1940 Cleveland Bears

22 - 21 - 1

21 - 18 - 1 in the Negro American League

1937 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Jim Williams (11-6-1)
Alonzo Mitchell (11-15)

Top Hitter

Duke
Cleveland

Top Pitcher

Andy
Sarvis

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	84	6th	ERA+	86	6th
OPS	.596	6th	ERA	4.61	6th
BA	.221	6th	BA	.275	5th
OBP	.321	3rd	K/BB	1.59	3rd
SLG	.275	7th	K%	12.6%	5th
BB%	11.3%	1st	BB%	8.0%	4th
K%	0.7%	3rd	HR%	0.4%	2nd
ISO	.054	7th	WHIP	1.47	6th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: League Park (Cleveland, OH), Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
• J. B. Greer (Owner)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
CF	Steward^		1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	519
RP	Alonzo Mitchell	35	6	7	6	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	232
RF	Duke Cleveland*	23	28	121	102	24	34	5	0	0	14	7	15	1	1	3	.333	.424	.382	.806	150
CF	Johnny Ray*	28	24	108	84	18	20	0	0	0	5	1	20	0	3	1	.238	.402	.238	.640	98
1B	Mint Jones**	29	6	21	17	0	5	1	0	0	5	1	2	0	1	1	.294	.400	.353	.753	133
LF	Emanuel Sampson^	29	26	102	81	14	17	3	1	0	10	3	16	0	1	4	.210	.347	.272	.619	91
LF	Ralph Coles**	27	11	40	33	8	7	0	0	1	8	2	5	0	1	1	.212	.333	.303	.636	97
2B	Al Frazier	25	19	72	62	9	15	2	0	0	10	1	6	0	2	2	.242	.329	.274	.603	87
C	Henry Turner	26	26	107	90	16	18	5	2	0	18	1	17	2	0	0	.200	.327	.300	.627	94
C	Herb Barnhill	26	13	37	34	6	9	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	1	.265	.306	.265	.570	77
SP	Andy Sarvis^	32	12	35	30	2	6	1	0	0	5	0	3	0	1	1	.200	.294	.233	.527	63
3B	Parnell Woods	28	25	108	97	18	22	2	2	1	8	4	9	1	0	2	.227	.292	.320	.612	89
1B	Jim Williams	34	10	35	30	8	5	1	1	0	4	3	3	1	2	0	.167	.286	.267	.552	71
SP	Ted Alexander	27	2	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.286	.286	.286	.571	77
SS	Clarence Lamar	25	28	102	90	12	18	3	1	1	14	2	8	0	1	3	.200	.273	.289	.562	74
CF	Gabby Kemp	21	2	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	22
1B	Teddy Gunn^	23	1	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	132
1B	Skin Down Robinson	32	11	41	38	3	7	0	0	0	1	3	2		0	1	.184	.225	.184	.409	27
SP	Preacher Henry	29	16	40	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	3	.000	.135	.000	.135	-58
3B	Joe Jenkins^	20	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Smoky Owens^	28	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Specs Ellis^		3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Edwin Dimes	36	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Alex Broome^	19	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Lacey Thomas*	30	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Alonzo Boone	32	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Clarence White^	39	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	27		285	1018	865	143	191	24	7	3	112	28	115	7	13	25	.221	.321	.275	.596	84

* = 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
Duke Cleveland*	23	RF	121	.393	.316	12.4%	9.0%	0.8%	0.3%	15.00	26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.049	.076
Parnell Woods	28	3B	108	.296	.316	8.3%	9.0%	0.9%	0.3%	9.00	26.25	0.9%	0.6%	.093	.076
Johnny Ray*	28	CF	108	.346	.316	18.5%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Henry Turner	26	C	107	.320	.316	15.9%	9.0%	1.9%	0.3%	8.50	26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.100	.076
Emanuel Sampson^	29	LF	102	.311	.316	15.7%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.062	.076
Clarence Lamar	25	SS	102	.272	.316	7.8%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	1.0%	0.6%	.089	.076
Al Frazier	25	2B	72	.301	.316	8.3%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.032	.076
Skin Down Robinson	32	1B	41	.204	.316	4.9%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Ralph Coles**	27	LF	40	.318	.316	12.5%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	2.5%	0.6%	.091	.076
Preacher Henry	29	SP	40	.096	.316	12.5%	9.0%	2.5%	0.3%	5.00	26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Herb Barnhill	26	C	37	.279	.316	5.4%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Andy Sarvis^	32	SP	35	.268	.316	8.6%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.033	.076
Jim Williams	34	1B	35	.285	.316	8.6%	9.0%	2.9%	0.3%	3.00	26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.100	.076
Mint Jones**	29	1B	21	.363	.316	9.5%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.059	.076
Gabby Kemp	21	CF	8	.218	.316	12.5%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Ted Alexander	27	SP	8	.244	.316	0.0%	9.0%	12.5%	0.3%	0.00	26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Alonzo Mitchell	35	RP	7	.529	.316	14.3%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Smoky Owens^	28	SP	5	.000	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Teddy Gunn^	23	1B	4	.346	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.250	.076
Joe Jenkins^	20	3B	3	.000	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Specs Ellis^		SP	3	.000	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Alonzo Boone	32	RP	3	.000	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Edwin Dimes	36	RF	2	.000	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Alex Broome^	19	SP	2	.000	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Clarence White^	39	RP	2	.000	.316	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Steward^		CF	1	.978	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
Lacey Thomas*	30	PH	1	.000	.316	0.0%	9.0%		0.3%		26.25	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.076
27			1018	.299	.316	11.3%	9.0%	0.7%	0.3%	16.00	26.25	0.3%	0.6%	.054	.076