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Negro National League Batting Leaders
1. | McDonald • 2TM | 3.2 |
2. | Dean • DS | 2.9 |
3. | Mitchell • AB2 | 2.8 |
4. | Hensley • SLS | 2.7 |
5. | Wells • SLS | 2.4 |
6. | Brown • AB2 | 2.3 |
7. | Stearnes • DS | 2.2 |
8. | Allen • SLS | 1.6 |
9. | Capers • LOW | 1.4 |
Williams • AB2 | 1.4 |
1. | Wells • SLS | 2.4 |
2. | Stearnes • DS | 2.2 |
3. | Allen • SLS | 1.6 |
4. | Williams • AB2 | 1.4 |
5. | Suttles • SLS | 1.3 |
6. | Johnston • DS | 1.3 |
7. | Russell • 2TM | 1.2 |
8. | Rogers • CAG | 1.1 |
9. | Palm • DS | 1.0 |
10. | Hughes • LOW | 1.0 |
Scott • LOW | 1.0 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 2.2 |
2. | Wells • SLS | 1.9 |
3. | Suttles • SLS | 1.7 |
4. | Johnston • DS | 1.3 |
5. | Russell • 2TM | 1.0 |
6. | Williams • AB2 | 1.0 |
7. | Bell • SLS | 1.0 |
Palm • DS | 1.0 | |
Rogers • CAG | 1.0 | |
10. | Hughes • LOW | 0.9 |
1. | Allen • SLS | 0.9 |
2. | Wells • SLS | 0.7 |
3. | Jackson • CAG | 0.6 |
4. | Williams • AB2 | 0.5 |
5. | Binder • AB2 | 0.5 |
6. | Malarcher • CAG | 0.4 |
7. | Walker • CCU | 0.4 |
8. | Russell • 2TM | 0.3 |
9. | Williams • AB2 | 0.3 |
10. | Zomphier • 2TM | 0.3 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | .376 |
2. | Williams • AB2 | .354 |
3. | Scott • LOW | .353 |
4. | Wells • SLS | .320 |
5. | Williams • LOW | .315 |
6. | Russell • SLS | .312 |
7. | Palm • DS | .311 |
8. | Allen • SLS | .308 |
9. | Gisentaner • LOW | .303 |
10. | Mitchell • AB2 | .303 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | .465 |
2. | Wells • SLS | .439 |
3. | Johnston • DS | .432 |
4. | Suttles • SLS | .418 |
5. | Scott • LOW | .409 |
Russell • SLS | .409 | |
7. | Bell • SLS | .397 |
8. | Williams • AB2 | .395 |
9. | Creacy • SLS | .394 |
10. | Mitchell • AB2 | .392 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | .632 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | .628 |
3. | Wells • SLS | .541 |
4. | Mitchell • AB2 | .486 |
5. | Williams • LOW | .449 |
6. | Dials • DS | .437 |
7. | Palm • DS | .435 |
8. | Allen • SLS | .433 |
9. | Williams • AB2 | .429 |
10. | Gisentaner • LOW | .416 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 1.096 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 1.046 |
3. | Wells • SLS | .980 |
4. | Mitchell • AB2 | .878 |
5. | Williams • AB2 | .824 |
6. | Allen • SLS | .817 |
7. | Johnston • DS | .815 |
8. | Scott • LOW | .815 |
9. | Williams • LOW | .807 |
10. | Russell • SLS | .804 |
1. | Andrews • AB2 | 45 |
Johnston • DS | 45 | |
Robinson • DS | 45 | |
4. | Binder • AB2 | 43 |
5. | Palm • DS | 42 |
Russell • 2TM | 42 | |
7. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 41 |
8. | Williams • AB2 | 40 |
9. | Dials • DS | 39 |
10. | Stearnes • DS | 38 |
1. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 176 |
2. | Robinson • DS | 171 |
3. | Binder • AB2 | 170 |
4. | Andrews • AB2 | 167 |
5. | Johnston • DS | 162 |
6. | Williams • AB2 | 161 |
Palm • DS | 161 | |
8. | Russell • 2TM | 152 |
9. | Dials • DS | 151 |
10. | Williams • AB2 | 140 |
1. | Johnston • DS | 200 |
2. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 193 |
3. | Andrews • AB2 | 186 |
Binder • AB2 | 186 | |
5. | Robinson • DS | 182 |
6. | Russell • 2TM | 176 |
7. | Williams • AB2 | 172 |
Palm • DS | 172 | |
9. | Dials • DS | 162 |
10. | Bell • SLS | 157 |
1. | Bell • SLS | 46 |
2. | Johnston • DS | 37 |
3. | Suttles • SLS | 35 |
Wells • SLS | 35 | |
5. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 33 |
6. | Williams • AB2 | 30 |
7. | Robinson • DS | 29 |
Stearnes • DS | 29 | |
Russell • 2TM | 29 | |
10. | Giles • SLS | 28 |
1. | Williams • AB2 | 57 |
2. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 51 |
3. | Palm • DS | 50 |
Stearnes • DS | 50 | |
5. | Andrews • AB2 | 49 |
Johnston • DS | 49 | |
7. | Binder • AB2 | 47 |
8. | Robinson • DS | 45 |
Russell • 2TM | 45 | |
10. | Dials • DS | 44 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 84 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 76 |
3. | Palm • DS | 70 |
4. | Williams • AB2 | 69 |
5. | Andrews • AB2 | 67 |
6. | Dials • DS | 66 |
Wells • SLS | 66 | |
8. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 65 |
9. | Johnston • DS | 62 |
10. | Russell • 2TM | 59 |
1. | Wells • SLS | 12 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 11 |
3. | Stearnes • DS | 10 |
4. | Hughes • LOW | 9 |
Walker • CCU | 9 | |
Palm • DS | 9 | |
Russell • 2TM | 9 | |
8. | Dials • DS | 8 |
Johnston • DS | 8 | |
10. | Bell • SLS | 7 |
Robinson • DS | 7 |
1. | Binder • AB2 | 4 |
Crutchfield • AB2 | 4 | |
Williams • AB2 | 4 | |
Dials • DS | 4 | |
Suttles • SLS | 4 | |
6. | Andrews • AB2 | 3 |
Mitchell • AB2 | 3 | |
Allen • SLS | 3 | |
Wells • SLS | 3 | |
10. | Trouppe • SLS | 2 |
Bell • SLS | 2 | |
Creacy • SLS | 2 | |
Giles • SLS | 2 | |
Ridley • CCU | 2 | |
Laurent • CCU | 2 | |
Williams • CAG | 2 | |
Rogers • CAG | 2 | |
Marshall • CAG | 2 | |
Parker • AB2 | 2 | |
Murray • AB2 | 2 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 8 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 7 |
3. | Mitchell • AB2 | 4 |
4. | Palm • DS | 3 |
Walker • CCU | 3 | |
Wells • SLS | 3 | |
7. | Andrews • AB2 | 2 |
Williams • LOW | 2 | |
Gisentaner • LOW | 2 | |
Redus • SLS | 2 | |
Dials • DS | 2 |
1. | Suttles • SLS | 36 |
2. | Stearnes • DS | 33 |
3. | Palm • DS | 32 |
4. | Williams • AB2 | 29 |
5. | Wells • SLS | 27 |
6. | Russell • SLS | 23 |
7. | Andrews • AB2 | 21 |
Dials • DS | 21 | |
9. | Russell • 2TM | 20 |
10. | Mitchell • AB2 | 19 |
Williams • AB2 | 19 | |
Creacy • SLS | 19 |
1. | Johnston • DS | 35 |
2. | Wells • SLS | 24 |
Bell • SLS | 24 | |
4. | Suttles • SLS | 23 |
5. | Stearnes • DS | 20 |
Russell • 2TM | 20 | |
7. | Ridley • CCU | 19 |
8. | Creacy • SLS | 18 |
9. | Giles • SLS | 17 |
Russell • SLS | 17 |
1. | Bell • SLS | 16 |
2. | Wells • SLS | 9 |
3. | Williams • AB2 | 8 |
4. | Johnston • DS | 7 |
5. | Gardner • DS | 6 |
Stearnes • DS | 6 | |
Williams • AB2 | 6 | |
8. | Russell • SLS | 5 |
Giles • SLS | 5 | |
Cox • CCU | 5 | |
Laurent • CCU | 5 | |
Russell • 2TM | 5 |
1. | Williams • AB2 | 49 |
2. | Binder • AB2 | 41 |
Crutchfield • AB2 | 41 | |
4. | Johnston • DS | 39 |
5. | Andrews • AB2 | 38 |
6. | Palm • DS | 37 |
Robinson • DS | 37 | |
8. | Scott • LOW | 35 |
9. | Russell • 2TM | 34 |
10. | Stearnes • DS | 32 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 205 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 190 |
3. | Wells • SLS | 173 |
4. | Mitchell • AB2 | 145 |
5. | Williams • AB2 | 130 |
6. | Johnston • DS | 128 |
7. | Allen • SLS | 128 |
8. | Scott • LOW | 128 |
9. | Russell • SLS | 125 |
10. | Williams • LOW | 125 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 38 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 31 |
3. | Wells • SLS | 28 |
4. | Williams • AB2 | 27 |
5. | Johnston • DS | 26 |
6. | Palm • DS | 25 |
7. | Andrews • AB2 | 23 |
Russell • 2TM | 23 | |
9. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 22 |
Dials • DS | 22 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 20 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 15 |
3. | Wells • SLS | 13 |
4. | Johnston • DS | 9 |
5. | Rogers • CAG | 9 |
6. | Williams • CAG | 7 |
7. | Mitchell • AB2 | 6 |
8. | Williams • AB2 | 6 |
9. | Hughes • LOW | 5 |
10. | Bell • SLS | 5 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 1.9 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 1.5 |
3. | Wells • SLS | 1.3 |
4. | Johnston • DS | 0.9 |
5. | Rogers • CAG | 0.9 |
6. | Williams • CAG | 0.6 |
7. | Mitchell • AB2 | 0.6 |
8. | Williams • AB2 | 0.6 |
9. | Hughes • LOW | 0.5 |
10. | Bell • SLS | 0.5 |
1. | Suttles • SLS | 22 |
2. | Stearnes • DS | 18 |
Wells • SLS | 18 | |
4. | Dials • DS | 14 |
5. | Walker • CCU | 13 |
Palm • DS | 13 | |
7. | Andrews • AB2 | 11 |
Russell • 2TM | 11 | |
Hughes • LOW | 11 | |
10. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 10 |
Bell • SLS | 10 | |
Johnston • DS | 10 |
1. | Johnston • DS | 86 |
2. | Stearnes • DS | 72 |
3. | Williams • AB2 | 68 |
4. | Andrews • AB2 | 65 |
Crutchfield • AB2 | 65 | |
Wells • SLS | 65 | |
Russell • 2TM | 65 | |
8. | Bell • SLS | 62 |
9. | Suttles • SLS | 61 |
10. | Palm • DS | 60 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | .866 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | .806 |
3. | Wells • SLS | .772 |
4. | Mitchell • AB2 | .700 |
Williams • AB2 | .700 | |
6. | Scott • LOW | .691 |
7. | Allen • SLS | .657 |
8. | Williams • LOW | .651 |
9. | Johnston • DS | .648 |
10. | Palm • DS | .639 |
1. | Redus • SLS | 3 |
Malarcher • CAG | 3 | |
3. | Johnston • DS | 2 |
Scott • LOW | 2 | |
Walker • CCU | 2 | |
Ridley • CCU | 2 | |
Andrews • AB2 | 2 | |
Robinson • DS | 2 | |
Stearnes • DS | 2 | |
Jeffries • CAG | 2 | |
Suttles • SLS | 2 | |
Clark • LOW | 2 | |
Wells • SLS | 2 | |
Harris • AB2 | 2 | |
Cooper • LOW | 2 |
1. | Giles • SLS | 6 |
2. | Cooper • LOW | 5 |
Mitchell • AB2 | 5 | |
Russell • SLS | 5 | |
Wells • SLS | 5 | |
6. | Binder • AB2 | 4 |
Walker • CCU | 4 | |
Russell • 2TM | 4 | |
9. | Ridley • CCU | 3 |
Creacy • SLS | 3 | |
Gardner • DS | 3 | |
Wiggins • CCU | 3 | |
Cox • CCU | 3 | |
Crutchfield • AB2 | 3 | |
Andrews • AB2 | 3 | |
Jackson • CAG | 3 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 6.9 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 5.1 |
3. | Wells • SLS | 4.5 |
4. | Palm • DS | 3.0 |
5. | Andrews • AB2 | 2.0 |
6. | Bell • SLS | 1.9 |
7. | Johnston • DS | 1.8 |
8. | Russell • 2TM | 1.7 |
Russell • SLS | 1.7 | |
Laurent • CCU | 1.7 | |
Cox • CCU | 1.7 |
1. | Stearnes • DS | 16.6 |
2. | Suttles • SLS | 17.3 |
3. | Mitchell • AB2 | 27.3 |
4. | Walker • CCU | 39.7 |
5. | Wells • SLS | 40.7 |
6. | Gisentaner • LOW | 44.5 |
Williams • LOW | 44.5 | |
8. | Palm • DS | 53.7 |
9. | Dials • DS | 75.5 |
10. | Andrews • AB2 | 83.5 |
1. | Crutchfield • AB2 | 128 |
2. | Binder • AB2 | 127 |
3. | Robinson • DS | 126 |
4. | Andrews • AB2 | 121 |
5. | Johnston • DS | 114 |
6. | Palm • DS | 112 |
7. | Russell • 2TM | 111 |
8. | Dials • DS | 109 |
9. | Giles • SLS | 106 |
10. | Williams • AB2 | 105 |
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