1940 Negro American League Batting Leaders

1939 Season 1941 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 104 games, 7 teams, approx. 29 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	CS	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Hilton Smith	33	KCM	Maj	KCM	18	30	29	2	14	4	1	0	7	0		1	.483	.500	.690	1.190	20	0	0	0		0
2	Ed Mayweather*	30	SLS	Maj	SNS	28	112	85	21	32	6	1	1	19	1		24	.377	.523	.506	1.028	43	0	2	1		0
3	Bill Williams	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	38	147	131	23	48	6	3	1	28	5		10	.366	.420	.481	.901	63	0	2	4		0
4	Buddy Allen?	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	9	35	33	7	12	1	0	0	5	0		1	.364	.400	.394	.794	13	0	1	0		0
5	Rainey Bibbs	29	KCM,TC	Maj	KCM-TC	18	81	72	14	25	2	3	0	8	3		6	.347	.405	.458	.863	33	0	1	2		0
6	Tommy Sampson	27	BBB	Maj	BBB	26	109	101	19	34	4	3	0	13	3		5	.337	.380	.436	.815	44	0	2	1		0
7	Duke Cleveland	23	CB	Maj	CBR	27	118	99	23	33	4	0	0	14	7		15	.333	.426	.374	.800	37	0	1	3		0
8	Buddy Armour	25	SLS	Maj	SNS	27	112	103	20	34	8	2	0	17	5		7	.330	.378	.447	.825	46	0	1	1		0
9	Marshall Riddle	22	SLS	Maj	SNS	20	80	70	7	23	3	3	1	10	2		7	.329	.390	.500	.890	35	0	0	3		0
10	Jack Matchett	32	KCM	Maj	KCM	16	35	34	5	11	0	2	0	2	0		0	.324	.324	.441	.765	15	0	0	1		0
11	Ed Young	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	73	65	10	21	4	0	1	11	1		7	.323	.397	.431	.828	28	0	1	0		0
12	Herb Souell	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	34	135	118	19	37	5	1	0	14	8		16	.314	.400	.373	.773	44	0	1	0		0
13	Neil Robinson	32	MRS	Maj	MRS	30	112	97	16	30	3	1	4	21	5		14	.309	.402	.485	.886	47	0	1	0		0
14	Harry Else	34	CAG	Maj	CAG	10	37	33	4	10	1	0	0	3	0		4	.303	.378	.333	.712	11	1	0	0		0
15	Jimmy Ford	27	SLS	Maj	SNS	29	112	107	16	32	5	2	0	13	2		4	.299	.324	.383	.708	41	0	0	1		0
16	Donald Reeves*	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	17	68	61	8	18	3	1	4	24	0		6	.295	.358	.574	.932	35	0	0	1		0
17	Bobby Robinson	36	SLS	Maj	SNS	16	57	42	9	12	3	0	0	9	0		10	.286	.444	.357	.802	15	0	2	3		0
18	Buck O'Neil	28	KCM	Maj	KCM	38	147	138	24	39	6	3	1	26	8		8	.283	.322	.391	.713	54	0	0	1		0
19	Ernie Smith	40	CAG	Maj	CAG	15	51	46	4	13	2	0	0	4	0		3	.283	.327	.326	.653	15	0	0	2		0
20	Joe Greene	28	KCM	Maj	KCM	26	100	85	24	24	7	4	2	22	4		14	.282	.384	.529	.913	45	0	0	1		0
21	Willie Nixon?	23	BBB	Maj	BBB	27	103	86	17	24	6	2	2	15	0		12	.279	.374	.465	.839	40	0	1	4		0
22	Ted Bond	36	CAG	Maj	CAG	20	84	65	13	18	1	3	0	7	0		11	.277	.390	.385	.774	25	0	1	7		0
23	John Lyles	28	SLS	Maj	SNS	26	111	98	21	27	3	1	0	12	6		8	.276	.336	.327	.663	32	0	1	4		0
24	Marlin Carter	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	42	166	148	9	40	4	4	0	16	4		14	.270	.333	.351	.685	52	0	0	4		0
25	Herb Barnhill	26	CB	Maj	CBR	13	37	34	6	9	0	0	0	5	0		2	.265	.306	.265	.570	9	0	0	1		0
26	Larry Brown	38	MRS	Maj	MRS	44	159	136	14	36	6	0	0	17	3		21	.265	.367	.309	.676	42	0	1	1		0
27	Bill Bradford	26	MRS	Maj	MRS	33	104	95	11	25	4	0	0	10	2		7	.263	.320	.305	.626	29	1	1	1		0
28	Turkey Stearnes*	39	KCM	Maj	KCM	36	146	126	22	33	6	2	5	33	4		18	.262	.359	.460	.819	58	0	1	1		0
29	T.J. Brown	24	MRS	Maj	MRS	48	171	154	20	40	11	0	0	15	4		10	.260	.309	.331	.640	51	0	1	6		0
30	Lyman Bostock	22	BBB	Maj	BBB	26	103	97	13	25	4	0	0	10	1		6	.258	.301	.299	.600	29	0	0	0		0
31	Wilson Redus	35	CAG	Maj	CAG	16	36	31	2	8	0	0	0	5	0		4	.258	.361	.258	.619	8	0	1	0		0
32	Newt Allen	39	KCM	Maj	KCM	25	96	86	17	22	3	0	0	7	2		7	.256	.319	.291	.610	25	0	1	2		0
33	Leslie Green	26	SLS	Maj	SNS	29	133	106	26	27	4	1	1	9	11		24	.255	.402	.340	.741	36	0	2	1		0
34	Henry Milton	29	KCM	Maj	KCM	31	139	122	22	31	3	1	1	13	8		10	.254	.321	.320	.641	39	0	2	5		0
35	Jelly Taylor*	29	MRS	Maj	MRS	48	183	155	23	39	5	2	1	10	7		18	.252	.330	.329	.659	51	0	0	10		2
36	Sammy Burton	27	BBB	Maj	BBB	29	104	92	13	23	1	2	1	9	1		10	.250	.324	.337	.661	31	0	0	2		0
37	Lionel Decuir	25	KCM	Maj	KCM	19	61	56	9	14	0	1	1	6	3		5	.250	.312	.339	.651	19	0	0	0		0
38	Fred McBride	35	BBB	Maj	BBB	16	46	44	7	11	1	0	1	5	0		2	.250	.283	.341	.624	15	0	0	0		0
39	Parnell Woods	28	CB,BBB	Maj	CBR-BBB	27	119	108	20	27	2	3	1	10	5		9	.250	.308	.352	.660	38	0	0	2		0
40	Johnny Ray	28	CB	Maj	CBR	23	105	81	17	20	0	0	0	5	1		20	.247	.414	.247	.660	20	0	3	1		0
41	Albert Frazier	25	CB	Maj	CBR	18	70	61	9	15	2	0	0	10	1		5	.246	.324	.279	.602	17	0	2	2		0
42	Johnny Smith*	23	TC	Maj	TC	13	53	49	8	12	0	1	0	4	1		4	.245	.302	.286	.588	14	0	0	0		0
43	Red Longley	30	MRS	Maj	MRS	43	158	135	19	33	8	1	0	15	2		20	.244	.342	.319	.660	43	0	0	3		0
44	Jesse Warren	25	MRS,KCM	Maj	MRS-KCM	12	40	37	2	9	1	0	0	5	0		2	.243	.282	.270	.552	10	0	0	1		0
45	Fred Bankhead	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	46	186	162	39	39	5	2	1	12	8		19	.241	.332	.315	.646	51	0	3	2		0
46	Willie Hudson*	22	CAG	Maj	CAG	16	50	47	4	11	2	0	0	5	0		2	.234	.265	.277	.542	13	0	0	1		0
47	Curtis Henderson	28	TC	Maj	TC	11	48	43	3	10	0	1	1	5	6		5	.233	.313	.349	.661	15	0	0	0		0
48	Nat Rogers	46	MRS,CAG	Maj	MRS-CAG	23	56	56	5	13	0	0	0	6	1		0	.232	.232	.232	.464	13	0	0	0		0
49	Jesse Douglas	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	26	107	100	17	23	3	0	0	12	5		4	.230	.267	.260	.527	26	0	1	2		0
50	Bradford Bennett	23	SLS	Maj	SNS	26	95	84	9	19	3	1	0	12	1		9	.226	.309	.286	.594	24	0	1	1		0
51	Willie Simms	31	CAG	Maj	CAG	19	85	76	14	17	4	0	1	5	1		9	.224	.306	.316	.622	24	0	0	0		0
52	Jabbo Andrews*	32	BBB	Maj	BBB	28	110	96	11	21	2	0	3	16	2		12	.219	.312	.333	.645	32	0	1	1		0
53	Ulysses Redd	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	26	87	84	7	18	0	2	0	4	1		1	.214	.233	.262	.495	22	0	1	1		0
54	Emanuel Sampson?	29	CB	Maj	CBR	25	100	80	14	17	3	1	0	10	3		15	.213	.344	.275	.619	22	0	1	4		0
55	Ralph Coles	27	CB	Maj	CBR	11	40	33	8	7	0	0	1	8	2		5	.212	.333	.303	.636	10	0	1	1		0
56	Lafayette Dumas?	20	MRS	Maj	MRS	21	54	52	6	11	0	0	1	4	1		1	.212	.226	.269	.496	14	0	0	1		0
57	Verdell Mathis*	26	MRS	Maj	MRS	42	127	114	13	24	3	0	1	9	3		11	.211	.280	.263	.543	30	0	0	2		0
58	Clarence Lamar	25	CB	Maj	CBR	27	100	88	12	18	3	1	1	14	2		8	.205	.278	.296	.574	26	0	1	3		0
59	Andy Sarvis	32	CB	Maj	CBR	12	35	30	2	6	1	0	0	5	0		3	.200	.294	.233	.527	7	0	1	1		0
60	Dan Thomas?	--	BBB	Maj	BBB	25	85	80	10	16	1	0	0	5	0		5	.200	.247	.213	.460	17	0	0	0		0
61	Fred McDaniel	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	22	97	81	17	16	2	0	0	8	4		11	.198	.323	.222	.545	18	0	4	1		0
62	Paul Hardy	29	BBB	Maj	BBB	24	85	72	6	14	3	1	0	8	1		9	.194	.293	.264	.557	19	0	1	3		0
63	Henry Turner	26	CB	Maj	CBR	25	105	88	16	17	5	2	0	17	1		17	.193	.324	.296	.619	26	0	0	0		0
64	Jimmy Wilson	20	TC	Maj	TC	12	53	47	6	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	.192	.283	.192	.475	9	0	1	0	0	0
65	Billy Horne	24	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	68	59	3	11	0	0	0	3	0		8	.186	.284	.186	.470	11	0	0	1		0
66	Bob Smith	33	SLS	Maj	SNS	14	46	44	3	8	1	0	0	5	0		2	.182	.217	.205	.422	9	0	0	0		0
67	Eugene Bremer	23	MRS	Maj	MRS	24	45	39	5	7	1	1	0	4	0		4	.180	.273	.256	.529	10	0	1	1		0
68	Raymond Taylor	29	SLS	Maj	SNS	21	54	47	2	8	1	0	0	5	0		5	.170	.250	.192	.442	9	0	0	2		0
69	Leroy Morney	31	CAG	Maj	CAG	19	75	60	10	10	2	0	0	0	1		10	.167	.296	.200	.496	12	0	1	4		0
70	Skin Down Robinson	32	CB	Maj	CBR	10	39	36	3	6	0	0	0	1	3		2	.167	.211	.167	.377	6	0	0	1		0
71	Lefty Turner*	27	TC	Maj	TC	12	44	42	2	7	1	2	0	5	0		1	.167	.186	.286	.472	12	0	0	1		0
72	Jim Williams	34	CB	Maj	CBR	10	35	30	8	5	1	1	0	4	3		3	.167	.286	.267	.552	8	0	2	0		0
73	Eugene Smith	24	SLS	Maj	SNS	21	55	49	4	8	1	0	0	2	0		6	.163	.255	.184	.438	9	0	0	0		0
74	Joe Sparks	--	CAG	Maj	CAG	16	48	43	4	7	2	0	1	2	0		5	.163	.250	.279	.529	12	0	0	0		0
75	Preacher Henry	29	CB	Maj	CBR	16	40	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		5	.000	.135	.000	.135	0	0	0	3		0