1940 Negro American League Batting Leaders

1939 Season 1941 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 109 games, 7 teams, approx. 31 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	Ed Mayweather*	30	SLS	Maj	SNS	29	114	87	21	32	6	1	1	19	1	24	.368	.513	.494	1.008	43	2	1
2	Jesse Williams	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	40	154	136	24	50	6	3	1	28	5	11	.368	.423	.478	.901	65	2	5
3	Rainey Bibbs#	29	KCM,TC	Maj	KCM-TC	21	92	82	15	28	2	3	0	8	3	7	.341	.400	.439	.839	36	1	2
4	Tommy Sampson	27	BBB	Maj	BBB	27	112	104	20	35	4	3	0	13	3	5	.337	.378	.433	.811	45	2	1
5	Buddy Allen?	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	10	38	36	7	12	1	0	0	5	0	1	.333	.368	.361	.730	13	1	0
6	Duke Cleveland*	23	CB	Maj	CBR	28	121	102	24	34	5	0	0	14	7	15	.333	.424	.382	.806	39	1	3
7	Marshall Riddle*	22	SLS	Maj	SNS	20	80	70	7	23	3	3	1	10	2	7	.329	.390	.500	.890	35	0	3
8	Buddy Armour*	25	SLS	Maj	SNS	29	119	110	21	36	8	2	0	18	5	7	.327	.373	.436	.809	48	1	1
9	Jack Matchett*	32	KCM	Maj	KCM	18	38	37	6	12	0	2	0	2	0	0	.324	.324	.432	.757	16	0	1
10	Ed Young	27	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	73	65	10	21	4	0	1	11	1	7	.323	.397	.431	.828	28	1	0
11	Herb Souell#	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	35	139	122	19	38	5	1	0	15	8	16	.311	.396	.369	.765	45	1	0
12	Neil Robinson	32	MRS	Maj	MRS	30	112	97	16	30	3	1	4	21	5	14	.309	.402	.485	.886	47	1	0
13	Harry Else	34	CAG	Maj	CAG	10	37	33	4	10	1	0	0	3	0	4	.303	.378	.333	.712	11	0	0
14	Jimmy Ford	27	SLS	Maj	SNS	31	118	112	16	33	5	2	0	13	2	5	.295	.325	.375	.700	42	0	1
15	Donald Reeves*	28	CAG	Maj	CAG	17	68	61	8	18	3	1	4	24	0	6	.295	.358	.574	.932	35	0	1
16	Ernie Smith*	32	CAG	Maj	CAG	15	51	46	4	13	2	0	0	4	0	3	.283	.327	.326	.653	15	0	2
17	Willie Nixon?	23	BBB	Maj	BBB	28	106	89	18	25	6	2	2	16	0	12	.281	.373	.461	.833	41	1	4
18	Ted Bond	36	CAG	Maj	CAG	20	84	65	13	18	1	3	0	7	0	11	.277	.390	.385	.774	25	1	7
19	Buck O'Neil	28	KCM	Maj	KCM	40	154	145	24	40	6	3	1	26	8	8	.276	.314	.379	.693	55	0	1
20	John Lyles#	28	SLS	Maj	SNS	28	117	102	21	28	3	1	0	13	6	10	.275	.345	.324	.669	33	1	4
21	Turkey Stearnes*	39	KCM	Maj	KCM	38	154	133	24	36	6	3	5	34	4	19	.271	.366	.474	.840	63	1	1
22	Marlin Carter*	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	43	171	153	9	41	4	4	0	17	4	14	.268	.329	.346	.676	53	0	4
23	Jesse Warren	25	MRS,KCM	Maj	MRS-KCM	13	44	41	3	11	1	0	0	7	1	2	.268	.302	.293	.595	12	0	1
24	Herb Barnhill	26	CB	Maj	CBR	13	37	34	6	9	0	0	0	5	0	2	.265	.306	.265	.570	9	0	1
25	Larry Brown#	38	MRS	Maj	MRS	44	159	136	14	36	6	0	0	17	3	21	.265	.367	.309	.676	42	1	1
26	Joe Greene	28	KCM	Maj	KCM	28	108	91	26	24	7	4	2	22	5	15	.264	.368	.495	.862	45	0	2
27	Bill Bradford*	26	MRS	Maj	MRS	34	108	99	11	26	4	0	0	10	2	7	.263	.318	.303	.621	30	1	1
28	Henry Milton*	29	KCM	Maj	KCM	32	144	126	23	33	3	1	1	13	9	10	.262	.331	.325	.656	41	3	5
29	T.J. Brown	24	MRS	Maj	MRS	49	175	157	20	41	11	0	0	16	4	11	.261	.314	.331	.645	52	1	6
30	Wilson Redus	35	CAG	Maj	CAG	16	36	31	2	8	0	0	0	5	0	4	.258	.361	.258	.619	8	1	0
31	Bobby Robinson	36	SLS	Maj	SNS	18	63	47	9	12	3	0	0	10	0	11	.255	.417	.319	.736	15	2	3
32	Jelly Taylor*	29	MRS	Maj	MRS	48	183	155	23	39	5	2	1	10	7	18	.252	.329	.329	.659	51	0	10
33	Lyman Bostock*	22	BBB	Maj	BBB	27	106	100	14	25	4	0	0	10	1	6	.250	.292	.290	.582	29	0	0
34	Sammy Burton?	27	BBB	Maj	BBB	29	104	92	13	23	1	2	1	9	1	10	.250	.324	.337	.660	31	0	2
35	Lionel Decuir	25	KCM	Maj	KCM	19	61	56	9	14	0	1	1	6	3	5	.250	.311	.339	.651	19	0	0
36	Leslie Green*	26	SLS	Maj	SNS	30	136	108	27	27	4	1	1	9	13	25	.250	.400	.333	.733	36	2	1
37	Fred McBride	35	BBB	Maj	BBB	16	46	44	7	11	1	0	1	5	0	2	.250	.283	.341	.624	15	0	0
38	Red Longley	30	MRS	Maj	MRS	44	162	138	19	34	8	1	0	15	2	21	.246	.346	.319	.665	44	0	3
39	Newt Allen	39	KCM	Maj	KCM	26	100	90	17	22	3	0	0	7	2	7	.244	.306	.278	.584	25	1	2
40	Parnell Woods	28	CB,BBB	Maj	CBR-BBB	28	122	111	20	27	2	3	1	10	5	9	.243	.300	.342	.642	38	0	2
41	Albert Frazier	25	CB	Maj	CBR	19	72	62	9	15	2	0	0	10	1	6	.242	.329	.274	.603	17	2	2
42	Fred Bankhead	27	MRS	Maj	MRS	47	191	166	40	40	5	2	1	12	8	20	.241	.333	.313	.647	52	3	2
43	Johnny Ray*	28	CB	Maj	CBR	24	108	84	18	20	0	0	0	5	1	20	.238	.402	.238	.640	20	3	1
44	Jesse Douglas*	24	KCM	Maj	KCM	27	111	102	17	24	3	0	0	12	5	5	.235	.284	.265	.549	27	2	2
45	Willie Hudson*	22	CAG	Maj	CAG	16	50	47	4	11	2	0	0	5	0	2	.234	.265	.277	.542	13	0	1
46	Nat Rogers*	46	MRS,CAG	Maj	MRS-CAG	24	60	60	6	14	0	0	0	6	1	0	.233	.233	.233	.467	14	0	0
47	Jabbo Andrews*	32	BBB	Maj	BBB	29	113	99	12	23	3	1	3	18	2	12	.232	.321	.374	.695	37	1	1
48	Willie Simms*	31	CAG	Maj	CAG	19	85	76	14	17	4	0	1	5	1	9	.224	.306	.316	.622	24	0	0
49	Johnny Smith*	23	TC	Maj	TC	16	62	58	8	13	0	1	0	4	1	4	.224	.274	.259	.533	15	0	0
50	Ulysses Redd	25	BBB	Maj	BBB	27	90	86	8	19	1	2	0	5	1	2	.221	.247	.279	.526	24	1	1
51	Dan Thomas?	32	BBB	Maj	BBB	26	88	83	11	18	2	0	0	5	0	5	.217	.261	.241	.502	20	0	0
52	Verdell Mathis*	26	MRS	Maj	MRS	43	131	117	14	25	3	0	1	9	3	12	.214	.287	.265	.552	31	0	2
53	Bradford Bennett	23	SLS	Maj	SNS	28	101	89	10	19	3	1	0	12	1	10	.213	.300	.270	.570	24	1	1
54	Paul Hardy	29	BBB	Maj	BBB	25	88	75	7	16	3	1	0	8	1	9	.213	.306	.280	.586	21	1	3
55	Ralph Coles#	27	CB	Maj	CBR	11	40	33	8	7	0	0	1	8	2	5	.212	.333	.303	.636	10	1	1
56	Emanuel Sampson?	29	CB	Maj	CBR	26	102	81	14	17	3	1	0	10	3	16	.210	.347	.272	.619	22	1	4
57	Curtis Henderson	28	TC	Maj	TC	14	58	53	3	11	0	1	1	5	6	5	.208	.276	.302	.578	16	0	0
58	Clarence Lamar	25	CB	Maj	CBR	28	102	90	12	18	3	1	1	14	2	8	.200	.273	.289	.562	26	1	3
59	Henry Turner	26	CB	Maj	CBR	26	107	90	16	18	5	2	0	18	1	17	.200	.327	.300	.627	27	0	0
60	Fred McDaniel*	27	KCM	Maj	KCM	22	97	81	17	16	2	0	0	8	4	11	.198	.323	.222	.545	18	4	1
61	Lafayette Dumas?	20	MRS	Maj	MRS	22	58	56	6	11	0	0	1	4	1	1	.196	.211	.250	.461	14	0	1
62	Bob Smith	33	SLS	Maj	SNS	15	50	47	4	9	1	0	0	5	0	3	.191	.240	.213	.453	10	0	0
63	Billy Horne	24	CAG	Maj	CAG	18	68	59	3	11	0	0	0	3	0	8	.186	.284	.186	.470	11	0	1
64	Jimmy Wilson	20	TC	Maj	TC	15	61	54	6	10	1	0	0	1	1	6	.185	.279	.204	.482	11	1	0
65	Skin Down Robinson	32	CB	Maj	CBR	11	41	38	3	7	0	0	0	1	3	2	.184	.225	.184	.409	7	0	1
66	Eugene Bremer	23	MRS	Maj	MRS	24	45	39	5	7	1	1	0	4	0	4	.179	.273	.256	.529	10	1	1
67	Eugene Smith#	24	SLS	Maj	SNS	22	59	52	5	9	1	0	0	2	0	7	.173	.271	.192	.463	10	0	0
68	Leroy Morney#	31	CAG	Maj	CAG	19	75	60	10	10	2	0	0	0	1	10	.167	.296	.200	.496	12	1	4
69	Joe Sparks	29	CAG	Maj	CAG	16	48	43	4	7	2	0	1	2	0	5	.163	.250	.279	.529	12	0	0
70	Lefty Turner	27	TC	Maj	TC	14	48	46	2	7	1	2	0	5	0	1	.152	.170	.261	.431	12	0	1
71	Raymond Taylor	29	SLS	Maj	SNS	23	60	53	2	8	1	0	0	5	0	5	.151	.224	.170	.394	9	0	2
72	Herman Bell	25	TC	Maj	TC	13	45	32	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	8	.125	.333	.125	.458	4	2	3
73	Preacher Henry	29	CB	Maj	CBR	16	40	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.000	.135	.000	.135	0	0	3