1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Season

Negro National League II

1946 / 1948

John H. Johnson (President)
Alex Pompez (Vice President)
Curtis Leak (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Henry
Kimbro

Top Pitcher

Max
Manning

Leaders

On Base %

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Henry Kimbro	BEG	.447
2	Johnny Washington	BEG	.408
3	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	.406
4	Frank Austin	PS	.406
5	Silvio García	NYC	.400
6	Monte Irvin	NE	.397
7	Tommy Butts	BEG	.391
8	Luis Márquez	HG	.390
9	Johnny Davis	NE	.389
10	Lester Lockett	BEG	.384

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Lino Donoso	NYC	170
2	Luis Tiant	NYC	158
3	Amos Watson	BEG	152
4	Bob Romby	BEG	152
5	Bill Byrd	BEG	147
6	Frank Thompson	HG	144
7	Max Manning	NE	136
8	R. T. Walker	HG	127
9	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	114
10	Henry Miller	PS	114

Wins Above Replacement

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Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	2510	581.0		19.2	10.0	2.2	7.1	0.0
2	New York Cubans	NN2	1643	367.2		15.9	6.9	2.2	6.8	0.0
3	Newark Eagles	NN2	2278	521.1		12.7	7.8	-0.2	5.1	0.0
4	Homestead Grays	NN2	2219	512.1		10.4	5.1	-0.7	6.0	0.0
5	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	1856	427.1		5.0	4.2	-0.8	1.5	0.0
6	New York Black Yankees	NN2	1329	288.0		-0.7	2.9	-2.6	-1.1	0.0
	6	1	11835	2697.2		62.5	36.9	0.2	25.4	0.0

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Henry Kimbro	BEG	CF	278			4.1	3.8	0.3	0.0	0.0
2	Tommy Butts	BEG	SS	264			3.6	1.7	1.5	0.0	0.4
3	Bob Romby	BEG	P	56	111.1		3.1	-0.2	0.0	3.3	0.0
4	Max Manning	NE	P	61	130.0		3.1	-0.4	0.0	3.5	0.0
5	Larry Doby	NE	2B	132			2.7	2.2	0.4	0.0	0.1
6	Butch Davis	BEG	LF	288			2.6	2.8	0.1	0.0	-0.3
7	Silvio García	NYC	SS	176	0.1		2.6	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.3
8	Frank Thompson	HG	P	38	96.0		2.6	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.0
9	Bill Byrd	BEG	P	56	120.1		2.5	0.3	0.0	2.2	0.0
10	Luis Tiant	NYC	P	32	79.2		2.2	-0.2	0.0	2.4	0.0
11	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	3B	192			2.1	1.9	0.2	0.0	0.0
12	Monte Irvin	NE	CF	248			2.0	2.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1
13	Amos Watson	BEG	P	41	101.1		2.0	-0.3	0.0	2.3	0.0
14	Lino Donoso	NYC	P	33	78.1		2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
15	Henry Miller	PS	P	52	116.1		1.9	-0.3	0.0	2.2	0.0
16	Luis Márquez	HG	RF	248			1.7	2.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0
17	Buck Leonard	HG	1B	138			1.7	1.6	0.3	0.0	-0.1
18	Archie Brathwaite	PS	RF	193			1.7	0.7	1.1	0.0	-0.2
19	Bill Cash	PS	C	144			1.6	0.9	0.6	0.0	0.1
20	Johnny Washington	BEG	1B	231			1.5	1.9	-0.2	0.0	-0.2
21	Johnny Wright	HG	P	34	89.2		1.4	-0.2	0.0	1.7	0.0
22	Lennie Pearson	NE	1B	244			1.3	0.9	0.7	0.0	-0.3
23	Fernando Díaz	NYC	2B	149			1.2	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.1
24	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	P	44	77.2		1.2	0.4	0.0	0.9	0.0
25	Roy Partlow	PS	P	45	87.1		1.2	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0
26	Luke Easter	HG	LF	251			1.2	1.3	0.2	0.0	-0.3
27	Lester Lockett	BEG	3B	283			1.2	1.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
28	R. T. Walker	HG	P	19	53.2		1.2	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0
29	Bob Thurman	HG	RF	173	11.0		1.1	1.1	0.7	-0.6	-0.2
30	Marvin Barker	NBY	LF	89	15.2		1.1	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.0
31	Cotton Williams	NE	P	31	57.1		1.1	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0
32	Johnny Davis	NE	LF	239	25.0		1.1	1.5	-0.2	0.0	-0.2
33	Murray Watkins	PS	3B	195			1.0	0.1	0.9	0.0	0.0
34	Eudie Napier	HG	C	141			1.0	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.1
35	Pat Patterson	NE	3B	207			1.0	1.4	-0.5	0.0	0.1
36	Johnny Hayes	NBY	C	121			0.9	0.9	-0.1	0.0	0.1
37	Willie Pope	HG	P	34	89.0		0.9	-0.1	0.0	1.0	0.0
38	Charlie Parks	NE	C	139			0.9	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1
39	Nelson Thomas	NE	P	10	22.2		0.8	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0
40	Wilmer Fields	HG	P	34	41.0		0.8	-0.1	-0.1	0.9	0.0
41	Jim Gilliam	BEG	2B	248			0.7	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3
42	Johnny Smith	NBY	RF	101			0.7	1.1	-0.3	0.0	-0.1
43	Neck Stanley	NBY	P	14	39.2		0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0
44	Lorenzo Cabrera	NYC	1B	184			0.7	1.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.2
45	Cleveland Clark	NYC	LF	172			0.7	0.4	0.5	0.0	-0.2
46	George Crowe	NBY	1B	93			0.7	0.8	0.0	0.0	-0.1
47	Joe Black	BEG	P	50	130.0		0.7	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.0
48	Pedro Pagés	NYC	CF	175			0.6	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0
49	Mahlon Duckett	PS	2B	168			0.6	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2
50	Rufus Lewis	NE	P	48	111.0		0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
51	Wilmer Harris	PS	P	14	36.1		0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.0
52	Martin Crue	NYC	P	15	42.0		0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
53	Bob Harvey	NE	RF	216			0.6	0.9	-0.1	0.0	-0.2
54	Rabbit Martínez	NYC	2B	69			0.5	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.1
55	Goose Curry	PS	LF	27			0.5	0.5	-0.1	0.0	0.0
56	Bob Griffith	NBY	P	33	51.2		0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
57	Frank Austin	PS	SS	207			0.5	1.4	-1.2	0.0	0.3
58	Walker	NE	P	3	4.1		0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
59	Joe Wiley	BEG	3B	160			0.4	-0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0
60	Félix Guilbe	BEG	RF	188			0.4	0.5	0.1	0.0	-0.2
61	Lou Louden	NYC	C	121			0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1
62	Ed Young	HG	1B	107			0.4	0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.1
63	Claro Duany	NYC	RF	154			0.3	1.0	-0.5	0.0	-0.2
64	Harry Simpson	PS	LF	120	0.1		0.3	0.2	0.3	-0.1	-0.1
65	Ray Noble	NYC	C	59			0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
66	Barney Brown	PS	P	60	68.0		0.3	-0.6	0.0	0.9	0.0
67	Dave Barnhill	NYC	P	9	11.2		0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
68	Cecil Kaiser	HG	P	26	52.0		0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
69	Earl Ashby	HG	C	44			0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
70	Curtis Brown	NBY	1B	16			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
71	Barney Morris	NYC	P	24	63.1		0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0
72	Pee Wee Jenkins	NYC	P	5	13.2		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
73	Gerard Fitzgerald	NBY	LF	8			0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
74	Giovanni Beale	NE	1B	9	11.0		0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0
75	Warren Peace	NE	P	6	20.2		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
76	J. B. Broom	NBY	LF	4			0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
77	Felton Snow	BEG	3B	12			0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
78	Emery Adams	NBY	RF	5			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
79	Bill Anderson	NE	P	2	5.1		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
80	Dolly King	NBY	2B	1			0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
81	Clyde Parris	NBY	3B	145			0.1	0.6	-0.6	0.0	0.1
82	Eddie Daniels	NYC	P	1	1.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
83	John Fallings	NBY	P		2.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
84	Ed Finney	BEG	3B	19			0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
85	Biz Mackey	NE	C	80			0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
86	Leniel Hooker	NE	P	29	79.2		0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
87	Ray Robinson	PS	P		3.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
88	Gabe Patterson	MULT	CF	114			0.0	0.4	-0.4	0.0	-0.1
89	Bob Wilson	NE	3B	140			0.0	0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0
90	Hartwell	PS	-				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
91	General Jackson	BEG	-				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
92	Burgen	NE	1B				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
93	Ameal Brooks	NE	C	6			0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
94	Baldwin	NBY	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Raymon Lacy	HG	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	José María Fernández	NYC	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
97	Hogan	NE	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
98	Larry St. Thomas	NBY	-	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
99	Rufino Díaz	NYC	2B	4			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	Vic Harris	HG	-	2			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
101	Alonzo Hicks	HG	LF				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
102	Julie Bowers	NBY	C	2			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
103	Maurice Peatros	HG	1B	8			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
104	Rufus Baker	NBY	CF	97	1.0		0.0	-0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0
105	Clarence Bruce	HG	2B	141			-0.1	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.2
106	Stanley Glenn	PS	C	91			-0.1	0.2	-0.4	0.0	0.1
107	Clay	HG	LF	2			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
108	Cal Irvin	NBY	SS	5			-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0
109	José Pereira	BEG	P	14	37.2		-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
110	John Fitzgerald	NBY/NE	C	4			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
111	Jim West	NBY	1B	26			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
112	Henry McHenry	PS	P	18	36.2		-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
113	Dan Wilson	NBY/PS	LF	97			-0.2	0.3	-0.4	0.0	0.0
114	Nap Gulley	NE	P	12	20.0		-0.2	0.2	0.0	-0.3	0.0
115	Eddie Ducy	HG	2B	13			-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
116	Joe Spencer	NBY	3B	31			-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
117	Weedy Edwards	NE	P	2	6.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
118	Mario Ariosa	NYC	RF	24			-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
119	Red Applegate	NE	P	5	19.2		-0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
120	Eugene Smith	HG	P	24	45.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
121	Willie Wynn	NE/PS	C	15			-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
122	Harold Hairston	HG	P	1	1.2		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
123	Greene Farmer	NBY	CF	37			-0.3	0.1	-0.4	0.0	0.0
124	Ernest Burke	BEG	P	15	14.1		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
125	Toots Ferrell	NE	P		1.1		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
126	Sam Bankhead	HG	SS	253			-0.3	0.1	-0.8	0.0	0.4
127	Glen Richardson	NBY	2B	24	3.2		-0.3	0.0	-0.4	0.1	0.0
128	James Cox	NE	P	2	7.0		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
129	Al Preston	NBY	P	1	4.0		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
130	Ciscero Warren	HG	P	12	33.1		-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
131	Gene Benson	PS	CF	206			-0.4	1.0	-1.4	0.0	-0.1
132	Alpheus Deane	NBY	P	4	10.2		-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
133	Alex Newkirk	NBY	P	28	57.2		-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
134	Charley Davidson	NBY	P	13	26.2		-0.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.4	0.0
135	Clarence Isreal	HG	3B	165			-0.5	-0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0
136	Wilbert King	HG	2B	15			-0.5	-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0
137	John McFarland	NBY	P	4	9.0		-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
138	Frazier Robinson	BEG	C	109			-0.5	-0.8	0.2	0.0	0.1
139	Robert Gaston	HG	C	48			-0.5	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0
140	Luis Villodas	BEG	C	89			-0.6	-0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
141	Ziggy Marcell	BEG	C	37			-0.6	-0.2	-0.4	0.0	0.0
142	Jerry Benjamin	HG	CF	225			-0.7	-0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
143	Alphonso Gerard	NBY	RF	34			-0.7	-0.4	-0.3	0.0	0.0
144	Bud Barbee	NBY	LF	93	66.1		-0.7	-0.3	0.0	-0.4	-0.1
145	Bill Perkins	BEG	C	44			-0.7	-0.5	-0.2	0.0	0.0
146	Jimmy Wilkes	NE	CF	214			-0.7	-0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.0
147	Bill Ricks	PS	P	4	11.0		-0.8	0.0	0.0	-0.8	0.0
148	Harold Gould	PS	P	16	32.1		-0.8	-0.1	0.0	-0.8	0.0
149	Walter Hardy	NBY	SS	121			-0.9	-0.8	-0.2	0.0	0.2
150	Dick Seay	NBY	2B	77			-1.0	-0.6	-0.5	0.0	0.1
151	Jonas Gaines	BEG	P	28	66.0		-1.0	-0.2	0.0	-0.8	0.0
152	Doc Dennis	PS	1B	188			-1.0	-0.4	-0.4	0.0	-0.2
153	Leroy Williams	NE	SS	177			-1.0	-0.8	-0.5	0.0	0.3
154	Alfred Wilmore	PS	P	13	36.0		-1.2	-0.1	0.0	-1.1	0.0

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