1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Season


1939 / 1941



Tom Wilson (President)
Cumberland Posey (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Cool Papa
Bell

Top Pitcher


Willie
Jefferson

Leaders

Batting Average

# Player Team BA
1
VEZ/HG
.449
2
ULT/VEZ
.437
3
HG/EAS
.386
4
NE
.380
5
NBY
.367
6
KCM
.366
7
ROM
.364
8
VEZ
.364
9
VEZ
.362
10
SRC/ROM
.360

K/BB

# Player Team SO/BB
1
KCM
5.43
2
CBR
3.82
3
TIC
3.80
4
KCM
3.12
5
MULT
2.93
6
KCM
2.50
7
MULT
2.47
8
ROM
2.40
9
ULT
2.21
10
ROM
2.15


Standings
Glossary

Negro National League II

vs NN2 vs Maj. Black Teams
# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
36
20
0
.643
-
46
21
0
.687
6.0
5.1
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2
32
23
0
.582
3.5
44
28
0
.611
6.3
5.4
Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD), Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
3
28
22
1
.560
5.0
28
23
1
.549
6.4
5.8
Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
4
19
24
0
.442
10.5
24
27
0
.471
4.7
5.2
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
5
24
37
0
.393
14.5
31
40
0
.437
5.1
5.8
Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
6
13
26
1
.333
14.5
14
26
1
.350
4.8
5.3
No Home Ballpark
* = League Champion      

Negro American League

vs NAL vs Maj. Black Teams
# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
36
11
3
.766
-
37
16
3
.698
5.9
3.8
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
2
36
26
0
.581
7.5
43
41
0
.512
5.3
4.8
Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
3
21
18
1
.538
11.0
22
21
1
.512
5.5
5.2
League Park (Cleveland, OH), Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
4
25
29
2
.463
14.5
27
32
2
.458
5.3
5.9
South End Grounds (St. Louis, MO), Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
5
22
31
1
.415
17.0
23
34
1
.404
4.5
5.4
American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
6
17
30
0
.362
19.0
20
34
0
.370
4.2
5.8
Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
7
6
18
1
.250
18.5
6
20
1
.231
3.6
5.7
Swayne Field (Toledo, OH), Perry Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)
* = League Champion      

Independent Clubs

vs All Teams
# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
1
0
0
1.000
-
8.0
0.0
No Home Ballpark
2
0
1
0
.000
1.0
0.0
8.0
No Home Ballpark
3
0
2
0
.000
1.5
3.0
5.0
No Home Ballpark


East-West All Star Games

vs All Teams
# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
1
0
0
1.000
-
11.0
0.0
No Home Ballpark
2
0
1
0
.000
1.0
0.0
11.0
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)


North-South All Star Games

vs All Teams
# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
1
1
0
.500
-
2.5
2.0
Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
1
1
1
0
.500
-
2.0
2.5
No Home Ballpark


Mexican League


Liga Mexicana de Béisbol

vs All Teams
# Team R/G RA/G Managers Ballpark
1
61
30
0
.670
-
5.9
4.2
Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
2
50
30
0
.625
5.5
7.1
5.8
Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
3
52
41
0
.559
10.0
5.5
5.8
Parque Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
4
46
41
0
.529
13.0
1.3
1.0
Parque Alijadores (Tampico, TM, Mexico)
5
45
41
0
.523
13.5
4.8
5.8
Estadio Revolución (Torre?n, CO, Mexico)
6
30
48
0
.385
24.5
5.1
6.1
Parque del Béisbol La Junta (Nuevo Laredo, TM, Mexico)
7
14
67
0
.173
42.0
4.4
5.6
Parque Deportivo Esfuerzo Obrero (Ciudad Mendoza, VE, Mexico), Estadio de Béisbol Manuel L. Almanza (Chihuahua, CH, Mexico)



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