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

On Base %

# Player Team OBP
1
Ed Mayweather
SNS
.523
2
Duke Cleveland
CBR
.426
3
Jesse Williams
KCM
.420
4
Johnny Ray
CBR
.413
5
Rainey Bibbs
TIC/KCM
.405
6
Neil Robinson
MRS
.402
7
Leslie Green
SNS
.402
8
Herb Souell
KCM
.400
9
Ted Bond
CAG
.390
10
Joe Greene
KCM
.384

WHIP

# Player Team WHIP
1
George Walker
KCM
0.73
2
Johnny Wright
TIC
0.97
3
Lefty Calhoun
SNS
1.06
4
Frank Bradley
KCM
1.08
5
Dan Bankhead
BBB
1.08
6
Hilton Smith
KCM
1.10
7
Lefty Wilson
MRS/TIC
1.16
8
Red Howard
BBB
1.24
9
Willie Hutchinson
MRS
1.24
10
Verdell Mathis
MRS
1.24


Players

Bats:

Throws:

#
Player
Team
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
1
CBR
29
P
40
92.2
5'5"
148
R
R
3/10/1911 (Inverness, FL)
5/16/1992 (Jacksonville, FL)
2
MRS
23
P
45
82.0
5'9"
176
R
R
7/18/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
6/19/1971 (Cleveland, OH)
3
KCM
32
P
35
80.1
6'2"
193
L
R
2/4/1908 (Palestine, TX)
3/19/1979 (Los Angeles, CA)
4
SNS
24
P
55
79.1
6'1"
185
B
R
4/23/1916 (Ansley, LA)
5/25/2011 (Richmond Heights, MO)
5
CBR
32
P
35
69.0
5'10"
190
R
12/22/1907 (Seville, FL)
10/29/1976 (Jacksonville, FL)
6
KCM
33
P
30
61.0
6'2"
180
R
R
2/27/1907 (Giddings, TX)
11/18/1983 (Kansas City, MO)
7
KCM
22
P
26
53.0
6'2"
187
R
R
2/3/1918 (Benton, LA)
12/2/2002 (Benton, LA)
8
SNS
28
P
24
53.0
5'9"
180
L
L
8/21/1911 (Union City, TN)
10/2/1976 (Cleveland, OH)
9
BBB
28
P
22
51.1
5'8"
150
R
3/17/1912 (Boyce, LA)
10/27/1940 (Eloy, AZ)
10
BBB
30
P
21
51.0
5'10"
198
L
L
3/10/1910 (Birmingham, AL)
12/30/1969 (Birmingham, AL)
11
MRS
26
CF
127
49.0
5'11"
155
L
L
11/18/1913 (Crawfordsville, AR)
10/30/1998 (Memphis, TN)
12
KCM
25
P
25
49.0
6'0"
180
R
R
2/5/1915 (Waco, TX)
8/19/1967 (Waco, TX)
13
MRS
25
P
20
48.1
5'8"
152
R
R
1/26/1915 (Plano, TX)
4/9/1984 (Dallas, TX)
14
CAG
21
P
18
47.2
6'3"
200
L
L
12/18/1918 (Amandaville, KY)
7/19/2016 (Erie, PA)
15
CAG
P
20
47.0
16
BBB
20
P
23
45.1
6'1"
184
R
R
5/3/1920 (Empire, AL)
5/2/1976 (Houston, TX)
17
BBB
29
P
21
44.2
5'8"
168
R
L
7/30/1910 (Fowl River, AL)
8/26/1975 (Mobile, AL)
18
MRS
20
LF
54
43.1
6'2"
183
3/20/1920 (Muskogee, OK)
2/20/1943 (Muskogee, OK)
19
TIC
23
P
19
41.1
5'11"
175
R
R
11/28/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
5/10/1990 (Jackson, MS)
20
CAG
22
LF
50
40.2
6'4"
197
L
L
6/2/1918 (Devereux, GA)
9/27/1943 (Cincinnati, OH)
21
23
P
16
39.2
5'11"
165
L
12/16/1916 (Limestone County, TX)
4/19/1965 (Dallas, TX)
22
KCM
26
P
17
37.2
6'1"
180
R
R
7/24/1913 (Natchitoches, LA)
9/3/1967 (Alameda, CA)
23
MRS
21
P
14
36.2
6'1"
172
R
6/17/1919 (Pine Bluff, AR)
3/22/1974 (Detroit, MI)
24
SNS
22
P
21
36.0
6'3"
210
R
R
4/29/1918 (Forrest City, AR)
5/5/1987 (Cairo, IL)
25
BBB
25
P
13
34.2
6'2"
180
R
R
7/11/1914 (Westfield, NC)
3/23/1998 (Springfield, MA)
26
MRS
23
P
12
33.1
6'2"
190
L
L
1917 (birthplace unknown)
27
MRS
23
P
12
32.1
6'1"
200
R
12/4/1916 (Deering, MO)
10/29/1964 (Gary, IN)
28
CAG
25
P
13
28.2
6'0"
190
R
3/23/1915 (Elmwood, MO)
3/9/1980 (St. Louis, MO)
29
TIC
17
P
10
26.0
6'4"
200
R
R
12/27/1922 (Stone Mountain, GA)
11/28/2004 (Kansas City, MO)
30
20
P
7
22.1
6'2"
202
L
3/24/1920 (East Saint Louis, IL)
9/18/1976 (death place unknown)
31
SNS
25
P
6
22.1
6'5"
187
R
R
10/26/1914 (Hayneville, AL)
12/9/1975 (Birmingham, AL)
32
CBR
27
P
8
16.2
5'10"
185
R
R
9/15/1912 (Spartanburg, SC)
3/6/1999 (East Orange, NJ)
33
KCM
22
P
5
16.1
5'10"
160
L
L
3/29/1918 (Chicago, IL)
3/22/1992 (Kansas City, MO)
34
CBR
28
P
5
13.1
5'7"
180
R
3/15/1912 (Manning, SC)
9/7/1942 (Geneva, OH)
35
SNS
25
P
7
13.1
6'0"
185
R
1/26/1915 (Alma, AR)
4/11/1975 (Chicago, IL)
36
SNS
19
P
3
12.2
6'2"
190
R
R
9/12/1920 (Cairo, IL)
5/1984 (Hallsboro, NC)
37
39
P
3
12.0
L
1901 (birthplace unknown)
38
TIC
37
P
4
10.0
5'11"
176
L
R
12/8/1902 (Harpersville, AL)
1/23/1974 (Birmingham, AL)
39
TIC
21
RF
25
10.0
6'2"
170
L
12/20/1918 (Morgantown, WV)
9/21/1987 (Akron, OH)
40
BBB
20
P
2
8.0
5'8"
155
7/21/1919 (Centralia, IL)
6/19/1982 (death place unknown)
41
MRS
35
P
4
8.0
5'9"
168
R
R
11/19/1904 (Bartlesville, OK)
12/28/1968 (Chicago, IL)
42
CBR
P
3
7.2
L
43
CAG
33
P
2
7.0
5'8"
180
R
R
9/3/1906 (Atlanta, GA)
10/30/1989 (Chicago, IL)
44
KCM
26
P
2
7.0
5'10"
150
L
3/12/1914 (Farmerville, LA)
11/23/1989 (death place unknown)
45
TIC
23
LF
53
7.0
L
L
1917 (birthplace unknown)
46
SNS
24
P
4
6.2
5'10"
183
R
10/28/1915 (Muskogee, OK)
10/29/1970 (St. Louis, MO)
47
CAG
30
P
2
6.0
5'11"
180
R
R
10/6/1909 (birthplace unknown)
12/18/1970 (death place unknown)
48
CBR
32
P
3
5.2
6'1"
184
R
R
1/13/1908 (Decatur, AL)
4/8/1982 (Cleveland, OH)
49
CBR
19
P
2
5.2
3/13/1921 (Tampa, FL)
50
MRS
29
LF
4
5.1
6'2"
180
R
R
10/3/1910 (Atlanta, GA)
8/21/1993 (Pompano Beach, FL)
51
BBB
20
P
2
5.0
6'4"
169
9/17/1919 (Birmingham, AL)
4/18/1999 (Birmingham, AL)
52
CBR
35
P
5
5.0
5'7"
158
R
R
1/2/1905 (Jacksonville, FL)
10/1963 (Jacksonville, FL)
53
KCM
33
P
3
5.0
6'3"
180
R
R
7/7/1906 (Mobile, AL)
6/8/1982 (Kansas City, MO)
54
BBB
29
P
1
3.1
5'11"
170
7/11/1910 (Cairo, IL)
9/15/1986 (Tyler, TX)
55
CAG
P
1
3.1
56
SNS
P
2
3.1
57
CAG
33
P
1
3.0
6'0"
163
5/15/1907 (Sherman, TX)
3/28/1988 (Muskogee, OK)
58
MRS
P
1
3.0
59
BBB
35
1B
46
2.1
5'11"
185
R
R
6/20/1905 (Groveton, TX)
10/1974 (Tulsa, OK)
60
SNS
40
1B
7
2.1
6'3"
202
R
R
3/31/1900 (Sparta, IL)
11/1953 (Sparta, IL)
61
SNS
P
2.0
62
SNS
20
P
1.0
5'11"
180
L
L
9/8/1919 (Birmingham, AL)
11/9/2006 (Louisville, KY)
63
CAG
22
CF
21
1.0
6'3"
180
L
L
2/17/1918 (Birmingham, AL)
8/23/1982 (Cincinnati, OH)
64
SNS
28
1B
16
0.2
5'11"
196
R
3/12/1912 (Cordova, AL)
6/1/1973 (Cordova, AL)
65
BBB
25
CF
35
5'8"
161
11/25/1914 (Wilmot, AR)
5/16/1989 (Los Angeles, CA)
66
KCM
39
LF
96
5'8"
160
R
R
5/19/1901 (Austin, TX)
6/9/1988 (Cincinnati, OH)
67
BBB
32
LF
110
6'4"
198
L
L
12/23/1907 (Burnsville, AL)
7/30/1964 (death place unknown)
68
SNS
25
RF
112
5'9"
170
L
R
4/27/1915 (Madison, MS)
4/15/1974 (Carbondale, IL)
69
MRS
27
2B
186
5'9"
163
R
R
11/22/1912 (Sulligent, AL)
12/17/1972 (Memphis, TN)
70
CBR
26
C
37
5'11"
175
R
R
7/2/1913 (Hazlehurst, GA)
7/25/2004 (Jacksonville, FL)
71
BBB
22
C
2
6'0"
170
R
R
5/5/1918 (Ruleville, MS)
5/7/2003 (El Paso, TX)
72
TIC
25
C
37
5'11"
177
R
R
4/18/1915 (Birmingham, AL)
9/27/1970 (Birmingham, AL)
73
SNS
23
LF
95
5'11"
165
R
R
10/31/1916 (Obion, TN)
7/8/1981 (East Chicago, IN)
74
29
2B
81
5'10"
175
B
R
10/31/1910 (Henderson, KY)
9/11/1980 (Indianapolis, IN)
75
CAG
36
3B
84
5'6"
155
R
R
1/25/1904 (Kimball, WV)
12/18/1997 (Chicago, IL)
76
BBB
22
1B
103
6'0"
187
L
R
3/11/1918 (Birmingham, AL)
1/23/2005 (Birmingham, AL)
77
MRS
26
RF
104
6'0"
182
L
R
9/6/1913 (Madison, AL)
78
CAG
23
C
20
6'1"
187
R
R
11/20/1916 (Jacksonville, FL)
9/7/1942 (Geneva, OH)
79
MRS
38
C
159
5'7"
162
B
R
9/16/1901 (Pratt City, AL)
4/7/1972 (Memphis, TN)
80
MRS
24
SS
171
5'4"
152
R
R
8/18/1915 (Des Moines, IA)
11/22/1973 (East Moline, IL)
81
KCM
25
LF
7
5'11"
200
R
R
6/26/1915 (Shreveport, LA)
8/4/1996 (Houston, TX)
82
32
C
11
5'10"
170
R
R
5/2/1908 (Atlanta, GA)
5/10/1985 (Detroit, MI)
83
BBB
27
3B
104
5'9"
165
R
2/3/1913 (Muskogee, OK)
11/22/1987 (Tulsa, OK)
84
MRS
27
3B
166
5'7"
160
L
R
12/27/1912 (Haslam, TX)
12/20/1993 (Memphis, TN)
85
TIC
43
LF
16
5'8"
185
L
L
10/14/1896 (Indianapolis, IN)
10/5/1954 (Philadelphia, PA)
86
TIC
25
SS
23
5'11"
210
R
R
3/13/1915 (Hopkins, SC)
1/18/1989 (Jeannette, PA)
87
CBR
23
RF
118
6'1"
190
L
R
11/25/1916 (Alapaha, GA)
8/13/1970 (Jacksonville, FL)
88
CBR
27
LF
40
6'1"
209
B
R
6/26/1913 (Kissimmee, FL)
7/8/1984 (Philadelphia, PA)
89
BBB
27
2B
11
5'10"
160
R
R
5/31/1913 (Pleasant Hill, AL)
10/24/1993 (Birmingham, AL)
90
MRS
31
LF
10
5'10"
180
R
R
9/10/1908 (Clarke County, GA)
7/18/1981 (Athens, GA)
91
MULT
25
C
22
6'1"
176
R
11/8/1914 (Shreveport, LA)
8/6/1984 (Los Angeles, CA)
92
KCM
25
C
61
5'8"
160
R
R
12/21/1914 (New Orleans, LA)
4/14/1977 (New Orleans, LA)
93
CBR
36
RF
2
5'9"
160
R
R
6/23/1904 (New Orleans, LA)
9/28/1999 (Cleveland, OH)
94
KCM
24
2B
107
5'8"
170
L
R
3/27/1916 (Longview, TX)
95
CAG
39
C
3
6'0"
175
R
R
2/14/1901 (Kansas City, MO)
12/4/1973 (Kansas City, MO)
96
CAG
34
C
37
5'11"
170
R
R
1/9/1906 (Terrell, TX)
12/28/1986 (San Diego, CA)
97
SNS
27
3B
112
5'8"
185
R
R
10/16/1912 (Memphis, TN)
1/1982 (Memphis, TN)
98
CBR
25
2B
70
6'1"
145
R
R
1/23/1915 (Jacksonville, FL)
8/18/1999 (Jacksonville, FL)
99
SNS
26
C
4
5'9"
165
R
R
1/8/1914 (Union City, TN)
4/18/1996 (Ann Arbor, MI)
100
SNS
26
CF
133
5'11"
177
L
R
2/8/1914 (Evergreen, AL)
3/2/1985 (St. Louis, MO)
101
KCM
28
C
100
5'11"
190
R
R
10/17/1911 (Stone Mountain, GA)
7/19/1989 (Stone Mountain, GA)
102
CBR
23
1B
4
6'1"
175
R
7/11/1916 (Springfield, TN)
10/13/1947 (McKeesport, PA)
103
TIC
25
2B
30
5'10"
164
R
9/5/1914 (Lake Charles, LA)
1/22/1989 (San Francisco, CA)
104
BBB
29
C
85
5'10"
162
R
R
9/17/1910 (Meridian, MS)
8/28/1979 (Chicago, IL)
105
TIC
32
1B
1
5'8"
175
L
L
3/23/1908 (Clarksdale, MS)
3/3/1989 (Baltimore, MD)
106
SNS
SS
1
107
BBB
30
C
10
5'8"
165
R
R
1/12/1910 (Portsmouth, VA)
4/19/2000 (Los Angeles, CA)
108
TIC
28
SS
48
5'11"
180
R
R
11/12/1911 (Shreveport, LA)
1/12/1982 (New York, NY)
109
CAG
24
2B
68
5'5"
152
L
R
2/20/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
11/1969 (New Orleans, LA)
110
MRS
RF
4
111
MRS
33
RF
14
5'7"
159
R
R
4/10/1907 (Pontotoc, MS)
11/20/2003 (St. Louis, MO)
112
CBR
20
3B
3
5'8"
165
R
11/26/1919 (Philadelphia, PA)
11/19/1976 (Atlanta, GA)
113
CBR
29
1B
21
5'11"
186
B
R
12/10/1910 (Tampa, FL)
10/1962 (Jacksonville, FL)
114
MRS
46
LF
6
L
R
2/5/1894 (Austin, TX)
2/14/1970 (Big Spring, TX)
115
BBB
3B
1
116
CBR
21
CF
8
5'5"
145
R
R
4/9/1919 (Winder, GA)
10/21/1993 (Atlanta, GA)
117
CBR
25
SS
100
5'11"
167
R
R
3/12/1915 (Montgomery, AL)
7/15/1951 (Montgomery, AL)
118
MRS
30
LF
158
5'9"
210
R
R
9/7/1909 (Little Rock, AR)
7/20/1977 (Memphis, TN)
119
SNS
28
SS
111
5'9"
194
B
R
9/16/1911 (Charleston, MO)
2/5/1954 (St. Louis, MO)
120
BBB
42
SS
5
6'1"
235
B
R
7/27/1897 (Caldwell County, TX)
9/22/1965 (Los Angeles, CA)
121
SNS
30
1B
112
5'10"
180
L
L
11/26/1909 (Shreveport, LA)
2/19/1966 (Kansas City, MO)
122
KCM
27
LF
97
5'11"
165
L
R
1/21/1913 (Henderson, TX)
1/8/1990 (Garland, TX)
123
BBB
SS
10
R
124
KCM
29
RF
139
5'9"
155
L
R
6/2/1911 (Winona, MS)
6/25/1943 (Crown Point, IN)
125
CAG
31
SS
75
5'11"
169
B
R
5/13/1909 (Columbus, OH)
11/6/1980 (Oak Forest, IL)
126
MRS
33
RF
12
5'11"
170
4/17/1907 (Checotah, OK)
10/16/1974 (Austin, TX)
127
BBB
23
RF
103
5'7"
165
10/29/1916 (York, AL)
12/14/1979 (Cleveland, OH)
128
KCM
28
1B
147
5'10"
190
R
R
11/13/1911 (Carrabelle, FL)
10/6/2006 (Kansas City, MO)
129
CF
21
R
R
130
TIC
18
C
14
5'11"
175
1/22/1922 (Dallas, TX)
12/3/2002 (San Francisco, CA)
131
CBR
28
CF
105
5'8"
160
L
R
6/28/1957 (Nashville, TN)
132
BBB
25
SS
87
5'10"
165
R
R
11/13/1914 (Baton Rouge, LA)
11/17/2002 (Baton Rouge, LA)
133
CAG
35
LF
36
5'5"
160
R
R
1/29/1905 (Tullahassee, OK)
3/23/1979 (Fort Worth, TX)
134
CAG
28
RF
68
6'2"
198
L
L
7/31/1911 (Atlanta, GA)
1/3/1973 (Sandersville, GA)
135
CAG
22
1B
7
6'2"
179
6/2/1918 (Tuscaloosa, AL)
2/22/1985 (Flint, MI)
136
SNS
22
2B
80
5'8"
155
L
R
4/22/1918 (Warren, AR)
9/2/1988 (St. Louis, MO)
137
SNS
36
3B
57
5'10"
155
R
R
10/25/1903 (Whistler, AL)
5/17/2002 (Chicago, IL)
138
KCM
30
C
3
5'11"
180
R
R
5/30/1910 (Birmingham, AL)
10/13/1997 (Kings Mountain, NC)
139
MRS
32
CF
112
5'11"
183
R
R
7/31/1907 (Birmingham, AL)
7/23/1983 (Cincinnati, OH)
140
CBR
32
1B
39
5'4"
168
R
R
5/1967 (Jacksonville, FL)
141
46
RF
56
L
R
7/21/1893 (Spartanburg, SC)
12/1981 (Memphis, TN)
142
CBR
29
LF
100
5'11"
168
9/17/1910 (Ocala, FL)
12/10/1966 (Columbia County, FL)
143
BBB
27
2B
109
6'1"
180
R
R
8/31/1912 (Calhoun, AL)
1/24/2002 (Elizabeth City, NC)
144
26
3B
5
6'0"
155
R
3/10/1914 (Vian, OK)
8/4/1999 (Muskogee, OK)
145
TIC
21
3B
27
6'3"
165
R
10/15/1918 (Lower Peach Tree, AL)
146
CAG
31
CF
85
5'9"
160
L
R
12/23/1908 (Shreveport, LA)
5/10/2002 (Perris, CA)
147
SNS
33
C
46
R
R
1907 (birthplace unknown)
148
CAG
32
C
51
5'11"
168
L
R
6/3/1908 (Alexandria, LA)
8/13/1973 (Alexandria, LA)
149
KCM
27
3B
135
5'9"
150
B
R
2/5/1913 (West Monroe, LA)
7/12/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
150
CAG
29
2B
48
5'8"
160
R
R
9/1/1910 (Oklahoma City, OK)
151
TIC
26
C
23
5'6"
160
R
1/22/1914 (Water Valley, MS)
152
CAG
26
RF
3
5'10"
167
7/27/1913 (Franklin, KY)
8/4/1984 (St. Paul, MN)
153
KCM
39
CF
146
6'1"
185
L
L
5/8/1901 (Nashville, TN)
9/4/1979 (Detroit, MI)
154
CBR
CF
1
155
BBB
56
-
2
5'5"
165
R
R
2/1/1884 (Anderson, SC)
4/3/1948 (Chicago, IL)
156
MRS
29
1B
183
5'11"
230
L
L
7/10/1910 (London, OH)
10/1/1976 (Cleveland, OH)
157
SNS
29
C
54
5'11"
158
R
R
5/7/1911 (Memphis, TN)
2/9/1954 (Memphis, TN)
158
CBR
30
-
1
6'2"
175
L
R
4/26/1910 (Meridian, MS)
159
BBB
CF
85
160
BBB
C
5
R
R
161
CBR
26
C
105
5'11"
172
R
R
9/1/1913 (Lloyd, FL)
162
TIC
27
1B
44
5'6"
143
R
L
7/8/1912 (Beach, GA)
8/13/2000 (Palatka, FL)
163
BBB
37
C
12
5'9"
170
R
R
2/10/1903 (Bolton, MS)
3/28/1973 (Chicago, IL)
164
BBB
22
1B
4
5'11"
172
L
L
4/27/1918 (Tuscaloosa, AL)
6/9/1992 (Pontiac, MI)
165
25
3B
40
5'11"
153
R
R
8/16/1914 (Whitehaven, TN)
4/8/2003 (death place unknown)
166
KCM
27
SS
147
5'11"
160
R
R
6/22/1913 (Henderson, TX)
2/27/1990 (Kansas City, MO)
167
CBR
34
1B
35
6'1"
198
R
R
1/16/1906 (Benton, AL)
168
BBB
27
CF
16
5'4"
158
B
R
1/10/1913 (Yazoo City, MS)
2/26/1991 (St. Louis, MO)
169
TIC
20
RF
53
5'10"
169
R
R
1/28/1920 (Newberry, SC)
5/2/1997 (Woonsocket, RI)
170
28
3B
119
5'10"
188
R
R
2/6/1912 (Cordova, AL)
7/23/1977 (Cleveland, OH)
171
CAG
27
1B
73
6'1"
230
R
R
6/13/1913 (East Saint Louis, IL)
8/3/1967 (Chicago, IL)
172
KCM
31
RF
16
5'10"
184
R
R
6/10/1909 (Dallas, TX)
2/4/1997 (Berkeley, CA)

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