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	RBI
1	Herb Souell	KCM	33
2	Johnie Scott	KCM	32
3	Johnny Smith	CAG	31
4	Jackie Robinson	KCM	29
5	Lee Moody	KCM	26
6	Walter Thomas	KCM	23
7	Art Pennington	CAG	22
8	Ralph Wyatt	CAG	22
9	Sam Jethroe	CBE	20
10	Clyde Nelson	CAG	18

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Roosevelt Davis	CIC / CBE	250
2	Eugene Bremer	CBE	172
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	133
4	Jim LaMarque	KCM	128
5	Booker McDaniel	KCM	128
6	Gready McKinnis	CAG	125
7	Hilton Smith	KCM	124
8	Edgar Chatman	MRS	122
9	Frank Pearson	MRS	116
10	Verdell Mathis	MRS	115

All-1945 Team

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Reinaldo Drake	CIC	1.0	0.5	0.6
Lester Lockett	BBB	0.5	0.2	0.4

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Sam Jethroe	CBE	1.6	1.2	0.4
Neil Robinson	MRS	1.4	1.0	0.4

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ed Steele	BBB	1.7	1.9	-0.1
Johnny Smith	CAG	1.2	1.2	-0.2

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jackie Robinson	KCM	2.6	2.3	0.1
Avelino Cañizares	CBE	1.6	1.0	0.5

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jesse Williams	KCM	2.5	1.8	0.6
Jesse Douglas	CAG	1.0	0.7	0.2

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Herb Souell	KCM	1.2	1.4	-0.2
John Britton	BBB	0.9	0.7	0.2

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Art Pennington	CAG	1.6	1.6	0.1
Piper Davis	BBB	1.1	1.2	-0.1

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Casey Jones	MRS	0.3	0.3	0.0
Chesley Gray	KCM	0.2	0.0	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Eugene Bremer	CBE	68.0	2.4	2.1	0.3
Gentry Jessup	CAG	79.0	2.3	2.5	-0.1
Jim LaMarque	KCM	91.0	1.8	2.1	-0.3
Hilton Smith	KCM	77.0	1.4	1.4	0.1

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Booker McDaniel	KCM	152.2	3.7	3.5	0.2
Willie Jefferson	CBE	21.1	0.9	0.9	-0.1
Alonzo Boone	BBB	21.0	0.8	0.6	0.2
Jimmie Newberry	BBB	65.1	0.8	1.0	-0.2

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