1944 Negro American League Batting Leaders

1943 Season 1945 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 92 games, 6 teams, approx. 30 games in season

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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	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Rainey Bibbs	33	CBE,CAG	Maj	CBE-CAG	10	34	31	5	14	5	0	0	4	0	3	.452	.500	.613	1.113	19		0	0
2	Jesse Douglas	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	20	85	75	10	30	5	4	0	12	2	9	.400	.464	.573	1.038	43	0	0	1
3	Artie Wilson	23	BBB	Maj	BBB	31	140	132	22	50	7	5	0	14	2	6	.379	.410	.508	.918	67		1	1
4	Parnell Woods	32	CBE	Maj	CBE	23	82	77	13	29	4	3	0	13	4	3	.377	.400	.507	.907	39		0	2
5	Ed Steele	28	BBB	Maj	BBB	32	131	112	25	40	6	4	3	23	3	14	.357	.442	.563	1.004	63		3	2
6	Dave Harper	26	KCM,CC	Maj	KCM-CC	26	84	77	9	27	5	5	0	14	1	7	.351	.405	.546	.950	42		0	0
7	Johnny Smith*	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	11	40	37	1	13	1	0	0	7	1	2	.351	.385	.378	.763	14	0	0	1
8	Sam Jethroe	27	CBE	Maj	CBE	23	99	88	19	30	3	0	2	13	2	9	.341	.408	.443	.851	39		1	1
9	Tommy Sampson	31	BBB	Maj	BBB	30	124	112	18	38	4	2	0	13	1	7	.339	.393	.411	.804	46		3	2
10	John Britton	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	33	142	130	16	42	5	1	1	18	0	8	.323	.367	.400	.767	52		1	3
11	Bonnie Serrell	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	47	192	175	38	56	9	4	4	23	6	15	.320	.374	.486	.859	85		0	2
12	Alex Radcliff	38	CC,CAG	Maj	CC-CAG	19	77	69	9	22	4	1	1	10	1	8	.319	.390	.449	.839	31		0	0
13	Verdell Mathis*	30	MRS	Maj	MRS	21	65	60	6	19	2	1	0	6	1	5	.317	.369	.383	.753	23	0	0	0	1
14	Fred Bankhead	31	MRS	Maj	MRS	26	102	91	19	28	3	1	0	10	5	5	.308	.351	.363	.713	33	0	1	5	0
15	Art Pennington	21	CAG,CC	Maj	CAG-CC	18	72	65	13	20	2	0	2	11	2	7	.308	.375	.431	.806	28		0	0
16	Johnie Scott*	30	KCM,BBB	Maj	KCM-BBB	13	49	49	7	15	1	3	0	8	0	0	.306	.306	.449	.755	22		0	0
17	Leovigildo Xiqués	26	CC	Maj	CC	24	103	95	13	29	3	1	0	12	7	7	.305	.353	.358	.711	34		0	1
18	Buddy Armour	29	CBE	Maj	CBE	20	83	70	10	21	3	0	0	14	2	10	.300	.395	.343	.738	24		1	2
19	John Bissant	30	CAG	Maj	CAG	21	88	85	7	25	4	3	0	6	1	2	.294	.310	.412	.722	35	1	0	1
20	Herb Souell	31	KCM	Maj	KCM	50	206	188	31	55	4	1	2	15	4	17	.293	.351	.356	.708	67		0	1
21	Armando Vázquez*	22	CC	Maj	CC	27	99	89	11	26	0	1	1	9	2	10	.292	.364	.348	.712	31		0	0
22	Neil Robinson	36	MRS	Maj	MRS	25	104	93	10	27	3	1	1	8	6	9	.290	.359	.376	.736	35	0	1	1	0
23	Lloyd Davenport*	32	CAG,CBE	Maj	CAG-CBE	22	89	81	7	23	1	0	0	8	1	5	.284	.326	.296	.622	24		0	3
24	Jimmy Ford	31	MRS	Maj	MRS	25	100	90	8	25	3	0	1	13	2	7	.278	.337	.344	.681	31	1	1	2	0
25	Norman Young	25	KCM	Maj	KCM	19	56	47	6	13	1	0	0	5	1	6	.277	.370	.298	.668	14		1	2
26	Leandy Young	35	BBB	Maj	BBB	12	38	37	4	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	.270	.270	.324	.595	12		0	1
27	George Minor?	25	CAG	Maj	CAG	17	41	34	8	9	1	2	0	0	4	6	.265	.375	.412	.787	14	0	0	1
28	Jack Matchett	36	KCM	Maj	KCM	20	48	42	5	11	0	0	0	7	0	5	.262	.340	.262	.602	11		0	1
29	Fred McDaniel	31	MRS	Maj	MRS	23	92	84	11	22	4	1	0	7	1	5	.262	.319	.333	.652	28	0	2	1	0
30	Newt Allen	43	KCM	Maj	KCM	43	165	154	17	40	7	0	0	16	0	7	.260	.292	.305	.597	47		0	4
31	Lee Moody	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	47	186	178	21	45	5	2	1	26	2	5	.253	.273	.320	.593	57		0	3
32	Hilton Smith	37	KCM	Maj	KCM	20	35	32	2	8	0	0	1	3	0	3	.250	.314	.344	.658	11		0	0
33	Fermín Valdés	33	CC	Maj	CC	16	58	52	7	13	1	0	0	4	2	4	.250	.304	.269	.573	14		0	2
34	Buster Haywood	34	CC	Maj	CC	15	43	41	4	10	1	1	0	6	0	2	.244	.279	.317	.596	13		0	0
35	Herb Barnhill	30	CAG	Maj	CAG	14	35	33	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	.242	.286	.273	.558	9	0	0	0
36	Johnnie Cowan	31	CBE	Maj	CBE	17	64	59	7	14	2	0	1	8	1	3	.237	.274	.322	.596	19		0	2
37	Henry Merchant*	26	CC	Maj	CC	18	73	64	11	15	2	1	0	5	0	6	.234	.310	.297	.607	19		1	2
38	Clyde Nelson	22	CAG	Maj	CAG	21	78	73	8	17	2	2	0	7	2	5	.233	.282	.315	.597	23	0	0	0
39	Walter Thomas	32	KCM	Maj	KCM	19	69	62	10	14	4	1	0	8	1	4	.226	.284	.323	.606	20		1	2
40	Bill Williams	31	KCM	Maj	KCM	40	163	147	20	33	5	4	0	10	2	13	.225	.296	.313	.609	46		2	1
41	Casey Jones	25	MRS	Maj	MRS	17	39	36	3	8	2	0	0	5	0	3	.222	.282	.278	.560	10	0	0	0	0
42	Felix McLaurin	22	BBB	Maj	BBB	27	110	99	13	22	0	1	1	5	3	8	.222	.287	.273	.560	27		1	2
43	Bob Smith	37	CAG	Maj	CAG	13	41	36	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	5	.222	.317	.250	.567	9	1	0	0
44	Billy Horne	28	CBE	Maj	CBE	20	80	73	9	16	2	1	0	11	0	3	.219	.250	.274	.524	20		0	4
45	Willie Grace	27	CBE	Maj	CBE	18	61	55	4	12	2	0	0	5	0	2	.218	.259	.255	.513	14		1	3
46	Rafael Cabrera	19	CC	Maj	CC	17	58	51	5	11	0	1	0	4	1	5	.216	.286	.255	.541	13		0	2
47	Frank Duncan	43	KCM	Maj	KCM	20	52	37	2	8	4	0	0	5	1	9	.216	.396	.324	.720	12		2	4
48	Henry Smith	--	CC	Maj	CC	21	90	79	6	17	5	0	0	8	1	5	.215	.262	.279	.540	22		0	6
49	Lester Lockett	32	BBB	Maj	BBB	28	101	94	12	20	4	1	0	11	0	5	.213	.253	.277	.529	26		0	2
50	Piper Davis	26	BBB	Maj	BBB	32	130	123	15	26	3	2	2	13	1	7	.211	.254	.317	.571	39		0	0
51	Jimmie Crutchfield	34	CBE,CAG	Maj	CBE-CAG	24	98	91	8	19	2	0	0	3	1	5	.209	.250	.231	.481	21		0	2
52	Earl Bumpus*	30	KCM,BBB	Maj	KCM-BBB	20	55	53	4	11	1	0	0	3	1	2	.208	.236	.226	.463	12		0	0
53	T.J. Brown	28	MRS,CAG	Maj	MRS-CAG	18	77	73	4	15	3	0	0	3	1	2	.206	.237	.247	.483	18	0	1	1	0
54	Ted Radcliffe	41	BBB	Maj	BBB	22	85	76	12	15	3	0	0	11	0	5	.197	.247	.237	.484	18		0	4
55	Mance Smith	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	35	123	113	12	22	1	1	0	8	1	8	.195	.254	.221	.475	25		1	1
56	Johnny Ray	32	CC	Maj	CC	27	115	100	13	19	1	0	0	4	0	12	.190	.290	.200	.490	20		2	1
57	Sammy Haynes	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	33	88	85	4	16	2	0	0	7	1	2	.188	.216	.212	.428	18		1	0
58	Archie Ware*	26	CBE	Maj	CBE	23	96	81	10	15	1	0	0	7	0	13	.185	.305	.198	.503	16		1	1
59	Leroy Morney	35	BBB	Maj	BBB	15	42	39	3	7	1	0	0	4	0	3	.180	.238	.205	.443	8		0	0
60	Satchel Paige	37	KCM	Maj	KCM	16	41	39	2	7	1	1	0	5	0	1	.180	.200	.256	.456	10		0	1
61	Cowan Hyde	37	MRS	Maj	MRS	26	100	96	11	17	5	2	0	4	4	4	.177	.210	.271	.481	26	0	0	0	0
62	Jim Canada	32	MRS	Maj	MRS	24	88	78	4	13	0	0	0	3	0	7	.167	.235	.167	.402	13	0	0	3	0
63	Red Longley	34	MRS	Maj	MRS	20	63	50	4	8	1	0	0	5	2	10	.160	.312	.180	.492	9	0	1	2	1
64	Gentry Jessup	29	CAG	Maj	CAG	13	40	38	2	6	2	0	0	2	0	1	.158	.180	.211	.390	8	0	0	1
65	Pepper Bassett	33	CC,BBB	Maj	CC-BBB	18	62	58	3	9	2	0	0	9	0	3	.155	.197	.190	.386	11		0	1
66	Alfred Saylor	32	BBB	Maj	BBB	15	42	40	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.175	.325	7		0	2
67	Hoss Walker	39	CC	Maj	CC	15	49	42	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	5	.119	.229	.143	.372	6		1	1
68	Buck Felder	28	MRS,CAG	Maj	MRS-CAG	13	38	30	6	3	2	0	0	0	3	7	.100	.270	.167	.437	5	0	0	1	0