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Negro American League Batting Leaders
1. | McDaniel • KCM | 3.7 |
2. | Bremer • CBE | 2.6 |
3. | Jessup • CAG | 2.2 |
4. | Robinson • KCM | 2.1 |
5. | LaMarque • KCM | 1.5 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 1.5 |
7. | Steele • BBB | 1.4 |
8. | Smith • KCM | 1.3 |
9. | Jethroe • CBE | 1.3 |
10. | Cañizares • CBE | 1.3 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 2.1 |
2. | Williams • KCM | 1.5 |
3. | Steele • BBB | 1.4 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | 1.3 |
5. | Cañizares • CBE | 1.3 |
6. | Pennington • CAG | 1.2 |
7. | Robinson • MRS | 1.0 |
8. | Wilson • BBB | 0.9 |
9. | Smith • CAG | 0.9 |
10. | Drake • CC | 0.8 |
Davis • BBB | 0.8 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 2.1 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 1.4 |
3. | Williams • KCM | 1.1 |
4. | Pennington • CAG | 1.1 |
5. | Jethroe • CBE | 1.1 |
6. | Cañizares • CBE | 1.0 |
7. | Smith • CAG | 1.0 |
8. | Robinson • MRS | 0.9 |
9. | Souell • KCM | 0.9 |
10. | Davis • BBB | 0.8 |
1. | Williams • KCM | 0.5 |
2. | Cañizares • CBE | 0.4 |
3. | Wilson • BBB | 0.4 |
4. | Drake • CC | 0.3 |
5. | Robinson • KCM | 0.3 |
6. | Jethroe • CBE | 0.3 |
7. | Armour • CBE | 0.2 |
8. | Radcliff • CC | 0.2 |
9. | Lockett • BBB | 0.2 |
10. | Spencer • BBB | 0.2 |
1. | Steele • BBB | .391 |
2. | Robinson • KCM | .375 |
3. | Cañizares • CBE | .373 |
4. | Davis • BBB | .360 |
5. | Smith • CAG | .336 |
6. | Moody • KCM | .331 |
7. | Jethroe • CBE | .329 |
8. | Robinson • MRS | .329 |
9. | Pennington • CAG | .325 |
10. | Wilson • BBB | .317 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | .449 |
2. | Steele • BBB | .446 |
3. | Pennington • CAG | .421 |
4. | Cañizares • CBE | .420 |
5. | Jethroe • CBE | .407 |
6. | Robinson • MRS | .402 |
7. | Davis • BBB | .396 |
8. | Smith • CAG | .377 |
9. | Wilson • BBB | .373 |
10. | Douglas • CAG | .360 |
1. | Steele • BBB | .630 |
2. | Robinson • KCM | .600 |
3. | Robinson • MRS | .575 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | .566 |
5. | Davis • BBB | .512 |
6. | Cañizares • CBE | .507 |
7. | Smith • CAG | .467 |
8. | Pennington • CAG | .439 |
9. | Souell • KCM | .420 |
10. | Moody • KCM | .411 |
1. | Steele • BBB | 1.076 |
2. | Robinson • KCM | 1.049 |
3. | Robinson • MRS | .978 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | .973 |
5. | Cañizares • CBE | .926 |
6. | Davis • BBB | .907 |
7. | Pennington • CAG | .860 |
8. | Smith • CAG | .844 |
9. | Moody • KCM | .766 |
10. | Souell • KCM | .766 |
1. | Scott • KCM | 44 |
Williams • KCM | 44 | |
3. | Thomas • KCM | 43 |
4. | Moody • KCM | 42 |
5. | Souell • KCM | 40 |
6. | Smith • CAG | 35 |
7. | Crutchfield • CAG | 34 |
Renfroe • KCM | 34 | |
Robinson • KCM | 34 | |
10. | Wyatt • CAG | 32 |
1. | Scott • KCM | 173 |
2. | Williams • KCM | 172 |
3. | Moody • KCM | 163 |
4. | Thomas • KCM | 158 |
5. | Souell • KCM | 157 |
6. | Smith • CAG | 137 |
7. | Crutchfield • CAG | 131 |
8. | Wyatt • CAG | 121 |
9. | Robinson • KCM | 120 |
10. | Douglas • CAG | 116 |
1. | Williams • KCM | 193 |
2. | Scott • KCM | 183 |
3. | Thomas • KCM | 174 |
4. | Moody • KCM | 173 |
5. | Souell • KCM | 171 |
6. | Smith • CAG | 147 |
7. | Crutchfield • CAG | 142 |
8. | Robinson • KCM | 137 |
9. | Pennington • CAG | 133 |
Wyatt • CAG | 133 |
1. | Williams • KCM | 40 |
2. | Souell • KCM | 33 |
3. | Bissant • CAG | 27 |
4. | Scott • KCM | 26 |
5. | Robinson • KCM | 25 |
6. | Moody • KCM | 23 |
7. | Smith • CAG | 22 |
Thomas • KCM | 22 | |
9. | Douglas • CAG | 21 |
Wyatt • CAG | 21 |
1. | Moody • KCM | 54 |
2. | Souell • KCM | 49 |
Williams • KCM | 49 | |
4. | Smith • CAG | 46 |
Thomas • KCM | 46 | |
6. | Robinson • KCM | 45 |
7. | Scott • KCM | 40 |
8. | Pennington • CAG | 37 |
9. | Steele • BBB | 36 |
Douglas • CAG | 36 | |
Wyatt • CAG | 36 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 72 |
2. | Moody • KCM | 67 |
3. | Souell • KCM | 66 |
Williams • KCM | 66 | |
5. | Smith • CAG | 64 |
6. | Thomas • KCM | 59 |
7. | Steele • BBB | 58 |
8. | Scott • KCM | 56 |
9. | Pennington • CAG | 50 |
10. | Wyatt • CAG | 46 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 13 |
2. | Moody • KCM | 10 |
3. | Williams • KCM | 9 |
4. | Bissant • CAG | 7 |
Cañizares • CBE | 7 | |
6. | Pennington • CAG | 6 |
Souell • KCM | 6 | |
Robinson • MRS | 6 | |
Wilson • BBB | 6 | |
10. | McDaniel • KCM | 5 |
Scott • KCM | 5 | |
Thomas • KCM | 5 | |
Crutchfield • CAG | 5 | |
Steele • BBB | 5 | |
Jones • MRS | 5 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 5 | |
Lockett • BBB | 5 |
1. | Steele • BBB | 7 |
2. | Jethroe • CBE | 5 |
3. | Hyde • MRS | 4 |
Smith • CAG | 4 | |
King • CAG | 4 | |
Thomas • KCM | 4 | |
Souell • KCM | 4 | |
Scott • KCM | 4 | |
9. | Wyatt • CAG | 3 |
10. | Vázquez • CC | 2 |
Pennington • CAG | 2 | |
Dukes • CAG | 2 | |
Ware • CBE | 2 | |
Bissant • CAG | 2 | |
Armour • CBE | 2 | |
Bankhead • MRS | 2 | |
Lockett • BBB | 2 | |
Bremer • CBE | 2 | |
Davis • BBB | 2 | |
Bumpus • BBB | 2 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 4 |
Robinson • MRS | 4 | |
3. | Davis • BBB | 2 |
Jones • MRS | 2 | |
Smith • CAG | 2 | |
Williams • KCM | 2 | |
7. | Steele • BBB | 1 |
Douglas • CAG | 1 | |
Nelson • CAG | 1 | |
Pennington • CAG | 1 | |
Wyatt • CAG | 1 | |
Cañizares • CBE | 1 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 1 | |
Trouppe • CBE | 1 | |
Drake • CC | 1 | |
Navarro • CC | 1 | |
Radcliff • CC | 1 | |
Vázquez • CC | 1 | |
Moody • KCM | 1 | |
Scott • KCM | 1 | |
Souell • KCM | 1 | |
Ford • MRS | 1 | |
Bassett • BBB | 1 | |
Felder • 2TM | 1 |
1. | Smith • CAG | 29 |
Souell • KCM | 29 | |
3. | Scott • KCM | 28 |
4. | Robinson • KCM | 27 |
5. | Moody • KCM | 24 |
6. | Wyatt • CAG | 21 |
7. | Jethroe • CBE | 19 |
8. | Nelson • CAG | 17 |
Pennington • CAG | 17 | |
Robinson • MRS | 17 |
1. | Pennington • CAG | 19 |
2. | Williams • KCM | 17 |
3. | Robinson • KCM | 16 |
4. | Bissant • CAG | 12 |
5. | Nelson • CAG | 11 |
6. | Crutchfield • CAG | 10 |
Wyatt • CAG | 10 | |
Renfroe • KCM | 10 | |
Thomas • KCM | 10 | |
10. | Douglas • CAG | 9 |
Smith • CAG | 9 | |
Scott • KCM | 9 |
1. | Williams • KCM | 8 |
2. | Scott • KCM | 5 |
Pennington • CAG | 5 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 5 | |
Woods • CBE | 5 | |
6. | Thomas • KCM | 4 |
Souell • KCM | 4 | |
Douglas • CAG | 4 | |
9. | Robinson • KCM | 3 |
Cañizares • CBE | 3 |
1. | Moody • KCM | 43 |
2. | Souell • KCM | 38 |
3. | Thomas • KCM | 37 |
Williams • KCM | 37 | |
5. | Smith • CAG | 36 |
6. | Douglas • CAG | 32 |
7. | Wyatt • CAG | 31 |
8. | Scott • KCM | 30 |
9. | Pennington • CAG | 28 |
10. | Robinson • KCM | 27 |
1. | Steele • BBB | 216 |
2. | Robinson • KCM | 208 |
3. | Robinson • MRS | 187 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | 186 |
5. | Cañizares • CBE | 173 |
6. | Davis • BBB | 167 |
7. | Pennington • CAG | 154 |
8. | Smith • CAG | 149 |
9. | Moody • KCM | 126 |
10. | Souell • KCM | 126 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 32 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 25 |
3. | Smith • CAG | 24 |
Moody • KCM | 24 | |
5. | Souell • KCM | 23 |
Williams • KCM | 23 | |
7. | Pennington • CAG | 21 |
8. | Thomas • KCM | 20 |
9. | Jethroe • CBE | 18 |
10. | Davis • BBB | 17 |
Cañizares • CBE | 17 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 17 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 13 |
3. | Pennington • CAG | 9 |
4. | Robinson • MRS | 8 |
5. | Jethroe • CBE | 8 |
6. | Smith • CAG | 8 |
7. | Cañizares • CBE | 7 |
8. | Davis • BBB | 7 |
9. | Moody • KCM | 5 |
10. | Williams • KCM | 4 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 1.7 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 1.3 |
3. | Pennington • CAG | 0.9 |
4. | Robinson • MRS | 0.8 |
5. | Jethroe • CBE | 0.8 |
6. | Smith • CAG | 0.8 |
7. | Cañizares • CBE | 0.7 |
8. | Davis • BBB | 0.7 |
9. | Moody • KCM | 0.5 |
10. | Williams • KCM | 0.5 |
Souell • KCM | 0.5 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 18 |
2. | Steele • BBB | 13 |
3. | Williams • KCM | 12 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | 11 |
Moody • KCM | 11 | |
Souell • KCM | 11 | |
7. | Smith • CAG | 10 |
Robinson • MRS | 10 | |
Scott • KCM | 10 | |
10. | Pennington • CAG | 9 |
Bissant • CAG | 9 | |
Thomas • KCM | 9 |
1. | Williams • KCM | 67 |
2. | Robinson • KCM | 61 |
3. | Moody • KCM | 60 |
4. | Thomas • KCM | 58 |
5. | Souell • KCM | 57 |
6. | Pennington • CAG | 56 |
7. | Smith • CAG | 55 |
8. | Scott • KCM | 49 |
9. | Wyatt • CAG | 46 |
10. | Steele • BBB | 45 |
Douglas • CAG | 45 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | .865 |
2. | Steele • BBB | .862 |
3. | Cañizares • CBE | .823 |
4. | Jethroe • CBE | .823 |
5. | Robinson • MRS | .801 |
6. | Davis • BBB | .768 |
7. | Pennington • CAG | .742 |
8. | Smith • CAG | .726 |
9. | Moody • KCM | .647 |
10. | Souell • KCM | .624 |
1. | Robinson • MRS | 2 |
Bankhead • MRS | 2 | |
Jethroe • CBE | 2 | |
Woods • CBE | 2 | |
Thomas • KCM | 2 | |
Steele • BBB | 2 | |
7. | Wilson • BBB | 1 |
Barnhill • CAG | 1 | |
Crutchfield • CAG | 1 | |
Nelson • CAG | 1 | |
Haynes • KCM | 1 | |
Renfroe • KCM | 1 | |
Souell • KCM | 1 | |
Williams • KCM | 1 | |
Johnson • MRS | 1 | |
Lockett • BBB | 1 | |
Wells • MRS | 1 |
1. | Souell • KCM | 6 |
2. | Moody • KCM | 4 |
Steele • BBB | 4 | |
Longley • MRS | 4 | |
Thomas • KCM | 4 | |
6. | Woods • CBE | 3 |
Davis • BBB | 3 | |
Lockett • BBB | 3 | |
Bell • BBB | 3 | |
Jones • MRS | 3 | |
Renfroe • KCM | 3 | |
Williams • KCM | 3 |
1. | Robinson • MRS | 1 |
1. | Robinson • KCM | 3.4 |
2. | Williams • KCM | 3.2 |
3. | Davis • BBB | 2.0 |
4. | Pennington • CAG | 1.7 |
Jethroe • CBE | 1.7 | |
Scott • KCM | 1.7 | |
7. | Douglas • CAG | 1.6 |
Souell • KCM | 1.6 | |
Robinson • MRS | 1.6 | |
10. | Cañizares • CBE | 1.5 |
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