1947 Season

Negro American League

1946 / 1948

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Ford
Smith

Leaders

Stolen Bases

#	Player	Team	SB
1	Herb Souell	KCM	16
2	Buck O'Neil	KCM	16
3	Johnie Scott	KCM	12
4	Willard Brown	KCM	12
5	Sam Jethroe	CBE	10
6	Hank Thompson	KCM	7
7	Joe Greene	KCM	6
8	Tom Cooper	KCM	6
9	Bob Boyd	MRS	4
10	John Ritchey	CAG	4

K/BB

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Bill Powell	BBB	2.55
2	Jim LaMarque	KCM	2.29
3	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	2.29
4	Gene Richardson	KCM	2.23
5	Manuel Godínez	CIC	2.20
6	Johnny Williams	CIC	1.82
7	Dan Bankhead	MRS	1.79
8	Ted Alexander	KCM	1.79
9	Vibert Clarke	CBE	1.75
10	Hilton Smith	KCM	1.67

Wins Above Replacement

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Throws:

All

Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	2532	558.1	18.3	11.3	-1.1	8.1
2	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	798	178.0	5.7	3.5	1.0	1.2
3	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	677	146.1	2.9	0.5	-0.6	2.9
4	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	1139	245.1	1.3	-0.2	0.9	0.6
5	Chicago American Giants	NAL	1196	257.2	1.2	1.0	0.1	0.1
6	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	850	179.1	1.2	0.5	-0.1	0.7
	6	1	7192	1565.0	30.5	16.6	0.2	13.6

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Jim LaMarque	KCM	P	69	122.0	3.1	0.4	-0.1	2.9	0.0
2	Willard Brown	KCM	CF	216		3.1	2.8	0.4	0.0	0.0
3	Hank Thompson	KCM	SS	197		3.0	1.9	0.9	0.0	0.2
4	Ford Smith	KCM	P	44	63.0	2.8	0.1	-0.2	2.9	0.0
5	Bill Powell	BBB	P	16	33.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0
6	Gentry Jessup	CAG	P	23	45.1	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0
7	John Ritchey	CAG	C	91		1.3	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0
8	Sam Jethroe	CBE	CF	96		1.3	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
9	Chico Renfroe	KCM	2B	227		1.2	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.2
10	Gene Richardson	KCM	P	12	27.0	1.1	-0.1	0.0	1.2	0.0
11	Johnny Williams	CIC	P	33	60.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0
12	Vibert Clarke	CBE	P	16	36.0	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.9	0.0
13	Archie Ware	CBE	1B	95		1.1	0.9	0.2	0.0	-0.1
14	Joe Greene	KCM	C	155	1.2	1.0	1.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0
15	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	251		1.0	1.4	-0.2	0.0	-0.2
16	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	68		1.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
17	Ted Alexander	KCM	P	22	54.0	0.9	-0.1	0.0	1.0	0.0
18	Chet Brewer	CBE	P	10	20.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0
19	Earl Taborn	KCM	C	148		0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1
20	Willie Grace	CBE	RF	82		0.8	0.6	0.4	0.0	-0.1
21	Herb Souell	KCM	3B	283		0.8	1.4	-0.6	0.0	0.0
22	Sam Hairston	CIC	3B	122		0.7	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0
23	Joe Burt Scott	MRS	LF	50		0.7	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
24	Quincy Trouppe	CBE	C	35		0.6	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0
25	Bernell Longest	CAG	2B	138		0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1
26	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	P	14	29.2	0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
27	Hilton Smith	KCM	P	46	75.2	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.0
28	Artie Wilson	BBB	SS	78		0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1
29	Dan Bankhead	MRS	P	17	37.2	0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
30	Satchel Paige	KCM	P	10	19.0	0.5	-0.1	0.0	0.6	0.0
31	Juan Guilbe	CIC	P	11	20.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0
32	Al Smith	CBE	SS	76		0.5	0.7	-0.3	0.0	0.1
33	Joe Atkins	CBE	3B	55		0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
34	Jehosie Heard	BBB	P	8	18.2	0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.5	0.0
35	Pepper Sharpe	MRS	P	16	21.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
36	Steve Wylie	CAG/KCM	P	21	49.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
37	José Colás	MRS	CF	80		0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
38	Alonzo Perry	BBB	P	13	24.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
39	Reinaldo Drake	CIC	CF	100		0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
40	Coco Ferrer	CIC	SS	30		0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
41	Ed Steele	BBB	RF	60		0.3	0.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
42	Curtis Roberts	KCM	2B	76		0.3	0.6	-0.4	0.0	0.1
43	Alonzo Boone	CBE	P	10	23.1	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
44	Felix Evans	MRS	P	10	21.0	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
45	John Brown	CBE	P	1	3.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
46	Bill Barnes	CIC	P	3	4.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
47	Sam Hill	CAG	LF	134		0.2	0.5	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
48	George Handy	MRS	2B	67		0.2	-0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
49	Jesse S. Williams	CBE	LF	21		0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
50	Buddy Armour	CAG	CF	112		0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
51	Casey Jones	MRS	C	33		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
52	Laymon Ramsey	MRS	P	7	16.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
53	Riley Stewart	CAG	P	23	53.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
54	Curtis Hollingsworth	BBB	P	3	10.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
55	Earl Ashby	BBB	1B	4		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
56	Vicente Villafañe	CIC	RF	33		0.2	-0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
57	Goose Tatum	CIC	1B	118		0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	-0.1
58	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	74		0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
59	Eli Chism	BBB	LF	68		0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1
60	Johnie Scott	KCM	LF	267		0.2	0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.2
61	George Jefferson	CBE	P	1	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
62	Henry Merchant	CIC	RF	109	1.0	0.2	-0.2	0.5	-0.1	-0.1
63	Preacher Henry	CIC	P	11	29.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
64	Lyman Bostock	CAG	1B	90		0.1	0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
65	Pedro Formental	MRS	RF	67		0.1	0.4	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
66	Doc Bracken	CBE	P	11	31.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
67	Leon Kellman	CBE	3B	49		0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
68	Neil Robinson	MRS	LF	51		0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
69	Buster Haywood	CIC	C	75		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
70	Larry Napoleon	KCM	P	5	12.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
71	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	67		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	Leonard Pigg	CIC	C	15		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
73	John Bissant	CAG	LF	44		0.1	0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0
74	Frank Pearson	MRS	P	6	14.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
75	Tomás Quiñones	CIC	P	11	17.2	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
76	Satchel Davis	CBE	P	4	12.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
77	W. C. Duffy	KCM	C	4		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
78	Sam Jones	CBE	P	3	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
79	Clyde McNeal	CAG	SS	101		0.0	-0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1
80	Lyons	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
81	Nat Pollard	BBB	P	7	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
82	Duke Cleveland	CIC	LF	6		0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
83	Hoss Walker	CIC	3B	26	0.2	0.0	-0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
84	James Bizzle	BBB	LF	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
85	Leovigildo Xiqués	CIC	LF	9		0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
86	Leonard Lindsay	CIC	RF	4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
87	Jesse F. Williams	CBE	C			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
88	Kine	CIC	C			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
89	Jesse Warren	CAG	2B	29	5.2	0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
90	Walter McCoy	CAG	P	11	27.2	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
91	Ladd White	MRS	P	9	18.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
92	Armour	CIC	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
93	Harris	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
94	Johnson	CAG	-	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Willie Wynn	CAG	C	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	Berry	CAG	C	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
97	Larry Brown	MRS	C	1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
98	Red Longley	MRS	C	56		0.0	0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0
99	Silas Griffin	BBB	3B	5		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	Spoon Carter	MRS	P	3	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
101	Willie Wells	CIC	SS	21		0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
102	Herman Bell	BBB	C	14		0.0	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
103	T. J. Brown	CIC/MRS	SS	32		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
104	Bailey	CIC	SS	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
105	Sammy Williams	BBB	P	4	6.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
106	Jim West	BBB	1B	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
107	Jake Tolbert	CAG	C	29		0.0	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
108	Henderson	CIC	SS	2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
109	Bob Palm	CAG	C	7		-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
110	Jacob Robinson	CAG	3B	7		-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
111	Harold Millon	CAG/CIC	2B	6		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
112	Manuel Godínez	CIC	P	11	26.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
113	Verdell Mathis	MRS	P	8	16.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
114	Sylvester Carlisle	CIC	SS	3		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
115	Sy Morton	CAG	SS	3		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
116	Marlin Carter	MRS	3B	67		-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
117	Thomas Favors	KCM	LF	26		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
118	Tom Cooper	KCM	RF	205		-0.1	0.5	-0.5	0.0	-0.1
119	Tom Turner	CAG	1B	19	1.0	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0
120	Cannonball Berry	KCM	P	15	39.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
121	John Thomas	BBB	CF	13		-0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
122	John Miles	CAG	3B	94		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
123	Sherwood Brewer	CIC	SS	19		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
124	Robert Abernathy	CIC	LF	112		-0.2	-0.4	0.3	0.0	-0.1
125	Herman Purcell	MRS	P	3	5.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
126	Tommy Sampson	BBB	2B	16		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
127	Bob Boyd	MRS	1B	96		-0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
128	Carrenza Howard	CIC	P	5	13.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
129	Norman Robinson	BBB	CF	74		-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
130	James Brown	CIC	P	7	9.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
131	Armando Vázquez	CIC	P	6	15.2	-0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
132	George Minor	CBE	LF	12		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
133	Clarence Locke	CAG	P	12	25.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
134	Hosea Allen	CIC	P	2	5.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
135	Alphonso Gerard	CIC	RF	24		-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
136	Ed Young	CAG	C	20		-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
137	Walter Jones	CBE	P		3.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
138	Jim McCurine	CAG	RF	83		-0.2	-0.5	0.3	0.0	-0.1
139	Lee Moody	BBB/KCM	1B	71		-0.3	-0.4	0.2	0.0	-0.1
140	James Wilson	MRS	P	1	2.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
141	Harry Rhodes	CAG	P	23	18.1	-0.3	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.0
142	Johnnie Scroggins	KCM	P	4	6.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
143	Newt Allen	CIC	SS	42		-0.3	-0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
144	Tommy Harris	CBE	C	50		-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
145	Jim Colzie	CIC	P	13	30.2	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
146	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	69		-0.3	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1
147	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	46		-0.3	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
148	Clyde Nelson	CBE	LF	79		-0.4	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
149	John Sanderson	KCM	SS	30		-0.4	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0
150	Ray Neil	CIC	2B	124		-0.4	0.1	-0.6	0.0	0.1
151	John Britton	BBB	3B	71		-0.5	-0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
152	Gene Collins	KCM	P	12	20.0	-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
153	Ted Strong	KCM	RF	143		-0.5	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
154	Pepper Bassett	BBB	C	52		-0.5	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0
155	Earl Bumpus	CAG	LF	78	41.1	-0.5	-0.1	-0.2	-0.1	0.0
156	John Huber	CIC/MRS	P	13	31.0	-0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
157	Eugene Bremer	CBE	P	13	26.2	-0.7	0.0	0.0	-0.7	0.0
158	Clyde Williams	CBE	P	5	10.2	-0.7	0.0	0.0	-0.6	0.0
159	Orinthal Anderson	BBB	RF	27	4.1	-0.7	0.0	-0.3	-0.3	0.0
160	Leonard Johnson	CAG	P	17	36.0	-0.8	-0.1	0.1	-0.8	0.0
161	Connie Johnson	KCM	P	32	73.1	-0.9	-0.1	0.0	-0.8	0.0

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1947 Season

Negro American League

Top Hitter

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