1939 Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers

8 - 20

7 - 11 in the Negro American League

1932 / 1943 (Team History)

Managed by:
Gabby Kemp (4-17)
Nish Williams (4-3)

Top Hitter

Oscar
Boone

Top Pitcher

Eddie
Dixon

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	109	2nd	ERA+	67	7th
OPS	.734	2nd	ERA	6.39	7th
BA	.279	2nd	BA	.296	7th
OBP	.346	2nd	K/BB	1.03	6th
SLG	.388	2nd	K%	10.4%	6th
BB%	8.7%	3rd	BB%	10.0%	7th
K%	1.2%	2nd	HR%	1.0%	5th
ISO	.109	3rd	WHIP	1.77	7th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)
• John Harden (Owner) , Dizzy Dismukes (Business Manager) , W. B. Baker (Business Manager) , Billie Harden (Secretary & Public Relations Director)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Oscar Boone	28	19	74	61	10	21	2	1	0	7	0	0	9	1	0	3	1	.344	.423	.410	.832	137
1B	Red Moore*	22	16	69	56	11	23	5	2	0	8	2	0	9	1	1	3	0	.411	.500	.571	1.071	204
2B	Gabby Kemp	20	19	75	64	9	19	2	0	1	8	4	1	9	3	1	1	0	.297	.392	.375	.767	119
3B	Spencer Davis	31	15	61	50	6	13	1	0	0	3	0	1	7	1	0	4	0	.260	.351	.280	.631	80
SS	Tommy Butts	19	22	83	77	7	16	2	2	0	9	2	0	5	1	0	1	0	.208	.256	.286	.542	54
LF	Jabbo Andrews*	31	20	78	73	11	19	3	3	3	13	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	.260	.299	.507	.806	127
CF	Babe Davis	30	16	68	59	14	15	2	0	2	9	2	0	7	0	1	1	0	.254	.343	.390	.733	108
RF	Donald Reeves*	27	19	75	72	12	22	6	2	0	7	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.306	.333	.444	.778	120

LF	Sylvester Owens		14	44	41	3	10	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.244	.295	.317	.613	74
C	Nish Williams	35	13	41	36	6	9	1	0	0	6	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	.250	.341	.278	.619	77
SS	Philly Holmes*	26	4	16	14	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1		0	1	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	38
1B	Bill Cooper*	24	3	11	9	2	3	1	0	0	2	0		2	1	0	0	0	.333	.455	.444	.899	156
2B	Horatio Lamar*	27	3	10	8	3	1	0	1	0	1	1		2		0	0		.125	.300	.375	.675	91
3B	Ralph Jefferson^	27	2	7	7	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0		.286	.286	.429	.714	101
LF	Leroy Haynes^	25	2	6	6	2	3	0	0	0	2	0		0		0	0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	185
CF	Red Hadley*	30	1	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0		.200	.200	.200	.400	14

SP	Eddie Dixon	23	12	31	31	0	8	2	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.387	.645	82
SP	Felix Evans	28	8	28	25	5	5	0	0	2	6	1		3	1	0	0		.200	.286	.440	.726	105
SP	Tee Mitchell^	23	5	12	12	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	42
SP	Guy Smith^		3	9	8	3	4	0	0	0	2	0		1		0	0		.500	.556	.500	1.056	201
SP	Telosh Howard	35	2	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	139
SP	Claude Hayslett	26	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0		.000	.333	.000	.333	-1
SP	Lefty Richburg*	17	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0		.333	.333	.333	.667	90
SP	Cliff Blackmon	25	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Charles Wesley	42	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	25		226	815	724	109	202	31	12	8	95	18	2	71	9	4	15	1	.279	.346	.388	.734	109

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Cliff Blackmon	25	SP	1	.000	.329	0.0%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Charles Wesley	42	PH	1	.000	.329	0.0%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Lefty Richburg*	17	SP	3	.318	.329	0.0%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Claude Hayslett	26	SP	3	.250	.329	33.3%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Telosh Howard	35	SP	4	.426	.329	25.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Red Hadley*	30	CF	5	.191	.329	0.0%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Leroy Haynes^	25	LF	6	.477	.329	0.0%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Ralph Jefferson^	27	3B	7	.328	.329	0.0%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.143	.100
Guy Smith^		SP	9	.507	.329	11.1%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Horatio Lamar*	27	2B	10	.320	.329	20.0%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.250	.100
Bill Cooper*	24	1B	11	.432	.329	18.2%	8.4%	9.1%	0.7%	2.00	12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.111	.100
Tee Mitchell^	23	SP	12	.238	.329	0.0%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Philly Holmes*	26	SS	16	.226	.329	6.3%	8.4%		0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.100
Felix Evans	28	SP	28	.336	.329	10.7%	8.4%	3.6%	0.7%	3.00	12.02	7.1%	0.7%	.240	.100
Eddie Dixon	23	SP	31	.295	.329	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.129	.100
Nish Williams	35	C	41	.311	.329	9.8%	8.4%	0.0%	0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.028	.100
Sylvester Owens		LF	44	.295	.329	6.8%	8.4%	0.0%	0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.073	.100
Spencer Davis	31	3B	61	.296	.329	11.5%	8.4%	1.6%	0.7%	7.00	12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.020	.100
Babe Davis	30	CF	68	.346	.329	10.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.7%		12.02	2.9%	0.7%	.136	.100
Red Moore*	22	1B	69	.477	.329	13.0%	8.4%	1.4%	0.7%	9.00	12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.161	.100
Oscar Boone	28	C	74	.382	.329	12.2%	8.4%	1.4%	0.7%	9.00	12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.066	.100
Gabby Kemp	20	2B	75	.368	.329	12.0%	8.4%	4.0%	0.7%	3.00	12.02	1.3%	0.7%	.078	.100
Donald Reeves*	27	RF	75	.361	.329	4.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.7%		12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.139	.100
Jabbo Andrews*	31	LF	78	.360	.329	5.1%	8.4%	0.0%	0.7%		12.02	3.8%	0.7%	.247	.100
Tommy Butts	19	SS	83	.256	.329	6.0%	8.4%	1.2%	0.7%	5.00	12.02	0.0%	0.7%	.078	.100
25			815	.343	.329	8.7%	8.4%	1.2%	0.7%	7.33	12.02	1.0%	0.7%	.109	.100