1939 Memphis Red Sox

21 - 35

19 - 34 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Ted Radcliffe (21-35)

Top Hitter

Marlin
Carter

Top Pitcher

Ted
Radcliffe

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	70	7th	ERA+	90	5th
OPS	.577	7th	ERA	4.42	5th
BA	.223	7th	BA
OBP	.289	7th	K/BB	2.32	2nd
SLG	.288	7th	K%	12.3%	4th
BB%	8.2%	6th	BB%	5.3%	1st
K%			HR%
ISO	.066	7th	WHIP	1.29	2nd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Martin Park (Memphis, TN)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Larry Brown**	37	21	78	69	3	17	2	0	0	7	1	3	6	.246	.278	.275	.553	62
1B	Jelly Taylor*	28	22	85	72	7	13	3	1	0	4	1	11	2	.181	.289	.250	.539	59
2B	Marlin Carter*	26	19	83	71	11	18	5	3	0	5	2	8	4	.254	.329	.408	.738	116
3B	Fred Bankhead	26	21	73	66	2	14	4	0	0	5	1	5	2	.212	.268	.273	.540	59
SS	T. J. Brown	23	20	63	54	5	9	1	0	1	2	1	7	2	.167	.262	.241	.503	48
LF	Cowan Hyde	32	11	45	40	7	9	1	0	0	3	4	4	1	.225	.295	.250	.545	61
CF	Neil Robinson	31	19	76	69	9	19	5	1	0	11	4	6	1	.275	.333	.377	.710	108
RF	Lloyd Davenport*	27	21	84	76	6	20	2	1	0	6	5	7	1	.263	.325	.316	.641	88

RF	Nat Rogers*	45	16	52	47	1	11	3	0	0	1	0	4	1	.234	.294	.298	.592	74
LF	Red Longley	29	12	29	22	2	4	0	0	1	1	1	4	3	.182	.308	.318	.626	84
RF	Davis^		3	9	8	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.375	.375	.375	.750	120
RF	Red Howard*	29	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
LF	Bradford^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Ted Radcliffe	36	12	29	27	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	5
SP	Roosevelt Davis	34	4	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	-75
SP	Eugene Bremer	22	6	11	11	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	60
SP	Willie Jefferson	35	3	9	9	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.444	.444	.444	.889	161
SP	Porter Moss	29	3	8	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-27
SP	Cliff Blackmon	25	3	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Lefty Wilson^	22	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Ralph Ross^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	21		220	756	669	61	149	26	6	2	49	20	62	25	.223	.289	.288	.577	70

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Jelly Taylor*	28	1B	85	.266	.319	12.9%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.069	.096
Lloyd Davenport*	27	RF	84	.308	.319	8.3%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.053	.096
Marlin Carter*	26	2B	83	.330	.319	9.6%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.155	.096
Larry Brown**	37	C	78	.247	.319	3.8%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.029	.096
Neil Robinson	31	CF	76	.334	.319	7.9%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.101	.096
Fred Bankhead	26	3B	73	.256	.319	6.8%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.061	.096
T. J. Brown	23	SS	63	.245	.319	11.1%	9.1%	1.6%	0.8%	.074	.096
Nat Rogers*	45	RF	52	.283	.319	7.7%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.064	.096
Cowan Hyde	32	LF	45	.267	.319	8.9%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.025	.096
Red Longley	29	LF	29	.277	.319	13.8%	9.1%	3.4%	0.8%	.136	.096
Ted Radcliffe	36	SP	29	.184	.319	6.9%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Roosevelt Davis	34	SP	12	.063	.319	8.3%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Eugene Bremer	22	SP	11	.260	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Davis^		RF	9	.318	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Willie Jefferson	35	SP	9	.424	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Porter Moss	29	SP	8	.119	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Cliff Blackmon	25	SP	5	.000	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Lefty Wilson^	22	SP	2	.000	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Red Howard*	29	RF	1	.000	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Bradford^		LF	1	.000	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
Ralph Ross^		SP	1	.000	.319	0.0%	9.1%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.096
21			756	.273	.319	8.2%	9.1%	0.3%	0.8%	.066	.096

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

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