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1946 Negro American League Batting Leaders

1945 Season 1947 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 64 games, 6 teams, approx. 21 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	George Minor*	27	CBE	Maj	CBE	9	31	30	5	13	0	1	0	1	0	1	.433	.452	.500	.952	15	0	0
2	Hilton Smith	39	KCM	Maj	KCM	16	34	33	4	13	2	0	0	10	0	1	.394	.412	.455	.866	15	0	0
3	Lyman Bostock*	28	BBB	Maj	BBB	8	33	31	4	12	1	1	0	4	0	0	.387	.387	.484	.871	15	0	2
4	Lee Moody	29	KCM,BBB	Maj	KCM-BBB	11	39	37	1	14	4	0	0	10	1	1	.378	.395	.486	.881	18	0	1
5	Ted Strong#	29	KCM	Maj	KCM	34	133	110	30	40	2	2	3	23	2	19	.364	.466	.500	.966	55	2	2
6	Clyde Nelson	24	CAG	Maj	CAG	19	78	72	8	26	5	0	2	11	0	6	.361	.410	.514	.924	37	0	0
7	Archie Ware*	28	CBE	Maj	CBE	18	80	67	15	24	3	0	0	9	2	8	.358	.434	.403	.837	27	1	4
8	Willie Grace#	29	CBE	Maj	CBE	16	64	60	5	21	2	0	0	10	1	3	.350	.381	.383	.764	23	0	1
9	Buddy Armour*	31	CBE	Maj	CBE	17	65	60	12	20	5	1	0	13	3	5	.333	.385	.450	.835	27	0	0
10	Willard Brown	31	KCM	Maj	KCM	38	153	145	30	48	11	6	3	27	3	7	.331	.362	.552	.914	80	0	1
11	Artie Wilson*	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	10	47	40	7	13	0	0	0	0	3	7	.325	.426	.325	.751	13	0	0
12	Sam Hairston	26	IC	Maj	IC	26	115	102	16	33	7	1	2	16	1	9	.324	.395	.471	.865	48	3	1
13	Leon Kellman	27	CBE	Maj	CBE	19	79	62	14	20	4	0	0	11	3	11	.323	.455	.387	.842	24	4	2
14	Henry Merchant*	28	IC	Maj	IC	11	46	38	8	12	1	0	0	3	1	5	.316	.395	.342	.737	13	0	3
15	Johnnie Cowan	33	CBE	Maj	CBE	17	67	64	11	20	2	0	0	9	0	2	.313	.333	.344	.677	22	0	1
16	Cowan Hyde	39	MRS	Maj	MRS	7	32	32	4	10	2	1	0	5	3	0	.313	.313	.438	.750	14	0	0
17	Red Longley	36	MRS	Maj	MRS	10	44	39	7	12	0	1	1	6	2	4	.308	.386	.436	.822	17	1	0
18	Reinaldo Drake*	23	IC	Maj	IC	25	110	97	16	29	4	1	0	12	3	7	.299	.370	.361	.731	35	4	2
19	Joe Greene	34	KCM	Maj	KCM	26	95	71	14	21	2	1	2	12	1	22	.296	.462	.437	.899	31	0	2
20	Willie Wells	23	MRS	Maj	MRS	12	45	38	5	11	2	0	0	1	0	2	.289	.341	.342	.684	13	1	4
21	Coco Ferrer	31	IC	Maj	IC	15	64	56	6	16	0	0	0	7	4	5	.286	.355	.286	.641	16	1	2
22	Buck O'Neil	34	KCM	Maj	KCM	39	155	130	18	37	3	3	0	11	1	25	.285	.400	.354	.754	46	0	0
23	Eli Chism	29	CBE	Maj	CBE	12	38	36	5	10	3	1	0	5	3	2	.278	.316	.417	.732	15	0	0
24	Piper Davis	28	BBB	Maj	BBB	10	45	36	7	10	2	2	0	0	1	8	.278	.409	.444	.854	16	0	1
25	Jelly Taylor*	35	MRS	Maj	MRS	11	46	40	7	11	3	0	0	3	0	5	.275	.356	.350	.706	14	0	1
26	Casey Jones*	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	10	34	33	4	9	1	2	1	4	0	1	.273	.294	.515	.809	17	0	0
27	Jim McCurine*	25	CAG	Maj	CAG	17	66	59	8	16	2	1	0	7	0	3	.271	.306	.339	.645	20	0	4
28	Goose Tatum#	28	IC	Maj	IC	17	66	59	11	16	4	1	1	8	0	6	.271	.338	.424	.762	25	0	1
29	Leovigildo Xiqués	28	IC	Maj	IC	17	67	59	11	16	0	1	0	10	0	7	.271	.348	.305	.654	18	0	1
30	Sam Jethroe#	29	CBE	Maj	CBE	19	86	78	20	21	4	1	1	12	4	6	.269	.329	.385	.714	30	1	1
31	Walter Thomas	34	CAG	Maj	CAG	16	56	52	6	14	2	0	0	2	0	4	.269	.321	.308	.629	16	0	0
32	Ray Neil	25	IC	Maj	IC	26	121	106	20	28	6	1	0	6	4	12	.264	.345	.340	.684	36	1	2
33	Hank Thompson*	20	KCM	Maj	KCM	24	99	91	14	24	2	3	1	7	3	6	.264	.309	.385	.694	35	0	2
34	Ed Steele*	30	BBB	Maj	BBB	9	40	27	8	7	1	1	0	4	3	7	.259	.487	.370	.858	10	5	1
35	Herb Souell#	33	KCM	Maj	KCM	39	165	156	18	40	2	0	0	13	7	9	.256	.297	.269	.566	42	0	0
36	John Miles	23	CAG	Maj	CAG	13	48	47	3	12	1	0	0	4	1	1	.255	.271	.277	.547	13	0	0
37	Johnie Scott*	32	KCM	Maj	KCM	38	156	138	29	35	2	1	0	15	4	13	.254	.327	.283	.609	39	2	3
38	Duke Cleveland*	29	IC	Maj	IC	23	101	92	14	23	4	2	0	15	3	8	.250	.317	.337	.654	31	1	0
39	Alex Radcliff	40	MRS	Maj	MRS	8	34	32	2	8	1	0	0	6	0	1	.250	.294	.281	.575	9	1	0
40	Chico Renfroe	23	KCM	Maj	KCM	32	121	105	14	26	4	3	1	9	1	9	.248	.325	.371	.696	39	3	4
41	Bernell Longest*	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	17	72	62	9	15	2	0	0	5	2	9	.242	.347	.274	.621	17	1	0
42	Fred McDaniel*	33	MRS	Maj	MRS	10	35	33	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.242	.485	8	0	2
43	Clyde McNeal	17	CAG	Maj	CAG	16	49	47	2	11	1	1	0	4	0	2	.234	.265	.298	.563	14	0	0
44	John Bissant	32	CAG	Maj	CAG	11	49	43	2	10	2	0	0	3	1	3	.233	.283	.279	.562	12	0	3
45	John Britton*	27	BBB	Maj	BBB	10	46	43	6	10	1	1	0	5	2	1	.233	.267	.302	.569	13	1	1
46	Pepper Bassett#	35	BBB	Maj	BBB	9	37	35	2	8	0	0	0	2	1	2	.229	.270	.229	.499	8	0	0
47	Lester Lockett	34	IC,BBB	Maj	IC-BBB	19	74	64	15	14	0	0	0	4	0	7	.219	.296	.219	.515	14	0	3
48	Gene Smith	34	IC	Maj	IC	16	53	48	5	10	1	0	0	6	1	3	.208	.269	.229	.498	11	1	1
49	Verdell Mathis*	32	MRS	Maj	MRS	10	35	34	4	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	.206	.229	.235	.464	8	0	0
50	Herb Barnhill	32	CAG	Maj	CAG	7	25	25	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5	0	0
51	Jim Hamilton*	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	19	64	60	5	12	1	1	0	6	2	2	.200	.226	.250	.476	15	0	2
52	Ed Young	33	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	75	70	11	14	2	0	1	7	2	4	.200	.243	.271	.515	19	0	1
53	Fred Bankhead	33	MRS	Maj	MRS	11	49	46	4	9	1	0	0	2	1	2	.196	.245	.217	.462	10	1	0
54	Earl Taborn	23	KCM	Maj	KCM	20	60	56	4	11	2	0	1	2	0	3	.196	.237	.286	.523	16	0	1
55	Ralph Wyatt	28	CAG,CBE	Maj	CAG-CBE	17	76	73	7	14	1	3	0	5	1	2	.192	.213	.288	.501	21	0	1
56	Connie Johnson	23	KCM	Maj	KCM	14	28	27	4	5	0	1	0	4	1	1	.185	.214	.259	.474	7	0	0
57	Quincy Trouppe#	33	CBE	Maj	CBE	17	61	49	7	9	4	1	1	7	0	10	.184	.344	.367	.712	18	2	0
58	Ford Smith#	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	25	79	71	9	13	3	1	0	10	0	7	.183	.256	.254	.510	18	0	1
59	Steve Wylie	35	KCM	Maj	KCM	10	25	24	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.167	.200	.208	.408	5	0	0
60	Marlin Carter*	33	MRS	Maj	MRS	10	34	32	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	1	.156	.182	.188	.369	6	0	1
61	Buster Haywood	36	IC	Maj	IC	17	59	48	3	7	1	1	0	7	2	7	.146	.268	.208	.476	10	1	3
62	Gentry Jessup	31	CAG	Maj	CAG	8	23	23	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	3	0	0
63	Babe Charter?	35	CAG	Maj	CAG	11	38	34	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	3	.118	.211	.118	.328	4	1	0
64	Peanuts Davis	28	IC	Maj	IC	6	24	21	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.095	.174	.095	.269	2	0	1
65	Jim LaMarque*	25	KCM	Maj	KCM	13	29	28	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	2	0	1