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

Slugging %

# Player Team SLG
1
SNS
.500
2
KCM
.495
3
SNS
.494
4
MRS
.485
5
KCM
.478
6
KCM
.474
7
BBB
.461
8
KCM / TIC
.439
9
SNS
.436
10
BBB
.433


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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