1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

Negro American League

1947 / 1949

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

Runs Batted In

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Willard Brown	KCM	54
2	Hank Thompson	KCM	29
3	Gene Baker	KCM	28
4	Johnie Scott	KCM	23
5	Earl Taborn	KCM	23
6	Herb Souell	KCM	22
7	Norman Robinson	BBB	21
8	John Britton	BBB	20
9	Curtis Roberts	KCM	20
10	Ed Steele	BBB	18

K/BB

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Jim LaMarque	KCM	3.33
2	Ford Smith	KCM	3.15
3	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	2.75
4	Willie Cathey	IC	2.67
5	Bill Powell	BBB	2.35
6	Gene Richardson	KCM	2.31
7	Hilton Smith	KCM	1.86
8	Chet Brewer	CBE	1.57
9	Bill Greason	BBB	1.55
10	Connie Johnson	KCM	1.53

All-1948 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jim Zapp	BBB	0.6	0.2	0.4
Johnie Scott	KCM	0.6	0.6	0.1

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	2.6	2.8	-0.1
Sam Jethroe	CBE	0.6	0.5	0.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Hank Thompson	KCM	2.3	2.0	0.4
Ed Steele	BBB	1.1	1.5	-0.3

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Artie Wilson	BBB	2.1	1.8	0.2
Jim Pendleton	CAG	0.4	0.3	0.1

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Piper Davis	BBB	2.1	1.2	0.9
Ray Neil	IC	0.5	0.5	-0.1

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Herb Souell	KCM	1.2	0.6	0.7
Sam Hairston	IC	1.0	0.9	0.2

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Bob Boyd	MRS	1.1	1.2	-0.1
Tom Cooper	KCM	0.4	0.4	0.0

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Earl Taborn	KCM	0.8	0.4	0.2
Quincy Trouppe	CAG	0.8	0.4	0.4

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Jim LaMarque	KCM	118.0	3.5	3.1	0.4
Bill Powell	BBB	51.2	2.0	1.9	0.1
Vibert Clarke	CBE	62.1	1.5	1.5	0.0
Ford Smith	KCM	55.2	1.4	1.5	-0.1

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Jimmie Newberry	BBB	58.1	2.0	1.8	0.2
Hilton Smith	KCM	63.2	0.9	0.7	0.1
John Brown	CBE	12.1	0.8	0.8	0.1
Bill Greason	BBB	46.2	0.7	0.6	0.1

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