1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Season


1939 / 1941



Tom Wilson (President)
Cumberland Posey (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Cool Papa
Bell

Top Pitcher


Willie
Jefferson

Leaders

OPS+

# Player Team OPS+
1
HG / VEZ
284
2
ULT / VEZ
202
3
MULT
200
4
EAS / HG
191
5
KCM
176
6
MULT
172
7
MULT
172
8
BEG
170
9
KCM / WES
161
10
ROM
161

Strikeouts

# Player Team SO
1
JNL
232
2
VEZ
144
3
MULT
136
4
MULT
127
5
ULT
126
6
MULT
121
7
VEZ
113
8
ROM
111
9
CBM
101
10
ROM
101


Standings

Negro National League II

# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
39
20
1
.661
-
53
23
2
.697
6.2
5.0
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2
30
21
0
.588
5.0
44
29
0
.603
6.3
5.4
Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD), Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
3
29
23
2
.558
6.5
30
24
2
.556
6.6
6.0
Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
4
20
22
0
.476
10.5
26
27
0
.491
4.9
5.2
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
5
22
37
0
.373
17.0
31
40
0
.437
5.1
5.8
Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
6
13
30
1
.302
18.0
15
34
2
.306
4.6
5.6
No Home Ballpark
* = League Champion      

Negro American League

# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
42
16
3
.724
-
43
21
3
.672
5.6
3.7
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
2
37
28
0
.569
8.5
45
43
0
.511
5.3
4.9
Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
3
21
18
1
.538
11.5
22
21
1
.512
5.5
5.2
League Park (Cleveland, OH), Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
4
25
31
3
.446
16.0
30
35
3
.462
5.1
5.8
South End Grounds (St. Louis, MO), Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
5
24
30
2
.444
16.0
25
33
2
.431
4.6
5.3
American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
6
18
31
0
.367
19.5
21
38
0
.356
4.1
5.7
Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
7
11
24
1
.314
19.5
11
26
1
.297
3.6
4.8
Swayne Field (Toledo, OH), Perry Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)
* = League Champion      1 = First Half Champion      2 = Second Half Champion      

Independent Clubs

# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
1
0
0
1.000
-
8.0
0.0
No Home Ballpark
2
0
1
0
.000
1.0
0.0
8.0
No Home Ballpark
3
0
2
0
.000
1.5
3.0
5.0
No Home Ballpark


East-West All Star Games

# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
1
0
0
1.000
-
11.0
0.0
No Home Ballpark
2
0
1
0
.000
1.0
0.0
11.0
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)


North-South All Star Games

# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
1
1
0
.500
-
2.0
2.5
No Home Ballpark
1
1
1
0
.500
-
2.5
2.0
Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)


Mexican League


Liga Mexicana de Béisbol

# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
61
30
0
.670
-
5.9
4.2
Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
2
50
30
0
.625
5.5
7.1
5.8
Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
3
52
41
0
.559
10.0
5.5
5.8
Parque Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
4
46
41
0
.529
13.0
1.3
1.0
Parque Alijadores (Tampico, TM, Mexico)
5
45
41
0
.523
13.5
4.8
5.8
Estadio Revolución (Torre?n, CO, Mexico)
6
30
48
0
.385
24.5
5.1
6.1
Parque del Béisbol La Junta (Nuevo Laredo, TM, Mexico)
7
14
67
0
.173
42.0
4.4
5.6
Parque Deportivo Esfuerzo Obrero (Ciudad Mendoza, VE, Mexico), Estadio de Béisbol Manuel L. Almanza (Chihuahua, CH, Mexico)



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