1937 Negro American League Batting Leaders

1938 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 136 games, 8 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	Johnny Ray*	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	16	71	60	14	27	0	2	0	10	2	8	.450	.529	.517	1.045	31	2	1
2	Bill Carter?	--	SLS,BBB	Maj	SL2-BBB	26	113	109	19	43	5	1	0	17	2	3	.394	.411	.459	.869	50	0	1
3	Josh Johnson	23	CT	Maj	CT	13	41	36	6	14	2	0	0	7	0	4	.389	.450	.444	.894	16	0	1
4	Henry McCall*	29	IA,CAG,SLS	Maj	IA-CAG-SL2	19	75	72	12	27	5	0	2	10	0	3	.375	.400	.528	.928	38	0	0
5	Willard Brown	22	KCM	Maj	KCM	57	240	219	52	81	11	10	10	60	10	19	.370	.423	.648	1.071	142	1	1
6	Turkey Stearnes*	36	DS,CAG	Maj	DTS-CAG	23	95	82	18	29	4	1	5	20	1	10	.354	.436	.610	1.046	50	2	1
7	Homer Curry*	32	MRS,IA,KCM	Maj	MRS-IA-KCM	26	103	91	28	32	7	2	2	15	8	10	.352	.422	.538	.960	49	1	1
8	Howard Easterling#	25	CT	Maj	CT	38	160	145	26	50	12	7	1	30	1	10	.345	.395	.545	.940	79	2	3
9	Ted Strong#	20	IA,CAG,KCM	Maj	IA-CAG-KCM	28	130	110	29	38	16	2	1	24	4	16	.345	.442	.555	.996	61	3	1
10	David Whatley*	22	BBB	Maj	BBB	28	122	116	25	40	7	7	5	31	3	3	.345	.372	.655	1.027	76	2	1
11	Cowan Hyde	30	IA,CT	Maj	IA-CT	21	96	88	24	30	4	1	0	11	6	5	.341	.383	.409	.792	36	1	2
12	Lloyd Davenport*	25	CT	Maj	CT	43	189	175	38	59	11	6	1	20	6	11	.337	.383	.486	.869	85	2	1
13	Les Pearson?	28	SLS	Maj	SL2	27	125	110	27	36	5	4	2	20	0	13	.327	.408	.500	.908	55	2	0
14	Newt Allen	36	KCM,CAG	Maj	KCM-CAG	58	252	225	44	73	8	4	2	50	13	22	.324	.392	.422	.814	95	3	2
15	Bill Hoskins*	23	DS,SLS	Maj	DTS-SL2	17	67	60	11	19	4	0	1	11	1	6	.317	.379	.433	.812	26	0	1
16	Jim Canada*	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	13	55	48	12	15	5	0	0	9	2	5	.313	.377	.417	.794	20	0	2
17	Roosevelt Cox	23	DS,CAG	Maj	DTS-CAG	19	78	67	13	21	1	1	1	12	0	9	.313	.395	.403	.798	27	0	2
18	Casey Walker	24	IA	Maj	IA	14	43	42	6	13	2	0	0	8	0	1	.310	.326	.357	.683	15	0	0
19	Red Hale?	24	DS	Maj	DTS	18	79	75	18	23	2	5	3	17	1	3	.307	.333	.587	.920	44	0	1
20	Hilton Smith	30	KCM,CAG	Maj	KCM-CAG	30	72	69	4	21	2	0	1	8	1	1	.304	.314	.377	.691	26	0	2
21	Alex Radcliff	31	CAG	Maj	CAG	44	180	169	18	51	4	10	3	36	11	7	.302	.337	.497	.834	84	2	2
22	Fred Bankhead	24	BBB	Maj	BBB	26	105	93	9	28	2	1	0	8	1	7	.301	.350	.344	.694	32	0	5
23	Parnell Woods	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	28	127	113	27	34	4	4	3	21	2	11	.301	.368	.487	.855	55	1	2
24	Alphonse Dunn	25	DS	Maj	DTS	19	85	70	14	21	0	2	0	7	2	11	.300	.417	.357	.774	25	3	1
25	Vet Dunbar?	--	IA,MRS	Maj	IA-MRS	19	63	57	6	17	5	1	2	13	0	3	.298	.344	.526	.871	30	1	2
26	Ted Radcliffe	34	CT	Maj	CT	36	141	135	18	40	6	3	0	23	1	4	.296	.321	.385	.707	52	1	1
27	Buck O'Neil	25	MRS	Maj	MRS	9	34	34	5	10	1	4	0	4	0	0	.294	.294	.559	.853	19	0	0
28	Melvin Coleman?	26	BBB	Maj	BBB	20	69	62	15	18	1	2	0	5	0	6	.290	.362	.371	.733	23	1	0
29	Neil Robinson	29	CT	Maj	CT	44	183	162	36	47	9	4	3	31	0	17	.290	.358	.451	.808	73	0	4
30	Harry Else	31	KCM	Maj	KCM	26	65	59	9	17	2	1	0	8	1	5	.288	.344	.356	.700	21	0	1
31	Jack Bruton?	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	14	50	46	11	13	5	1	0	4	0	3	.283	.327	.435	.761	20	0	1
32	Luther Gilyard?	27	CAG,SLS	Maj	CAG-SL2	45	178	166	25	47	8	3	2	22	1	9	.283	.331	.404	.735	67	3	0
33	Ed Mayweather*	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	54	210	196	33	55	7	7	3	34	3	13	.281	.325	.434	.759	85	0	1
34	Melzar Williams	23	BBB	Maj	BBB	20	87	82	16	23	2	1	1	16	5	5	.280	.322	.366	.688	30	0	0
35	Harry Barnes	21	BBB	Maj	BBB	24	85	80	17	22	7	2	0	11	1	5	.275	.318	.413	.730	33	0	0
36	Willie Ferrell?	23	BBB	Maj	BBB	14	36	33	4	9	2	1	0	2	0	1	.273	.294	.394	.688	13	0	2
37	Rainey Bibbs#	26	CT	Maj	CT	29	121	114	17	31	4	3	0	20	1	5	.272	.303	.360	.662	41	0	2
38	Herman Dunlap*	29	CAG	Maj	CAG	38	146	134	24	36	7	1	3	15	4	8	.269	.315	.403	.718	54	1	3
39	Willie Simms*	28	KCM,CAG,CT	Maj	KCM-CAG-CT	37	138	127	18	34	6	1	1	19	10	5	.268	.301	.354	.655	45	1	5
40	Charley Justice	23	DS	Maj	DTS	13	51	45	5	12	2	0	1	9	0	5	.267	.340	.378	.718	17	0	1
41	Subby Byas#	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	38	116	102	6	27	3	0	0	13	2	9	.265	.330	.294	.624	30	1	4
42	Sonny Harris#	22	CT	Maj	CT	39	139	117	21	31	8	3	2	20	0	16	.265	.353	.436	.789	51	0	6
43	Clarence Lamar	22	SLS,BBB	Maj	SL2-BBB	25	105	95	13	25	2	2	1	9	5	7	.263	.320	.358	.678	34	1	2
44	Jelly Taylor*	26	CT	Maj	CT	44	174	156	15	41	3	3	2	15	2	14	.263	.327	.359	.686	56	1	3
45	Henry Milton*	26	KCM,CAG	Maj	KCM-CAG	57	252	218	64	57	7	4	2	29	33	30	.261	.356	.358	.714	78	2	2
46	Ted Bond	33	CAG	Maj	CAG	42	178	154	41	40	4	4	0	14	7	19	.260	.345	.338	.682	52	1	4
47	J.C. Segraves?	26	IA	Maj	IA	21	88	77	9	20	3	1	0	9	2	8	.260	.329	.325	.654	25	0	3
48	Willie Davis?	31	SLS	Maj	SL2	15	57	54	10	14	2	1	0	5	0	3	.259	.298	.333	.632	18	0	0
49	Dave Mays?	26	KCM	Maj	KCM	17	61	54	9	14	2	2	0	7	2	4	.259	.310	.370	.681	20	0	3
50	Jess Brooks?	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	57	227	202	37	52	14	6	2	30	0	23	.257	.333	.416	.749	84	0	2
51	Bob Madison?	26	MRS	Maj	MRS	12	41	35	6	9	2	0	0	0	0	5	.257	.350	.314	.664	11	0	1
52	Teannie Edwards	33	SLS,IA	Maj	SL2-IA	24	94	78	15	20	4	1	0	11	0	11	.256	.348	.333	.682	26	0	5
53	Jimmy Ford	24	MRS,IA	Maj	MRS-IA	19	80	79	9	20	1	1	0	13	2	1	.253	.263	.291	.554	23	0	0
54	Charley House	24	DS	Maj	DTS	16	58	52	9	13	1	0	0	5	0	3	.250	.291	.269	.560	14	0	3
55	Mex Johnson	25	KCM	Maj	KCM	41	141	124	17	31	5	3	0	12	1	11	.250	.311	.339	.650	42	0	6
56	Leo Sanders?	23	MRS,DS	Maj	MRS-DTS	14	45	40	3	10	0	0	0	3	0	1	.250	.268	.250	.518	10	0	4
57	Porter Moss	27	CT,KCM,CAG	Maj	CT-KCM-CAG	17	41	37	2	9	1	0	0	3	0	0	.243	.243	.270	.514	10	0	4
58	Felton Wilson?	29	DS	Maj	DTS	11	36	33	7	8	0	0	1	6	1	3	.242	.306	.333	.639	11	0	0
59	George Gill	38	IA	Maj	IA	13	49	46	8	11	1	2	0	8	0	3	.239	.286	.348	.634	16	0	0
60	Marlin Carter*	24	CT	Maj	CT	42	186	165	24	39	6	2	1	17	1	17	.236	.308	.315	.623	52	0	4
61	Johnny Reed?	21	SLS,IA	Maj	SL2-IA	18	57	55	11	13	2	2	0	6	1	2	.236	.263	.345	.609	19	0	0
62	Frank Duncan	36	KCM,CAG	Maj	KCM-CAG	52	188	158	24	37	9	1	1	27	2	18	.234	.328	.323	.651	51	4	8
63	Nat Rogers*	43	MRS	Maj	MRS	20	85	77	7	18	2	0	0	10	3	5	.234	.289	.260	.549	20	1	2
64	Andy Childs	31	IA	Maj	IA	22	104	90	19	21	7	1	1	9	3	10	.233	.310	.367	.677	33	0	4
65	Granville Lyons?	28	MRS	Maj	MRS	21	87	82	7	19	2	3	1	12	0	4	.232	.276	.366	.642	30	1	0
66	Paul Hardy	26	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	58	52	9	12	2	1	0	6	1	2	.231	.286	.308	.593	16	2	2
67	Provine Bradley?	29	CT	Maj	CT	14	39	35	4	8	1	0	0	3	0	4	.229	.308	.257	.565	9	0	0
68	Eddie Dwight	32	KCM	Maj	KCM	35	136	101	38	23	1	0	1	11	22	31	.228	.418	.267	.685	27	2	2
69	Jack Marshall	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	44	179	155	22	35	4	2	2	20	3	16	.226	.318	.316	.634	49	5	3
70	Otis Henry	34	IA	Maj	IA	10	41	36	6	8	3	0	0	4	1	3	.222	.300	.306	.606	11	1	1
71	Malvin Powell	29	CAG	Maj	CAG	21	42	36	8	8	1	0	1	5	0	5	.222	.333	.333	.667	12	1	0
72	Sylvester Owens	--	BBB	Maj	BBB	29	121	113	12	25	2	3	0	14	2	4	.221	.254	.292	.546	33	1	3
73	Jesse Houston?	27	CT	Maj	CT	21	66	56	8	12	0	0	0	2	0	6	.214	.290	.214	.505	12	0	4
74	William Walker?	--	SLS	Maj	SL2	11	44	42	7	9	2	1	2	6	0	1	.214	.233	.452	.685	19	0	1
75	Tommy Johnson?	22	SLS	Maj	SL2	14	44	38	2	8	0	0	0	2	0	3	.211	.268	.211	.479	8	0	3
76	Wilson Redus	32	CAG	Maj	CAG	46	178	161	21	34	7	1	0	12	10	9	.211	.270	.267	.537	43	4	4
77	Raymond Taylor	26	MRS	Maj	MRS	20	72	67	7	13	2	0	0	6	2	5	.194	.250	.224	.474	15	0	0
78	Joe Sparks	26	CAG,SLS	Maj	CAG-SL2	45	180	150	20	29	7	2	2	18	2	18	.193	.297	.307	.603	46	4	8
79	Bob Smith	30	MRS	Maj	MRS	15	50	45	6	8	1	0	0	6	3	4	.178	.245	.200	.445	9	0	1
80	Eli Underwood?	30	DS	Maj	DTS	21	71	63	5	11	2	2	1	8	1	6	.175	.257	.317	.575	20	1	1
81	Emory Long	24	IA	Maj	IA	17	70	64	7	11	0	0	0	9	3	5	.172	.232	.172	.404	11	0	1
82	Ralph Shropshire?	26	SLS	Maj	SL2	11	37	36	1	6	3	0	0	3	0	1	.167	.189	.250	.439	9	0	0
83	Pepper Morgan?	25	MRS,IA	Maj	MRS-IA	14	47	44	2	7	0	0	0	2	0	2	.159	.196	.159	.355	7	0	1
84	Glenn Dixon	28	SLS	Maj	SL2	10	37	33	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	4	.152	.243	.212	.455	7	0	0
85	Red Longley	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	22	82	74	5	11	0	0	0	5	0	5	.149	.213	.149	.361	11	1	2
86	Roosevelt Tate	26	CAG,CT	Maj	CAG-CT	14	61	57	6	6	1	1	0	1	3	2	.105	.136	.158	.293	9	0	2
87	Willie Cornelius	30	CAG	Maj	CAG	21	46	43	4	4	0	1	1	5	0	2	.093	.152	.209	.361	9	1	0