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Negro American League Batting Leaders
1. | Smith • CBE | 3.1 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 2.8 |
3. | Paige • 2TM | 2.4 |
4. | Mathis • MRS | 2.0 |
5. | McDaniel • KCM | 1.8 |
6. | Davis • CC | 1.7 |
7. | Serrell • KCM | 1.7 |
8. | Davis • BBB | 1.7 |
9. | Saylor • BBB | 1.6 |
10. | Wilson • CC | 1.4 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 2.8 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 1.7 |
3. | Davis • BBB | 1.7 |
4. | Radcliff • CAG | 1.4 |
5. | Davenport • 2TM | 1.4 |
6. | Sampson • BBB | 1.3 |
7. | McLaurin • BBB | 1.2 |
8. | Spearman • BBB | 1.1 |
9. | Williams • KCM | 1.0 |
10. | Jethroe • CBE | 1.0 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 2.3 |
2. | Davis • BBB | 1.4 |
3. | Serrell • KCM | 1.4 |
4. | Radcliff • CAG | 1.1 |
5. | Jethroe • CBE | 1.1 |
6. | McLaurin • BBB | 1.0 |
7. | Davenport • 2TM | 1.0 |
8. | Spearman • BBB | 0.9 |
9. | Thompson • KCM | 0.8 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 0.8 |
1. | Williams • KCM | 0.6 |
Sampson • BBB | 0.6 | |
3. | Riddle • CBE | 0.6 |
4. | Serrell • KCM | 0.6 |
5. | Wyatt • CAG | 0.5 |
Lockett • BBB | 0.5 | |
7. | Brown • KCM | 0.5 |
8. | Lamar • CC | 0.5 |
9. | Davis • BBB | 0.4 |
10. | Horne • CBE | 0.4 |
1. | Radcliff • CAG | .369 |
2. | Brown • KCM | .340 |
3. | Davenport • 2TM | .325 |
4. | Britton • CC | .317 |
5. | Thompson • KCM | .315 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | .310 |
7. | McLaurin • BBB | .304 |
8. | Spearman • BBB | .301 |
9. | Young • CAG | .298 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | .292 |
1. | McLaurin • BBB | .400 |
2. | Brown • KCM | .390 |
3. | Radcliff • CAG | .389 |
4. | Spearman • BBB | .384 |
5. | Thompson • KCM | .373 |
6. | Davis • BBB | .365 |
7. | Davenport • 2TM | .362 |
8. | Britton • CC | .349 |
9. | Bissant • CAG | .339 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | .337 |
1. | Brown • KCM | .533 |
2. | Jethroe • CBE | .472 |
3. | Radcliff • CAG | .467 |
4. | Davis • BBB | .444 |
5. | Serrell • KCM | .426 |
6. | Young • CAG | .423 |
7. | Davenport • 2TM | .422 |
8. | Thompson • KCM | .415 |
9. | Tatum • CC | .414 |
10. | Snead • CC | .398 |
1. | Brown • KCM | .923 |
2. | Radcliff • CAG | .856 |
3. | Davis • BBB | .808 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | .805 |
5. | Thompson • KCM | .789 |
6. | Davenport • 2TM | .784 |
7. | McLaurin • BBB | .776 |
8. | Young • CAG | .759 |
9. | Serrell • KCM | .751 |
10. | Spearman • BBB | .743 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 53 |
Serrell • KCM | 53 | |
Souell • KCM | 53 | |
4. | Spearman • BBB | 42 |
5. | O'Neil • KCM | 41 |
Williams • KCM | 41 | |
7. | Sampson • BBB | 40 |
Thompson • KCM | 40 | |
9. | Davis • BBB | 39 |
10. | Lockett • BBB | 38 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 203 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 197 |
3. | Serrell • KCM | 195 |
4. | Sampson • BBB | 161 |
5. | Spearman • BBB | 156 |
6. | Davenport • 2TM | 154 |
7. | Williams • KCM | 152 |
8. | O'Neil • KCM | 151 |
9. | Lockett • BBB | 150 |
10. | Davis • BBB | 142 |
Jethroe • CBE | 142 | |
Allen • KCM | 142 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 221 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 214 |
3. | Serrell • KCM | 208 |
4. | Spearman • BBB | 181 |
5. | Sampson • BBB | 175 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 171 |
7. | Davenport • 2TM | 163 |
8. | O'Neil • KCM | 162 |
9. | Davis • BBB | 161 |
10. | Lockett • BBB | 160 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 33 |
2. | Davis • BBB | 28 |
Jethroe • CBE | 28 | |
Serrell • KCM | 28 | |
Souell • KCM | 28 | |
6. | McLaurin • BBB | 27 |
7. | Spearman • BBB | 26 |
8. | Sampson • BBB | 24 |
9. | Williams • KCM | 23 |
Davenport • 2TM | 23 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 67 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 56 |
3. | Souell • KCM | 52 |
4. | Davenport • 2TM | 50 |
5. | Sampson • BBB | 47 |
Spearman • BBB | 47 | |
7. | Radcliff • CAG | 45 |
8. | Jethroe • CBE | 44 |
9. | O'Neil • KCM | 43 |
10. | Davis • BBB | 41 |
Thompson • KCM | 41 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 105 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 83 |
3. | Jethroe • CBE | 67 |
4. | Davenport • 2TM | 65 |
5. | Souell • KCM | 64 |
6. | Davis • BBB | 63 |
7. | Radcliff • CAG | 57 |
8. | Spearman • BBB | 56 |
9. | Sampson • BBB | 55 |
10. | Thompson • KCM | 54 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 14 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 13 |
3. | Davis • BBB | 12 |
Jethroe • CBE | 12 | |
Snead • CC | 12 | |
6. | Davenport • 2TM | 8 |
7. | Radcliff • CAG | 7 |
8. | Ware • CBE | 6 |
Young • CAG | 6 | |
Souell • KCM | 6 | |
Thompson • KCM | 6 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 5 |
2. | Spearman • BBB | 4 |
Jethroe • CBE | 4 | |
Pennington • CAG | 4 | |
5. | Sampson • BBB | 3 |
Tatum • CC | 3 | |
Bissant • CAG | 3 | |
Williams • KCM | 3 | |
Souell • KCM | 3 | |
10. | Britton • CC | 2 |
Dunn • BBB | 2 | |
Ray • CC | 2 | |
Snead • CC | 2 | |
Brown • KCM | 2 | |
Smith • KCM | 2 | |
Thompson • KCM | 2 | |
Hyde • MRS | 2 | |
McDaniel • MRS | 2 | |
Robinson • MRS | 2 | |
Christopher • 2TM | 2 | |
Davenport • 2TM | 2 | |
Ware • CBE | 2 | |
Riddle • CBE | 2 | |
Davis • BBB | 2 | |
Lockett • BBB | 2 | |
Young • CAG | 2 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 7 |
2. | Charter • 3TM | 2 |
Robinson • MRS | 2 | |
Pennington • CAG | 2 | |
Tatum • CC | 2 | |
Davis • BBB | 2 | |
7. | Dunn • BBB | 1 |
Lockett • BBB | 1 | |
McLaurin • BBB | 1 | |
Steele • BBB | 1 | |
Bissant • CAG | 1 | |
Buster • CAG | 1 | |
Cornelius • CAG | 1 | |
Radcliff • CAG | 1 | |
West • CAG | 1 | |
Wyatt • CAG | 1 | |
Young • CAG | 1 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 1 | |
Snead • CC | 1 | |
McDaniel • KCM | 1 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 1 | |
Serrell • KCM | 1 | |
Thompson • KCM | 1 | |
Hyde • MRS | 1 | |
Christopher • 2TM | 1 | |
Davenport • 2TM | 1 | |
Cleveland • CBE | 1 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 31 |
2. | Lockett • BBB | 25 |
Serrell • KCM | 25 | |
4. | Davis • BBB | 24 |
5. | Davenport • 2TM | 20 |
6. | Radcliff • CAG | 19 |
7. | Ware • CBE | 18 |
Snead • CC | 18 | |
9. | Spearman • BBB | 17 |
O'Neil • KCM | 17 |
1. | McLaurin • BBB | 20 |
2. | Spearman • BBB | 19 |
3. | Williams • KCM | 17 |
4. | Davis • BBB | 16 |
Brown • KCM | 16 | |
6. | Souell • KCM | 13 |
7. | Ray • CC | 12 |
Wilson • CC | 12 | |
Simms • KCM | 12 | |
Mathis • MRS | 12 |
1. | Spearman • BBB | 7 |
2. | Souell • KCM | 6 |
Bankhead • MRS | 6 | |
Sampson • BBB | 6 | |
5. | Wyatt • CAG | 5 |
Woods • CBE | 5 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 5 | |
McLaurin • BBB | 5 | |
Hyde • MRS | 5 | |
10. | Bissant • CAG | 4 |
Williams • KCM | 4 | |
Cleveland • CBE | 4 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 4 | |
Brown • KCM | 4 | |
Riddle • CBE | 4 | |
Britton • CC | 4 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 45 |
2. | Souell • KCM | 43 |
3. | Sampson • BBB | 42 |
Spearman • BBB | 42 | |
5. | Davenport • 2TM | 39 |
6. | O'Neil • KCM | 38 |
7. | Radcliff • CAG | 36 |
Serrell • KCM | 36 | |
9. | Britton • CC | 34 |
10. | McLaurin • BBB | 32 |
Thompson • KCM | 32 | |
Williams • KCM | 32 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 184 |
2. | Radcliff • CAG | 164 |
3. | Davis • BBB | 149 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | 148 |
5. | Thompson • KCM | 144 |
6. | Davenport • 2TM | 142 |
7. | McLaurin • BBB | 140 |
8. | Young • CAG | 134 |
9. | Serrell • KCM | 131 |
10. | Spearman • BBB | 130 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 41 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 27 |
3. | Davenport • 2TM | 25 |
4. | Davis • BBB | 23 |
5. | Radcliff • CAG | 22 |
Jethroe • CBE | 22 | |
7. | Spearman • BBB | 21 |
8. | Thompson • KCM | 20 |
9. | McLaurin • BBB | 19 |
Sampson • BBB | 19 | |
Souell • KCM | 19 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 19 |
2. | Davis • BBB | 9 |
3. | Radcliff • CAG | 9 |
4. | Davenport • 2TM | 7 |
5. | McLaurin • BBB | 7 |
Jethroe • CBE | 7 | |
7. | Thompson • KCM | 7 |
8. | Serrell • KCM | 7 |
9. | Spearman • BBB | 6 |
10. | Robinson • MRS | 4 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 2.1 |
2. | Davis • BBB | 1.0 |
3. | Radcliff • CAG | 1.0 |
4. | Davenport • 2TM | 0.8 |
McLaurin • BBB | 0.8 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 0.8 | |
7. | Thompson • KCM | 0.8 |
8. | Serrell • KCM | 0.7 |
9. | Spearman • BBB | 0.7 |
10. | Robinson • MRS | 0.4 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 22 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 20 |
3. | Jethroe • CBE | 17 |
4. | Davis • BBB | 16 |
5. | Snead • CC | 15 |
6. | Davenport • 2TM | 11 |
7. | Tatum • CC | 10 |
8. | Young • CAG | 9 |
Souell • KCM | 9 | |
Thompson • KCM | 9 | |
Radcliff • CAG | 9 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 83 |
2. | Spearman • BBB | 68 |
3. | Serrell • KCM | 67 |
4. | Souell • KCM | 66 |
5. | Davenport • 2TM | 59 |
6. | Davis • BBB | 58 |
McLaurin • BBB | 58 | |
Sampson • BBB | 58 | |
9. | Williams • KCM | 56 |
10. | O'Neil • KCM | 53 |
Thompson • KCM | 53 |
1. | Brown • KCM | .822 |
2. | Radcliff • CAG | .796 |
3. | Davenport • 2TM | .741 |
4. | Davis • BBB | .714 |
5. | Jethroe • CBE | .713 |
6. | Thompson • KCM | .704 |
7. | McLaurin • BBB | .702 |
8. | Young • CAG | .676 |
9. | Serrell • KCM | .654 |
10. | Britton • CC | .647 |
1. | Wilson • CC | 4 |
2. | Walker • BBB | 3 |
3. | Spearman • BBB | 2 |
Williams • KCM | 2 | |
Thompson • KCM | 2 | |
Ray • CC | 2 | |
7. | Dunn • BBB | 1 |
Young • CAG | 1 | |
Boone • CBE | 1 | |
Hundley • CBE | 1 | |
Jefferson • CBE | 1 | |
Davis • CC | 1 | |
Glover • CC | 1 | |
Lamar • CC | 1 | |
Snead • CC | 1 | |
Haynes • KCM | 1 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 1 | |
Serrell • KCM | 1 | |
Simms • KCM | 1 | |
Souell • KCM | 1 | |
Bankhead • MRS | 1 | |
Robinson • MRS | 1 | |
Harris • 2TM | 1 | |
Morney • 2TM | 1 | |
Davis • BBB | 1 | |
Newberry • 2TM | 1 |
1. | Horne • CBE | 10 |
2. | Spearman • BBB | 4 |
Walker • BBB | 4 | |
Souell • KCM | 4 | |
5. | Simms • KCM | 3 |
Smith • 2TM | 3 | |
Hundley • CBE | 3 | |
Jefferson • CBE | 3 | |
Riddle • CBE | 3 | |
Haywood • CC | 3 | |
Ray • CC | 3 | |
Lindsay • 2TM | 3 | |
Sampson • BBB | 3 | |
Thompson • KCM | 3 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 5.1 |
2. | Davis • BBB | 2.4 |
3. | Tatum • CC | 2.0 |
4. | McLaurin • BBB | 1.7 |
Hyde • MRS | 1.7 | |
Wyatt • CAG | 1.7 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 1.7 | |
8. | Bissant • CAG | 1.6 |
Cleveland • CBE | 1.6 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 1.6 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 28.1 |
2. | Charter • 3TM | 52.0 |
3. | Tatum • CC | 55.5 |
4. | Pennington • CAG | 59.0 |
5. | Davis • BBB | 71.0 |
6. | Bissant • CAG | 103.0 |
7. | Young • CAG | 104.0 |
8. | Wyatt • CAG | 110.0 |
9. | Radcliff • CAG | 122.0 |
10. | McLaurin • BBB | 125.0 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 155 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 141 |
3. | Brown • KCM | 131 |
4. | Sampson • BBB | 117 |
5. | Williams • KCM | 115 |
6. | Lockett • BBB | 114 |
7. | Spearman • BBB | 113 |
8. | Walker • BBB | 110 |
9. | O'Neil • KCM | 109 |
10. | Allen • KCM | 108 |
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