1939 Kansas City Monarchs - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1939 Kansas City Monarchs


62 - 35


40 - 22 in the Negro American League

1920 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Andy Cooper (62-35)

Top Hitter


Ted
Strong

Top Pitcher


George
Walker

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
97
 3rd ERA+
119
 1st
OPS
.684
 3rd ERA
3.15
 1st
BA
.259
 3rd BA
.249
 2nd
OBP
.317
 5th K/BB
2.32
 2nd
SLG
.367
 3rd K%
17.0%
 1st
BB%
7.1%
 7th BB%
7.3%
 2nd
K%
HR%
0.5%
 2nd
ISO
.108
 3rd WHIP
1.23
 1st

Notes:


• Champions of the Negro American League
• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
• 5 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• J. L. Wilkinson (Co-Owner & President) , Tom Baird (Co-Owner & Secretary) , Quincy Gilmore (Secretary)


Fielding Breakdown by Position
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Player
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
38
2B
45
10.4
3
0.6
1
-0.6
1
39
RP
1
28
3B
6
-2.6
39
-4.2
21
SP
2
16
24
LF
2
0.4
1
0.3
44
-0.5
1
0.4
42
SP
4
24
C
17
-1.2
2
27
C
32
0.3
1
-0.2
28
C
11
0.5
1
-0.2
2
-0.5
3
21
RP
1
24
SP
6
22
SP
8
25
SP
13
LF
3
-1.2
4
-1.7
1
-0.6
1
0.7
22
C
1
0.4
1
RF
1
-0.2
28
RF
2
-1.5
1
-0.3
48
4.2
25
SP
1
8
27
1B
47
3.5
2
32
SP
2
-0.6
3
21
38
CF
51
-8.8
22
SS
5
0.4
2
-0.6
42
3.5
23
SP
1
24
SP
1
21
26
3B
15
0.3
7
-0.4
2
-1.2
2
1
25
61
0.0
53
3.7
54
6.7
58
-4.1
53
4.0
54
-5.7
53
-9.8
55
4.0
17
2
100

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