1938 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1938 Season

1937 / 1939

Gus Greenlee (Chairman & President)
Cumberland Posey (Secretary-Treasurer)

Leaders

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Buck Leonard	MULT	.484
2	Josh Gibson	HG / NAS	.463
3	Ted Strong	MULT	.448
4	Harry Williams	PC	.448
5	Quincy Trouppe	AB3 / WES	.444
6	David Whatley	BBB / MRS	.439
7	Sammy Hughes	MULT	.433
8	Donald Reeves	BCA	.431
9	Bill Cooper	BCA	.429
10	Jud Wilson	PS	.427

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Ray Brown	HG / NAS	273
2	Jesse Brown	NE	209
3	Hilton Smith	KCM / WES	186
4	Telosh Howard	BCA	181
5	Bill Holland	NBY	177
6	Andy Porter	BEG	171
7	Willie Cornelius	CAG / WES	163
8	Julius Osley	BBB	160
9	Willie Ferrell	JRC	156
10	Barney Morris	PC	149

Standings

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays ^* ¹ ²	41	13	0	.759	-	56	15	0	.789	7.9	4.2	Vic Harris	Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
2	Philadelphia Stars	39	29	3	.574	9.0	43	33	3	.566	5.6	5.7	Jud Wilson	44th & Parkside (Philadelphia, PA)
3	Pittsburgh Crawfords	26	23	1	.531	12.5	28	27	1	.509	5.3	5.4	Oscar Charleston	Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
4	Baltimore Elite Giants	24	23	3	.511	13.5	30	25	3	.545	6.4	4.9	George Scales	Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
5	Newark Eagles	23	30	0	.434	17.5	24	30	0	.444	4.9	5.9	Abe Manley , Dick Lundy	Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
6	New York Black Yankees	11	28	1	.282	22.5	11	28	1	.282	4.4	6.3	Walter Cannady , Abe Manley	Hinchliffe Stadium (Paterson, NJ)
7	Washington Black Senators	2	20	0	.091	23.0	2	20	0	.091	3.9	9.1	Ben Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)

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

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Memphis Red Sox ^* ¹	39	23	1	.629	1.0	40	35	1	.533	4.8	6.0	Ted Radcliffe	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
2	Kansas City Monarchs	45	27	1	.625	-	48	29	1	.623	6.3	4.3	Andy Cooper	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
3	Chicago American Giants	41	37	3	.526	7.0	42	39	3	.519	5.0	5.0	Candy Jim Taylor	American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
4	Atlanta Black Crackers ²	30	31	0	.492	9.5	32	34	0	.485	5.1	5.2	Nish Williams , Dick Lundy , Gabby Kemp	Ponce De Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)
5	Jacksonville Red Caps	14	16	1	.467	10.0	14	16	1	.467	5.3	5.2	Alonzo Mitchell	Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
6	Indianapolis ABCs	17	21	0	.447	11.0	17	21	0	.447	4.8	5.4	George Mitchell	Perry Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)
7	Birmingham Black Barons	13	44	0	.228	24.5	13	48	0	.213	3.8	6.0	Dizzy Dismukes	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)

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

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Memphis Red Sox	2	0	0	1.000	-		8.5	3.5	Ted Radcliffe	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
2	Atlanta Black Crackers	0	2	0	.000	2.0		3.5	8.5	Gabby Kemp	Ponce De Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	East All Stars	0	1	0	.000	1.0		4.0	5.0	Oscar Charleston , Vic Harris	Polo Grounds (New York, NY)
2	West All Stars	1	0	0	1.000	-		5.0	4.0	Andy Cooper	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	NNL All Stars	2	0	0	1.000	-		9.5	3.5	Vic Harris	No Home Ballpark
2	NAL All Stars	0	2	0	.000	2.0		3.5	9.5	Larry Brown	No Home Ballpark

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