1944 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1944 Season

Negro American League

1943 / 1945

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

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Jesse Douglas	CAG	.481
2	Ed Steele	BBB	.467
3	Artie Wilson	BBB	.433
4	Parnell Woods	CBE	.425
5	Dave Harper	CIC / KCM	.413
6	Alex Radcliff	CIC / CAG	.410
7	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	.408
8	Art Pennington	CAG / CIC	.390
9	Sam Jethroe	CBE	.387
10	Tommy Sampson	BBB	.384

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Satchel Paige	KCM	105
2	Booker McDaniel	KCM	73
3	Verdell Mathis	MRS	61
4	Gentry Jessup	CAG	48
5	Roosevelt Davis	CIC	42
6	Porter Moss	MRS	36
7	Alvin Gipson	BBB	34
8	Jack Matchett	KCM	33
9	Alfred Saylor	BBB	32
10	Willie Jefferson	CBE	30

Standings

#	Team	W	L	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Birmingham Black Barons ^* ¹ ²	58	24	.707	-	71	42	0	.628	5.8	3.9	Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
2	Cleveland Buckeyes	45	42	.517	15.5	59	56	1	.513	4.6	4.4	Parnell Woods	League Park (Cleveland, OH), Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
3	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	50	44	.532	14.0	59	54	1	.522	4.2	4.6	Hoss Walker	Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH), Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
4	Kansas City Monarchs	37	51	.420	24.0	49	74	0	.398	4.0	4.7	Frank Duncan	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
5	Memphis Red Sox	54	64	.458	22.0	65	78	0	.455	4.0	4.2	Ruben Jones	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
6	Chicago American Giants	35	53	.398	26.0	43	72	1	.374	4.0	5.5	Bingo DeMoss , Lloyd Davenport , John Bissant	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)

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

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