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1943 Negro American League Center Field

Other Leagues: Major Leagues, AL, NL, NN2

Pennant Winner: Birmingham Black Barons

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Negro League teams are presented with both league-only and overall records against top Black clubs. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black clubs. 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. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions

Team Fielding - CF

Team Fielding - CF Table
Tm	#Fld	RA/G	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
Birmingham Black Barons	4	2.70	64	44	374.1	89	78	3	8	1	.910
Chicago American Giants	1	2.31	62	35	303.0	89	85	3	1	1	.989
Cleveland Buckeyes	5	2.82	66	38	318.1	81	74	4	3	1	.963
Cincinnati Clowns	4	2.41	76	37	312.0	79	73	1	5	0	.937
Kansas City Monarchs	3	4.18	50	54	456.2	127	118	4	5	1	.961
Memphis Red Sox	5	2.08	78	31	261.2	69	62	3	4	0	.942
League Average	4	2.67	66	40	338	89	82	3	4	1	.951
	21	2.67	396	239	2026.0	534	490	18	26	4	.951

Player Fielding - CF

Player Fielding - CF Table
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1	Willard Brown	28	KCM	50	50	420.2	125	116	4	5	1	.960	2.40
2	Duke Cleveland	26	CBE	9	9	68.0	21	20	0	1	0	.952	2.22
3	Lloyd Davenport	31	CAG	35	35	303.0	89	85	3	1	1	.989	2.51
4	Alphonse Dunn	31	BBB	5	4	36.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.20
5	Willie Grace	26	CBE	7	7	53.0	7	5	1	1	1	.857	0.86
6	Buster Haywood	33	CC	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
7	Cowan Hyde	36	MRS	2	2	18.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
8	Sam Jethroe	26	CBE	16	16	140.1	41	38	2	1	0	.976	2.50
9	Red Longley	33	MRS	2	2	14.0	5	4	1	0	0	1.000	2.50
10	Jack Matchett	35	KCM	1	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
11	Verdell Mathis	29	MRS	5	5	42.1	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.80
12	Felix McLaurin	21	BBB	33	33	277.1	76	66	3	7	1	.908	2.09
13	Henry Merchant	25	CC	2	2	11.0	4	3	0	1	0	.750	1.50
14	Leroy Morney	34	BBB	5	4	39.0	6	5	0	1	0	.833	1.00
15	Johnny Ray	31	CC	33	32	270.0	67	64	1	2	0	.970	1.97
16	Neil Robinson	35	MRS	21	20	166.1	48	42	2	4	0	.917	2.10
17	Willie Simms	34	KCM	4	4	32.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.50
18	Theolic Smith	30	CBE	7	5	46.0	10	9	1	0	0	1.000	1.43
19	Clyde Spearman	30	BBB	3	3	22.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
20	Goose Tatum	25	CC	3	3	28.0	8	6	0	2	0	.750	2.00
21	Emmett Wilson	30	TOT	5	3	32.0	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
22	Emmett Wilson	30	CBE	1	1	11.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
23	Emmett Wilson	30	MRS	4	2	21.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0.75