
5	Turkey Stearnes	DS	.644
6	Wilson Redus	SLS	.630
7	Babe Melton	CTG	.621
8	Oscar Charleston	HIL	.618
9	George Scales	NLG	.605
10	Walter Cannady	HG / HIL	.567

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Hubert Wilson	KCM	0.92
2	Jimmy Shields	ACB	1.73
3	Willie Powell	CAG	2.00
4	Satchel Paige	BBB	2.39
5	Ted Trent	SLS	2.52
6	Darltie Cooper	HIL	2.53
7	William Bell	KCM	2.88
8	Laymon Yokely	BBS	2.98
9	Juanelo Mirabal	CSE	3.06
10	Lefty Williams	HG	3.16

Advanced Batting

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	St. Louis Stars	NLP / NNL	86	3383	.382	6.3%	5.4%	1.40	3.1%	.198
2	Homestead Grays	EAS / NVM	25	938	.364	6.5%	2.3%	.158
3	Eastern League Stars	EAS	2	76	.361	1.3%	3.9%	.192
4	New York Lincoln Giants	ECL	36	1350	.355	8.4%	2.2%	.151
5	Baltimore Black Sox	ECL	60	2312	.348	8.6%	1.8%	.143
6	Detroit Stars	NNL	80	3074	.347	7.7%	2.0%	.138
7	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants	ECL	55	2157	.341	7.9%	1.0%	.097
8	Philadelphia Tigers	ECL	8	308	.328	7.1%	0.6%	.084
9	Cleveland Tigers	NNL	62	2304	.326	4.9%	0.7%	.104
10	Cuban Stars East	ECL	30	1158	.326	5.7%	1.4%	.108
11	American League All Stars	NVM	6	236	.324	3.4%	0.0%	3.0%	.185
12	Hilldale Club	EAS	60	2239	.321	8.4%	1.1%	.109
13	Brooklyn Royal Giants	EAS	10	389	.316	7.7%	0.8%	.096
14	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	76	2901	.316	7.0%	0.6%	.087
15	Memphis Red Sox	NNL	77	2853	.312	8.1%	0.5%	.080
16	Chicago American Giants	NLP / NNL	83	3134	.304	5.6%	0.8%	7.00	0.3%	.067
17	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	87	3116	.289	4.0%	0.6%	.090
18	Cuban Stars West	NNL	47	1751	.270	7.3%	0.1%	.053
19	Colored All Stars	EAS	2	67	.247	6.0%	0.0%	.017
	19	5	1172	33746	.327	6.8%	1.3%	4.14	1.2%	.112

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Cecil Johnson ^	CAS / PTG	LF	37	.519	18.9%	2.7%	.172
2	Burlin White ^	CAS	C	7	.511	14.3%	0.0%	.000
3	Rap Dixon	BBS	RF	260	.502	13.1%	5.0%	.303
4	Jud Wilson *	BBS	3B	191	.495	13.1%	3.1%	.253
5	Bill Sweeney	ALS	1B	29	.492	0.0%	0.0%	3.4%	.276
6	Willie Wells	SLS	SS	383	.476	7.6%	6.5%	.340
7	Oscar Charleston *	HIL	CF	251	.469	15.9%	4.4%	.271
8	Mule Suttles	SLS	1B	363	.464	6.9%	6.7%	1.00	5.8%	.329
9	George Uhle	ALS	RF	24	.459	4.2%	0.0%	4.2%	.273
10	Charlie Smith *	BRG	2B	37	.455	0.0%	2.7%	.314
11	Turkey Stearnes *	DS	CF	355	.446	8.5%	6.8%	.324
12	Wilson Redus	SLS	LF	375	.442	5.3%	5.9%	.296
13	Babe Melton	CTG	2B	210	.439	3.8%	3.3%	.268
14	George Scales	NLG	SS	142	.431	12.7%	3.5%	.277
15	Walter Cannady	HG / HIL	1B	293	.428	9.6%	1.7%	.197
16	John Henry Lloyd *	NLG	2B	151	.418	6.6%	3.3%	.158
17	Ed Rile *	DS	1B	347	.418	9.5%	2.3%	.161
18	Biz Mackey **	BBS / HIL	C	240	.414	9.6%	1.7%	.195
19	Vic Harris *	HG	LF	107	.409	10.3%	1.9%	.188
20	Martín Dihigo	HG	SS	105	.403	8.6%	5.7%	.237
21	Alejandro Oms *	CSE	CF	137	.401	8.8%	3.6%	.218
22	George Carr **	ACB / NLG	1B	237	.399	10.1%	3.8%	.202
23	Dick Lundy **	ACB / ELS	SS	232	.399	8.6%	1.7%	.168
24	Dewey Creacy	SLS	3B	368	.395	6.8%	3.4%	1.00	3.0%	.206
25	Cool Papa Bell **	SLS	CF	410	.395	8.8%	3.1%	4.00	1.5%	.145
26	Bill Yancey	MULT	SS	48	.394	10.4%	2.1%	.143
27	Fats Jenkins *	MULT	LF	231	.392	9.1%	0.9%	.094
28	Dennis Graham *	HG	RF	104	.391	5.8%	1.0%	.094
29	Chaney White	MULT	CF	260	.388	6.9%	1.2%	.128
30	Claude Johnson	DS	3B	329	.387	12.5%	0.9%	.082
31	Heavy Johnson	CTG / MRS	RF	273	.384	5.9%	0.7%	.120
32	Steel Arm Davis *	CAG	RF	275	.384	5.5%	0.0%	1.1%	.156
33	John Beckwith	HG	3B	103	.376	4.9%	3.9%	.229
34	Roy Parnell	BBB	CF	331	.372	5.4%	2.1%	.182
35	Jasper Washington	HG	1B	94	.371	2.1%	2.1%	.169
36	Clint Thomas	ACB / HIL	RF	241	.371	7.5%	0.4%	.126
37	Pythias Russ	CAG	SS	330	.368	3.3%	0.0%	1.2%	.103
38	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	2B	215	.365	12.1%	0.0%	.073
39	Pinky Ward ^	MRS	CF	274	.361	12.0%	0.7%	.111
40	Paíto Herrera	CSE	2B	138	.359	5.1%	0.0%	.094
41	José María Fernández	CSE	C	129	.355	0.8%	0.0%	.072
42	Irvin Brooks	BRG	CF	38	.355	5.3%	2.6%	.143
43	Ben Taylor *	BBS	1B	239	.352	5.0%	0.8%	.118
44	Pete Washington	BBS	CF	261	.351	12.3%	2.3%	.148
45	Branch Russell *	SLS	RF	393	.350	8.9%	0.8%	.147
46	Charlie Mason ^	NLG	RF	149	.346	11.4%	0.7%	.107
47	Crush Holloway **	BBS	LF	281	.345	7.8%	0.7%	.120
48	Joe Hassler	ALS	SS	28	.344	3.6%	0.0%	0.0%	.037
49	Wade Johnston *	DS	LF	334	.343	6.6%	2.4%	.154
50	Hurley McNair *	DS	RF	282	.343	12.1%	1.1%	.112
51	Dink Mothell **	KCM	2B	291	.342	7.2%	1.4%	.116
52	Larry Brown **	MRS	C	297	.340	11.4%	1.0%	.120
53	Willie Gray *	NLG	CF	165	.339	10.3%	0.6%	.077
54	Bill Riggins **	NLG	3B	142	.337	6.3%	4.2%	.198
55	Dave Thomas ^	MRS	2B	281	.336	4.3%	0.7%	.081
56	Halley Harding **	DS / KCM	SS	298	.336	10.4%	0.7%	.092
57	Harry Jeffries	BBS / CTG	3B	192	.332	4.7%	0.5%	.099
58	George Giles *	KCM	1B	309	.331	6.1%	0.3%	.103
59	Geechie Meredith	BBB	2B	338	.331	4.7%	0.3%	.075
60	Bill Johnson **	MULT	C	49	.331	0.0%	0.0%	.085
61	Cando López	CSW	CF	203	.328	5.9%	0.5%	.081
62	Sandy Thompson *	BBB / CAG	LF	264	.327	5.7%	0.0%	0.0%	.030
63	John Hines	CAG	C	269	.323	5.2%	0.0%	0.7%	.099
64	Steve O'Neill	ALS	C	20	.322	5.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.105
65	George McAllister *	BBB	1B	367	.319	8.2%	1.1%	.107
66	Oliver Marcell	ACB / ELS	3B	170	.319	4.1%	1.2%	.097
67	Country Brown *	BRG	RF	42	.318	9.5%	0.0%	.000
68	Jelly Gardner *	CAG / HG	CF	324	.317	11.4%	0.0%	.022
69	Newt Allen	KCM	SS	329	.317	7.0%	0.6%	.092
70	Miguel Solís	CSE	3B	106	.316	4.7%	0.0%	.082
71	Eggie Dallard *	MULT	LF	238	.313	12.6%	0.4%	.052
72	Namon Washington ^	BRG / PTG	RF	75	.313	14.7%	0.0%	.048
73	Ted Radcliffe	DS	C	269	.311	2.6%	3.0%	.154
74	Otto Briggs *	HIL	RF	248	.310	8.5%	0.0%	.037
75	Newt Joseph	KCM	3B	319	.309	9.1%	0.6%	.079
76	Eddie Dwight	KCM	CF	290	.304	7.6%	0.0%	.060
77	Charley Williams ^	CAG	2B	284	.304	5.3%	0.0%	0.0%	.109
78	Jimmie Foxx	ALS	3B	28	.301	10.7%	0.0%	3.6%	.167
79	Francisco Correa	CSW	SS	200	.299	4.5%	0.0%	.084
80	Grady Orange ^	DS	SS	271	.299	5.5%	0.4%	.084
81	Tack Summers	CTG	LF	244	.299	7.0%	0.0%	.059
82	John Henry Russell	SLS	2B	340	.296	3.8%	0.6%	.086
83	Judy Johnson	CAS / HIL	3B	245	.294	6.5%	0.4%	.110
84	Sanford Jackson	CAG	CF	277	.291	4.7%	0.0%	0.0%	.048
85	Felipe Sierra	CSW	1B	201	.290	8.5%	0.0%	.047
86	Larry Woodall	ALS	2B	21	.284	0.0%	0.0%	9.5%	.300
87	LeRoy Taylor *	KCM	RF	304	.283	4.3%	0.0%	.014
88	Robert Hudspeth *	BRG / NLG	1B	50	.280	6.0%	2.0%	.156
89	Saul Davis	CTG / MRS	SS	220	.276	2.7%	0.5%	.080
90	Ambrose Reid ^	ACB / ELS	2B	244	.274	6.6%	0.0%	.041
91	Tom Finley	BRG	3B	43	.271	11.6%	0.0%	.028
92	Frank Warfield	BBS / HIL	2B	249	.270	8.0%	0.8%	.074
93	Bill Perkins	BBB	C	276	.268	4.7%	0.7%	.097
94	J. C. McHaskell ^	MRS	1B	311	.267	5.1%	0.6%	.081
95	Johnson Hill ^	ELS	RF	8	.235	0.0%	0.0%	.000
96	Dewitt Owens ^	BBB	SS	280	.234	3.6%	0.0%	.043
97	Bunny Downs	PTG	2B	32	.234	6.3%	0.0%	.036
98	Toussaint Allen	PTG	1B	25	.232	4.0%	0.0%	.043
99	Bill Evans **	BRG	SS	38	.227	2.6%	0.0%	.029
100	George Johnson	PTG	CF	31	.222	6.5%	0.0%	.071
101	Estéban Montalvo *	CSW	RF	193	.198	8.3%	0.0%	.053
102	Jake Stephens	HIL / NLG	SS	220	.193	4.5%	0.5%	.025
103	Bing Miller	ALS	CF	26	.144	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.038

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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