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Negro American League Batting Leaders
1. | Smith • KCM | 3.8 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 2.0 |
3. | Brown • KCM | 1.8 |
4. | Paige • KCM | 1.5 |
5. | Bankhead • BBB | 1.4 |
6. | Mathis • 2TM | 1.0 |
7. | Smith • KCM | 0.9 |
8. | Henry • JRC | 0.9 |
9. | Greene • KCM | 0.8 |
10. | Moss • MRS | 0.8 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 2.0 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 1.8 |
3. | Greene • KCM | 0.8 |
4. | Hyde • MRS | 0.8 |
5. | Williams • KCM | 0.7 |
6. | Allen • KCM | 0.7 |
Smith • KCM | 0.7 | |
8. | Bostock • BBB | 0.6 |
9. | Wilson • SNS | 0.6 |
10. | Robinson • MRS | 0.5 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 1.9 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 1.7 |
3. | Greene • KCM | 0.8 |
Hyde • MRS | 0.8 | |
5. | Williams • KCM | 0.7 |
6. | Smith • KCM | 0.6 |
7. | Bostock • BBB | 0.6 |
8. | Allen • KCM | 0.6 |
9. | Wilson • SNS | 0.5 |
10. | Robinson • MRS | 0.4 |
1. | Williams • KCM | 0.2 |
2. | Bibbs • KCM | 0.2 |
3. | Brown • MRS | 0.1 |
4. | Greene • KCM | 0.1 |
Lyles • 2TM | 0.1 | |
Riddle • SNS | 0.1 | |
Redd • BBB | 0.1 | |
8. | Horne • CAG | 0.1 |
Sampson • BBB | 0.1 | |
10. | James • 2TM | 0.1 |
Carter • MRS | 0.1 |
1. | Hyde • MRS | .379 |
2. | Bostock • BBB | .364 |
3. | Brown • KCM | .328 |
4. | Strong • KCM | .327 |
5. | Wilson • SNS | .323 |
6. | Lockett • BBB | .313 |
7. | Sampson • BBB | .311 |
8. | Carter • MRS | .299 |
9. | Douglas • BBB | .286 |
Brown • MRS | .286 |
1. | Strong • KCM | .468 |
2. | Hyde • MRS | .419 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | .397 |
4. | Brown • KCM | .390 |
5. | Wilson • SNS | .380 |
6. | Robinson • MRS | .358 |
7. | Brown • MRS | .352 |
8. | Williams • KCM | .345 |
9. | Lockett • BBB | .343 |
Allen • KCM | .343 |
1. | Strong • KCM | .602 |
2. | Brown • KCM | .555 |
3. | Hyde • MRS | .534 |
4. | Bostock • BBB | .491 |
5. | Greene • KCM | .458 |
6. | Sampson • BBB | .393 |
7. | Wilson • SNS | .385 |
8. | Douglas • BBB | .381 |
9. | Robinson • MRS | .379 |
10. | Lockett • BBB | .359 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 1.070 |
2. | Hyde • MRS | .954 |
3. | Brown • KCM | .945 |
4. | Bostock • BBB | .887 |
5. | Greene • KCM | .791 |
6. | Wilson • SNS | .765 |
7. | Robinson • MRS | .738 |
8. | Sampson • BBB | .727 |
9. | Douglas • BBB | .709 |
10. | Lockett • BBB | .703 |
1. | Bibbs • KCM | 33 |
Brown • KCM | 33 | |
3. | Allen • KCM | 32 |
O'Neil • KCM | 32 | |
Simms • KCM | 32 | |
6. | Williams • KCM | 31 |
7. | Strong • KCM | 30 |
8. | Greene • KCM | 26 |
9. | Bostock • BBB | 18 |
Douglas • BBB | 18 | |
Lockett • BBB | 18 | |
Sampson • BBB | 18 |
1. | O'Neil • KCM | 129 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 128 |
3. | Bibbs • KCM | 127 |
4. | Allen • KCM | 122 |
5. | Simms • KCM | 120 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 105 |
7. | Strong • KCM | 98 |
8. | Greene • KCM | 83 |
9. | Carter • MRS | 67 |
10. | Wilson • SNS | 65 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 141 |
2. | O'Neil • KCM | 139 |
3. | Bibbs • KCM | 138 |
4. | Allen • KCM | 137 |
Simms • KCM | 137 | |
6. | Strong • KCM | 128 |
7. | Williams • KCM | 120 |
8. | Greene • KCM | 95 |
9. | Carter • MRS | 72 |
10. | Wilson • SNS | 71 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 28 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 27 |
3. | Allen • KCM | 22 |
Simms • KCM | 22 | |
5. | O'Neil • KCM | 18 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 17 |
7. | Lockett • BBB | 16 |
8. | Greene • KCM | 15 |
9. | Bibbs • KCM | 14 |
Hyde • MRS | 14 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 42 |
2. | Allen • KCM | 34 |
3. | Strong • KCM | 32 |
4. | Bibbs • KCM | 31 |
5. | O'Neil • KCM | 30 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 27 |
7. | Simms • KCM | 22 |
Hyde • MRS | 22 | |
9. | Greene • KCM | 21 |
Wilson • SNS | 21 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 71 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 59 |
3. | Allen • KCM | 39 |
O'Neil • KCM | 39 | |
5. | Greene • KCM | 38 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 34 |
7. | Bibbs • KCM | 33 |
8. | Hyde • MRS | 31 |
9. | Simms • KCM | 28 |
10. | Bostock • BBB | 27 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 6 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 5 |
Smith • KCM | 5 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 5 | |
5. | Rogers • MRS | 4 |
6. | Lamar • JRC | 3 |
Carter • MRS | 3 | |
Hyde • MRS | 3 | |
Robinson • MRS | 3 | |
Greene • KCM | 3 | |
Allen • KCM | 3 | |
Lockett • BBB | 3 | |
Bostock • BBB | 3 |
1. | Greene • KCM | 7 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 4 |
3. | Riddle • SNS | 3 |
Hyde • MRS | 3 | |
Williams • KCM | 3 | |
6. | Douglas • BBB | 2 |
McAllister • SNS | 2 | |
Mayweather • SNS | 2 | |
Armour • SNS | 2 | |
Robinson • MRS | 2 | |
Strong • KCM | 2 | |
Simms • KCM | 2 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 2 | |
Cleveland • JRC | 2 | |
Bostock • BBB | 2 | |
Sampson • BBB | 2 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 6 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 5 |
3. | Hudson • CAG | 1 |
Longley • MRS | 1 | |
Radcliffe • MRS | 1 | |
McAllister • SNS | 1 | |
Lyles • 2TM | 1 | |
Nixon • 2TM | 1 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 29 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 27 |
3. | Williams • KCM | 20 |
Greene • KCM | 20 | |
5. | Bibbs • KCM | 15 |
6. | Simms • KCM | 12 |
7. | Allen • KCM | 11 |
O'Neil • KCM | 11 | |
Cleveland • JRC | 11 | |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 10 |
Wilson • SNS | 10 | |
Lockett • BBB | 10 | |
Robinson • MRS | 10 | |
Bostock • BBB | 10 | |
Mayweather • SNS | 10 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 26 |
2. | Simms • KCM | 16 |
3. | Williams • KCM | 14 |
4. | Brown • KCM | 13 |
5. | Allen • KCM | 12 |
6. | Greene • KCM | 10 |
7. | Robinson • MRS | 9 |
8. | Bibbs • KCM | 8 |
Ray • JRC | 8 | |
10. | O'Neil • KCM | 7 |
Ford • SNS | 7 | |
Armour • SNS | 7 | |
Longley • MRS | 7 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 9 |
2. | Armour • SNS | 7 |
3. | Simms • KCM | 6 |
O'Neil • KCM | 6 | |
Wilson • SNS | 6 | |
6. | Hyde • MRS | 5 |
7. | Henderson • CAG | 4 |
8. | Crutchfield • CAG | 3 |
Allen • KCM | 3 | |
Carter • MRS | 3 |
1. | Allen • KCM | 30 |
2. | Bibbs • KCM | 29 |
3. | Brown • KCM | 27 |
4. | O'Neil • KCM | 23 |
Williams • KCM | 23 | |
6. | Strong • KCM | 19 |
7. | Simms • KCM | 18 |
Wilson • SNS | 18 | |
9. | Lockett • BBB | 17 |
Carter • MRS | 17 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 234 |
2. | Hyde • MRS | 198 |
3. | Brown • KCM | 194 |
4. | Bostock • BBB | 177 |
5. | Greene • KCM | 147 |
6. | Wilson • SNS | 139 |
7. | Robinson • MRS | 131 |
8. | Sampson • BBB | 127 |
9. | Douglas • BBB | 121 |
10. | Lockett • BBB | 120 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 28 |
Brown • KCM | 28 | |
3. | Hyde • MRS | 13 |
Greene • KCM | 13 | |
Allen • KCM | 13 | |
6. | Williams • KCM | 12 |
7. | Bostock • BBB | 11 |
O'Neil • KCM | 11 | |
9. | Bibbs • KCM | 10 |
Wilson • SNS | 10 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 17 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 13 |
3. | Hyde • MRS | 6 |
4. | Bostock • BBB | 5 |
5. | Greene • KCM | 4 |
6. | Hudson • CAG | 3 |
7. | Parker • SNS | 3 |
8. | Smith • KCM | 3 |
9. | Wilson • SNS | 3 |
10. | Rogers • MRS | 3 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 1.8 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 1.4 |
3. | Hyde • MRS | 0.7 |
4. | Bostock • BBB | 0.5 |
5. | Greene • KCM | 0.4 |
6. | Hudson • CAG | 0.4 |
7. | Wilson • SNS | 0.3 |
Parker • SNS | 0.3 | |
Smith • KCM | 0.3 | |
10. | Rogers • MRS | 0.3 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 15 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 13 |
3. | Greene • KCM | 10 |
4. | O'Neil • KCM | 7 |
5. | Hyde • MRS | 6 |
6. | Bostock • BBB | 5 |
Robinson • MRS | 5 | |
Smith • KCM | 5 | |
9. | Douglas • BBB | 4 |
Allen • KCM | 4 | |
Williams • KCM | 4 | |
Rogers • MRS | 4 | |
Riddle • SNS | 4 | |
Simms • KCM | 4 | |
Mayweather • SNS | 4 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 58 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 55 |
3. | Allen • KCM | 46 |
4. | Williams • KCM | 41 |
5. | Bibbs • KCM | 39 |
6. | Simms • KCM | 38 |
7. | O'Neil • KCM | 37 |
8. | Greene • KCM | 31 |
9. | Wilson • SNS | 27 |
10. | Hyde • MRS | 26 |
1. | Strong • KCM | .867 |
2. | Hyde • MRS | .844 |
3. | Brown • KCM | .818 |
4. | Bostock • BBB | .759 |
5. | Wilson • SNS | .699 |
6. | Greene • KCM | .653 |
7. | Lockett • BBB | .607 |
Sampson • BBB | .607 | |
Robinson • MRS | .607 | |
10. | Douglas • BBB | .568 |
1. | Bostock • BBB | 6 |
Bankhead • MRS | 6 | |
3. | Bankhead • BBB | 4 |
Cornelius • CAG | 4 | |
Brown • MRS | 4 | |
Strong • KCM | 4 | |
7. | O'Neil • KCM | 3 |
Redd • BBB | 3 | |
Bibbs • KCM | 3 | |
Allen • KCM | 3 | |
Douglas • BBB | 3 | |
Mayweather • SNS | 3 | |
Pennington • CAG | 3 | |
Smith • SNS | 3 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 6.4 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 1.7 |
3. | McAllister • SNS | 1.3 |
Lyles • 2TM | 1.3 | |
5. | Longley • MRS | 1.0 |
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