1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Season

1946 / 1948

John H. Johnson (President)
Alex Pompez (Vice President)
Curtis Leak (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Henry
Kimbro

Top Pitcher

Bob
Romby

Leaders

OPS

#	Player	Team	OPS
1	Larry Doby	NE	1.172
2	Willard Brown	KCM	1.066
3	Henry Kimbro	BEG/EAS	1.056
4	Sam Jethroe	CBE/WES	1.006
5	Al Smith	CBE	1.000
6	Hank Thompson	KCM	.991
7	Buck Leonard	HG	.981
8	Joe Greene	KCM	.969
9	Johnny Smith	NBY	.931
10	Archie Ware	CBE	.915

Wins

#	Player	Team	W
1	Max Manning	EAS/NE	12
2	Bob Romby	BEG	10
3	Jim LaMarque	KCM	10
4	Luis Tiant	EAS/NYC	9
5	Henry Miller	EAS/PS	8
6	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	8
7	Amos Watson	BEG	8
8	Bill Byrd	BEG	8
9	Rufus Lewis	EAS/NE	8
10	Hilton Smith	KCM	7

All-1947 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Butch Davis	BEG	2.6	2.8	0.1
Luke Easter	HG	1.2	1.3	0.2
Marvin Barker	NBY	1.1	0.4	0.2

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Henry Kimbro	BEG/EAS	4.1	3.8	0.3
Willard Brown	KCM	3.0	2.8	0.3
Monte Irvin	EAS/NE	2.0	2.0	-0.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Luis Márquez	EAS/HG	1.7	2.0	-0.3
Archie Brathwaite	PS	1.7	0.8	1.1
Bob Thurman	HG	1.1	1.1	0.7

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Tommy Butts	BEG/EAS	3.4	1.7	1.3
Hank Thompson	KCM	3.0	1.9	0.9
Silvio García	EAS/NYC	2.8	1.5	1.0

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Larry Doby	NE	2.7	2.2	0.3
Fernando Díaz	NYC	1.2	0.5	0.6
Chico Renfroe	KCM	1.2	0.8	0.2

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Minnie Miñoso	EAS/NYC	2.1	1.9	0.2
Lester Lockett	BEG	1.1	1.3	-0.1
Pat Patterson	NE	1.0	1.4	-0.4

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Buck Leonard	HG	1.7	1.6	0.3
Johnny Washington	BEG/EAS	1.6	1.9	-0.1
Archie Ware	CBE	1.2	0.8	0.5

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Bill Cash	PS	1.6	0.9	0.6
John Ritchey	CAG	1.1	0.5	0.5
Eudie Napier	HG	1.0	0.8	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Bob Romby	BEG/EAS	111.1	3.2	3.3	-0.1
Jim LaMarque	KCM	122.0	3.2	2.9	0.4
Max Manning	EAS/NE	132.1	3.0	3.3	-0.3
Ford Smith	KCM/WES	66.0	2.7	2.8	0.1
Bill Byrd	BEG	120.1	2.5	2.1	0.3
Henry Miller	EAS/PS	115.1	2.2	2.4	-0.2
Amos Watson	BEG	101.1	2.0	2.3	-0.3
Luis Tiant	EAS/NYC	86.2	2.0	2.2	-0.2
Gentry Jessup	CAG/WES	39.1	1.6	1.6	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Frank Thompson	HG	96.0	2.6	2.5	0.0
Lino Donoso	NYC	84.0	2.1	2.1	0.1
Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	89.2	2.0	1.6	0.4
Cotton Williams	NE	51.1	1.4	1.0	0.4
R. T. Walker	HG	53.2	1.1	1.2	0.0
Ted Alexander	KCM	54.0	0.9	1.0	-0.1
Nelson Thomas	NE	22.2	0.8	0.7	0.1
Wilmer Fields	HG	41.0	0.8	0.9	0.0
Joe Black	BEG/EAS	133.0	0.7	0.6	0.1

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