1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

1947 / 1949

Leaders

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Willard Brown	KCM / WES	.656
2	Luke Easter	EAS / HG	.568
3	Minnie Miñoso	EAS / NYC	.558
4	Artie Wilson	BBB / WES	.554
5	Hank Thompson	KCM	.525
6	Ray Noble	NYC	.522
7	Lester Lockett	BEG / EAS	.506
8	Piper Davis	BBB / WES	.503
9	Lorenzo Cabrera	NYC	.479
10	Frank Austin	EAS / PS	.477

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Bill Byrd	BEG	3.83
2	Frank Pearson	NBY	3.40
3	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	3.15
4	Jim LaMarque	KCM / WES	3.03
5	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	2.94
6	Barney Brown	PS	2.75
7	Ford Smith	KCM	2.68
8	Willie Cathey	IC	2.67
9	Leniel Hooker	NE	2.56
10	José Santiago	NYC	2.36

Standings

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays ^* ²	46	24	2	.657	-	58	25	4	.699	6.1	4.8	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2	Baltimore Elite Giants ¹	49	29	2	.628	1.0	53	30	2	.639	5.3	3.9	Hoss Walker	Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
3	Newark Eagles	32	29	1	.525	9.5	39	34	3	.534	4.5	3.9	William Bell	Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
4	Philadelphia Stars	30	33	2	.476	12.5	34	35	3	.493	4.5	4.4	Oscar Charleston	Shibe Park (Philadelphia, PA)
5	New York Cubans	19	29	1	.396	16.0	30	31	1	.492	5.4	5.0	José María Fernández , Winfield Welch	Polo Grounds (New York, NY)
6	New York Black Yankees	9	41	0	.180	27.0	13	48	0	.213	3.2	6.9	Marvin Barker	Red Wing Stadium (Rochester, NY), Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)

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

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays	2	1	1	.667	-		4.5	4.5	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2	Baltimore Elite Giants	1	2	1	.333	1.0		4.5	4.5	Hoss Walker	Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Birmingham Black Barons ^* ¹	62	28	2	.689	-	67	40	3	.626	5.8	4.7	Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
2	Kansas City Monarchs ²	65	35	3	.650	2.0	69	37	3	.651	7.1	4.9	Buck O'Neil	Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
3	Cleveland Buckeyes	47	53	3	.470	20.0	50	58	4	.463	5.4	5.5	Alonzo Boone	League Park (Cleveland, OH)
4	Memphis Red Sox	42	63	4	.400	27.5	49	69	4	.415	4.8	6.5	Larry Brown	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
5	Indianapolis Clowns	38	55	5	.409	25.5	45	78	7	.366	4.5	5.9	Ramiro Ramírez , Buster Haywood	Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
6	Chicago American Giants	35	55	1	.389	27.0	38	60	2	.388	4.8	5.4	Quincy Trouppe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)

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

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Birmingham Black Barons	4	3	1	.571	-		3.9	3.6	Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
2	Kansas City Monarchs	3	4	1	.429	1.0		3.6	3.9	Buck O'Neil	Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays	4	1	0	.800	-		7.0	3.2	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2	Birmingham Black Barons	1	4	0	.200	3.0		3.2	7.0	Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)

#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	East All Stars	1	1	0	.500	-		3.0	2.0	Vic Harris	Yankee Stadium (New York, NY)
2	West All Stars	1	1	0	.500	-		2.0	3.0	Quincy Trouppe	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)

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