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1944 Negro American League Batting Leaders

1943 Season 1945 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 99 games, 6 teams, approx. 33 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	Rainey Bibbs#	33	CBE,CAG	Maj	CBE-CAG	11	39	34	5	14	5	0	0	4	0	4	.412	.474	.559	1.033	19	0	1
2	Jesse Douglas*	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	21	89	78	10	31	5	4	0	12	2	10	.397	.466	.564	1.030	44	0	1
3	Parnell Woods	32	CBE	Maj	CBE	24	87	83	13	32	5	3	0	14	4	3	.386	.407	.518	.925	43	0	1
4	Artie Wilson*	23	BBB	Maj	BBB	31	140	132	22	50	7	5	0	14	2	6	.379	.410	.508	.918	67	1	1
5	Booker McDaniel	30	KCM	Maj	KCM	19	34	33	4	12	2	0	0	3	1	1	.364	.382	.424	.807	14	0	0
6	Ed Steele*	28	BBB	Maj	BBB	32	131	112	25	40	6	4	3	23	3	14	.357	.442	.563	1.004	63	3	2
7	Tommy Sampson	31	BBB	Maj	BBB	30	124	112	18	38	4	2	0	13	1	7	.339	.393	.411	.804	46	3	2
8	George Minor*	25	CAG	Maj	CAG	19	50	42	9	14	1	2	0	2	4	7	.333	.429	.452	.881	19	0	1
9	Dave Harper	26	KCM,CC	Maj	KCM-CC	29	95	87	10	28	5	5	0	15	1	8	.322	.379	.494	.873	43	0	0
10	Johnie Scott*	30	KCM,BBB	Maj	KCM-BBB	14	53	53	7	17	1	3	0	8	1	0	.321	.321	.453	.774	24	0	0
11	Bonnie Serrell*	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	50	204	187	39	60	10	5	4	24	6	15	.321	.374	.492	.866	92	1	1
12	Fred Bankhead	31	MRS	Maj	MRS	29	115	103	21	33	3	1	0	13	5	6	.320	.364	.369	.733	38	1	5
13	Alex Radcliff	38	CC,CAG	Maj	CC-CAG	20	81	72	10	23	5	1	1	12	1	9	.319	.395	.458	.853	33	0	0
14	John Britton*	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	33	142	132	16	42	5	1	1	18	0	8	.318	.362	.394	.756	52	1	1
15	Johnny Smith*	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	12	44	41	1	13	1	0	0	7	1	2	.317	.349	.341	.690	14	0	1
16	Sam Jethroe#	27	CBE	Maj	CBE	25	109	98	19	31	3	0	2	13	2	9	.316	.380	.408	.788	40	1	1
17	Art Pennington#	21	CAG,CC	Maj	CAG-CC	18	72	65	13	20	2	0	2	11	2	7	.308	.375	.431	.806	28	0	0
18	Leovigildo Xiqués	26	CC	Maj	CC	26	113	104	13	31	3	1	0	13	7	8	.298	.348	.346	.694	36	0	1
19	Buddy Armour*	29	CBE	Maj	CBE	21	87	74	10	22	3	0	0	15	2	10	.297	.388	.338	.726	25	1	2
20	Armando Vázquez*	22	CC	Maj	CC	29	108	97	13	28	0	1	1	11	2	11	.289	.361	.340	.701	33	0	0
21	John Bissant	30	CAG	Maj	CAG	22	90	87	7	25	4	3	0	6	1	2	.287	.303	.402	.706	35	0	1
22	Lloyd Davenport*	32	CAG,CBE	Maj	CAG-CBE	24	99	91	8	26	1	0	0	11	1	6	.286	.330	.297	.627	27	0	2
23	Herb Souell#	31	KCM	Maj	KCM	53	219	200	33	57	5	2	2	17	4	18	.285	.344	.360	.704	72	0	1
24	Fred McDaniel*	31	MRS	Maj	MRS	27	110	99	15	28	5	1	0	7	1	7	.283	.343	.354	.696	35	2	2
25	Jimmy Ford	31	MRS	Maj	MRS	28	113	103	8	29	3	0	1	13	2	8	.282	.339	.340	.679	35	1	1
26	Verdell Mathis*	30	MRS	Maj	MRS	24	77	72	7	20	2	1	0	6	1	5	.278	.325	.333	.658	24	0	0
27	Norman Young	25	KCM	Maj	KCM	19	56	47	6	13	1	0	0	5	1	6	.277	.370	.298	.668	14	1	2
28	Leandy Young	35	BBB	Maj	BBB	12	38	37	4	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	.270	.270	.324	.595	12	0	1
29	Neil Robinson	36	MRS	Maj	MRS	29	120	109	11	29	3	1	1	8	6	9	.266	.328	.339	.667	37	1	1
30	Newt Allen	43	KCM	Maj	KCM	46	178	167	18	44	8	0	0	17	0	7	.263	.293	.311	.604	52	0	4
31	Jack Matchett*	36	KCM	Maj	KCM	21	52	46	5	12	0	0	0	7	0	5	.261	.333	.261	.594	12	0	1
32	Clyde Nelson	22	CAG	Maj	CAG	23	86	81	8	21	2	3	0	9	2	5	.259	.302	.358	.660	29	0	0
33	Herb Barnhill	30	CAG	Maj	CAG	15	38	36	3	9	1	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.289	.278	.567	10	0	0
34	Hilton Smith	37	KCM	Maj	KCM	20	35	32	2	8	0	0	1	3	0	3	.250	.314	.344	.658	11	0	0
35	Lee Moody	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	50	197	189	22	47	6	2	1	27	2	5	.249	.268	.317	.586	60	0	3
36	Henry Merchant*	26	CC	Maj	CC	20	83	69	13	17	2	2	0	8	2	11	.246	.358	.333	.691	23	1	2
37	Johnnie Cowan	31	CBE	Maj	CBE	18	68	62	7	15	2	0	1	8	1	4	.242	.288	.323	.610	20	0	2
38	Henry Smith	31	CC	Maj	CC	24	104	91	9	22	6	0	0	7	1	7	.242	.296	.308	.604	28	0	6
39	Fermín Valdés	33	CC	Maj	CC	18	67	58	8	14	1	0	0	5	3	5	.241	.313	.259	.571	15	1	3
40	Willie Grace#	27	CBE	Maj	CBE	20	69	63	5	15	3	0	0	6	0	2	.238	.273	.286	.558	18	1	3
41	Jesse Williams	31	KCM	Maj	KCM	43	176	157	21	36	6	4	0	10	3	14	.229	.301	.318	.619	50	2	3
42	Billy Horne	28	CBE	Maj	CBE	21	84	75	10	17	2	1	0	11	0	5	.227	.275	.280	.555	21	0	4
43	Walter Thomas	32	KCM	Maj	KCM	19	69	62	10	14	4	1	0	8	1	4	.226	.284	.323	.606	20	1	2
44	T.J. Brown	28	MRS,CAG	Maj	MRS-CAG	22	93	89	5	20	4	0	0	4	2	2	.225	.250	.270	.520	24	1	1
45	Jimmie Crutchfield*	34	CBE,CAG	Maj	CBE-CAG	26	108	102	10	23	5	0	0	5	1	5	.225	.262	.275	.536	28	0	1
46	Felix McLaurin#	22	BBB	Maj	BBB	27	110	99	13	22	0	1	1	5	3	8	.222	.287	.273	.560	27	1	2
47	Bob Smith	37	CAG	Maj	CAG	13	41	36	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	5	.222	.317	.250	.567	9	0	0
48	Frank Duncan	43	KCM	Maj	KCM	20	52	37	2	8	4	0	0	5	1	9	.216	.396	.324	.720	12	2	4
49	Lester Lockett	32	BBB	Maj	BBB	28	101	94	12	20	4	1	0	11	0	5	.213	.253	.277	.529	26	0	2
50	Buster Haywood	34	CC	Maj	CC	18	55	52	4	11	1	1	0	6	0	2	.212	.241	.269	.510	14	0	1
51	Piper Davis	26	BBB	Maj	BBB	32	130	123	15	26	3	2	2	13	1	7	.211	.254	.317	.571	39	0	0
52	Casey Jones*	25	MRS	Maj	MRS	21	51	48	4	10	2	0	0	5	0	3	.208	.255	.250	.505	12	0	0
53	Rafael Cabrera	19	CC	Maj	CC	18	62	55	5	11	0	1	0	3	1	5	.200	.267	.236	.503	13	0	2
54	Leroy Morney#	35	BBB	Maj	BBB	15	43	40	3	8	1	0	0	4	0	3	.200	.256	.225	.481	9	0	0
55	Johnny Ray*	32	CC	Maj	CC	30	130	115	16	23	2	0	0	5	0	13	.200	.292	.217	.510	25	2	0
56	Ted Radcliffe	41	BBB	Maj	BBB	22	85	76	12	15	3	0	0	11	0	5	.197	.247	.237	.484	18	0	4
57	Earl Bumpus*	30	KCM,BBB	Maj	KCM-BBB	21	59	56	4	11	1	0	0	3	1	2	.196	.237	.214	.452	12	1	0
58	Mance Smith	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	36	126	115	13	22	1	1	0	8	1	9	.191	.256	.217	.473	25	1	1
59	Sammy Haynes	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	36	99	96	5	18	2	0	0	7	1	2	.188	.212	.208	.420	20	1	0
60	Cowan Hyde	37	MRS	Maj	MRS	30	113	108	12	20	5	2	0	4	5	5	.185	.221	.269	.490	29	0	0
61	Satchel Paige	37	KCM	Maj	KCM	16	41	39	2	7	1	1	0	5	0	1	.179	.200	.256	.456	10	0	1
62	Archie Ware*	26	CBE	Maj	CBE	25	105	90	11	16	1	0	0	8	0	13	.178	.288	.189	.477	17	1	1
63	Red Longley	34	MRS	Maj	MRS	21	66	52	4	9	1	0	0	5	2	11	.173	.328	.192	.520	10	1	2
64	Jim Canada*	32	MRS	Maj	MRS	27	99	87	5	15	1	0	0	3	0	8	.172	.242	.184	.426	16	0	4
65	Gentry Jessup	29	CAG	Maj	CAG	14	44	42	3	7	2	0	0	2	0	1	.167	.186	.214	.400	9	0	1
66	Alfred Saylor#	32	BBB	Maj	BBB	15	42	40	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.175	.325	7	0	2
67	Pepper Bassett#	33	CC,BBB	Maj	CC-BBB	19	65	61	3	9	2	0	0	9	0	3	.148	.188	.180	.368	11	0	1
68	Buck Felder	28	MRS,CAG	Maj	MRS-CAG	15	46	36	7	5	2	0	0	1	3	8	.139	.295	.194	.490	7	0	2
69	Hoss Walker	36	CC	Maj	CC	15	49	42	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	5	.119	.229	.143	.372	6	1	1