1928 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1928 Season

Eastern Independent Clubs

1921 / 1929

Top Hitter

Oscar
Charleston

Top Pitcher

Darltie
Cooper

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Oscar Charleston	HIL	.618
2	Vic Harris	HG	.542
3	Martín Dihigo	HG	.537
4	Biz Mackey	HIL	.527
5	Walter Cannady	HG/HIL	.511
6	Jasper Washington	HG	.508
7	Dennis Graham	HG	.459
8	Clint Thomas	HIL	.437
9	John Beckwith	HG	.431
10	Judy Johnson	CAS/HIL	.352

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Darltie Cooper	HIL	184
2	Lefty Williams	HG	127
3	Red Ryan	HIL	111
4	Neck Stanley	ELS/HIL	109
5	Sam Streeter	HG	103
6	Joe Williams	HG	99
7	Joe Strong	HIL	94
8	Phil Cockrell	HIL	91
9	Porter Charleston	HIL	86
10	Bill Holland	BRG	83

Fielding

Position:

League:

Teams

#	Team	Lg		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1	Hilldale Club	EAS		595	540	4716.0	1571	791	111	125		.955	.953		4.51	4.44		21.0	5.0	21.8
2	Homestead Grays	EAS		193	171	1422.0	469	220	35	29		.952	.953		4.36	4.44		3.3	2.6	0.6
3	Brooklyn Royal Giants	EAS		99	90	774.0	258	103	23	26		.940	.953		4.20	4.44		-17.3	-25.2	-16.0
4	Eastern League Stars	EAS		21	18	135.0	44	21	0	2		1.000	.953		4.33	4.44		-1.7	-13.8	-1.2
5	Colored All Stars	EAS		18	18	126.0	42	20	5	4		.925	.953		4.43	4.44		-5.4	-48.0	-5.2
	5	1		926	837	7173.0	2384	1155	174	186		.953	.953		4.44	4.44		0.0	0.0	0.0

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1	Judy Johnson	CAS/HIL	3B		61	61	527.0	73	102	8	10		.956	.924		2.99	2.73		13.5	25.6	13.5
2	Otto Briggs*	HIL	RF		59	59	509.0	91	4	0	1		1.000	.980		1.68	1.64		2.4	4.7	3.1
3	Walter Cannady	HG/HIL	1B		56	56	473.2	584	23	22	37		.965	.970		11.53	11.04		-3.7	-7.9	-3.7
4	Frank Warfield	HIL	2B		55	55	478.0	129	177	19	20		.942	.938		5.76	5.47		-0.1	-0.2	-0.1
5	Oscar Charleston*	HIL	CF		54	54	474.0	114	6	5	2		.960	.974		2.28	2.53		-5.9	-12.5	-4.1
6	Jake Stephens	HIL	SS		54	53	459.0	128	184	19	25		.943	.935		6.12	5.66		12.4	27.1	12.4
7	Biz Mackey**	HIL	C		48	46	400.0	170	30	7	2		.966	.960		4.50	5.17		2.7	6.7	0.0
8	Eggie Dallard*	HIL	LF		33	33	280.1	56	0	3	1		.949	.962		1.80	2.01		-3.0	-10.6	-1.9
9	Clint Thomas	HIL	LF		25	25	216.2	55	4	1	0		.983	.962		2.45	2.01		7.4	34.0	5.7
10	Dennis Graham*	HG	RF		19	19	158.0	24	2	3	1		.897	.980		1.48	1.64		0.0	-0.3	-0.3
11	Joe Lewis	HIL	C		18	14	124.0	54	8	3	0		.954	.960		4.50	5.17		-2.6	-20.6	0.0
12	Darltie Cooper	HIL	P		16	14	135.1	1	57	2	4		.967	.937		3.86	3.72
13	Jelly Gardner*	HG	CF		16	16	132.0	35	4	0	1		1.000	.974		2.66	2.53		2.1	15.6	1.1
14	Vic Harris*	HG	LF		16	16	132.0	33	0	2	1		.943	.962		2.25	2.01		2.8	21.5	3.4
15	Red Ryan	HIL	P		16	12	103.0	3	45	7	1		.873	.937		4.19	3.72
16	Jasper Washington	HG	1B		16	15	131.0	140	7	3	5		.980	.970		10.10	11.04		1.1	8.2	1.1
17	Porter Charleston^	HIL	P		15	8	81.2	1	36	0	3		1.000	.937		4.08	3.72
18	Phil Cockrell	HIL	P		13	11	93.1	4	44	5	1		.906	.937		4.63	3.72
19	John Beckwith	HG	SS		12	12	98.0	22	40	7	4		.899	.935		5.69	5.66		2.7	27.8	2.7
20	Robert Hudspeth*	BRG	1B		10	10	86.0	94	1	3	7		.969	.970		9.94	11.04		-1.5	-17.6	-1.5
21	Irvin Brooks	BRG	CF		9	8	77.0	25	3	0	1		1.000	.974		3.27	2.53		0.1	1.4	-0.9
22	Tex Burnett**	BRG	C		9	9	71.0	31	2	4	0		.892	.960		4.18	5.17		-2.4	-33.1	0.0
23	Benito Calderón^	HG	C		9	7	62.0	49	9	2	1		.967	.960		8.42	5.17		2.3	36.4	0.0
24	Martín Dihigo	HG	SS		9	7	60.0	16	14	1	3		.968	.935		4.50	5.66		-4.7	-78.8	-4.7
25	Tom Finley	BRG	3B		9	9	77.0	10	11	3	2		.875	.924		2.45	2.73		-3.6	-46.1	-3.6
26	Charlie Smith*	BRG	2B		9	8	76.0	19	24	3	5		.935	.938		5.09	5.47		-2.5	-33.3	-2.5
27	Joe Strong*	HIL	P		9	8	64.0	1	20	2	2		.913	.937		2.95	3.72
28	Country Brown*	BRG	RF		8	7	67.0	11	0	0	0		1.000	.980		1.48	1.64		-2.8	-41.5	-2.4
29	Walter Cannady	HG	2B		8	6	57.0	7	17	2	1		.923	.938		3.79	5.47		-1.8	-31.5	-1.8
30	Mo Harris^	HG	2B		8	7	52.0	5	28	2	3		.943	.938		5.71	5.47		6.0	115.1	6.0
31	Chaney White	MULT	CF		8	8	58.0	13	2	1	0		.938	.974		2.33	2.53		0.2	2.7	-0.4
32	Oscar Charleston*	HIL	1B		7	6	48.0	44	4	1	6		.980	.970		9.00	11.04		0.3	6.5	0.3
33	Bill Evans**	BRG	SS		7	7	59.0	16	19	4	5		.897	.935		5.34	5.66		-2.5	-42.1	-2.5
34	Biz Mackey**	HIL	SS		7	5	46.0	13	13	3	3		.897	.935		5.09	5.66		-2.1	-45.1	-2.1
35	Neck Stanley*	ELS/HIL	P		7	7	32.2	1	11	0	0		1.000	.937		3.31	3.72
36	Sam Streeter	HG	P		7	6	50.0	0	12	0	0		1.000	.937		2.16	3.72
37	John Beckwith	HG	3B		6	6	47.0	3	3	1	0		.857	.924		1.15	2.73		-4.2	-89.6	-4.2
38	George Britt	HG	C		5	4	31.0	15	4	0	0		1.000	.960		5.52	5.17		0.9	29.6	0.0
39	Martín Dihigo	HG	2B		5	5	41.0	9	11	1	3		.952	.938		4.39	5.47		-2.0	-49.7	-2.0
40	Grover Lewis	HG	3B		5	4	36.0	7	4	3	1		.786	.924		2.75	2.73		-2.2	-60.8	-2.2
41	Joe Lewis	HIL	PH		5	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
42	Rags Roberts^	HG	C		5	3	22.0	10	5	1	0		.938	.960		6.14	5.17		1.6	70.9	0.0
43	Martín Dihigo	HG	3B		4	4	31.0	1	6	2	0		.778	.924		2.03	2.73		-0.3	-10.5	-0.3
44	Buck Ewing*	HG	C		4	4	32.0	29	1	1	1		.968	.960		8.44	5.17		-0.4	-11.4	0.0
45	Bill Holland**	BRG	P		4	4	30.1	0	13	1	0		.929	.937		3.86	3.72
46	Bill Johnson**	BRG/ELS	C		4	3	30.0	16	2	1	1		.947	.960		5.40	5.17		-0.3	-11.0	0.0
47	Clarence Lindsay**	HIL	2B		4	4	29.0	10	9	1	3		.950	.938		5.90	5.47		-1.1	-36.7	-1.1
48	Oscar Owens	HG	P		4	3	25.0	3	8	0	0		1.000	.937		3.96	3.72
49	Namon Washington^	BRG	LF		4	3	32.0	8	0	0	0		1.000	.962		2.25	2.01		-0.7	-20.5	-0.5
50	Joe Williams	HG	P		4	3	28.0	0	6	1	0		.857	.937		1.93	3.72
51	Lefty Williams*	HG	P		4	3	25.2	1	14	0	0		1.000	.937		5.26	3.72
52	George Britt	HG	3B		3	3	22.0	1	2	0	0		1.000	.924		1.23	2.73		-1.6	-73.1	-1.6
53	Willis Flournoy*	BRG	P		3	2	21.2	5	3	0	0		1.000	.937		3.32	3.72
54	Vic Harris*	HG	CF		3	3	26.0	12	0	0	0		1.000	.974		4.15	2.53		3.0	116.3	3.3
55	Bobo Leonard^	HG	LF		3	3	26.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.962		0.35	2.01		-2.8	-107.5	-2.7
56	Otis Starks^	BRG	P		3	3	19.1	0	7	2	0		.778	.937		3.26	3.72
57	Clarence Thorpe^	HIL	P		3	1	12.0	2	5	0	1		1.000	.937		5.25	3.72
58	Nip Winters*	MULT	P		3	2	13.1	2	7	1	1		.900	.937		6.08	3.72
59	Paul Arnold*	BRG	LF		2	2	18.0	4	0	0	0		1.000	.962		2.00	2.01		-0.7	-37.4	-0.6
60	Bullet Campbell^	HIL	P		2	0	5.0	0	1	0	0		1.000	.937		1.80	3.72
61	Walter Cannady	HIL	SS		2	1	10.0	4	2	1	1		.857	.935		5.40	5.66		-1.0	-95.5	-1.0
62	Phil Cockrell	HIL	LF		2	0	6.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.962		1.50	2.01		-0.2	-30.8	-0.2
63	Darltie Cooper	HIL	RF		2	0	4.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.980		4.50	1.64		0.8	195.7	0.8
64	Eggie Dallard*	CAS/HIL	2B		2	2	15.0	3	9	1	3		.923	.938		7.20	5.47		2.0	133.5	2.0
65	Martín Dihigo	HG	P		2	2	17.0	1	4	1	0		.833	.937		2.65	3.72
66	Willie Gisentaner*	CAS	RF		2	2	14.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.980		0.64	1.64		-0.8	-56.9	-0.7
67	Johnson Hill^	ELS	RF		2	2	15.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.980		0.60	1.64		-1.2	-79.3	-1.1
68	Cecil Johnson^	CAS	1B		2	2	14.0	18	0	1	1		.947	.970		11.57	11.04		-0.1	-7.5	-0.1
69	Milton Lewis*	ELS	1B		2	2	15.0	18	2	0	0		1.000	.970		12.00	11.04		1.0	67.7	1.0
70	Dick Lundy**	ELS	SS		2	2	15.0	3	4	0	1		1.000	.935		4.20	5.66		-1.0	-68.3	-1.0
71	Biz Mackey**	HIL	1B		2	0	9.1	12	1	0	1		1.000	.970		12.54	11.04		0.3	28.6	0.3
72	Oliver Marcell	ELS	3B		2	2	15.0	4	3	0	1		1.000	.924		4.20	2.73		-0.2	-14.2	-0.2
73	Oscar Owens	HG	1B		2	1	11.0	13	0	0	0		1.000	.970		10.64	11.04		-0.2	-20.6	-0.2
74	Ambrose Reid^	ELS	LF		2	2	15.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.962		1.20	2.01		-0.8	-55.2	-0.8
75	Joe Strong*	HIL	LF		2	1	10.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.962		2.70	2.01		0.5	50.5	0.5
76	Clint Thomas	HIL	CF		2	2	17.0	8	0	0	0		1.000	.974		4.24	2.53		2.0	119.8	2.2
77	Jasper Washington	HG	3B		2	2	17.0	2	5	1	1		.875	.924		3.71	2.73		0.9	50.8	0.9
78	Namon Washington^	BRG	2B		2	2	10.0	2	5	1	1		.875	.938		6.30	5.47		0.8	79.1	0.8
79	Namon Washington^	BRG	SS		2	2	18.0	3	5	0	1		1.000	.935		4.00	5.66		-1.2	-69.1	-1.2
80	Burlin White^	CAS	C		2	2	14.0	15	2	0	1		1.000	.960		10.93	5.17		0.1	10.3	0.0
81	Bill Yancey	ELS	2B		2	2	15.0	4	6	0	0		1.000	.938		6.00	5.47		0.5	35.1	0.5
82	Bill Yancey	CAS	SS		2	2	14.0	2	2	0	0		1.000	.935		2.57	5.66		-2.2	-157.1	-2.2
83	Paul Arnold*	BRG	CF		1	1	8.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.974		2.25	2.53		-0.5	-68.7	-0.5
84	John Beckwith	HG	C		1	1	8.0	6	0	0	0		1.000	.960		6.75	5.17		-1.9	-234.6	0.0
85	George Britt	HG	2B		1	1	8.0	2	2	0	0		1.000	.938		4.50	5.47		-0.5	-60.9	-0.5
86	George Britt	HG	P		1	0	3.0	0	2	0	0		1.000	.937		6.00	3.72
87	Irvin Brooks	BRG	LF		1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0			.962		0.00	2.01		-0.2	-173.0	-0.2
88	Country Brown*	BRG	CF		1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0			.974		0.00	2.53		-0.2	-221.2	-0.2
89	Country Brown*	BRG	LF		1	1	9.0	3	1	0	1		1.000	.962		4.00	2.01		0.9	100.3	0.3
90	Country Brown*	BRG	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
91	Goldie Cephus^	CAS	LF		1	1	8.0	0	0	1	0		.000	.962		0.00	2.01		-0.9	-117.7	-0.9
92	Phil Cockrell	HIL	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
93	Darltie Cooper	HIL	CF		1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0			.974		0.00	2.53		-0.3	-167.2	-0.3
94	Darltie Cooper	HIL	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
95	Earl Davis^	CAS	2B		1	1	8.0	0	4	1	0		.800	.938		4.50	5.47		0.5	62.9	0.5
96	Martín Dihigo	HG	1B		1	1	9.0	12	5	0	1		1.000	.970		17.00	11.04		2.9	323.3	2.9
97	Rocky Ellis^	HIL	CF		1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0			.974		0.00	2.53		-0.3	-167.2	-0.3
98	Bill Evans**	BRG	LF		1	1	9.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.962		2.00	2.01		-0.3	-37.4	-0.3
99	Bill Evans**	BRG	RF		1	1	9.0	4	0	0	0		1.000	.980		4.00	1.64		1.2	129.5	1.2
100	Luther Farrell*	ELS	P		1	1	4.0	0	2	0	0		1.000	.937		4.50	3.72
101	Luther Farrell*	ELS	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
102	George Fiall^	BRG	3B		1	1	9.0	2	1	1	0		.750	.924		3.00	2.73		-0.6	-65.5	-0.6
103	Tom Finley	BRG	SS		1	1	9.0	2	3	0	1		1.000	.935		5.00	5.66		-0.3	-35.2	-0.3
104	Willis Flournoy*	BRG	RF		1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0			.980		0.00	1.64		-0.1	-141.6	-0.1
105	Henry Gillespie^	CAS	LF		1	1	6.0	0	0	0	0			.962		0.00	2.01		-0.7	-117.7	-0.7
106	Mo Harris^	HG	3B		1	0	5.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.924		1.80	2.73		-0.6	-128.6	-0.6
107	Bill Holland**	BRG	LF		1	1	8.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.962		2.25	2.01		-0.2	-20.5	-0.1
108	Will Jackman	CAS	P		1	1	8.0	1	3	0	1		1.000	.937		4.50	3.72
109	Fats Jenkins*	HIL	LF		1	1	9.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.962		2.00	2.01		0.0	3.1	0.1
110	Bill Johnson**	BRG	LF		1	1	9.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.962		1.00	2.01		-0.9	-105.2	-0.9
111	Bill Johnson**	BRG	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
112	Judy Johnson	HIL	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
113	Joe Lewis	HIL	LF		1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0			.962		0.00	2.01		-0.3	-132.5	-0.3
114	Biz Mackey**	HIL	2B		1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0			.938		0.00	5.47		-0.5	-226.1	-0.5
115	Biz Mackey**	HIL	3B		1	1	11.0	1	0	1	0		.500	.924		0.82	2.73		-1.0	-90.7	-1.0
116	Biz Mackey**	HIL	RF		1	1	7.0	0	0	0	0			.980		0.00	1.64		-0.8	-109.3	-0.7
117	Webster McDonald*	HG	P		1	1	7.0	0	0	0	0			.937		0.00	3.72
118	Alonzo Mitchell	ELS	P		1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0			.937		0.00	3.72
119	Oscar Owens	HG	C		1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0			.960		0.00	5.17		-0.1	-24.6	0.0
120	Oscar Owens	HG	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
121	Dick Redding	BRG	P		1	1	9.0	0	2	0	0		1.000	.937		2.00	3.72
122	Rags Roberts^	HG	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
123	Red Ryan	HIL	PR		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
124	Red Ryan	HIL	RF		1	0	4.0	0	1	0	0		1.000	.980		2.25	1.64		0.2	48.2	-0.4
125	Joe Strong*	HIL	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
126	Joe Strong*	HIL	SS		1	1	9.0	3	3	0	0		1.000	.935		6.00	5.66		-0.1	-14.1	-0.1
127	Clint Thomas	HIL	2B		1	0	6.0	2	0	1	0		.667	.938		3.00	5.47		-1.4	-226.1	-1.4
128	Clarence Thorpe^	HIL	PH		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
129	Namon Washington^	BRG	RF		1	1	9.0	3	1	0	1		1.000	.980		4.00	1.64		1.2	131.7	0.6
130	Slim Williams^	BRG	P		1	0	5.2	0	1	0	0		1.000	.937		1.59	3.72

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

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