Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage
Team Batting
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Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
1 | C | Pepper Bassett# | 28 | 30 | 111 | 104 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | | 7 | | .202 | .252 | .250 | .502 | 46 | 26 | | | | | |
2 | 1B | Ed Young | 26 | 28 | 114 | 97 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | | 17 | | .268 | .377 | .392 | .769 | 124 | 38 | | | | | |
3 | 2B | Billy Horne | 23 | 27 | 105 | 96 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | | 9 | | .240 | .305 | .271 | .576 | 68 | 26 | | | | | |
4 | SS | Joe Sparks* | | 29 | 93 | 85 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | | 8 | | .212 | .280 | .341 | .621 | 80 | 29 | | | | | |
5 | 3B | Alex Radcliff | 33 | 34 | 144 | 135 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | | 9 | | .259 | .306 | .370 | .676 | 96 | 50 | | | | | |
6 | LF | Ernie Smith* | 39 | 35 | 126 | 120 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | | 6 | | .283 | .317 | .317 | .634 | 85 | 38 | | | | | |
7 | CF | Willie Simms* | 30 | 29 | 131 | 115 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | | 16 | | .296 | .382 | .443 | .825 | 140 | 51 | | | | | |
8 | RF | Subby Byas# | 29 | 33 | 117 | 100 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | | 17 | | .260 | .368 | .330 | .698 | 104 | 33 | | | | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
9 | C | Wilson Redus | 34 | 19 | 51 | 47 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | | .170 | .235 | .213 | .448 | 31 | 10 | | | | | |
10 | 2B | John Bissant | 25 | 12 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | 1 | | .282 | .300 | .410 | .710 | 106 | 16 | | | | | |
11 | IF | Jesse Houston? | 29 | 20 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 1 | | .278 | .297 | .333 | .631 | 83 | 12 | | | | | |
12 | SS | Red Hale? | 26 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | 3 | | .080 | .179 | .080 | .259 | -24 | 2 | | | | | |
13 | | Donald Reeves* | 27 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | .294 | .294 | .588 | .882 | 154 | 10 | | | | | |
14 | MI | Lester Lockett | 27 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | -55 | 1 | | | | | |
15 | | Charles Robinson? | | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 57 | 2 | | | | | |
16 | 1B | Luther Gilyard? | 29 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 33 | 1 | | | | | |
17 | SS | Joe Williams? | | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 33 | 1 | | | | | |
18 | | Fresnell? | | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2.000 | 475 | 4 | | | | | |
19 | 1B | Johnny Reed? | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | | | |
20 | | Henry McCall* | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | | | |
21 | SS | Langrum? | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | | | |
22 | | Zell Miles | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
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HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
23 | P | Willie Cornelius | 32 | 16 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 2 | | .250 | .294 | .250 | .544 | 59 | 8 | | | | | |
24 | P | Lefty Bowe* | 20 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | -27 | 2 | | | | | |
25 | P | Tommy Johnson? | 24 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .125 | .125 | .188 | .313 | -10 | 3 | | | | | |
26 | P | Ted Trent | 35 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | | | |
27 | P | Lemuel Williams? | | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | -50 | 0 | | | | | |
28 | P | Percy Forrest | 22 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 | 163 | 2 | | | | | |
29 | P | Rogers Pierre? | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 187 | 2 | | | | | |
30 | P | Logan Hensley | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Team Totals | 29.7 | 74 | 1253 | 1147 | 138 | 275 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 117 | 35 | | 106 | | .240 | .304 | .320 | .624 | 82 | 367 | | | | | |
| | Rank in 7 NAL teams | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 2 | | | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 29.9 | 74 | 1124 | 1023 | 126 | 250 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 112 | 34 | | 101 | | .244 | .312 | .330 | .643 | 87 | 338 | | | | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 28.0 | 74 | 129 | 124 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | | 5 | | .202 | .233 | .234 | .466 | 36 | 29 | | | | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
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GDP |
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IBB |
Team Pitching
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
1 | SP | Willie Cornelius | 32 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.15 | 14 | 9 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 | 86 | 52 | 41 | | 25 | | 45 | 0 | | | | 94 | | 1.247 | 8.7 | | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.80 |
2 | SP | Jesse Houston | 29 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.53 | 9 | 7 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 52 | 33 | 26 | | 22 | | 25 | 1 | | | | 87 | | 1.432 | 9.1 | | 3.8 | 4.4 | 1.14 |
3 | SP | Lefty Bowe* | 20 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.81 | 9 | 5 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 33 | 17 | 13 | | 21 | | 44 | 2 | | | | 140 | | 1.296 | 7.1 | | 4.5 | 9.5 | 2.10 |
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WP |
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SO9 |
SO/W |
4 | RP | Tommy Johnson | 24 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.35 | 13 | 6 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 48.1 | 51 | 27 | 18 | | 20 | | 20 | 1 | | | | 117 | | 1.469 | 9.5 | | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.00 |
5 | RP | Ted Trent | 35 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.56 | 9 | 4 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 40 | 14 | 11 | | 6 | | 22 | 0 | | | | 154 | | 1.190 | 9.3 | | 1.4 | 5.1 | 3.67 |
6 | RP | Lemuel Williams? | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.30 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | | 9 | | 6 | 0 | | | | 93 | | 1.568 | 8.6 | | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.67 |
7 | RP | Rogers Pierre | 25 | 0 | 0 | | 1.23 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 3 | 0 | | | | 334 | | 0.955 | 7.4 | | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.00 |
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Name |
Age |
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W-L% |
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R |
ER |
HR |
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WP |
BF |
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SO/W |
8 | | Percy Forrest | 22 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | | 8 | | 3 | 0 | | | | 104 | | 1.286 | 6.4 | | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.38 |
9 | | Logan Hensley | 39 | 0 | 0 | | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | | | 161 | | 0.900 | 5.4 | | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
10 | | Donald Reeves* | 27 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Team Totals | 28.3 | 13 | 22 | .371 | 3.62 | 74 | 35 | | 14 | 1 | 2 | 308.2 | 294 | 165 | 124 | | 113 | | 168 | 4 | | | | 109 | | 1.319 | 8.6 | | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.49 |
| | Rank in 7 NAL teams | | 2 | 1 | | 3 | | | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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