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Negro American League Batting Leaders
1. | Paige • KCM | 4.4 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 1.8 |
3. | Wilson • BBB | 1.8 |
4. | Jessup • CAG | 1.6 |
5. | Jefferson • CBE | 1.5 |
6. | Mathis • MRS | 1.4 |
7. | Bremer • CBE | 1.2 |
8. | Woods • CBE | 1.1 |
9. | Moss • MRS | 1.1 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 1.1 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 1.8 |
2. | Wilson • BBB | 1.8 |
3. | Woods • CBE | 1.1 |
4. | Sampson • BBB | 1.1 |
5. | Steele • BBB | 1.0 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | 1.0 |
Douglas • CAG | 1.0 | |
8. | Britton • BBB | 0.9 |
9. | Xiqués • CC | 0.7 |
Souell • KCM | 0.7 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 1.7 |
Wilson • BBB | 1.7 | |
3. | Woods • CBE | 1.1 |
4. | Sampson • BBB | 1.0 |
5. | Steele • BBB | 1.0 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | 1.0 |
Douglas • CAG | 1.0 | |
8. | Britton • BBB | 0.9 |
9. | Xiqués • CC | 0.7 |
10. | Souell • KCM | 0.6 |
1. | Williams • KCM | 0.3 |
2. | Wilson • BBB | 0.2 |
3. | Serrell • KCM | 0.2 |
4. | Sampson • BBB | 0.2 |
5. | Bankhead • MRS | 0.1 |
Horne • CBE | 0.1 | |
7. | Brown • 2TM | 0.1 |
8. | Douglas • CAG | 0.1 |
Smith • CC | 0.1 | |
10. | Young • KCM | 0.1 |
1. | Douglas • CAG | .400 |
2. | Wilson • BBB | .379 |
3. | Woods • CBE | .377 |
4. | Steele • BBB | .357 |
5. | Jethroe • CBE | .353 |
6. | Harper • 2TM | .351 |
7. | Sampson • BBB | .339 |
8. | Britton • BBB | .323 |
9. | Serrell • KCM | .320 |
10. | Radcliff • 2TM | .319 |
1. | Douglas • CAG | .464 |
2. | Steele • BBB | .442 |
3. | Jethroe • CBE | .415 |
4. | Wilson • BBB | .410 |
5. | Harper • 2TM | .405 |
6. | Sampson • BBB | .393 |
7. | Woods • CBE | .392 |
8. | Radcliff • 2TM | .390 |
Armour • CBE | .390 | |
10. | Pennington • 2TM | .375 |
1. | Douglas • CAG | .573 |
2. | Steele • BBB | .563 |
3. | Harper • 2TM | .545 |
4. | Wilson • BBB | .508 |
5. | Woods • CBE | .506 |
6. | Serrell • KCM | .486 |
7. | Jethroe • CBE | .459 |
8. | Radcliff • 2TM | .449 |
9. | Pennington • 2TM | .431 |
10. | Bissant • CAG | .425 |
1. | Douglas • CAG | 1.038 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 1.004 |
3. | Harper • 2TM | .950 |
4. | Wilson • BBB | .918 |
5. | Woods • CBE | .899 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | .874 |
7. | Serrell • KCM | .859 |
8. | Radcliff • 2TM | .839 |
9. | Pennington • 2TM | .806 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | .804 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 50 |
2. | Moody • KCM | 47 |
Serrell • KCM | 47 | |
4. | Allen • KCM | 43 |
5. | Williams • KCM | 40 |
6. | Smith • KCM | 35 |
7. | Britton • BBB | 33 |
Haynes • KCM | 33 | |
9. | Davis • BBB | 32 |
Steele • BBB | 32 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 188 |
2. | Moody • KCM | 178 |
3. | Serrell • KCM | 175 |
4. | Allen • KCM | 154 |
5. | Williams • KCM | 147 |
6. | Wilson • BBB | 132 |
7. | Britton • BBB | 130 |
8. | Davis • BBB | 123 |
9. | Smith • KCM | 113 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 112 |
Steele • BBB | 112 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 206 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 192 |
3. | Moody • KCM | 186 |
4. | Allen • KCM | 165 |
5. | Williams • KCM | 163 |
6. | Britton • BBB | 142 |
7. | Wilson • BBB | 140 |
8. | Steele • BBB | 131 |
9. | Davis • BBB | 130 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 124 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 38 |
2. | Souell • KCM | 31 |
3. | Steele • BBB | 25 |
4. | Wilson • BBB | 22 |
5. | Moody • KCM | 21 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 20 |
7. | Jethroe • CBE | 19 |
Bankhead • MRS | 19 | |
9. | Sampson • BBB | 18 |
10. | Allen • KCM | 17 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 56 |
2. | Souell • KCM | 55 |
3. | Wilson • BBB | 50 |
4. | Moody • KCM | 45 |
5. | Britton • BBB | 42 |
6. | Steele • BBB | 40 |
Allen • KCM | 40 | |
8. | Sampson • BBB | 38 |
9. | Williams • KCM | 33 |
10. | Douglas • CAG | 30 |
Jethroe • CBE | 30 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 85 |
2. | Wilson • BBB | 67 |
Souell • KCM | 67 | |
4. | Steele • BBB | 63 |
5. | Moody • KCM | 57 |
6. | Britton • BBB | 52 |
7. | Allen • KCM | 47 |
8. | Sampson • BBB | 46 |
Williams • KCM | 46 | |
10. | Douglas • CAG | 43 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 9 |
2. | Allen • KCM | 7 |
Wilson • BBB | 7 | |
4. | Steele • BBB | 6 |
5. | Williams • KCM | 5 |
Britton • BBB | 5 | |
Smith • CC | 5 | |
Hyde • MRS | 5 | |
Moody • KCM | 5 | |
Harper • 2TM | 5 | |
Douglas • CAG | 5 |
1. | Harper • 2TM | 5 |
Wilson • BBB | 5 | |
3. | Williams • KCM | 4 |
Serrell • KCM | 4 | |
Douglas • CAG | 4 | |
Steele • BBB | 4 | |
7. | Bissant • CAG | 3 |
Woods • CBE | 3 | |
Scott • 2TM | 3 | |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 2 |
Davis • BBB | 2 | |
Hyde • MRS | 2 | |
Moody • KCM | 2 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 4 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 3 |
3. | Davis • BBB | 2 |
Jethroe • CBE | 2 | |
Souell • KCM | 2 | |
Pennington • 2TM | 2 | |
7. | Britton • BBB | 1 |
McLaurin • BBB | 1 | |
Hairston • CC | 1 | |
Vázquez • CC | 1 | |
LaMarque • KCM | 1 | |
Moody • KCM | 1 | |
Smith • KCM | 1 | |
Ford • MRS | 1 | |
Robinson • MRS | 1 | |
Radcliff • 2TM | 1 |
1. | Moody • KCM | 26 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 23 |
Serrell • KCM | 23 | |
4. | Britton • BBB | 18 |
5. | Allen • KCM | 16 |
6. | Souell • KCM | 15 |
7. | Wilson • BBB | 14 |
Armour • CBE | 14 | |
Harper • 2TM | 14 | |
10. | Davis • BBB | 13 |
Sampson • BBB | 13 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 13 | |
Woods • CBE | 13 | |
Ford • MRS | 13 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 17 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 15 |
3. | Steele • BBB | 14 |
4. | Williams • KCM | 13 |
Ware • CBE | 13 | |
6. | Ray • CC | 12 |
7. | Vázquez • CC | 10 |
Longley • MRS | 10 | |
9. | Duncan • KCM | 9 |
Douglas • CAG | 9 | |
Robinson • MRS | 9 | |
Armour • CBE | 9 |
1. | Robinson • MRS | 6 |
Xiqués • CC | 6 | |
Serrell • KCM | 6 | |
4. | Bankhead • MRS | 5 |
5. | Woods • CBE | 4 |
Souell • KCM | 4 | |
Minor • CAG | 4 | |
Hyde • MRS | 4 | |
9. | Felder • 2TM | 3 |
Steele • BBB | 3 | |
McLaurin • BBB | 3 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 48 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 39 |
3. | Wilson • BBB | 38 |
4. | Moody • KCM | 37 |
5. | Britton • BBB | 35 |
6. | Allen • KCM | 33 |
7. | Sampson • BBB | 32 |
8. | Steele • BBB | 27 |
9. | Jethroe • CBE | 25 |
10. | Xiqués • CC | 24 |
Williams • KCM | 24 | |
Bankhead • MRS | 24 |
1. | Douglas • CAG | 221 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 211 |
3. | Harper • 2TM | 194 |
4. | Wilson • BBB | 184 |
5. | Woods • CBE | 178 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | 171 |
7. | Serrell • KCM | 166 |
8. | Radcliff • 2TM | 160 |
9. | Pennington • 2TM | 149 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 149 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 32 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 27 |
Wilson • BBB | 27 | |
4. | Souell • KCM | 24 |
5. | Douglas • CAG | 20 |
6. | Britton • BBB | 19 |
7. | Sampson • BBB | 17 |
Harper • 2TM | 17 | |
9. | Jethroe • CBE | 16 |
Moody • KCM | 16 |
1. | Steele • BBB | 15 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 13 |
3. | Wilson • BBB | 12 |
4. | Douglas • CAG | 11 |
5. | Harper • 2TM | 8 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | 7 |
7. | Sampson • BBB | 7 |
8. | Woods • CBE | 6 |
9. | Britton • BBB | 6 |
10. | Radcliff • 2TM | 5 |
1. | Steele • BBB | 1.6 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 1.4 |
3. | Wilson • BBB | 1.3 |
4. | Douglas • CAG | 1.1 |
5. | Harper • 2TM | 0.9 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | 0.8 |
7. | Sampson • BBB | 0.7 |
8. | Woods • CBE | 0.7 |
9. | Britton • BBB | 0.6 |
10. | Radcliff • 2TM | 0.5 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 17 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 13 |
3. | Wilson • BBB | 12 |
4. | Harper • 2TM | 10 |
5. | Williams • KCM | 9 |
Douglas • CAG | 9 | |
7. | Moody • KCM | 8 |
8. | Britton • BBB | 7 |
Woods • CBE | 7 | |
Allen • KCM | 7 | |
Bissant • CAG | 7 | |
Hyde • MRS | 7 | |
Souell • KCM | 7 | |
Davis • BBB | 7 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 72 |
2. | Serrell • KCM | 71 |
3. | Steele • BBB | 57 |
Wilson • BBB | 57 | |
5. | Britton • BBB | 51 |
6. | Moody • KCM | 50 |
7. | Sampson • BBB | 48 |
Williams • KCM | 48 | |
9. | Allen • KCM | 47 |
10. | Douglas • CAG | 39 |
Jethroe • CBE | 39 |
1. | Douglas • CAG | .892 |
2. | Steele • BBB | .856 |
3. | Harper • 2TM | .841 |
4. | Wilson • BBB | .828 |
5. | Woods • CBE | .807 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | .793 |
7. | Radcliff • 2TM | .783 |
8. | Serrell • KCM | .768 |
9. | Pennington • 2TM | .741 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | .709 |
1. | Steele • BBB | 3 |
Sampson • BBB | 3 | |
3. | McDaniel • MRS | 2 |
Williams • KCM | 2 | |
Ray • CC | 2 | |
Duncan • KCM | 2 | |
7. | McLaurin • BBB | 1 |
Wilson • BBB | 1 | |
Armour • CBE | 1 | |
Bremer • CBE | 1 | |
Grace • CBE | 1 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 1 | |
King • CBE | 1 | |
Ware • CBE | 1 | |
Merchant • CC | 1 | |
Britton • BBB | 1 | |
Haynes • KCM | 1 | |
Smith • KCM | 1 | |
Thomas • KCM | 1 | |
Young • KCM | 1 | |
Bankhead • MRS | 1 | |
Ford • MRS | 1 | |
Longley • MRS | 1 | |
Robinson • MRS | 1 | |
Brown • 2TM | 1 | |
Walker • CC | 1 |
1. | Smith • CC | 6 |
2. | Bankhead • MRS | 5 |
3. | Allen • KCM | 4 |
Duncan • KCM | 4 | |
Radcliffe • BBB | 4 | |
6. | Britton • BBB | 3 |
Horne • CBE | 3 | |
Moody • KCM | 3 | |
Brown • MRS | 3 | |
Canada • MRS | 3 | |
Davenport • 2TM | 3 |
1. | Serrell • KCM | 4.8 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 3.0 |
3. | Souell • KCM | 2.7 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | 2.0 |
Pennington • 2TM | 2.0 | |
6. | Robinson • MRS | 1.7 |
7. | McLaurin • BBB | 1.5 |
8. | Davis • BBB | 1.3 |
Vázquez • CC | 1.3 | |
Moody • KCM | 1.3 | |
Ford • MRS | 1.3 |
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