1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

1947 / 1949

Top Hitter

Jim
Gilliam

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Willard Brown	KCM/WES	.656
2	Luke Easter	EAS/HG	.568
3	Minnie Miñoso	EAS/NYC	.558
4	Artie Wilson	BBB/WES	.554
5	Hank Thompson	KCM	.525
6	Ray Noble	NYC	.522
7	Lester Lockett	BEG/EAS	.506
8	Piper Davis	BBB/WES	.503
9	Lorenzo Cabrera	NYC	.479
10	Frank Austin	EAS/PS	.477

Wins

#	Player	Team	W
1	Bill Byrd	BEG	11
2	Jim LaMarque	KCM/WES	10
3	Max Manning	EAS/NE	10
4	Joe Black	BEG/EAS	8
5	Henry Miller	PS	7
6	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	7
7	Tom Parker	HG	7
8	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	7
9	Henry McHenry	PS	7
10	Jonas Gaines	BEG	7

Advanced Batting

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Qualified:

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Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Birmingham Black Barons	MULT	38	1454	.367	9.5%	14.7%	0.60	1.0%	.110
2	Kansas City Monarchs	ALC/NAL	54	2055	.355	9.0%	33.3%	0.00	1.2%	.131
3	Chicago American Giants	NAL	13	521	.347	8.3%			1.2%	.112
4	Baltimore Elite Giants	NLC/NN2	63	2387	.341	9.6%	100.0%	0.00	0.4%	.085
5	New York Cubans	NN2	42	1619	.336	7.7%			0.7%	.113
6	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	22	852	.336	8.2%			0.8%	.104
7	Homestead Grays	MULT	48	1787	.330	9.2%	15.8%	0.00	1.2%	.107
8	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	13	512	.318	8.0%			0.8%	.113
9	Newark Eagles	NN2	54	1916	.305	9.6%			0.8%	.082
10	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	49	1808	.305	6.3%			0.7%	.086
11	Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	31	1158	.292	9.1%			0.3%	.054
12	East All Stars	EWA	2	68	.281	10.3%	1.8%	7.00	1.5%	.098
13	New York Black Yankees	NN2	25	907	.273	6.6%			0.7%	.060
14	West All Stars	EWA	2	64	.232	7.8%	5.2%	1.33	0.0%	.017
	14	6	709	17108	.327	8.6%	8.2%	1.00	0.8%	.096

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Willie Pope*	HG	3B	7	.597	0.0%			14.3%	.714
2	Bob Boyd*	MRS/WES	1B	66	.584	6.1%	0.0%		1.5%	.197
3	Willard Brown	KCM/WES	CF	233	.502	9.9%	0.0%		3.4%	.258
4	Artie Wilson*	BBB/WES	SS	186	.484	10.2%	11.8%	0.50	0.0%	.133
5	Luke Easter*	EAS/HG	LF	204	.466	15.7%	20.0%	1.00	3.4%	.243
6	Minnie Miñoso	EAS/NYC	3B	175	.438	5.7%	0.0%		1.7%	.209
7	Piper Davis	BBB/WES	2B	164	.434	6.1%	0.0%		1.2%	.132
8	Hank Thompson*	KCM	RF	237	.433	13.5%			2.5%	.203
9	Henry Kimbro*	BEG	CF	288	.426	22.2%			0.0%	.093
10	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	163	.423	17.8%			1.8%	.148
11	Quincy Trouppe**	CAG/WES	C	40	.418	15.0%	0.0%		0.0%	.118
12	Ray Noble	NYC	C	148	.417	8.1%			2.0%	.201
13	Bob Harvey*	EAS/NE	RF	202	.412	12.4%			1.0%	.091
14	Lester Lockett	BEG/EAS	LF	279	.409	6.5%	0.0%		2.2%	.167
15	Pepper Bassett**	BBB/WES	C	95	.408	8.4%	40.0%	0.00	2.1%	.155
16	Sam Hairston	IC/WES	3B	131	.405	10.7%	0.0%		0.8%	.078
17	Frank Austin	EAS/PS	SS	215	.397	5.6%	0.0%		0.5%	.123
18	Buck Leonard*	EAS/HG	1B	179	.396	16.8%			2.2%	.150
19	Lorenzo Cabrera*	NYC	1B	151	.393	6.6%			1.3%	.157
20	Neil Robinson	MRS/WES	LF	50	.387	8.0%			2.0%	.133
21	Joe Scott*	BBB	1B	128	.387	13.3%	5.9%	3.00	2.3%	.181
22	Clyde McNeal	CAG	2B	54	.386	11.1%			1.9%	.196
23	Bob Thurman*	HG	RF	173	.383	6.9%			0.6%	.107
24	Cleveland Clark	NYC	CF	149	.381	10.1%			0.0%	.146
25	Sam Hill*	CAG/WES	CF	61	.380	8.2%	16.7%	1.00	0.0%	.073
26	Johnie Scott*	KCM	RF	154	.377	11.7%			0.6%	.090
27	Ray Neil	IC	2B	106	.376	5.7%			1.9%	.143
28	Jim Pendleton	CAG	SS	58	.374	5.2%			1.7%	.132
29	Archie Ware*	CBE	1B	95	.371	6.3%			0.0%	.103
30	Eudie Napier*	HG	C	114	.369	10.5%			0.9%	.122
31	Monte Irvin	EAS/NE	LF	175	.368	11.4%			2.9%	.150
32	Leon Kellman	CBE/WES	3B	77	.366	14.3%	0.0%		0.0%	.048
33	Luis Márquez	EAS/HG	CF	221	.363	8.1%	5.6%	0.00	1.8%	.132
34	Jim Gilliam**	BEG/EAS	2B	285	.361	13.0%	0.0%		0.0%	.079
35	Harry Simpson*	PS	CF	186	.360	8.1%			1.1%	.099
36	Bob Wilson	NE	3B	197	.359	7.1%			1.5%	.104
37	Earl Taborn	KCM	C	192	.357	12.0%			0.0%	.066
38	Lennie Pearson	NE	1B	222	.354	8.1%			1.4%	.094
39	Tommy Butts	BEG/EAS	SS	246	.353	11.0%			0.0%	.058
40	Johnny Washington*	BEG	1B	253	.349	6.7%			0.0%	.082
41	Chico Renfroe	CBE	SS	83	.347	7.2%			0.0%	.097
42	Johnny Smith*	NBY	RF	86	.346	5.8%			0.0%	.037
43	Jimmy Wilkes*	EAS/NE	CF	233	.339	11.6%			0.9%	.113
44	Willie Grace**	CBE/WES	RF	88	.335	3.4%	0.0%		0.0%	.084
45	Al Smith	CBE	LF	69	.334	8.7%			1.4%	.115
46	Jim Zapp	BBB	LF	99	.334	9.1%			2.0%	.125
47	Marvin Barker	EAS/NBY	3B	87	.331	3.4%	0.0%		1.1%	.110
48	Frank Russell	BEG	RF	236	.330	1.7%			0.0%	.104
49	Herb Souell**	KCM/WES	3B	249	.327	6.4%	0.0%		0.8%	.113
50	Gene Baker	KCM	SS	227	.324	7.9%			1.8%	.172
51	Willie Mays	BBB	LF	87	.324	12.6%			0.0%	.067
52	Bill Cash	EAS/PS	C	159	.323	6.9%	0.0%		1.3%	.154
53	Sam Bankhead	HG	SS	212	.322	10.8%			0.9%	.090
54	Lou Louden	EAS/NYC	LF	131	.322	13.0%	0.0%		0.8%	.080
55	Mahlon Duckett	PS	2B	167	.317	6.6%			0.0%	.093
56	Archie Brathwaite^	PS	RF	164	.314	7.3%			1.2%	.109
57	Ed Finney	BEG	3B	202	.312	9.9%			0.0%	.046
58	Norman Robinson**	BBB	CF	123	.310	7.3%			0.0%	.072
59	Pedro Ballester	NYC	SS	137	.308	3.6%			1.5%	.133
60	Bud Barbee	NBY	LF	89	.306	10.1%			0.0%	.075
61	Wilmer Fields	EAS/HG	3B	138	.303	4.3%			0.7%	.092
62	Andrés Mesa*	IC	LF	106	.301	6.6%			0.0%	.051
63	Curley Williams*	NE	SS	230	.297	10.4%			0.0%	.077
64	Curtis Roberts	KCM	2B	206	.294	7.3%			0.0%	.063
65	Reinaldo Drake*	IC	CF	102	.285	8.8%			0.0%	.033
66	Gene Benson*	PS	LF	173	.277	6.4%			0.6%	.038
67	Joe Burt Scott*	MRS	LF	49	.270	18.4%			0.0%	.051
68	Doc Dennis	PS	1B	176	.268	4.5%			0.0%	.090
69	Murray Watkins*	PS	3B	209	.259	4.3%			0.0%	.031
70	Art Hefner*	NBY	CF	95	.256	7.4%			0.0%	.000
71	John Britton*	BBB	3B	175	.248	2.3%			0.0%	.049
72	Leroy Williams**	NE	2B	199	.246	10.1%			0.0%	.052
73	Walter Hardy	NBY	SS	82	.243	7.3%			1.2%	.066
74	Johnnie Cowan	MRS	2B	45	.240	6.7%			0.0%	.075
75	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	56	.227	5.4%			0.0%	.118
76	Frazier Robinson	BEG	C	222	.221	4.5%			0.5%	.054
77	Clarence Bruce	HG	2B	140	.217	2.9%	14.3%	0.00	0.0%	.030
78	Coco Ferrer	IC	SS	97	.211	5.2%			0.0%	.044
79	Casey Jones*	MRS	C	46	.152	4.3%			0.0%	.047

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

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