1887 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1887 Season

National Colored League

1886 / 1888

Walter Brown (President)
J. J. Callis (Vice President)

Top Hitter

William
Woods

Top Pitcher

John
Nelson

Leaders

On Base %

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Fred Mayfield	LFC	.600
2	Jerome Thomas	BLB	.571
3	William Woods	PYT	.563
4	Napoleon Ricks	LFC	.529
5	Weldy Walker	PKS	.500
6	William Gray	BLB	.500
7	Frank Miller	PKS	.500
8	Willie Stanard	PKS	.486
9	Julius Forbes	PYT	.462
10	William Wilson	PKS	.457

Wins

#	Player	Team	W
1	Joseph Stewart	BLB	2
2	James Smith	LFC	2
3	John Nelson	GOR	2
4	William Malone	PYT	1
5	William Woods	PYT	1
6	John Vactor	PYT	1
7	William Selden	RES	1
8	Frank Miller	PKS	1
9	George Jackson	PYT	1
10	Ben Gross	PKS	1

Fielding

Position:

League:

Teams

#	Team	Lg		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1	Pittsburgh Keystones	NCL		67	63	540.0	179	109	62	15		.823	.826		4.80	4.68		8.2	17.2	6.8
2	Baltimore Lord Baltimores	NCL		62	54	468.0	155	93	51	4		.829	.826		4.77	4.68		5.8	13.9	2.9
3	Philadelphia Pythians	NCL		58	54	486.0	162	93	52	9		.831	.826		4.72	4.68		5.3	12.2	4.2
4	New York Gorhams	NCL		54	45	393.0	131	63	29	4		.870	.826		4.44	4.68		-21.5	-61.5	-17.4
5	Lousville Falls Citys	NCL		43	36	324.0	108	60	20	6		.894	.826		4.67	4.68		-0.1	-0.2	0.5
6	Boston Resolutes	NCL		9	9	81.0	27	13	3	0		.930	.826		4.44	4.68		2.3	31.5	3.0
	6	1		293	261	2292.0	762	431	217	38		.846	.826		4.68	4.68		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	David Allen^	PKS	1B		7	7	60.0	64	2	8	2		.892	.925		9.90	10.04		-2.4	-40.1	-2.4
2	Henry Gant^	PKS	3B		7	7	60.0	13	11	6	3		.800	.826		3.60	4.35		-1.2	-20.2	-1.2
3	Willie Stanard^	PKS	CF		7	7	60.0	10	1	6	0		.647	.769		1.65	1.77		2.3	37.8	2.7
4	Sol White	PKS	2B		7	7	60.0	31	22	5	4		.914	.837		7.95	6.01		4.1	67.9	4.1
5	William Wilson^	PKS	SS		7	7	60.0	14	26	11	3		.784	.752		6.00	4.38		3.6	60.1	3.6
6	James Proctor^	BLB	SS		6	6	52.0	13	25	6	0		.864	.752		6.58	4.38		2.6	49.8	2.6
7	William Bowers^	PYT	RF		5	5	45.0	1	1	0	0		1.000	.879		0.40	1.02		-0.5	-11.6	-0.4
8	Thomas Dorsey^	BLB	CF		5	5	44.0	8	4	1	0		.923	.769		2.45	1.77		0.3	6.0	-1.5
9	George Evans^	GOR	2B		5	5	43.2	26	11	4	2		.902	.837		7.63	6.01		-1.2	-28.0	-1.2
10	Julius Forbes^	PYT	3B		5	5	45.0	12	12	4	2		.857	.826		4.80	4.35		1.8	39.5	1.8
11	William Gray^	BLB	C		5	3	34.0	9	5	4	1		.778	.875		3.71	7.95		4.1	119.9	0.0
12	Charles Griffin^	PKS	P		5	5	35.2	4	14	7	0		.720	.849		4.54	4.98
13	Ben Gross^	PKS	RF		5	5	36.2	1	0	0	0		1.000	.879		0.25	1.02		-0.9	-23.3	-0.2
14	James Harris^	BLB	RF		5	4	39.0	5	2	1	0		.875	.879		1.62	1.02		0.3	7.3	-0.3
15	Andy Jackson^	GOR	3B		5	5	43.2	8	6	3	0		.824	.826		2.89	4.35		-2.9	-66.6	-2.9
16	Jim Wilson^	BLB	LF		5	4	39.0	12	3	2	0		.882	.723		3.46	1.66		3.7	95.4	2.3
17	William Woods^	PYT	SS		5	5	45.0	5	11	13	0		.552	.752		3.20	4.38		0.2	4.2	0.2
18	James Armstrong^	LFC	LF		4	4	36.0	4	0	2	0		.667	.723		1.00	1.66		-2.4	-67.7	-2.0
19	Clark^	LFC	3B		4	3	33.0	12	13	3	1		.893	.826		6.82	4.35		3.6	108.0	3.6
20	Joseph Hall^	PYT	1B		4	4	36.0	45	3	3	1		.941	.925		12.00	10.04		1.6	43.7	1.6
21	John Nelson^	GOR	P		4	3	26.2	0	17	1	0		.944	.849		5.74	4.98
22	Charlie Scudder^	PYT	C		4	3	31.0	24	11	4	2		.897	.875		10.16	7.95		5.6	181.4	0.0
23	Babe Smith^	GOR	SS		4	4	35.0	5	7	3	0		.800	.752		3.09	4.38		-3.8	-107.8	-3.8
24	Joseph Stewart^	BLB	P		4	3	27.2	4	8	2	0		.857	.849		3.90	4.98
25	J. Thomas^	LFC	1B		4	4	36.0	39	2	1	2		.976	.925		10.25	10.04		-0.5	-12.6	-0.5
26	Weldy Walker^	PKS	C		4	4	35.0	17	14	6	2		.838	.875		7.97	7.95		15.7	448.0	0.0
27	William Brooks^	LFC	2B		3	3	27.0	5	4	2	1		.818	.837		3.00	6.01		-1.8	-66.9	-1.8
28	Harry Cummings^	BLB	P		3	2	22.0	4	5	1	0		.900	.849		3.68	4.98
29	Ambrose Davis^	GOR	RF		3	3	25.2	1	0	1	0		.500	.879		0.35	1.02		-2.5	-98.9	-2.1
30	Javan Emory^	PYT	2B		3	3	27.0	6	6	5	0		.706	.837		4.00	6.01		-0.2	-7.3	-0.2
31	Ben Gross^	PKS	P		3	1	15.1	0	5	3	1		.625	.849		2.93	4.98
32	Oscar Jackson^	GOR	C		3	3	15.0	16	1	4	0		.810	.875		10.20	7.95		-6.8	-452.5	0.0
33	Alonzo Keiger^	LFC	RF		3	3	21.0	3	2	1	0		.833	.879		2.14	1.02		1.5	72.7	0.6
34	William Malone^	PYT	P		3	2	24.2	2	17	4	0		.826	.849		6.93	4.98
35	Frank Miller^	PKS	LF		3	3	26.0	2	0	1	0		.667	.723		0.69	1.66		-0.9	-33.8	-0.6
36	E. Payne^	PYT	LF		3	3	27.0	4	1	3	1		.625	.723		1.67	1.66		1.4	51.0	1.1
37	Napoleon Ricks^	LFC	SS		3	3	27.0	2	5	4	0		.636	.752		2.33	4.38		-2.1	-76.8	-2.1
38	J. R. Simmons^	BLB	2B		3	3	27.0	7	3	5	0		.667	.837		3.33	6.01		-2.8	-102.0	-2.8
39	Jerome Thomas^	BLB	1B		3	3	26.0	21	2	4	1		.852	.925		7.96	10.04		-0.9	-35.8	-0.9
40	J. O. Turner^	PYT	CF		3	2	22.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.769		0.41	1.77		-0.7	-31.0	-0.3
41	S. Willis^	GOR	CF		3	2	23.0	7	0	2	0		.778	.769		2.74	1.77		-0.7	-29.7	-0.3
42	H. Gillespie^	LFC	CF		2	1	15.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.769		1.80	1.77		-0.3	-21.6	-0.1
43	Charles Griffin^	PKS	RF		2	0	6.1	1	0	0	0		1.000	.879		1.42	1.02		0.4	56.4	0.5
44	Joseph Hall^	PYT	2B		2	2	18.0	7	2	2	0		.818	.837		4.50	6.01		-1.4	-75.1	-1.4
45	James Harris^	BLB	LF		2	2	13.0	3	1	1	0		.800	.723		2.77	1.66		0.6	48.4	0.2
46	Haywood^	BLB	2B		2	0	9.2	5	6	1	1		.917	.837		10.24	6.01		2.0	208.9	2.0
47	Haywood^	BLB	3B		2	2	18.0	6	5	3	1		.786	.826		5.50	4.35		0.7	36.8	0.7
48	Holcombe^	GOR	RF		2	2	18.0	1	0	1	0		.500	.879		0.50	1.02		-1.6	-88.8	-1.3
49	Oscar Jackson^	GOR	1B		2	1	14.0	15	0	1	1		.938	.925		9.64	10.04		-0.8	-55.2	-0.8
50	Robert Jackson^	GOR	1B		2	2	17.2	12	4	2	1		.889	.925		8.15	10.04		1.4	79.8	1.4
51	Robert Jackson^	GOR	C		2	2	18.0	11	7	0	0		1.000	.875		9.00	7.95		5.0	280.2	0.0
52	Sam Jackson^	PKS	C		2	2	17.0	11	7	4	0		.818	.875		9.53	7.95		-7.8	-459.1	0.0
53	Alonzo Keiger^	LFC	P		2	1	15.0	2	3	1	0		.833	.849		3.00	4.98
54	Fred Mayfield^	LFC	C		2	2	18.0	12	4	0	0		1.000	.875		8.00	7.95		0.5	30.3	0.0
55	John Nelson^	GOR	LF		2	1	14.0	4	0	1	0		.800	.723		2.57	1.66		-0.2	-12.6	0.0
56	E. Payne^	PYT	C		2	2	18.0	16	5	0	2		1.000	.875		10.50	7.95		-3.5	-194.2	0.0
57	Raymond^	BLB	1B		2	2	17.0	10	2	2	0		.857	.925		6.35	10.04		-0.1	-5.8	-0.1
58	Harvey Roy^	PKS	LF		2	2	17.0	1	0	1	0		.500	.723		0.53	1.66		-0.8	-44.8	-0.6
59	J. R. Simmons^	BLB	3B		2	2	17.0	8	3	1	0		.917	.826		5.82	4.35		-0.4	-25.0	-0.4
60	James Smith^	LFC	P		2	2	18.0	2	11	0	0		1.000	.849		6.50	4.98
61	Jerome Thomas^	BLB	3B		2	2	17.0	5	1	3	0		.667	.826		3.18	4.35		-1.6	-96.8	-1.6
62	William Thompson^	LFC	C		2	0	10.0	5	2	0	1		1.000	.875		6.30	7.95		-0.9	-91.1	0.0
63	William Thompson^	LFC	CF		2	2	8.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.769		2.25	1.77		0.1	8.9	0.2
64	John Vactor^	PYT	P		2	2	11.1	0	6	3	0		.667	.849		4.76	4.98
65	M. White^	GOR	C		2	0	10.2	2	2	0	0		1.000	.875		3.38	7.95		-1.0	-90.2	0.0
66	M. White^	GOR	CF		2	1	9.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.769		1.00	1.77		-1.3	-147.6	-1.2
67	M. White^	GOR	P		2	2	6.1	0	4	0	0		1.000	.849		5.68	4.98
68	James Aylor^	PYT	CF		1	1	9.0	0	0	2	0		.000	.769		0.00	1.77		-0.5	-58.7	-0.4
69	Charley Bell^	PKS	C		1	1	8.0	6	2	1	0		.889	.875		9.00	7.95		-4.2	-527.0	0.0
70	William Bowers^	PYT	LF		1	1	9.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.723		1.00	1.66		0.0	5.1	0.2
71	John Brady^	PKS	LF		1	1	8.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.723		1.13	1.66		0.0	-4.5	0.1
72	James Brooks^	BLB	C		1	1	9.0	4	4	3	0		.727	.875		8.00	7.95		4.6	513.8	0.0
73	William Brooks^	LFC	CF		1	1	9.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.769		1.00	1.77		-0.7	-75.9	-0.5
74	Robert Brown^	RES	RF		1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0			.879		0.00	1.02		0.1	9.6	0.2
75	Clark^	LFC	C		1	1	3.0	2	1	0	0		1.000	.875		9.00	7.95		-1.4	-483.1	0.0
76	Bunnie Cross^	RES	1B		1	1	9.0	10	0	0	0		1.000	.925		10.00	10.04		-0.3	-35.1	-0.3
77	Harry Cummings^	BLB	2B		1	1	2.1	2	1	0	0		1.000	.837		11.57	6.01		0.2	91.7	0.2
78	Thomas Dorsey^	BLB	2B		1	1	8.0	3	2	5	0		.500	.837		5.63	6.01		-0.1	-17.3	-0.1
79	Javan Emory^	PYT	1B		1	1	9.0	13	1	0	0		1.000	.925		14.00	10.04		0.6	67.2	0.6
80	Javan Emory^	PYT	3B		1	1	9.0	2	1	1	1		.750	.826		3.00	4.35		-0.5	-55.4	-0.5
81	Javan Emory^	PYT	LF		1	1	9.0	3	0	2	0		.600	.723		3.00	1.66		1.3	140.7	1.4
82	Frank Garrett^	LFC	SS		1	1	9.0	2	3	2	1		.714	.752		5.00	4.38		0.1	13.6	0.1
83	H. Gillespie^	LFC	P		1	1	3.0	0	4	0	0		1.000	.849		12.00	4.98
84	William Gray^	BLB	2B		1	1	5.0	3	0	1	0		.750	.837		5.40	6.01		-0.8	-169.8	-0.8
85	William Gray^	BLB	RF		1	1	4.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.879		2.25	1.02		0.2	49.3	0.3
86	Haywood^	BLB	C		1	1	5.0	4	1	1	0		.833	.875		9.00	7.95		-4.5	-895.5	0.0
87	Haywood^	BLB	P		1	1	2.1	0	1	0	0		1.000	.849		3.86	4.98
88	Henderson^	GOR	1B		1	1	9.0	7	0	1	0		.875	.925		7.00	10.04		-0.5	-57.6	-0.5
89	George Jackson^	PYT	LF		1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0			.723		0.00	1.66		-0.6	-62.7	-0.5
90	George Jackson^	PYT	P		1	1	9.0	0	5	1	0		.833	.849		5.00	4.98
91	Oscar Jackson^	GOR	LF		1	1	9.0	1	0	1	0		.500	.723		1.00	1.66		-1.1	-119.1	-1.0
92	Oscar Jackson^	GOR	P		1	0	5.2	2	0	1	0		.667	.849		3.18	4.98
93	Robert Jackson^	GOR	LF		1	1	3.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.723		3.00	1.66		0.0	16.4	0.1
94	Robert Jackson^	GOR	P		1	0	5.0	0	1	0	0		1.000	.849		1.80	4.98
95	Sam Jackson^	PKS	LF		1	1	9.0	1	0	2	0		.333	.723		1.00	1.66		-0.1	-12.9	0.0
96	Sam Jackson^	PKS	RF		1	1	9.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.879		2.00	1.02		0.9	95.6	1.0
97	W. Jessie^	LFC	3B		1	1	3.0	1	1	1	0		.667	.826		6.00	4.35		0.2	71.0	0.2
98	W. Jessie^	LFC	RF		1	0	6.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.879		4.50	1.02		1.4	230.5	1.5
99	William Malone^	PYT	2B		1	1	9.0	4	4	2	0		.800	.837		8.00	6.01		1.2	128.3	1.2
100	William Malone^	PYT	CF		1	1	2.1	0	0	0	0			.769		0.00	1.77		-0.1	-58.7	-0.1
101	Fred Mayfield^	LFC	RF		1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0			.879		0.00	1.02		-0.7	-74.5	-0.5
102	Frank Miller^	PKS	P		1	1	9.0	0	5	1	0		.833	.849		5.00	4.98
103	John Nelson^	GOR	CF		1	1	3.0	0	1	0	0		1.000	.769		3.00	1.77		0.0	-5.4	-0.6
104	E. Payne^	PYT	CF		1	1	9.0	1	0	1	0		.500	.769		1.00	1.77		0.1	9.0	0.2
105	Dan Penno^	RES	SS		1	1	9.0	0	3	0	0		1.000	.752		3.00	4.38		1.4	157.6	1.4
106	Charlie Scudder^	PYT	CF		1	1	5.0	0	0	1	0		.000	.769		0.00	1.77		-0.3	-58.7	-0.2
107	William Selden^	RES	P		1	1	9.0	0	6	0	0		1.000	.849		6.00	4.98
108	Shepard^	GOR	SS		1	1	8.2	1	2	1	0		.750	.752		3.12	4.38		-0.8	-89.1	-0.8
109	J. R. Simmons^	BLB	CF		1	1	8.0	3	0	2	0		.600	.769		3.38	1.77		0.5	66.6	0.7
110	Babe Smith^	GOR	CF		1	1	8.2	1	0	0	0		1.000	.769		1.04	1.77		-1.3	-145.0	-1.1
111	Ed Smith^	RES	C		1	1	9.0	13	0	1	0		.929	.875		13.00	7.95		-0.3	-29.3	0.0
112	Bobby Still^	PYT	1B		1	1	9.0	9	0	0	0		1.000	.925		9.00	10.04		-0.1	-15.4	-0.1
113	H. C. Taylor^	RES	LF		1	1	9.0	1	0	1	0		.500	.723		1.00	1.66		0.4	47.3	0.5
114	Winslow Terrill^	RES	CF		1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0			.769		0.00	1.77		0.0	0.3	0.2
115	Jerome Thomas^	BLB	RF		1	1	9.0	2	2	0	0		1.000	.879		4.00	1.02		1.6	172.3	0.4
116	William Thompson^	LFC	2B		1	1	9.0	3	3	1	0		.857	.837		6.00	6.01		0.4	46.0	0.4
117	J. O. Turner^	PYT	C		1	1	5.0	0	0	0	0			.875		0.00	7.95		-0.4	-86.8	0.0
118	J. O. Turner^	PYT	RF		1	1	9.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.879		1.00	1.02		0.3	28.6	0.4
119	John Vactor^	PYT	CF		1	0	6.2	2	1	0	0		1.000	.769		4.05	1.77		1.5	218.8	0.9
120	John Vactor^	PYT	SS		1	1	9.0	0	0	1	0		.000	.752		0.00	4.38		-1.3	-144.9	-1.3
121	R. A. Walker^	RES	3B		1	1	9.0	1	2	1	0		.750	.826		3.00	4.35		0.5	52.5	0.5
122	Weldy Walker^	PKS	RF		1	1	8.0	0	0	0	0			.879		0.00	1.02		-0.3	-40.0	-0.2
123	M. White^	GOR	LF		1	1	9.0	1	0	1	0		.500	.723		1.00	1.66		-1.1	-119.1	-1.0
124	S. Willis^	GOR	1B		1	1	3.0	6	0	1	0		.857	.925		18.00	10.04		-0.1	-47.6	-0.1
125	S. Willis^	GOR	LF		1	1	8.2	2	0	0	0		1.000	.723		2.08	1.66		-0.4	-46.1	-0.3
126	Charles Williams^	RES	2B		1	1	9.0	2	2	0	0		1.000	.837		4.00	6.01		0.4	48.9	0.4
127	Jim Wilson^	BLB	1B		1	1	9.0	12	5	0	0		1.000	.925		17.00	10.04		2.2	243.7	2.2
128	Jim Wilson^	BLB	C		1	1	4.0	1	2	2	0		.600	.875		6.75	7.95		-6.4	-1,609.5	0.0
129	Woods^	LFC	C		1	1	5.0	2	2	2	0		.667	.875		7.20	7.95		1.6	328.9	0.0
130	Woods^	LFC	CF		1	0	4.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.769		6.75	1.77		1.3	313.9	1.3
131	William Woods^	PYT	P		1	1	9.0	3	6	0	0		1.000	.849		9.00	4.98

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

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