1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

Negro National League II

1947 / 1949

Top Hitter

Frank
Austin

Top Pitcher

Bill
Ricks

Leaders

On Base %

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Henry Kimbro	BEG	.457
2	Bob Harvey	NE	.430
3	Luke Easter	HG	.428
4	Buck Leonard	HG	.413
5	Lester Lockett	BEG	.402
6	Frank Austin	PS	.397
7	Tommy Butts	BEG	.390
8	Jim Gilliam	BEG	.388
9	Ray Noble	NYC	.381
10	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	.380

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Bill Ricks	PS	1.73
2	Max Manning	NE	1.75
3	Rufus Lewis	NE	1.86
4	Bill Byrd	BEG	1.90
5	Joe Black	BEG	1.99
6	Bob Romby	BEG	2.20
7	Barney Brown	PS	2.54
8	Jonas Gaines	BEG	3.02
9	Tom Parker	HG	3.03
10	Dave Barnhill	NYC	3.06

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

L

R

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	518.2		1.17	15.6%	7.4%	2.11	0.4%
2	Newark Eagles	NN2	456.2		1.25	13.3%	8.4%	1.59	0.4%
3	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	419.2		1.40	14.6%	7.8%	1.86	0.9%
4	New York Cubans	NN2	366.1		1.44	13.7%	8.1%	1.69	1.3%
5	Homestead Grays	NN2	358.2		1.38	10.1%	9.6%	1.05	0.5%
6	New York Black Yankees	NN2	209.1		1.59	10.0%	8.3%	1.20	1.2%
	6	1	2329.1		1.34	13.3%	8.2%	1.61	0.7%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Bill Byrd	BEG	SP	123.1		1.02	16.2%	4.5%	3.59	0.4%
2	Patricio Scantlebury*	NYC	SP	116.2		1.25	12.8%	4.1%	3.15	1.2%
3	Joe Black	BEG	SP	113.1		1.04	19.1%	8.1%	2.36	0.7%
4	Max Manning	NE	SP	113.1		1.11	15.6%	8.1%	1.92	0.0%
5	Henry Miller	PS	SP	111.2		1.42	14.0%	10.5%	1.33	1.2%
6	Henry McHenry	PS	SP	100.2		1.42	14.4%	6.2%	2.33	1.1%
7	Bob Romby*	BEG	RP	90.0		1.17	18.6%	11.2%	1.66	0.3%
8	Leniel Hooker	NE	SP	88.1		1.09	11.3%	4.4%	2.56	0.5%
9	Dave Barnhill	NYC	SP	85.1		1.37	13.4%	8.0%	1.67	1.9%
10	Jonas Gaines*	BEG	SP	83.1		1.20	17.0%	7.5%	2.27	0.3%
11	Rufus Lewis	NE	SP	77.1		1.11	15.3%	9.4%	1.63	0.3%
12	Tom Parker	HG	SP	74.1		1.21	13.4%	11.4%	1.17	1.0%
13	Cotton Williams	NE	RP	72.0		1.57	12.0%	8.7%	1.38	0.3%
14	Ernest Burke	BEG	RP	65.2		1.37	7.0%	4.2%	1.67	0.0%
15	Roy Partlow*	PS	SP	65.0		1.40	11.7%	4.9%	2.36	0.7%
16	Clyde Golden*	NE	RP	64.0		1.36	13.2%	11.0%	1.19	1.1%
17	Raúl López*	NYC	RP	58.2		1.70	12.6%	11.6%	1.09	1.1%
18	Barney Brown*	PS	RP	56.2		1.31	18.6%	6.8%	2.75	1.3%
19	Wilmer Fields	HG	SP	56.0		1.21	11.1%	5.1%	2.17	0.9%
20	Bill Ricks	PS	RP	52.0		1.23	13.2%	9.9%	1.33	0.0%
21	Bob Thurman*	HG	SP	49.2		1.67	13.5%	11.4%	1.19	0.4%
22	Charley Davidson	NBY	SP	43.1		1.59	5.1%	8.2%	0.63	1.5%
23	R. T. Walker	HG	RP	40.2		1.23	8.9%	9.5%	0.94	0.0%
24	Neck Stanley*	NBY	RP	39.0		1.51	12.8%	6.7%	1.92	0.0%
25	Frank Thompson*	HG	RP	38.1		1.54	9.7%	10.9%	0.89	0.0%
26	Bob Griffith	NBY	RP	35.1		1.64	11.3%	9.4%	1.20	1.9%
27	José Santiago	NYC	SP	32.1		1.11	19.4%	8.2%	2.36	1.5%
28	Pee Wee Jenkins	NYC	RP	30.1		1.71	21.4%	11.0%	1.94	1.4%
29	Frank Pearson	NBY	RP	28.0		1.39	13.9%	4.1%	3.40	0.8%
30	Wilmer Harris	PS	RP	27.2		1.55	14.7%	7.0%	2.11	0.0%
31	Jim Carter	NE	RP	26.1		1.59	7.3%	13.0%	0.56	0.0%
32	Willie Smith	HG	RP	25.2		1.99	5.5%	11.7%	0.47	0.8%
33	Alfred Wilmore	BEG	SP	22.0		1.36	14.0%	11.0%	1.27	1.0%
34	Ted Alexander	HG	RP	20.2		0.97	6.3%	7.5%	0.83	1.3%
35	Garnett Blair	HG	SP	20.1		0.98	7.3%	11.0%	0.67	0.0%
36	Albert Stephens^	NBY	RP	19.2		1.53	16.3%	13.0%	1.25	1.1%
37	Clarence Evans^	HG	RP	17.2		1.87	4.7%	8.2%	0.57	0.0%
38	Toots Ferrell^	BEG	RP	16.2		1.20	11.4%	4.3%	2.67	0.0%
39	Alex Newkirk	NBY/NYC	RP	16.2		1.92	3.7%	7.3%	0.50	0.0%
40	Johnny Smith*	NBY	RP	15.2		1.72	5.5%	8.2%	0.67	4.1%
41	Wilbur Lansing	NE	SP	15.1		1.24	16.4%	6.0%	2.75	0.0%
42	Marvin Barker	NBY	RP	12.2		1.82	1.6%	9.8%	0.17	0.0%
43	Martin Crue*	NYC	RP	11.0		1.27	14.9%	6.4%	2.33	2.1%
44	Barney Morris	NYC	SP	9.1		2.14	8.3%	20.8%	0.40	0.0%
45	Wilfredo Salas	NYC	RP	9.0		1.33	12.8%	10.3%	1.25	0.0%
46	Lefty Bell*	HG	RP	8.1		1.44	8.1%	10.8%	0.75	0.0%
47	Bill Dumpson^	NBY	SP	6.0		1.67	21.4%	10.7%	2.00	0.0%
48	Larry Kimbrough	HG	RP	5.2		1.41	3.8%	3.8%	1.00	0.0%
49	Sonny Boy Jeffries	NBY	RP	5.1		1.31	4.2%	12.5%	0.33	4.2%
50	DeShield^	PS	SP	5.0		1.20	33.3%	19.0%	1.75	0.0%
51	Clyde Sowell	BEG	SP	4.1		4.38	0.0%	21.9%	0.00	0.0%
52	Bob Trice	HG	RP	1.1		0.00	25.0%	0.0%		0.0%
53	Chris Vierira*	NBY	SP	1.1		5.25	0.0%	15.4%	0.00	0.0%
54	Harold Gould	PS	SP	1.0		6.00	22.2%	0.0%		0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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