1945 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1945 Season

Negro American League

1944 / 1946

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary & Director of Public Relations)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Ed Steele	BBB	.660
2	Jackie Robinson	KCM	.608
3	Sam Jethroe	CBE	.556
4	Neil Robinson	MRS	.556
5	Piper Davis	BBB	.511
6	Avelino Cañizares	CBE	.500
7	Art Pennington	CAG	.463
8	Johnny Smith	CAG	.462
9	Herb Souell	KCM	.421
10	Jesse Williams	KCM	.403

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Roosevelt Davis	CIC / CBE	1.65
2	Eugene Bremer	CBE	2.38
3	Jim LaMarque	KCM	3.16
4	Booker McDaniel	KCM	3.18
5	Gentry Jessup	CAG	3.19
6	Hilton Smith	KCM	3.27
7	Gready McKinnis	CAG	3.38
8	Edgar Chatman	MRS	3.49
9	Frank Pearson	MRS	3.69
10	Verdell Mathis	MRS	3.71

Standings

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Cleveland Buckeyes ^* ¹ ²	62	17	1	.785	-	72	31	3	.699	5.6	3.6	Quincy Trouppe	League Park (Cleveland, OH), Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
2	Kansas City Monarchs	47	34	3	.580	16.0	62	48	4	.564	5.0	4.3	Frank Duncan ,	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
3	Birmingham Black Barons	41	31	2	.569	17.5	62	48	3	.564	5.1	4.5	Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
4	Chicago American Giants	41	48	1	.461	26.0	49	59	1	.454	4.7	5.4	Candy Jim Taylor	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
5	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	33	47	1	.413	29.5	41	67	1	.380	3.8	5.0	Hoss Walker	Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH), Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
6	Memphis Red Sox	17	64	2	.210	46.0	31	73	2	.298	3.8	5.7	Larry Brown	Martin Park (Memphis, TN), Russwood Park (Memphis, TN)

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

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