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1948 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	1	1.76	78	29	244.2	65	59	2	4	0	.938
Chicago American Giants	2	1.27	78	13	108.1	32	32	0	0	0	1.000
Cleveland Buckeyes	4	1.63	87	22	183.1	51	46	0	5	0	.902
Indianapolis Clowns	2	2.63	76	31	245.2	83	76	3	4	0	.952
Kansas City Monarchs	4	3.01	80	47	401.2	86	71	7	8	3	.907
Memphis Red Sox	4	1.10	91	13	110.2	28	28	0	0	0	1.000
League Average	3	1.88	82	26	216	58	52	2	4	0	.939
	17	1.88	490	155	1294.1	345	312	12	21	3	.939

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	33	KCM	46	46	384.2	83	68	7	8	3	.904	1.63
2	José Colás	24	MRS	9	9	70.2	18	18	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
3	Reinaldo Drake	25	IC	25	25	192.2	57	55	1	1	0	.982	2.24
4	Willie Grace	31	CBE	3	2	21.0	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	3.33
5	Sam Hill	22	CAG	12	12	99.1	29	29	0	0	0	1.000	2.42
6	Sam Jethroe	31	CBE	10	10	83.1	24	23	0	1	0	.958	2.30
7	Jim LaMarque	27	KCM	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
8	Verdell Mathis	34	MRS	1	0	5.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
9	Nat McClinic	24	CBE	1	1	9.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
10	Henry Merchant	30	IC	7	6	53.0	26	21	2	3	0	.885	3.29
11	George Minor	29	CBE	9	9	70.0	16	12	0	4	0	.750	1.33
12	Harry Rhodes	25	CAG	1	1	9.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.00
13	Bobby Robinson	35	BBB	29	29	244.2	65	59	2	4	0	.938	2.10
14	Neil Robinson	40	MRS	6	4	34.0	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.50
15	Johnie Scott	34	KCM	1	1	9.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.00
16	Pepper Sharpe	29	MRS	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
17	Hank Thompson	22	KCM	1	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00