1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1946 Season

Negro National League II

1945 / 1947

Tom Wilson (President)
Alex Pompez (Vice President)
Curtis Leak (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Tommy
Butts

Top Pitcher

Leon
Day

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Josh Gibson	HG	.649
2	Larry Doby	NE	.590
3	Henry Kimbro	BEG	.557
4	Monte Irvin	NE	.548
5	Buck Leonard	HG	.538
6	Lennie Pearson	NE	.500
7	Johnny Davis	NE	.494
8	Silvio García	NYC	.486
9	Pat Patterson	NE	.479
10	Doc Dennis	PS	.461

K/BB

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Bill Byrd	BEG	3.55
2	Max Manning	NE	2.79
3	Rufus Lewis	NE	2.73
4	Andy Porter	BEG	2.30
5	Leon Day	NE	2.14
6	Barney Brown	PS	1.97
7	Henry McHenry	PS	1.88
8	Neck Stanley	NBY	1.78
9	Barney Morris	NYC	1.75
10	Leniel Hooker	NE	1.71

All-1946 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Johnny Davis	NE	2.6	2.1	0.6
Cool Papa Bell	HG	1.2	1.5	-0.2

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Henry Kimbro	BEG	3.8	3.2	0.6
Alejandro Crespo	NYC	1.1	0.9	0.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Bob Thurman	HG	0.6	0.9	0.0
Frank Williams	HG	0.5	0.6	0.1

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Tommy Butts	BEG	4.3	1.6	2.4
Monte Irvin	NE	2.0	2.8	-0.9

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Larry Doby	NE	3.5	3.3	-0.1
Sammy Hughes	BEG	1.2	0.5	0.5

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Pat Patterson	NE	2.4	1.6	0.7
Dan Wilson	HG	0.9	0.8	0.2

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Lennie Pearson	NE	3.2	2.3	1.2
Buck Leonard	HG	2.6	2.4	0.4

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Josh Gibson	HG	2.7	2.1	0.4
Bill Cash	PS	0.7	0.3	0.2

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Leon Day	NE	133.0	5.8	5.0	0.8
Barney Brown	PS	130.0	4.1	4.9	-0.4
Rufus Lewis	NE	91.1	3.3	2.9	0.4
Wilmer Fields	HG	78.2	2.5	2.1	0.4

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Max Manning	NE	120.1	3.3	3.0	0.2
Henry McHenry	PS	140.2	3.0	3.4	-0.4
Luis Tiant	NYC	70.0	2.7	2.8	-0.1
Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	78.2	1.1	0.9	0.2

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