1931 Negro National League

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The 1931 Negro National League was the last season of the first edition of the Negro National League, killed off by the Great Depression. When the Kansas City Monarchs and Chicago American Giants, the top teams of the 1920s, both dropped out prior to the season, the league was left without a lot of its former talent. That left the St. Louis Stars with Cool Papa Bell, Mule Suttles and Willie Wells to trounce the league. Interestingly, a player named Powell led the league in both runs allowed (Willie Powell) and in ERA (Melvin Powell).

Standings[edit]

Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB
1 St. Louis Stars 48 37 10 1 .787 --
2 Cleveland Cubs 55 23 22 0 .511 13.0
3 Indianapolis ABCs 61 30 30 1 .500 13.5
4 Detroit Stars 58 25 33 0 .431 17.5
5 Louisville White Sox 58 24 33 1 .421 18.0
6 Chicago Columbia Giants 24 6 17 1 .261 19.0

League leaders[edit]

(based off games for which box scores could be found)

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Jabbo Andrews
Wade Johnston
Bobby Robinson
Indianapolis ABCs
Detroit Stars
Detroit Stars
45
At Bats Jimmie Crutchfield Indianapolis ABCs 176
Runs Scored Cool Papa Bell St. Louis Stars 46
Hits Jim Williams Indianapolis ABCs 57
Doubles Willie Wells St. Louis Stars 12
Triples Five tied with 4
Home Runs Turkey Stearnes Detroit Stars 8
Runs Batted In Mule Suttles St. Louis Stars 36
Stolen Bases Cool Papa Bell St. Louis Stars 16
Walks Wade Johnston Detroit Stars 35
Hit-by-Pitch Wilson Redus
Dave Malarcher
St. Louis Stars
Chicago Columbia Giants
3
Sacrifice Hits George Giles St. Louis Stars 6
Batting Average Nat Rogers Chicago Columbia Giants .419
On-Base Percentage Nat Rogers Chicago Columbia Giants .482
Slugging Percentage Turkey Stearnes Detroit Stars .632
On-Base plus Slugging Turkey Stearnes Detroit Stars 1096
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Turkey Stearnes
Nat Rogers
Detroit Stars
Chicago Columbia Giants
201

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Ray Brown
George Mitchell
Nelson Dean
Indianapolis ABCs
Indianapolis ABCs
Detroit Stars
7
Losses Willie Powell Detroit Stars 9
Win-Loss Percentage Leroy Matlock St. Louis Stars .800
Appearances Ray Brown
Willie Powell
Indianapolis ABCs
Detroit Stars
16
Games Started Ray Brown
Willie Powell
Indianapolis ABCs
Detroit Stars
14
Complete Games Ray Brown Indianapolis ABCs 12
Shutouts Four tied with 2
Saves Joe Strong
Ted Trent
Clarence White
St. Louis Stars
St. Louis Stars
Louisville White Sox
1
Innings Pitched Ray Brown Indianapolis ABCs 117 2/3
Batters Faced Ray Brown Indianapolis ABCs 482
Hits Allowed Luther McDonald Detroit Stars/Chicago Columbia Giants 106
Home Runs Allowed Four tied with 5
Base-on-Balls Allowed Tom Parker
Willie Powell
Indianapolis ABCs
Detroit Stars
38
Hit Batsmen Willie Powell Detroit Stars 8
Strikeouts Ray Brown Indianapolis ABCs 79
Wild Pitches Percy Miller Cleveland Cubs 3
Runs Allowed Willie Powell Detroit Stars 68
Earned Runs Allowed Willie Powell Detroit Stars 50
Earned Run Average Melvin Powell Chicago Columbia Giants 1.29
WHIP George Mitchell Indianapolis ABCs 0.89

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