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
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 |
1 | C | Buster Haywood | 36 | 17 | 59 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | | 7 | | .146 | .268 | .208 | .476 | 40 | 10 | | 1 | 3 | | |
2 | 1B | Goose Tatum# | 28 | 17 | 66 | 59 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | | 6 | | .271 | .338 | .424 | .762 | 124 | 25 | | 0 | 1 | | |
3 | 2B | Ray Neil | 25 | 26 | 121 | 106 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | | 12 | | .264 | .345 | .340 | .684 | 101 | 36 | | 1 | 2 | | |
4 | SS | Coco Ferrer | 31 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | | 5 | | .286 | .355 | .286 | .641 | 89 | 16 | | 1 | 2 | | |
5 | 3B | Sam Hairston | 26 | 26 | 115 | 102 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | | 9 | | .324 | .395 | .471 | .865 | 154 | 48 | | 3 | 1 | | |
6 | LF | Leovigildo Xiqués | 28 | 17 | 67 | 59 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | | 7 | | .271 | .348 | .305 | .654 | 93 | 18 | | 0 | 1 | | |
7 | CF | Reinaldo Drake* | 23 | 25 | 110 | 97 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | | 7 | | .299 | .370 | .361 | .731 | 115 | 35 | | 4 | 2 | | |
8 | RF | Duke Cleveland* | 29 | 23 | 101 | 92 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | | 8 | | .250 | .317 | .337 | .654 | 92 | 31 | | 1 | 0 | | |
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 | UT | Lester Lockett | 34 | 17 | 65 | 57 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 6 | | .211 | .286 | .211 | .496 | 46 | 12 | | 0 | 2 | | |
10 | IF | Gene Smith | 34 | 16 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | 3 | | .208 | .269 | .229 | .498 | 47 | 11 | | 1 | 1 | | |
11 | UT | Henry Merchant* | 28 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | 5 | | .316 | .395 | .342 | .737 | 117 | 13 | | 0 | 3 | | |
12 | IF | Hoss Walker | 41 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 2 | | .400 | .455 | .400 | .855 | 152 | 8 | | 0 | 1 | | |
13 | 1B | Leonard Lindsay* | 37 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 0 | | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 | 63 | 5 | | 0 | 0 | | |
14 | IF | Tice James | 31 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | -2 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | | |
15 | | Baird? | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
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 |
16 | P | Peanuts Davis | 28 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | -20 | 2 | | 0 | 1 | | |
17 | P | Jim Colzie* | 25 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 1 | | .357 | .400 | .357 | .757 | 123 | 5 | | 0 | 2 | | |
18 | P | Angel García? | 23 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | | .154 | .313 | .231 | .543 | 60 | 3 | | 0 | 0 | | |
19 | P | Preacher Henry | 35 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | 27 | 2 | | 0 | 2 | | |
20 | P | Manuel Godínez? | 25 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | -24 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | | |
21 | P | Johnny Williams | 28 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 | 173 | 3 | | 0 | 0 | | |
22 | P | Sam Odom? | 27 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 18 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | | |
23 | P | Sylvester Snead | 31 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | -25 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | | |
24 | P | Amos Watson? | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | -25 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
25 | P | Lefty Calhoun* | 34 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 1 | | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 244 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 28.8 | 84 | 1030 | 902 | 135 | 233 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 113 | 19 | | 89 | | .258 | .333 | .319 | .652 | 92 | 288 | | 12 | 27 | | |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | | 1 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 29.0 | 84 | 926 | 816 | 128 | 217 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 104 | 19 | | 78 | | .266 | .339 | .331 | .670 | 97 | 270 | | 12 | 20 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 27.0 | 84 | 104 | 86 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | | 11 | | .186 | .278 | .209 | .488 | 44 | 18 | | 0 | 7 | | |
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 |
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 | Preacher Henry | 35 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.67 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 89 | 3.07 | 1.702 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 1.80 |
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 |
2 | RP | Jim Colzie | 25 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.54 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35.2 | 42 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 92 | 2.81 | 1.570 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.21 |
3 | RP | Manuel Godínez | 25 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 132 | 2.18 | 1.165 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 4.00 |
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 |
4 | | Peanuts Davis | 28 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 133 | 2.84 | 1.085 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.63 |
5 | | Angel García* | 23 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 305 | 2.01 | 1.333 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 2.23 |
6 | | Johnny Williams | 28 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 92 | 3.39 | 1.463 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.83 |
7 | | Sam Odom* | 27 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 50 | 5.58 | 2.447 | 15.6 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 1.56 |
8 | | Amos Watson | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.05 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 107 | 5.13 | 1.650 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.29 |
9 | | Lefty Calhoun* | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 73 | 3.42 | 2.167 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 |
10 | | Henry Merchant* | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 246 | 4.38 | 1.400 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
11 | | Sylvester Snead | 31 | 0 | 0 | | inf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | 0.00 |
| | Team Totals | 27.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.88 | 84 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 225.0 | 243 | 132 | 97 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1002 | 108 | 2.95 | 1.471 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.64 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | 6 | 3 | | 3 | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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