1928 Negro National League Batting Leaders

1927 Season 1929 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 292 games, 8 teams, approx. 73 games in season

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League Player Batting

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP
1	Kid Lowe	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	49	135	117	24	45	6	2	0	15	3	10	.385	.438	.470	.908	55	1
2	Harry Jeffries	--	CLT	Maj	CTG	32	133	117	22	42	10	2	1	14	6	6	.359	.409	.504	.914	59	4
3	Mule Suttles	27	SLS	Maj	SLS	76	332	301	73	108	17	12	21	75	6	22	.359	.404	.704	1.109	212	1
4	Willie Wells	23	SLS	Maj	SLS	78	352	315	82	113	28	5	22	81	13	25	.359	.415	.689	1.103	217	5
5	Babe Melton	30	CLT	Maj	CTG	57	210	198	37	70	6	13	7	42	5	8	.354	.385	.621	1.006	123	2
6	Homer Curry	23	CLT	Maj	CTG	40	118	108	15	38	6	2	2	12	0	4	.352	.386	.500	.886	54	2
7	Wilson Redus	23	SLS	Maj	SLS	78	345	315	72	110	21	6	22	82	6	17	.349	.399	.664	1.062	209	9
8	Heavy Johnson	33	MRS,CLT	Maj	MRS-CTG	69	273	250	38	87	14	5	2	45	0	16	.348	.390	.468	.858	117	1
9	Ed Rile	28	DS	Maj	DS	80	347	299	60	104	22	1	8	63	9	33	.348	.425	.508	.933	152	7
10	Bullet Rogan	34	KCM	Maj	KCM	64	223	201	40	70	14	5	3	41	5	16	.348	.405	.512	.917	103	3
11	Orville Singer	29	CLT	Maj	CTG	38	158	147	18	51	9	3	1	23	5	3	.347	.368	.469	.838	69	2
12	Pythias Russ	24	CAG	Maj	CAG	70	300	274	54	93	13	3	2	48	9	9	.339	.372	.431	.802	118	5
13	Claude Johnson	34	DS	Maj	DS	75	328	279	55	93	12	1	3	35	3	40	.333	.421	.416	.836	116	2
14	Cool Papa Bell*	25	SLS	Maj	SLS	79	378	338	81	112	21	6	6	41	19	32	.331	.391	.482	.873	163	1
15	Dewey Creacy	28	SLS	Maj	SLS	78	339	298	41	98	23	5	10	54	1	24	.329	.387	.540	.927	161	4
16	Frank Stevens*	--	CLT	Maj	CTG	35	90	82	10	27	8	2	0	15	0	4	.329	.368	.476	.843	39	1
17	Sandy Thompson	33	CAG,BBB	Maj	CAG-BBB	59	246	222	30	73	5	1	0	34	5	13	.329	.371	.360	.732	80	2
18	Ernest Duff?	28	CLT	Maj	CTG	47	192	178	36	58	15	1	2	24	6	7	.326	.362	.455	.817	81	3
19	Cristóbal Torriente*	34	DS	Maj	DS	37	116	111	14	36	8	3	1	25	2	5	.324	.353	.478	.831	53	0
20	Clarence Palm	20	SLS	Maj	SLS	41	119	109	19	35	4	1	7	21	0	7	.321	.362	.569	.931	62	0
21	Turkey Stearnes*	27	DS	Maj	DS	80	354	315	80	101	16	7	24	78	5	29	.321	.387	.644	1.031	203	5
22	Steel Arm Davis*	32	CAG	Maj	CAG	59	243	226	38	72	12	5	2	31	7	13	.319	.364	.443	.806	100	3
23	Roy Parnell	24	BBB	Maj	BBB	79	331	296	45	93	19	7	7	46	9	18	.314	.362	.497	.858	147	4
24	Dan Thomas?	--	MRS	Maj	MRS	69	281	258	42	81	7	4	2	39	10	12	.314	.352	.395	.747	102	3
25	Henry Williams	33	SLS	Maj	SLS	59	213	204	29	63	9	1	4	35	0	2	.309	.316	.422	.737	86	0
26	Ruben Jones	34	CAG,BBB	Maj	CAG-BBB	51	183	167	25	51	7	2	1	22	5	5	.305	.341	.389	.730	65	4
27	Stack Martin	29	DS	Maj	DS	51	173	167	24	51	10	2	1	29	2	5	.305	.326	.407	.733	68	0
28	Geechie Meredith	28	BBB	Maj	BBB	82	338	308	46	94	12	4	1	34	15	16	.305	.350	.380	.729	117	5
29	George Giles	19	KCM	Maj	KCM	72	309	271	38	82	11	7	1	38	6	19	.303	.353	.406	.759	110	2
30	Eppie Hamilton	28	CLT,MRS	Maj	CTG-MRS	34	119	109	8	33	4	0	0	10	0	4	.303	.333	.339	.673	37	1
31	Branch Russell	32	SLS	Maj	SLS	78	361	308	62	92	14	12	3	43	4	30	.299	.367	.451	.818	139	3
32	Dink Mothell	30	KCM	Maj	KCM	66	291	242	51	72	14	1	4	39	15	21	.298	.373	.413	.786	100	8
33	Cando López	22	CSW	Maj	CSW	47	203	186	20	55	6	3	1	25	3	12	.296	.342	.376	.718	70	1
34	Willie Bobo*	30	CLT,SLS	Maj	CTG-SLS	29	88	79	8	23	4	1	0	12	2	6	.291	.341	.367	.708	29	0
35	Nat Rogers	34	MRS,CAG	Maj	MRS-CAG	49	189	175	18	51	7	2	1	23	3	10	.291	.337	.371	.708	65	2
36	Pete Willett	--	CLT	Maj	CTG	25	86	79	6	23	4	1	1	8	0	2	.291	.317	.405	.722	32	1
37	Pinky Ward?	--	MRS	Maj	MRS	69	274	225	42	65	13	3	2	34	10	33	.289	.394	.400	.794	90	6
38	Halley Harding	23	DS,KCM	Maj	DS-KCM	67	298	251	47	72	11	3	2	30	11	31	.287	.370	.379	.748	95	2
39	John Hines	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	67	236	203	35	58	9	3	2	34	6	12	.286	.344	.389	.733	79	6
40	Francisco Correa	23	CSW	Maj	CSW	46	200	179	13	51	11	2	0	22	1	9	.285	.319	.369	.688	66	0
41	George McAllister	29	BBB	Maj	BBB	86	366	309	47	87	9	6	4	36	5	30	.282	.349	.388	.737	120	2
42	Bienvenido Jiménez	38	CSW	Maj	CSW	47	215	178	34	50	7	3	0	13	4	26	.281	.402	.354	.756	63	10
43	Wade Johnston*	30	DS	Maj	DS	74	334	305	60	85	13	5	8	46	6	22	.279	.331	.433	.764	132	2
44	Ray Sheppard	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	57	218	198	26	55	12	5	3	25	6	4	.278	.309	.434	.744	86	5
45	LeRoy Taylor	25	KCM	Maj	KCM	75	304	277	44	77	4	0	0	27	13	13	.278	.320	.292	.612	81	4
46	Jelly Gardner	32	CAG	Maj	CAG	50	220	184	37	51	3	0	0	10	19	27	.277	.376	.294	.669	54	2
47	Ted Stockard	25	CLT	Maj	CTG	19	80	76	3	21	2	1	0	12	0	3	.276	.313	.329	.641	25	1
48	Newt Allen	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	74	329	295	43	81	13	4	2	39	19	23	.275	.331	.366	.697	108	2
49	Sanford Jackson	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	54	245	219	32	60	4	4	0	16	5	13	.274	.323	.329	.652	72	3
50	Hurley McNair*	39	DS	Maj	DS	68	282	241	43	66	8	5	3	40	7	34	.274	.364	.386	.750	93	0
51	John Henry Russell	30	SLS	Maj	SLS	79	318	292	38	80	10	5	2	36	1	12	.274	.305	.363	.668	106	1
52	Frank Duncan	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	49	181	150	18	41	8	1	3	23	3	19	.273	.363	.400	.763	60	2
53	Saul Davis	27	CLT,MRS	Maj	CTG-MRS	53	220	201	26	54	11	1	1	24	9	6	.269	.290	.348	.638	70	0
54	Wesley Hicks?	--	MRS	Maj	MRS	46	143	119	16	32	3	2	1	15	1	19	.269	.370	.353	.723	42	0
55	Eddie Dwight	23	KCM	Maj	KCM	73	290	250	43	67	5	5	0	16	29	22	.268	.339	.328	.667	82	5
56	L.D. Livingston?	23	KCM	Maj	KCM	39	139	123	16	33	5	4	1	21	1	12	.268	.348	.398	.746	49	3
57	Chuffie Alexander?	26	BBB	Maj	BBB	66	251	232	28	62	11	5	1	21	6	6	.267	.289	.371	.659	86	1
58	Charles Wesley	31	BBB	Maj	BBB	46	139	131	16	35	4	1	0	14	1	2	.267	.278	.313	.591	41	0
59	Tom Young	25	KCM	Maj	KCM	39	123	105	11	28	7	1	0	13	2	8	.267	.325	.352	.677	37	1
60	Larry Brown	26	MRS	Maj	MRS	76	297	249	35	66	13	4	3	36	0	34	.265	.362	.386	.748	96	4
61	Jim Brown	36	CAG	Maj	CAG	37	135	125	16	33	3	0	0	12	3	3	.264	.287	.288	.575	36	1
62	Dave Malarcher	33	CAG	Maj	CAG	33	123	106	11	28	3	0	0	16	4	9	.264	.328	.293	.620	31	1
63	Grady Orange	28	DS	Maj	DS	68	271	249	38	65	8	5	1	27	6	15	.261	.308	.345	.654	86	2
64	Newt Joseph	31	KCM	Maj	KCM	76	319	277	43	72	12	2	2	38	20	29	.260	.334	.339	.674	94	2
65	Ted Radcliffe	25	DS	Maj	DS	65	269	254	29	66	9	3	8	41	2	7	.260	.288	.413	.701	105	3
66	Tack Summers	28	CLT	Maj	CTG	58	244	221	36	57	7	3	0	17	3	17	.258	.320	.317	.636	70	3
67	Felipe Sierra	26	CSW	Maj	CSW	47	201	172	27	44	8	0	0	13	1	17	.256	.330	.302	.632	52	2
68	Charley Williams	31	CAG	Maj	CAG	65	257	235	26	60	10	6	0	36	4	15	.255	.306	.349	.655	82	2
69	Bobby Robinson	24	MRS	Maj	MRS	54	204	181	26	46	4	3	0	21	6	13	.254	.322	.309	.631	56	5
70	Mitchell Murray	32	CAG,SLS	Maj	CAG-SLS	29	95	79	13	20	4	2	0	14	2	8	.253	.330	.354	.684	28	1
71	Lemuel Hawkins	32	CAG	Maj	CAG	38	159	143	14	36	4	0	0	16	5	10	.252	.301	.280	.580	40	0
72	Earl Gurley*	29	MRS	Maj	MRS	30	87	76	11	19	4	1	0	10	2	9	.250	.337	.329	.666	25	1
73	Eddie Miller	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	27	82	74	9	18	4	2	0	7	2	6	.243	.300	.351	.651	26	0
74	Aurelio Cortés	24	CSW	Maj	CSW	34	133	117	16	28	2	1	1	18	2	11	.239	.310	.299	.609	35	1
75	J.C. McHaskell*	25	MRS	Maj	MRS	77	311	272	34	65	8	4	2	35	2	16	.239	.289	.320	.609	87	3
76	Bill Perkins	22	BBB	Maj	BBB	79	276	248	32	57	4	7	2	20	2	13	.230	.277	.327	.603	81	3
77	Carl Glass*	30	MRS	Maj	MRS	49	118	109	7	25	3	2	1	11	1	4	.229	.263	.321	.584	35	1
78	Dewitt Owens	27	BBB	Maj	BBB	80	280	257	18	58	9	1	0	16	6	10	.226	.255	.269	.523	69	0
79	Bill Foster*	24	CAG	Maj	CAG	29	86	77	9	17	3	0	0	8	0	3	.221	.250	.260	.510	20	0
80	Johnnie Oden	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	39	141	129	11	28	1	2	0	9	3	7	.217	.263	.256	.519	33	1
81	Bob Miller	--	MRS	Maj	MRS	57	200	172	21	37	4	3	1	16	2	20	.215	.308	.291	.598	50	3
82	Anthony Cooper	23	BBB	Maj	BBB	39	131	127	9	27	4	0	1	11	2	4	.213	.237	.268	.504	34	0
83	Luis Entenza	24	CSW	Maj	CSW	43	141	122	16	26	4	1	0	10	1	16	.213	.304	.262	.567	32	0
84	Henry Harris	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	56	223	191	34	38	3	2	0	11	1	26	.199	.298	.236	.534	45	1
85	Bobby Williams	32	CAG,CLT	Maj	CAG-CTG	33	123	103	11	20	2	0	0	6	1	10	.194	.285	.214	.498	22	3
86	Rogelio Alonso	22	CSW	Maj	CSW	42	144	135	10	26	7	0	0	11	2	6	.193	.238	.244	.482	33	2
87	Leo Birdine	33	BBB	Maj	BBB	42	103	99	10	19	1	2	0	7	0	1	.192	.216	.242	.458	24	2
88	Ramón Martínez	25	CSW	Maj	CSW	31	112	104	7	17	0	0	0	7	0	4	.164	.194	.164	.358	17	0
89	Bingo DeMoss	38	DS	Maj	DS	40	133	120	14	19	4	1	0	10	0	8	.158	.223	.208	.431	25	2
90	Esteban Montalvo	32	CSW	Maj	CSW	47	193	169	11	23	3	3	0	9	2	16	.136	.219	.189	.409	32	2