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
| Tm | #Fld | RA/G | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 11 | 2.06 | 66 | 28 | 231.2 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .983 | |
| Chicago American Giants | 3 | 2.96 | 74 | 39 | 337.0 | 78 | 72 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .974 | |
| Cleveland Buckeyes | 5 | 1.10 | 68 | 24 | 207.0 | 53 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .981 | |
| Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | 4 | 2.04 | 68 | 22 | 185.1 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .922 | |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 11 | 3.70 | 64 | 53 | 454.2 | 91 | 83 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .934 | |
| Memphis Red Sox | 3 | 2.16 | 76 | 26 | 216.0 | 53 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .925 | |
| League Average | 6 | 2.33 | 69 | 32 | 272 | 64 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .953 | |
| 36 | 2.33 | 416 | 192 | 1631.2 | 384 | 353 | 13 | 18 | 0 | .953 |
Player Fielding - CF
| Rk | Name | Age | Tm | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Abernathy | 27 | KCM | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
| 2 | Buddy Armour | 30 | CBE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |
| 3 | Earl Ashby | 24 | CBE | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 4 | Fred Bankhead | 32 | MRS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
| 5 | Lamb Barbee | 29 | CC | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 6 | Jerry Benjamin | 35 | CBE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.00 | |
| 7 | John Bissant | 31 | CAG | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |
| 8 | Jimmie Crutchfield | 35 | CAG | 38 | 38 | 320.1 | 76 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .974 | 1.95 | |
| 9 | Lloyd Davenport | 33 | CBE | 8 | 7 | 63.0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.50 | |
| 10 | Piper Davis | 27 | BBB | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
| 11 | Reinaldo Drake | 22 | CC | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 3.00 | |
| 12 | Greene Farmer | 25 | CC | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.00 | |
| 13 | Chesley Gray | 31 | KCM | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
| 14 | Dave Harper | 27 | KCM | 10 | 9 | 76.0 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.80 | |
| 15 | Bob Harvey | 27 | BBB | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
| 16 | Sam Jethroe | 28 | CBE | 15 | 15 | 120.0 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.20 | |
| 17 | Collins Jones | 22 | BBB | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 18 | Jim LaMarque | 24 | KCM | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
| 19 | Lester Lockett | 33 | BBB | 5 | 4 | 31.0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.20 | |
| 20 | Verdell Mathis | 31 | MRS | 4 | 4 | 29.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.25 | |
| 21 | Jack McLaurin | 25 | BBB | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |
| 22 | Clarence McMullen | KCM | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | ||
| 23 | Henry Merchant | 27 | CC | 15 | 15 | 125.1 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 2.00 | |
| 24 | Lee Moody | 28 | KCM | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |
| 25 | John Henry Oliver | 38 | BBB | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |
| Rk | Name | Age | Tm | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
| 26 | Roy Phelps | BBB | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.33 | ||
| 27 | Johnny Ray | 33 | TOT | 15 | 14 | 123.1 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.87 | |
| 28 | Johnny Ray | 33 | KCM | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | |
| 29 | Johnny Ray | 33 | BBB | 10 | 9 | 81.1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.90 | |
| 30 | Chico Renfroe | 22 | KCM | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
| 31 | Neil Robinson | 37 | MRS | 22 | 21 | 179.0 | 47 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .915 | 1.95 | |
| 32 | Johnie Scott | 31 | KCM | 34 | 32 | 278.2 | 51 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .902 | 1.35 | |
| 33 | Freddie Shepard | 29 | BBB | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | |
| 34 | Quincy Smith | 27 | BBB | 4 | 4 | 33.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |
| 35 | Ed Steele | 29 | BBB | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |
| 36 | Walter Thomas | 33 | KCM | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |
| 37 | Eli Williams | 28 | KCM | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 38 | Ralph Wyatt | 27 | CAG | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |


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