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1947 Negro American League Shortstop

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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 - SS

Team Fielding - SS Table
Tm	#Fld	RA/G	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
Birmingham Black Barons	2	1.15	79	16	137.1	79	32	44	3	5	.962
Chicago American Giants	6	2.46	80	29	248.2	150	56	83	11	17	.927
Cleveland Buckeyes	3	1.81	67	21	178.0	117	49	50	18	9	.846
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	13	2.27	82	30	245.1	149	50	78	21	7	.859
Kansas City Monarchs	5	4.61	76	65	549.1	339	129	169	41	29	.879
Memphis Red Sox	4	1.58	88	21	179.1	104	42	53	9	7	.913
League Average	5	2.30	79	30	256	156	60	80	17	12	.890
	32	2.30	472	182	1538.0	938	358	477	103	74	.890

Player Fielding - SS

Player Fielding - SS Table
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1	Newt Allen	46	IC	7	6		41.0	18	5	10	3	0	.833	2.14
2	Buddy Armour	32	CAG	2	2		17.1	9	3	6	0	1	1.000	4.50
3	Joe Atkins	25	CBE	2	1		9.0	6	2	3	1	1	.833	2.50
4	Bailey		IC	1	0		1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
5	Dan Bankhead	27	MRS	1	0		5.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00
6	Sherwood Brewer	23	IC	4	4		35.0	17	4	9	4	2	.765	3.25
7	T.J. Brown	31	TOT	9	6		53.0	28	8	16	4	2	.857	2.67
8	T.J. Brown	31	MRS	3	1		13.0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	1.67
9	T.J. Brown	31	IC	6	5		40.0	23	7	12	4	2	.826	3.17
10	Willard Brown	32	KCM	3	3		25.0	11	6	5	0	1	1.000	3.67
11	Sylvester Carlisle	21	IC	1	1		8.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	1.00
12	Marlin Carter	34	MRS	3	1		12.2	8	2	5	1	1	.875	2.33
13	Johnnie Cowan	34	CBE	1	1		9.0	7	2	3	2	0	.714	5.00
14	Coco Ferrer	32	IC	7	7		54.0	42	13	23	6	2	.857	5.14
15	Sam Hairston	27	IC	1	0		6.1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	3.00
16	Henderson		IC	1	1		5.0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	3.00
17	Clyde McNeal	18	CAG	24	24		206.1	129	46	72	11	14	.915	4.92
18	Harold Millon	28	IC	1	1		10.0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	5.00
19	Sy Morton	25	CAG	1	1		8.0	3	2	1	0	1	1.000	3.00
20	Ray Neil	26	IC	1	1		7.0	4	2	1	1	0	.750	3.00
21	Chico Renfroe	24	KCM	14	13		109.0	69	30	32	7	5	.899	4.43
22	Curtis Roberts	17	KCM	9	9		75.0	41	17	17	7	3	.829	3.78
23	Bobby Robinson	34	BBB	1	1		9.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	4.00
24	Jacob Robinson	27	CAG	1	1		6.0	3	2	1	0	1	1.000	3.00
25	John Sanderson	19	KCM	9	9		74.0	35	12	18	5	2	.857	3.33
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
26	Al Smith	19	CBE	19	19		160.0	104	45	44	15	8	.856	4.68
27	Hank Thompson	21	KCM	31	31		266.1	183	64	97	22	18	.880	5.19
28	Jake Tolbert		CAG	1	0		2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
29	Vicente Villafañe		IC	1	0		3.0	4	1	3	0	1	1.000	4.00
30	Hoss Walker	39	IC	4	0		11.0	11	2	8	1	0	.909	2.50
31	Jesse Warren	32	CAG	1	1		9.0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	5.00
32	Willie Wells	24	MRS	19	19		148.2	89	38	43	8	6	.910	4.26
33	Willie Wells	42	IC	4	4		24.0	17	10	6	1	0	.941	4.00
34	Artie Wilson	26	BBB	15	15		128.1	75	30	42	3	5	.960	4.80