1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Season


Negro American League


1939 / 1941



R. R. Jackson (Commissioner)
J. B. Martin (President)
Horace Hall (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Jesse
Williams

Top Pitcher


George
Walker

Leaders

OPS

# Player Team OPS
1
Ed Mayweather
SNS
1.008
2
Jesse Williams
KCM
.901
3
Marshall Riddle
SNS
.890
4
Neil Robinson
MRS
.886
5
Joe Greene
KCM
.862
6
Turkey Stearnes
KCM
.840
7
Rainey Bibbs
KCM/TIC
.839
8
Willie Nixon
BBB
.833
9
Tommy Sampson
BBB
.811
10
Buddy Armour
SNS
.809


Players

Bats:

Throws:

#
Player
Team
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
1
CBR
27
P
8
16.2
5'10"
185
R
R
9/15/1912 (Spartanburg, SC)
3/6/1999 (East Orange, NJ)
2
BBB
25
CF
38
5'8"
161
11/25/1914 (Wilmot, AR)
5/16/1989 (Los Angeles, CA)
3
KCM
39
LF
100
5'8"
160
R
R
5/19/1901 (Austin, TX)
6/9/1988 (Cincinnati, OH)
4
BBB
32
LF
113
6'4"
198
L
L
12/23/1907 (Burnsville, AL)
7/30/1964 (death place unknown)
5
SNS
25
RF
119
5'9"
170
L
R
4/27/1915 (Madison, MS)
4/15/1974 (Carbondale, IL)
6
SNS
20
P
1.0
5'11"
180
L
L
9/8/1919 (Birmingham, AL)
11/9/2006 (Louisville, KY)
7
BBB
20
P
23
45.1
6'1"
184
R
R
5/3/1920 (Empire, AL)
5/2/1976 (Houston, TX)
8
MRS
27
2B
191
5'9"
163
R
R
11/22/1912 (Sulligent, AL)
12/17/1972 (Memphis, TN)
9
BBB
20
P
2
5.0
6'4"
169
9/17/1919 (Birmingham, AL)
4/18/1999 (Birmingham, AL)
10
CBR
26
C
37
5'11"
175
R
R
7/2/1913 (Hazlehurst, GA)
7/25/2004 (Jacksonville, FL)
11
BBB
22
C
2
6'0"
170
R
R
5/5/1918 (Ruleville, MS)
5/7/2003 (El Paso, TX)
12
TIC
25
C
45
5'11"
177
R
R
4/18/1915 (Birmingham, AL)
9/27/1970 (Birmingham, AL)
13
SNS
23
LF
101
5'11"
165
R
R
10/31/1916 (Obion, TN)
7/8/1981 (East Chicago, IN)
14
29
2B
92
5'10"
175
B
R
10/31/1910 (Henderson, KY)
9/11/1980 (Indianapolis, IN)
15
CAG
36
3B
84
5'6"
155
R
R
1/25/1904 (Kimball, WV)
12/18/1997 (Chicago, IL)
16
CBR
32
P
3
5.2
6'1"
184
R
R
1/13/1908 (Decatur, AL)
4/8/1982 (East Cleveland, OH)
17
20
P
7
22.1
6'2"
202
L
3/24/1920 (East Saint Louis, IL)
9/18/1976 (death place unknown)
18
BBB
22
1B
106
6'0"
187
L
R
3/11/1918 (Birmingham, AL)
1/23/2005 (Birmingham, AL)
19
CAG
21
P
18
47.2
6'3"
200
L
L
12/18/1918 (Amandaville, KY)
7/19/2016 (Erie, PA)
20
MRS
26
RF
108
6'0"
182
L
R
9/6/1913 (Madison, AL)
21
KCM
22
P
27
56.0
6'2"
187
R
R
2/3/1918 (Benton, LA)
12/2/2002 (Benton, LA)
22
MRS
23
P
45
82.0
5'9"
176
R
R
7/18/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
6/19/1971 (Cleveland, OH)
23
CBR
19
P
2
5.1
3/13/1921 (Tampa, FL)
24
CAG
23
C
20
6'1"
187
R
R
11/20/1916 (Jacksonville, FL)
9/7/1942 (Geneva, OH)
25
MRS
38
C
159
5'7"
162
B
R
9/16/1901 (Pratt City, AL)
4/7/1972 (Memphis, TN)
26
MRS
24
SS
175
5'4"
152
R
R
8/18/1915 (Des Moines, IA)
11/22/1973 (East Moline, IL)
27
KCM
25
LF
11
5'11"
200
R
R
6/26/1915 (Shreveport, LA)
8/4/1996 (Houston, TX)
28
CAG
33
P
1
3.0
6'0"
163
5/15/1907 (Sherman, TX)
3/28/1988 (Muskogee, OK)
29
SNS
28
1B
20
0.2
5'11"
196
R
3/12/1912 (Cordova, AL)
6/1/1973 (Cordova, AL)
30
KCM
22
P
6
19.1
5'10"
160
L
L
3/29/1918 (Chicago, IL)
3/22/1992 (Kansas City, MO)
31
32
C
11
5'10"
170
R
R
5/2/1908 (Atlanta, GA)
5/10/1985 (Detroit, MI)
32
20
P
2
10.0
5'8"
155
7/21/1919 (Centralia, IL)
6/19/1982 (death place unknown)
33
BBB
27
3B
104
5'9"
165
R
2/3/1913 (Muskogee, OK)
11/22/1987 (Tulsa, OK)
34
SNS
28
P
24
53.0
5'9"
180
L
L
8/21/1911 (Union City, TN)
10/2/1976 (Cleveland, OH)
35
MRS
27
3B
171
5'7"
160
L
R
12/27/1912 (Haslam, TX)
12/20/1993 (Memphis, TN)
36
TIC
37
P
5
12.2
5'11"
176
L
R
12/8/1902 (Harpersville, AL)
1/23/1974 (Birmingham, AL)
37
TIC
43
1B
20
5'8"
185
L
L
10/14/1896 (Indianapolis, IN)
10/5/1954 (Philadelphia, PA)
38
TIC
25
SS
29
5'11"
210
R
R
3/13/1915 (Hopkins, SC)
1/18/1989 (Jeannette, PA)
39
CBR
23
RF
121
6'1"
190
L
R
11/25/1916 (Alapaha, GA)
8/13/1970 (Jacksonville, FL)
40
CBR
27
LF
40
6'1"
209
B
R
6/26/1913 (Kissimmee, FL)
7/8/1984 (Philadelphia, PA)
41
CAG
33
P
2
7.0
5'8"
180
R
R
9/3/1906 (Atlanta, GA)
10/30/1989 (Chicago, IL)
42
BBB
27
2B
11
5'10"
160
R
R
5/31/1913 (Pleasant Hill, AL)
10/24/1993 (Birmingham, AL)
43
MRS
31
LF
10
5'10"
180
R
R
9/10/1908 (Clarke County, GA)
7/18/1981 (Athens, GA)
44
MRS
35
P
4
8.0
5'9"
168
R
R
11/19/1904 (Bartlesville, OK)
12/28/1968 (Chicago, IL)
45
MULT
25
C
22
6'1"
176
R
11/8/1914 (Shreveport, LA)
8/6/1984 (Los Angeles, CA)
46
SNS
24
P
4
6.2
5'10"
183
R
10/28/1915 (Muskogee, OK)
10/29/1970 (St. Louis, MO)
47
KCM
25
C
61
5'8"
160
R
R
12/21/1914 (New Orleans, LA)
4/14/1977 (New Orleans, LA)
48
CBR
36
RF
2
5'9"
160
R
R
6/23/1904 (New Orleans, LA)
9/28/1999 (Cleveland, OH)
49
KCM
24
2B
111
5'8"
170
L
R
3/27/1916 (Longview, TX)
50
MRS
20
LF
58
43.1
6'2"
183
3/20/1920 (Muskogee, OK)
2/20/1943 (Muskogee, OK)
51
CAG
39
C
3
6'0"
175
R
R
2/14/1901 (Kansas City, MO)
12/4/1973 (Kansas City, MO)
52
SNS
25
P
6
22.1
6'5"
187
R
R
10/26/1914 (Hayneville, AL)
12/9/1975 (Birmingham, AL)
53
CBR
P
3
9.2
L
54
CAG
34
C
37
5'11"
170
R
R
1/9/1906 (Terrell, TX)
12/28/1986 (San Diego, CA)
55
MRS
29
LF
4
5.1
6'2"
180
R
R
10/3/1910 (Atlanta, GA)
8/21/1993 (Pompano Beach, FL)
56
SNS
27
3B
118
5'8"
185
R
R
10/16/1912 (Memphis, TN)
1/1982 (Memphis, TN)
57
CBR
25
2B
72
6'1"
145
R
R
1/23/1915 (Jacksonville, FL)
8/18/1999 (Jacksonville, FL)
58
SNS
26
C
4
5'9"
165
R
R
1/8/1914 (Union City, TN)
4/18/1996 (Ann Arbor, MI)
59
SNS
26
CF
136
5'11"
177
L
R
2/8/1914 (Evergreen, AL)
3/2/1985 (St. Louis, MO)
60
KCM
28
C
108
5'11"
190
R
R
10/17/1911 (Stone Mountain, GA)
7/19/1989 (Stone Mountain, GA)
61
BBB
29
P
1
3.1
5'11"
170
7/11/1910 (Cairo, IL)
9/15/1986 (Tyler, TX)
62
CBR
23
1B
4
6'1"
175
R
7/11/1916 (Springfield, TN)
10/13/1947 (McKeesport, PA)
63
TIC
25
2B
33
5'10"
164
R
9/5/1914 (Lake Charles, LA)
1/22/1989 (San Francisco, CA)
64
BBB
29
C
88
5'10"
162
R
R
9/17/1910 (Meridian, MS)
8/28/1979 (Chicago, IL)
65
TIC
32
1B
2
5'8"
175
L
L
3/23/1908 (Clarksdale, MS)
3/3/1989 (Baltimore, MD)
66
SNS
SS
1
67
BBB
30
C
10
5'8"
165
R
R
1/12/1910 (Portsmouth, VA)
4/19/2000 (Los Angeles, CA)
68
TIC
28
SS
58
5'11"
180
R
R
11/12/1911 (Shreveport, LA)
1/12/1982 (New York, NY)
69
CBR
29
P
40
92.0
5'5"
148
R
R
3/10/1911 (Inverness, FL)
5/16/1992 (Jacksonville, FL)
70
CAG
24
2B
68
5'5"
152
L
R
2/20/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
11/1969 (New Orleans, LA)
71
BBB
30
P
24
55.0
5'10"
198
L
L
3/10/1910 (Birmingham, AL)
12/30/1969 (Birmingham, AL)
72
CAG
22
LF
50
40.2
6'4"
197
L
L
6/2/1918 (Devereux, GA)
9/27/1943 (Cincinnati, OH)
73
MRS
RF
4
74
MRS
25
P
22
54.1
5'8"
152
R
R
1/26/1915 (Plano, TX)
4/9/1984 (Dallas, TX)
75
MRS
33
RF
14
5'7"
159
R
R
4/10/1907 (Pontotoc, MS)
11/20/2003 (St. Louis, MO)
76
MRS
23
P
12
33.1
6'2"
190
L
L
1917 (birthplace unknown)
77
CBR
20
3B
3
5'8"
165
R
11/26/1919 (Philadelphia, PA)
11/19/1976 (Atlanta, GA)
78
BBB
25
P
13
34.2
6'2"
180
R
R
7/11/1914 (Westfield, NC)
3/23/1998 (Springfield, MA)
79
TIC
17
P
10
26.0
6'4"
200
R
R
12/27/1922 (Stone Mountain, GA)
11/28/2004 (Kansas City, MO)
80
TIC
21
RF
26
10.0
6'2"
170
L
12/20/1918 (Morgantown, WV)
9/21/1987 (Akron, OH)
81
CAG
25
P
13
28.2
6'0"
190
R
3/23/1915 (Elmwood, MO)
3/9/1980 (St. Louis, MO)
82
BBB
3B
1
83
CAG
33
P
1
3.1
5'11"
155
R
7/13/1906 (Malvern, AR)
1/30/1978 (Chicago, IL)
84
CBR
29
1B
21
5'11"
186
B
R
12/10/1910 (Tampa, FL)
10/1962 (Jacksonville, FL)
85
MRS
46
LF
7
L
R
2/5/1894 (Austin, TX)
2/14/1970 (Big Spring, TX)
86
CBR
21
CF
8
5'5"
145
R
R
4/9/1919 (Winder, GA)
10/21/1993 (Atlanta, GA)
87
KCM
26
P
17
37.1
6'1"
180
R
R
7/24/1913 (Natchitoches, LA)
9/3/1967 (Alameda, CA)
88
CBR
25
SS
102
5'11"
167
R
R
3/12/1915 (Montgomery, AL)
7/15/1951 (Montgomery, AL)
89
MRS
30
LF
162
5'9"
210
R
R
9/7/1909 (Little Rock, AR)
7/20/1977 (Memphis, TN)
90
SNS
28
SS
117
5'9"
194
B
R
9/16/1911 (Charleston, MO)
2/5/1954 (St. Louis, MO)
91
KCM
32
P
38
86.1
6'2"
193
L
R
2/4/1908 (Palestine, TX)
3/19/1979 (Los Angeles, CA)
92
MRS
26
CF
131
49.0
5'11"
155
L
L
11/18/1913 (Crawfordsville, AR)
10/30/1998 (Memphis, TN)
93
SNS
30
1B
114
5'10"
180
L
L
11/26/1909 (Shreveport, LA)
2/19/1966 (Kansas City, MO)
94
SNS
22
P
23
42.0
6'3"
210
R
R
4/29/1918 (Forrest City, AR)
5/5/1987 (Cairo, IL)
95
BBB
35
1B
46
2.1
5'11"
185
R
R
6/20/1905 (Groveton, TX)
10/1974 (Tulsa, OK)
96
KCM
27
LF
97
5'11"
165
L
R
1/21/1913 (Henderson, TX)
1/8/1990 (Garland, TX)
97
CAG
22
CF
21
1.0
6'3"
180
L
L
2/17/1918 (Birmingham, AL)
8/23/1982 (Cincinnati, OH)
98
BBB
SS
15
R
99
CAG
30
P
2
6.0
5'11"
180
R
R
10/6/1909 (birthplace unknown)
12/18/1970 (death place unknown)
100
CAG
P
20
47.0
101
KCM
29
RF
144
5'9"
155
L
R
6/2/1911 (Winona, MS)
6/25/1943 (Crown Point, IN)
102
CBR
35
P
7
8.1
5'7"
158
R
R
1/2/1905 (Jacksonville, FL)
10/1963 (Jacksonville, FL)
103
SNS
40
1B
7
2.1
6'3"
202
R
R
3/31/1900 (Sparta, IL)
11/1953 (Sparta, IL)
104
BBB
28
P
22
51.1
5'8"
150
R
3/17/1912 (Boyce, LA)
10/27/1940 (Eloy, AZ)
105
CAG
31
SS
75
5'11"
169
B
R
5/13/1909 (Columbus, OH)
11/6/1980 (Oak Forest, IL)
106
KCM
26
P
2
7.0
5'10"
150
L
3/12/1914 (Farmerville, LA)
11/23/1989 (Farmerville, LA)
107
MRS
33
RF
12
5'11"
170
4/17/1907 (Checotah, OK)
10/16/1974 (Austin, TX)
108
MRS
P
1
3.0
109
BBB
23
RF
106
5'7"
165
10/29/1916 (York, AL)
12/14/1979 (Cleveland, OH)
110
KCM
28
1B
154
5'10"
190
R
R
11/13/1911 (Carrabelle, FL)
10/6/2006 (Kansas City, MO)
111
SNS
24
P
2
3.1
5'7"
160
10/11/1915 (Bunn, AR)
12/22/1979 (Lake City, AR)
112
CBR
28
P
5
13.1
5'7"
180
R
3/15/1912 (Manning, SC)
9/7/1942 (Geneva, OH)
113
CF
25
R
R
114
KCM
33
P
3
5.0
6'3"
180
R
R
7/7/1906 (Mobile, AL)
6/8/1982 (Kansas City, MO)
115
TIC
18
CF
19
5'11"
154
1/20/1922 (Dallas, TX)
12/3/2002 (San Francisco, CA)
116
CBR
28
CF
108
5'8"
160
L
R
6/28/1957 (Nashville, TN)
117
BBB
25
SS
90
5'10"
165
R
R
11/13/1914 (Baton Rouge, LA)
11/17/2002 (Baton Rouge, LA)
118
CAG
35
LF
36
5'5"
160
R
R
1/29/1905 (Tullahassee, OK)
3/23/1979 (Fort Worth, TX)
119
CAG
28
RF
68
6'2"
198
L
L
7/31/1911 (Atlanta, GA)
1/3/1973 (Sandersville, GA)
120
CAG
22
1B
7
6'2"
179
6/2/1918 (Tuscaloosa, AL)
2/22/1985 (Flint, MI)
121
TIC
22
P
4
8.0
5'8"
172
9/1/1917 (Galveston, TX)
1/7/1978 (Houston, TX)
122
SNS
22
2B
80
5'8"
155
L
R
4/22/1918 (Warren, AR)
9/2/1988 (St. Louis, MO)
123
SNS
36
3B
63
5'10"
155
R
R
10/25/1903 (Whistler, AL)
5/17/2002 (Chicago, IL)
124
KCM
30
C
3
5'11"
180
R
R
5/30/1910 (Birmingham, AL)
10/13/1997 (Kings Mountain, NC)
125
MRS
32
CF
112
5'11"
183
R
R
7/31/1907 (Birmingham, AL)
7/23/1983 (Cincinnati, OH)
126
CBR
32
1B
41
5'4"
168
R
R
5/1967 (Jacksonville, FL)
127
46
RF
60
L
R
7/21/1893 (Spartanburg, SC)
12/2/1981 (Memphis, TN)
128
CBR
29
LF
102
5'11"
168
9/17/1910 (Ocala, FL)
12/10/1966 (Columbia County, FL)
129
BBB
27
2B
112
6'1"
180
R
R
8/31/1912 (Calhoun, AL)
1/24/2002 (Elizabeth City, NC)
130
26
3B
5
6'0"
155
R
3/10/1914 (Vian, OK)
8/4/1999 (Muskogee, OK)
131
CBR
32
P
35
69.2
5'10"
190
R
12/22/1907 (Seville, FL)
10/29/1976 (Jacksonville, FL)
132
MRS
21
P
15
38.2
6'1"
172
R
6/17/1919 (Pine Bluff, AR)
3/22/1974 (Detroit, MI)
133
TIC
21
3B
31
6'3"
165
R
10/15/1918 (Lower Peach Tree, AL)
134
CAG
31
CF
85
5'9"
160
L
R
12/23/1908 (Shreveport, LA)
5/10/2002 (Perris, CA)
135
SNS
33
C
50
R
R
1907 (birthplace unknown)
136
CAG
32
C
51
5'11"
168
L
R
6/3/1908 (Alexandria, LA)
8/13/1973 (Alexandria, LA)
137
SNS
24
P
59
88.1
6'1"
185
B
R
4/23/1916 (Ansley, LA)
5/25/2011 (Richmond Heights, MO)
138
KCM
33
P
31
64.1
6'2"
180
R
R
2/27/1907 (Giddings, TX)
11/18/1983 (Kansas City, MO)
139
TIC
23
LF
62
7.0
L
L
1917 (birthplace unknown)
140
BBB
29
P
21
44.2
5'8"
168
R
L
7/30/1910 (Fowl River, AL)
8/26/1975 (Mobile, AL)
141
KCM
27
3B
139
5'9"
150
B
R
2/5/1913 (West Monroe, LA)
7/12/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
142
CAG
29
2B
48
5'8"
160
R
R
9/1/1910 (Oklahoma City, OK)
3/19/1961 (Muskogee, OK)
143
TIC
26
C
27
5'6"
160
R
1/22/1914 (Water Valley, MS)
3/1968 (death place unknown)
144
CAG
26
RF
3
5'10"
167
7/27/1913 (Franklin, KY)
8/4/1984 (St. Paul, MN)
145
KCM
39
CF
154
6'1"
185
L
L
5/8/1901 (Nashville, TN)
9/4/1979 (Detroit, MI)
146
CBR
CF
1
147
MRS
23
P
12
32.1
6'1"
200
R
12/4/1916 (Deering, MO)
10/29/1984 (Gary, IN)
148
SNS
24
P
3
12.2
6'1"
178
R
R
12/24/1915 (Cairo, IL)
149
BBB
56
-
2
5'5"
165
R
R
2/1/1884 (Anderson, SC)
4/3/1948 (Chicago, IL)
150
MRS
29
1B
183
5'11"
230
L
L
7/10/1910 (London, OH)
10/1/1976 (Cleveland, OH)
151
SNS
29
C
60
5'11"
158
R
R
5/7/1911 (Memphis, TN)
2/9/1954 (Memphis, TN)
152
BBB
32
CF
88
5'5"
144
R
8/26/1907 (Pine Bluff, AR)
8/3/1977 (Muskogee, OK)
153
CBR
30
-
1
6'2"
175
L
R
4/26/1910 (Meridian, MS)
154
BBB
C
5
R
R
155
CBR
26
C
107
5'11"
172
R
R
9/1/1913 (Lloyd, FL)
156
TIC
27
1B
48
5'6"
143
R
L
7/8/1912 (Beach, GA)
8/13/2000 (Palatka, FL)
157
BBB
37
C
12
5'9"
170
R
R
2/10/1903 (Bolton, MS)
3/28/1973 (Chicago, IL)
158
BBB
22
1B
4
5'11"
172
L
L
4/12/1918 (Tuscaloosa, AL)
6/9/1992 (Pontiac, MI)
159
KCM
25
P
26
52.0
6'0"
180
R
R
2/5/1915 (Waco, TX)
8/19/1967 (Waco, TX)
160
25
3B
44
5'11"
153
R
R
8/16/1914 (Whitehaven, TN)
4/8/2003 (death place unknown)
161
SNS
25
P
7
13.1
6'0"
185
R
1/26/1915 (Alma, AR)
4/11/1975 (Chicago, IL)
162
39
P
3
12.0
L
1901 (birthplace unknown)
163
KCM
27
SS
154
5'11"
160
R
R
6/22/1913 (Henderson, TX)
2/27/1990 (Kansas City, MO)
164
CBR
34
1B
35
6'1"
198
R
R
1/16/1906 (Benton, AL)
4/28/1962 (Jacksonville, FL)
165
BBB
27
CF
16
5'4"
158
B
R
1/10/1913 (Yazoo City, MS)
2/26/1991 (St. Louis, MO)
166
TIC
20
RF
61
5'10"
169
R
R
1/28/1920 (Newberry, SC)
5/2/1997 (Woonsocket, RI)
167
23
P
16
39.2
5'11"
165
L
12/16/1916 (Limestone County, TX)
4/19/1965 (Dallas, TX)
168
28
3B
122
5'10"
188
R
R
2/6/1912 (Cordova, AL)
7/23/1977 (Cleveland, OH)
169
TIC
23
P
23
52.2
5'11"
175
R
R
11/28/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
5/10/1990 (Jackson, MS)
170
CAG
27
1B
73
6'1"
230
R
R
6/13/1913 (East Saint Louis, IL)
8/3/1967 (Chicago, IL)
171
KCM
31
LF
20
5'10"
184
R
R
6/10/1909 (Dallas, TX)
2/4/1997 (Berkeley, CA)

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