1938 Negro American League Batting Leaders

1937 Season 1939 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 119 games, 7 teams, approx. 34 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	Ted Strong#	21	ABC,KCM	Maj	AB3-KCM	21	83	75	22	30	5	4	4	23	7	7	.400	.458	.733	1.191	55	1	0
2	David Whatley*	23	BBB,MRS	Maj	BBB-MRS	27	115	106	21	42	6	2	0	9	4	7	.396	.439	.491	.929	52	1	1
3	Donald Reeves*	26	BC	Maj	BCA	41	143	132	28	51	3	4	5	35	7	10	.386	.434	.583	1.017	77	1	0
4	Hilton Smith	31	KCM	Maj	KCM	27	75	72	9	26	6	0	3	13	1	2	.361	.378	.569	.948	41	0	1
5	Quincy Trouppe#	25	ABC	Maj	AB3	18	68	56	20	20	5	2	2	11	1	9	.357	.471	.625	1.096	35	3	0
6	Nat Rogers*	44	MRS	Maj	MRS	27	107	102	19	36	5	3	2	19	2	3	.353	.371	.520	.891	53	0	2
7	Willard Brown	23	KCM	Maj	KCM	50	204	193	39	68	17	4	8	51	20	11	.352	.387	.606	.993	117	0	0
8	Red Moore*	21	BC	Maj	BCA	40	152	130	25	45	4	1	2	26	1	15	.346	.414	.438	.852	57	0	7
9	Henry Milton*	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	48	213	193	53	66	11	6	3	28	26	17	.342	.395	.508	.903	98	0	3
10	Mint Jones#	27	JRC	Maj	JRC	17	79	74	8	25	1	0	0	14	0	3	.338	.364	.351	.715	26	0	2
11	Nish Williams	34	BC	Maj	BCA	14	50	46	7	15	1	1	0	6	0	3	.326	.380	.391	.771	18	1	0
12	Lloyd Davenport*	26	MRS	Maj	MRS	32	132	117	20	38	7	2	0	10	7	13	.325	.392	.419	.811	49	0	2
13	Neil Robinson	30	MRS	Maj	MRS	35	139	121	19	38	7	3	1	15	6	15	.314	.403	.446	.849	54	3	0
14	Bill Cooper*	23	BC	Maj	BCA	30	107	87	26	27	4	0	0	6	3	16	.310	.423	.356	.779	31	1	3
15	Wilson Redus	33	CAG	Maj	CAG	39	166	147	21	45	5	2	3	15	6	15	.306	.374	.429	.803	63	1	3
16	Lacey Thomas*	28	JRC	Maj	JRC	17	70	62	15	19	2	1	0	10	2	8	.306	.386	.371	.757	23	0	0
17	Marshall Riddle*	20	ABC	Maj	AB3	17	63	59	6	18	1	0	0	8	1	2	.305	.328	.322	.650	19	0	2
18	Henry McCall*	30	BBB	Maj	BBB	23	94	92	11	28	3	3	1	16	1	2	.304	.319	.435	.754	40	0	0
19	Babe Davis	29	BC	Maj	BCA	41	167	155	26	46	11	5	0	26	3	10	.297	.343	.432	.776	67	1	1
20	Jelly Taylor*	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	35	143	128	15	38	1	1	0	16	2	11	.297	.353	.320	.673	41	0	4
21	Cowan Hyde	31	MRS	Maj	MRS	33	135	132	16	39	3	4	0	14	9	1	.295	.306	.379	.685	50	1	1
22	Rainey Bibbs#	27	CAG,KCM	Maj	CAG-KCM	49	208	187	30	55	6	1	0	24	11	16	.294	.356	.337	.693	63	2	3
23	Willie Jefferson	34	MRS	Maj	MRS	17	42	41	7	12	2	1	2	7	0	0	.293	.293	.537	.829	22	0	1
24	Ted Radcliffe	35	MRS	Maj	MRS	28	80	75	9	22	5	0	1	10	3	4	.293	.338	.400	.738	30	1	0
25	Henry Turner	24	JRC	Maj	JRC	14	69	65	13	19	4	2	0	5	0	4	.292	.333	.415	.749	27	0	0
26	Joe Greene	26	BC	Maj	BCA	30	109	93	16	27	4	4	0	11	0	12	.290	.383	.419	.803	39	2	2
27	Ed Mayweather*	28	KCM	Maj	KCM	32	114	104	16	30	8	4	1	19	3	8	.288	.345	.471	.816	49	1	1
28	Harry Else	32	KCM	Maj	KCM	32	111	98	18	28	2	2	1	11	4	11	.286	.369	.378	.747	37	2	0
29	Ernie Smith*	30	CAG,KCM	Maj	CAG-KCM	15	55	50	9	14	2	0	0	9	4	2	.280	.321	.320	.641	16	1	2
30	Turkey Stearnes*	37	CAG,KCM	Maj	CAG-KCM	36	153	136	27	38	7	4	3	30	8	14	.279	.351	.456	.807	62	1	2
31	Subby Byas#	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	31	110	101	17	28	7	0	1	13	5	9	.277	.336	.376	.713	38	0	0
32	Melzar Williams	24	BBB	Maj	BBB	21	88	84	7	23	2	3	0	9	3	4	.274	.307	.369	.676	31	0	0
33	Red Hadley*	29	BC	Maj	BCA	27	94	88	10	24	4	1	0	6	3	3	.273	.304	.341	.645	30	1	2
34	Newt Allen	37	KCM	Maj	KCM	40	166	151	28	41	8	1	1	21	4	13	.272	.329	.358	.687	54	0	2
35	Ed Young	25	CAG	Maj	CAG	29	112	102	18	27	3	2	2	16	1	6	.265	.318	.392	.710	40	2	2
36	Billy Horne	22	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	69	61	9	16	3	1	1	10	0	5	.262	.318	.393	.712	24	0	3
37	Buck O'Neil	26	KCM	Maj	KCM	48	185	163	31	42	9	3	3	24	11	19	.258	.335	.405	.740	66	0	3
38	Alex Radcliff	32	CAG	Maj	CAG	38	162	152	25	39	7	5	1	20	4	9	.257	.302	.388	.691	59	1	0
39	John Lyles#	26	ABC,CAG	Maj	AB3-CAG	20	72	63	9	16	3	1	0	6	5	7	.254	.329	.333	.662	21	0	2
40	Joe Royal	26	JRC	Maj	JRC	15	71	67	11	17	2	0	1	11	2	4	.254	.296	.328	.624	22	0	0
41	Buddy Armour*	23	ABC	Maj	AB3	17	70	64	11	16	3	1	0	3	5	2	.250	.284	.328	.612	21	1	3
42	Eddie Dixon	22	BC	Maj	BCA	23	41	36	6	9	1	0	0	5	1	3	.250	.308	.278	.585	10	0	2
43	Ormond Sampson	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	69	64	4	16	1	1	0	10	1	3	.250	.284	.297	.580	19	0	2
44	Herman Dunlap*	30	CAG	Maj	CAG	30	127	113	13	28	1	2	0	5	4	9	.248	.303	.292	.595	33	0	5
45	Frank Duncan	37	KCM,CAG	Maj	KCM-CAG	36	138	114	19	28	5	1	2	14	3	16	.246	.353	.360	.713	41	3	5
46	Gabby Kemp	19	BC,JRC	Maj	BCA-JRC	31	132	117	26	28	2	0	1	13	7	11	.239	.310	.282	.592	33	1	3
47	Don Pelham*	30	BC	Maj	BCA	43	169	159	19	38	7	4	1	25	1	7	.239	.275	.352	.628	56	1	2
48	Duke Cleveland*	21	JRC	Maj	JRC	13	63	59	16	14	0	0	0	5	1	3	.237	.274	.237	.511	14	0	1
49	Philly Holmes*	25	JRC	Maj	JRC	16	80	72	9	17	1	2	1	12	5	7	.236	.304	.347	.651	25	0	1
50	Bozo Jackson*	--	BC	Maj	BCA	8	40	34	6	8	0	1	0	1	0	2	.235	.278	.294	.572	10	0	4
51	Willie Simms*	29	CAG,KCM	Maj	CAG-KCM	23	110	98	13	23	3	1	0	7	3	9	.235	.299	.286	.585	28	0	3
52	Larry Brown#	36	MRS	Maj	MRS	27	88	77	7	18	4	0	0	6	1	8	.234	.330	.286	.615	22	3	0
53	Tommy Butts	18	BC	Maj	BCA	26	96	90	13	21	0	3	0	8	1	6	.233	.281	.300	.581	27	0	0
54	Mex Johnson	26	KCM	Maj	KCM	42	150	133	24	30	3	4	0	12	4	12	.226	.290	.308	.598	41	0	5
55	Fred Bankhead	25	BBB,MRS	Maj	BBB-MRS	30	122	107	12	24	0	2	1	11	4	11	.224	.308	.290	.598	31	2	2
56	Marlin Carter*	25	MRS,BC	Maj	MRS-BCA	25	96	85	16	19	3	1	0	7	3	9	.224	.298	.282	.580	24	0	2
57	Bert Johnson	32	BBB	Maj	BBB	14	44	37	3	8	1	0	0	3	0	4	.216	.326	.243	.569	9	2	1
58	Joe Sparks	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	21	62	51	10	11	1	1	2	8	1	9	.216	.344	.392	.736	20	1	1
59	Luther Gilyard?	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	59	52	8	11	2	1	0	3	0	6	.212	.293	.288	.582	15	0	1
60	Sylvester Owens	--	BBB	Maj	BBB	25	96	90	8	19	1	1	0	11	2	5	.211	.253	.244	.497	22	0	1
61	Parnell Woods	26	BBB	Maj	BBB	23	96	86	12	18	1	1	0	5	4	8	.209	.284	.244	.528	21	1	1
62	Spencer Davis	30	BC,JRC	Maj	BCA-JRC	22	87	78	12	16	3	0	0	9	2	5	.205	.262	.244	.505	19	1	3
63	Leo Sims*	--	BC,BBB	Maj	BCA-BBB	12	45	39	5	8	1	0	0	1	0	3	.205	.262	.231	.493	9	0	3
64	Red Longley	28	MRS	Maj	MRS	30	106	95	10	19	3	0	0	11	1	9	.200	.269	.232	.501	22	0	2
65	Bill Bradford*	24	ABC	Maj	AB3	19	72	66	4	13	2	2	0	5	3	5	.197	.264	.288	.552	19	1	0
66	Roosevelt Cox	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	38	144	123	13	24	2	5	0	15	4	15	.195	.293	.293	.586	36	2	4
67	Albert Frazier	23	JRC	Maj	JRC	18	76	67	7	13	3	0	0	4	0	5	.194	.260	.239	.499	16	1	3
68	Raymond Taylor	27	ABC,KCM,MRS	Maj	AB3-KCM-MRS	21	72	68	6	13	0	0	0	8	3	4	.191	.236	.191	.427	13	0	0
69	Harry Barnes	22	BBB	Maj	BBB	17	58	48	4	9	2	0	0	6	1	5	.188	.264	.229	.493	11	0	5
70	Hap Glenn	24	BC	Maj	BCA	20	78	75	6	14	1	1	0	3	0	3	.187	.218	.227	.445	17	0	0
71	Bobby Robinson	34	ABC	Maj	AB3	14	53	46	5	8	1	0	0	5	1	5	.174	.255	.196	.451	9	0	2
72	Willie Cornelius	31	CAG	Maj	CAG	23	44	36	4	6	1	1	1	4	0	5	.167	.286	.333	.619	12	1	2
73	Jesse Houston?	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	19	44	42	4	7	1	1	0	3	0	2	.167	.205	.238	.443	10	0	0
74	Bo Mitchell?	26	BC,BBB	Maj	BCA-BBB	19	40	38	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.132	.154	.158	.312	6	0	1
75	Andrew Sephus?	24	BBB	Maj	BBB	14	52	39	6	4	0	0	0	0	2	11	.103	.314	.103	.416	4	1	1
76	Tommy Johnson?	23	CAG	Maj	CAG	20	38	34	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.059	.111	.059	.170	2	0	2