1927 Season

1926 / 1927-28

William Hueston (President)
R. S. Lewis (Vice President)
Quincy Gilmore (Secretary & Treasurer)
G. B. Key (Chairman of the Board of Directors)

Top Hitter

Steel Arm
Davis

Top Pitcher

Willie
Foster

Leaders

OPS

#	Player	Team	OPS
1	Charlie Smith	BRG	1.207
2	Jud Wilson	BBS/NLG	1.203
3	Oscar Charleston	HBG	1.178
4	Willie Wells	SLS	1.145
5	Ed Rile	DS	1.092
6	Roy Parnell	BBB	1.091
7	Turkey Stearnes	DS	1.090
8	Wilson Redus	SLS	1.028
9	Heavy Johnson	HBG	1.026
10	Steel Arm Davis	CAG	.995

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Webster McDonald	CAG	1.08
2	Satchel Paige	BBB	1.10
3	Bullet Rogan	KCM	1.10
4	Harry Salmon	BBB	1.13
5	Ed Rile	DS	1.15
6	Willie Powell	CAG	1.16
7	William Bell	KCM	1.17
8	Willie Foster	CAG	1.17
9	George Harney	CAG	1.18
10	Maurice Young	KCM	1.20

Batting

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	St. Louis Stars	NNL	99	3848	3417	621	1054	154	67	111	575	91		295	24	112			.308	.368	.490	.858	113
2	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	88	3297	2866	460	826	124	57	30	412	107		272	33	126			.288	.357	.403	.759	111
3	Harrisburg Giants	ECL	72	2783	2412	405	723	117	43	35	364	79		256	25	90			.300	.373	.427	.800	105
4	Detroit Stars	NNL	92	3472	3046	509	874	142	44	62	464	62		307	26	93			.287	.357	.424	.781	105
5	Chicago American Giants	MULT	103	3907	3410	495	935	160	43	24	435	120	6	313	23	161		3	.274	.339	.367	.707	104
6	Birmingham Black Barons	NNC/NNL	103	3791	3436	493	999	138	54	40	439	85	3	196	30	129			.291	.335	.397	.732	102
7	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants	ECL/WS	98	3795	3327	578	965	151	49	54	507	51	5	339	18	111			.290	.359	.414	.772	100
8	Brooklyn Royal Giants	ECL	40	1600	1393	220	396	52	20	24	193	20		150	17	40			.284	.361	.402	.763	100
9	American League All Stars	NVM	5	190	179	20	43	5	0	2	16	2		8	0	3			.240	.273	.302	.574	100
10	Baltimore Black Sox	ECL	68	2551	2211	362	608	105	33	33	311	82		226	23	91			.275	.348	.397	.745	94
11	Homestead Grays	IND/NVM	12	438	401	48	118	19	5	3	43	5		25	1	11			.294	.337	.389	.726	88
12	Cleveland Hornets	NNL	38	1440	1289	170	355	48	18	9	144	28		108	7	36	0		.275	.335	.362	.696	87
13	Cuban Stars East	ECL	57	2119	1856	287	495	58	20	30	252	40		178	18	67			.267	.337	.368	.705	84
14	New York Lincoln Giants	ECL	32	1211	1068	184	298	63	5	17	165	29		104	6	33			.279	.346	.395	.741	81
15	Hilldale Club	ECL	87	3208	2800	397	741	109	53	17	347	68		263	20	125			.265	.332	.360	.692	78
16	Cuban Stars West	NNL	62	2346	2092	227	515	69	18	13	201	37		162	16	76			.246	.305	.315	.620	73
17	Memphis Red Sox	NNL	88	3180	2831	264	645	97	33	13	225	71		195	38	116	0		.228	.287	.299	.586	60
	17	6	1524	43176	38034	5740	10590	1611	562	517	5093	977	14	3397	325	1420	0	3	.278	.343	.391	.734	95

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	HBP	SH	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	Charlie Smith*	BRG	RF	40	184	154	32	68	11	4	6	43	5		23	4	3		.442	.525	.682	1.207	214
2	Jud Wilson*	BBS/NLG	3B	68	292	254	65	109	31	6	9	65	20		30	5	3		.429	.498	.705	1.203	211
3	Harry Heilmann	ALS	RF	4	17	15	3	4	1	0	1	3	1		2	0	0		.267	.353	.533	.886	206
4	Roy Parnell	BBB	LF	94	397	362	90	148	25	11	12	79	24	0	23	6	6		.409	.453	.638	1.091	200
5	Oscar Charleston*	HBG	CF	72	317	255	69	100	20	7	13	74	22		53	2	7		.392	.500	.678	1.178	200
6	George Scales	NLG	SS	31	130	104	28	45	12	1	3	35	4		22	2	2		.433	.539	.654	1.193	189
7	Bing Miller	ALS	LF	5	20	19	6	7	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0		.368	.400	.421	.821	187
8	Steel Arm Davis*	CAG	LF	98	426	383	74	149	23	12	6	77	20	0	25	7	11	1	.389	.436	.559	.995	186
9	Ed Rile*	DS	1B	77	307	273	55	105	23	8	11	64	3		25	4	5		.385	.444	.648	1.092	185
10	Turkey Stearnes*	DS	CF	92	399	347	80	120	26	12	20	105	15		42	7	3		.346	.427	.663	1.090	183
11	Willie Wells	SLS	SS	97	434	364	91	133	21	5	29	105	13		55	5	10		.365	.455	.690	1.145	183
12	Charlie Mason^	NLG	LF	32	141	124	33	49	9	2	6	31	8		14	2	1		.395	.464	.645	1.109	167
13	Heavy Johnson	HBG	RF	59	231	194	34	74	12	6	4	42	4		26	2	9		.381	.459	.567	1.026	162
14	Mack Eggleston**	BBS	C	63	236	198	32	74	12	3	5	41	1		26	2	10		.374	.451	.540	.992	158
15	Wilson Redus	SLS	LF	97	408	375	65	140	19	10	18	83	7		17	4	12		.373	.407	.621	1.028	154
16	Alejandro Oms*	CSE	CF	56	236	201	43	69	14	3	7	48	9		27	1	7		.343	.424	.547	.971	153
17	Bill Riggins**	CHT/HG	SS	44	184	163	35	56	10	7	3	30	6		14	0	7		.344	.395	.546	.941	150
18	Vic Harris*	HG	LF	12	52	45	8	18	1	0	1	6	0		5	0	2		.400	.460	.489	.949	147
19	Martín Dihigo	CSE/HG	SS	63	270	247	47	79	13	2	14	55	10		18	2	3		.320	.371	.559	.929	144
20	Fats Jenkins*	HBG	LF	69	325	285	66	106	14	4	4	34	22		36	2	2		.372	.446	.491	.937	140
21	Valentín Dreke*	CSW	LF	62	269	232	38	77	9	4	2	29	12		29	5	3		.332	.417	.431	.848	138
22	Pythias Russ	CAG	SS	100	417	377	62	119	33	3	5	60	22	0	28	2	10		.316	.366	.459	.825	137
23	Wade Johnston*	KCM	LF	87	378	333	59	110	14	7	5	51	20		32	2	11		.330	.392	.459	.852	136
24	Newt Joseph	KCM	3B	79	329	264	47	72	15	5	5	44	13		51	5	9		.273	.400	.424	.824	130
25	John Beckwith	HBG/HG	SS	72	311	286	63	97	20	3	8	58	1		18	2	5		.339	.382	.514	.896	129
26	Nat Rogers*	CAG/MRS	LF	77	315	278	43	85	12	8	4	37	7	1	23	5	9		.306	.369	.450	.819	129
27	Tom Finley	BRG	3B	40	171	154	20	51	7	2	4	24	2		14	0	3		.331	.387	.481	.867	126
28	Dick Lundy**	ACB	SS	95	416	368	63	119	21	6	9	77	9	1	35	4	9		.323	.388	.486	.875	126
29	Milton Lewis*	ACB	2B	87	346	314	47	95	17	6	12	67	0	0	25	2	5		.303	.358	.510	.867	124
30	Cristóbal Torriente*	DS	RF	89	382	325	46	104	17	2	6	62	6		46	1	10		.320	.406	.440	.846	123
31	George Burns	ALS	1B	5	22	20	2	6	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	1		.300	.333	.300	.633	123
32	Irvin Brooks	BRG	CF	40	174	151	25	45	7	4	4	30	0		17	2	4		.298	.376	.477	.853	122
33	Newt Allen	KCM	SS	87	381	329	52	107	18	3	2	38	20		28	1	23		.325	.380	.416	.796	122
34	Pete Washington	BBS	CF	66	276	234	45	67	10	4	10	45	5		24	4	14		.286	.363	.491	.854	121
35	Ben Taylor*	BBS	1B	66	270	240	35	81	9	5	2	45	1		26	0	4		.338	.402	.442	.844	120
36	Dewey Creacy	SLS	3B	93	382	349	63	110	12	12	13	81	6		18	4	11		.315	.356	.530	.886	119
37	Walter Cannady	HBG/HG	3B	74	319	286	48	92	18	8	4	59	15		20	2	11		.322	.370	.483	.853	119
38	Branch Russell*	SLS	RF	97	445	394	78	126	17	10	10	53	10		41	3	7		.320	.388	.490	.878	119
39	Tack Summers	CHT	LF	32	120	106	9	37	3	1	0	19	1		9	1	4		.349	.405	.396	.801	116
40	Ruben Jones*	BBB	RF	80	307	280	55	86	14	3	6	51	9	0	12	2	13		.307	.340	.443	.783	116
41	Bobby Williams	HG	SS	9	35	31	3	11	2	0	1	4	2		3	0	1		.355	.412	.516	.928	116
42	Hurley McNair*	KCM	RF	87	363	316	55	88	17	6	5	55	19		35	3	9		.278	.356	.418	.774	115
43	Jim Brown**	CAG	1B	90	380	335	58	96	16	5	2	40	11	1	32	0	13		.287	.349	.382	.731	112
44	Chaney White	ACB	CF	98	439	384	82	120	23	4	5	63	10	0	44	0	11		.313	.383	.432	.815	111
45	George Carr**	HIL	1B	77	324	291	37	94	16	4	3	47	3		29	0	4		.323	.384	.436	.821	111
46	Clint Thomas	HIL/NLG	CF	80	326	275	48	83	17	6	3	48	7		32	3	16		.302	.381	.440	.821	111
47	Joe Boley	ALS	SS	5	20	20	2	6	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0		.300	.300	.300	.600	110
48	Pinky Ward^	BBB/MRS	CF	94	386	327	39	92	17	5	2	30	14	1	39	10	10		.281	.375	.382	.757	109
49	Eggie Dallard*	ACB	1B	86	391	329	67	92	13	5	8	45	5	2	49	2	11		.280	.376	.422	.799	107
50	Dink Mothell**	KCM	2B	86	364	303	55	81	14	6	4	47	8		35	4	22		.267	.351	.393	.744	107
51	George Sweatt	CAG	CF	101	406	341	49	87	25	5	2	54	10	0	39	3	23	1	.255	.337	.375	.712	106
52	Ernest Duff^	CHT	RF	36	157	147	24	46	9	3	0	15	6		6	2	2		.313	.348	.415	.763	105
53	Tom Young*	KCM	C	75	285	259	37	72	14	6	3	53	6		13	5	8		.278	.325	.413	.738	104
54	John Henry Russell	SLS	2B	87	321	290	48	87	10	5	11	47	8		16	2	13		.300	.341	.483	.824	104
55	George McAllister*	BBB	1B	98	422	371	60	107	18	6	1	34	11	0	34	4	13		.288	.355	.377	.732	103
56	Willie Gray*	HG	CF	11	43	40	7	12	3	1	0	5	0		3	0	0		.300	.349	.425	.774	102
57	Oliver Marcell	ACB	3B	95	401	347	49	108	12	6	2	58	8	0	36	3	15		.311	.381	.398	.779	102
58	Clarence Smith	ACB	LF	84	355	317	63	95	18	8	2	59	5	1	29	0	9		.300	.358	.426	.784	102
59	Willie Bobo*	SLS	1B	94	378	310	63	90	16	6	4	42	11		46	1	21		.290	.384	.419	.803	101
60	Claude Johnson	DS	2B	88	393	311	65	88	9	0	5	29	11		57	1	24		.283	.396	.360	.756	100
61	Bob Miller	BBB/MRS	2B	90	357	299	41	83	16	6	0	45	6	1	29	9	20		.278	.359	.371	.730	100
62	Jesse Hubbard*	ACB	RF	82	318	276	51	72	11	4	8	30	6	0	34	4	4		.261	.350	.417	.767	98
63	Cool Papa Bell**	SLS	CF	98	470	424	89	132	23	5	5	36	25		33	1	12		.311	.362	.425	.787	96
64	Bernardo Baró*	CSE	RF	57	246	207	45	62	6	2	1	18	4		27	0	12		.300	.380	.362	.743	95
65	Sandy Thompson*	BBB	CF	99	399	349	51	100	17	1	1	38	14	0	28	5	17		.287	.348	.350	.698	94
66	John Henry Lloyd*	NLG	2B	32	134	127	21	42	10	1	1	22	1		4	0	3		.331	.351	.449	.800	93
67	Dave Malarcher**	CAG	3B	102	447	358	66	88	8	3	1	26	24	1	62	3	24		.246	.362	.293	.655	91
68	Larry Brown**	CAG/MRS	C	92	290	241	29	60	12	3	1	26	4	0	30	2	17		.249	.337	.336	.673	90
69	Otto Briggs*	HIL	RF	75	290	252	48	70	8	9	1	34	4		24	2	12		.278	.345	.393	.738	90
70	George Johnson	HIL/NLG	CF	57	240	196	39	54	11	1	3	23	8		28	1	15		.276	.369	.388	.757	90
71	Ambrose Reid^	ACB	LF	63	259	227	39	66	6	5	1	24	2	1	19	0	13		.291	.346	.374	.720	88
72	Willie Jones^	ACB	C	77	293	251	37	72	9	1	1	25	5	0	26	2	14		.287	.358	.343	.701	85
73	Francisco Correa	CSW	SS	59	257	234	25	61	9	4	2	26	1		12	0	11		.261	.297	.359	.656	83
74	Robert Hudspeth*	BRG	1B	40	179	162	17	43	5	2	3	22	2		12	1	4		.265	.320	.377	.697	82
75	Country Brown*	BRG	RF	30	131	113	25	29	4	2	1	11	3		12	2	4		.257	.339	.354	.693	81
76	Mo Harris^	HG	2B	7	28	22	3	6	0	1	0	1	0		5	0	1		.273	.407	.364	.771	81
77	Pepper Daniels	DS	C	81	323	286	37	75	12	1	4	29	3		30	0	7		.262	.332	.353	.685	81
78	Paul Arnold*	BRG	LF	38	169	146	29	37	7	3	0	16	4		18	1	4		.253	.339	.342	.682	79
79	Dennis Graham*	HG	RF	12	52	49	4	14	3	1	0	4	0		2	0	1		.286	.314	.388	.701	78
80	Crush Holloway**	BBS	LF	68	305	272	51	69	7	6	4	32	12		23	2	8		.254	.316	.368	.684	78
81	Frank Warfield	HIL	2B	87	385	320	52	82	14	7	0	32	11		39	2	24		.256	.341	.344	.684	77
82	Sanford Jackson	CAG	CF	90	371	332	45	87	6	3	0	24	9	1	18	2	19	1	.262	.304	.298	.602	74
83	Halley Harding**	DS	SS	88	389	345	57	92	13	3	1	27	10		30	1	13		.267	.327	.330	.658	74
84	José Pérez	HBG	1B	72	302	241	36	60	7	2	1	22	7		37	7	17		.249	.365	.307	.672	74
85	Ángel Alfonso	CSE	2B	56	255	231	36	59	5	5	2	13	4		19	1	4		.255	.315	.346	.661	73
86	Lemuel Hawkins*	KCM	CF	79	320	293	47	71	6	6	2	24	11		17	3	7		.242	.291	.324	.615	71
87	Judy Johnson	HIL	3B	77	308	279	32	70	12	6	2	37	1		19	1	9		.251	.301	.358	.659	69
88	José María Fernández	CSE	C	57	216	193	19	52	6	0	1	26	2		16	1	6		.269	.329	.316	.645	69
89	Benito Calderón^	CSW	C	58	227	205	17	50	9	2	0	24	2		13	1	8		.244	.292	.307	.600	68
90	Jasper Washington	HG	1B	12	47	42	5	11	2	0	0	2	0		1	1	3		.262	.295	.310	.605	67
91	Scrappy Brown^	BBS	SS	68	260	233	25	63	7	2	1	20	8		12	1	14		.270	.309	.330	.639	67
92	Charley Williams^	CAG	2B	103	398	355	30	82	10	0	3	44	10	2	27	1	15		.231	.287	.285	.572	66
93	Luis Entenza^	CSW	LF	49	202	179	22	43	7	0	0	16	4		15	2	6		.240	.306	.279	.585	65
94	Felipe Sierra	CSW	2B	56	244	203	26	43	6	1	0	7	3		30	3	8		.212	.322	.251	.573	62
95	Bill Regan	ALS	2B	4	18	17	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0		.176	.222	.235	.458	60
96	Bobby Robinson	BBB/MRS	3B	89	354	313	29	74	5	2	0	20	7	0	23	9	9		.236	.307	.265	.572	58
97	Jake Stephens	HIL	SS	82	331	286	39	67	4	6	0	21	19		24	6	15		.234	.307	.290	.597	54
98	Charles Zomphier^	MULT	2B	49	170	145	17	32	5	0	0	9	4		18	1	6		.221	.311	.255	.566	54
99	Dick Jackson^	BBS	2B	61	260	231	40	52	14	3	0	27	5		16	1	12		.225	.278	.312	.590	54
100	Julio Rojo**	CSE/NLG	C	34	135	122	23	31	5	1	1	20	3		7	0	6		.254	.295	.336	.631	53
101	Rogelio Crespo	CSE	3B	57	224	189	20	36	3	2	2	24	3		20	8	7		.190	.295	.259	.554	46
102	Saul Davis	MRS	SS	87	341	320	31	68	10	3	4	25	12		7	0	14		.213	.229	.300	.529	43
103	Connie Day	HBG	2B	70	308	269	29	57	6	4	1	25	4		23	3	13		.212	.281	.275	.556	43
104	Charlie Spearman**	HG	C	7	24	21	2	6	0	0	0	4	0		1	0	2		.286	.318	.286	.604	43
105	J. C. McHaskell^	MRS	1B	83	342	309	26	62	9	3	1	14	6		17	0	16		.201	.242	.259	.501	37
106	Rafael Pedroso^	CSW	1B	62	247	223	13	42	2	1	2	26	3		7	2	15		.188	.220	.233	.453	27
107	Jimmy Dykes	ALS	3B	5	23	21	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	1		.143	.182	.143	.325	15
108	Burdell Young^	NLG	1B	28	124	115	10	23	3	0	0	5	2		3	1	5		.200	.227	.226	.453	10

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

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