1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Season


Negro American League


1939 / 1941



R. R. Jackson (Commissioner)
J. B. Martin (President)
Horace Hall (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Jesse
Williams

Top Pitcher


George
Walker

Leaders

On Base %

# Player Team OBP
1
SNS
.513
2
CBR
.424
3
KCM
.423
4
CBR
.402
5
MRS
.402
6
KCM / TIC
.400
7
SNS
.400
8
KCM
.396
9
SNS
.390
10
CAG
.390


Standings

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      


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