Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage
Team Batting
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
1 | C | Oscar Boone | 30 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 2 | | .367 | .406 | .400 | .806 | 152 | 12 | | | 0 | | |
2 | 1B | Ed Young | 28 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | 3 | | .264 | .304 | .340 | .643 | 101 | 18 | | | 1 | | |
3 | 2B | Billy Horne | 25 | 14 | 49 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | | .114 | .188 | .114 | .301 | -5 | 5 | | | 1 | | |
4 | SS | Tice James | 26 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 1 | | .200 | .231 | .320 | .551 | 72 | 8 | | | 1 | | |
5 | 3B | Curtis Henderson | 29 | 12 | 47 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | | 4 | | .209 | .277 | .279 | .556 | 74 | 12 | | | 0 | | |
6 | LF | Willie Hudson* | 23 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | 5 | | .321 | .424 | .536 | .960 | 199 | 15 | | | 0 | | |
7 | CF | Jimmie Crutchfield* | 31 | 14 | 62 | 61 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | | .262 | .274 | .311 | .586 | 83 | 19 | | | 0 | | |
8 | RF | Clyde Spearman* | 28 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 56 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
9 | | Art Pennington# | 18 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 3 | | .179 | .238 | .179 | .418 | 31 | 7 | | | 3 | | |
10 | C | Pepper Bassett# | 30 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .174 | .174 | .174 | .348 | 9 | 4 | | | 0 | | |
11 | SS | John Lyles# | 29 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | | .250 | .348 | .400 | .748 | 134 | 8 | | | 0 | | |
12 | | Donald Reeves* | 29 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 | 13 | 3 | | | 0 | | |
13 | 3B | Ted Gibson? | | 7 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 79 | 4 | | | 2 | | |
14 | 3B | Alex Radcliff | 35 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 95 | 3 | | | 1 | | |
15 | IF | Ralph Wyatt | 23 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 56 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
16 | | Bonnie Serrell* | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 56 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
17 | | Gaines? | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
18 | 2B | Bill Bradford* | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
19 | P | Willie Cornelius | 34 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 109 | 5 | | | 4 | | |
20 | P | Henry Merchant* | 23 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .231 | .286 | .308 | .593 | 85 | 4 | | | 0 | | |
21 | P | Willie Ferrell? | 27 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 39 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
22 | P | Gentry Jessup | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 25 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
23 | P | Ted Alexander | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
24 | P | Charlie Shields* | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
25 | P | Verdell Mathis* | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 27.1 | 34 | 519 | 477 | 42 | 110 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 8 | | 29 | | .231 | .275 | .283 | .558 | 74 | 135 | | | 13 | | |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | 4 | | 5 | | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | | | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 27.0 | 34 | 468 | 431 | 40 | 99 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 8 | | 28 | | .230 | .277 | .285 | .562 | 76 | 123 | | | 9 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 28.0 | 34 | 51 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | .239 | .255 | .261 | .516 | 61 | 12 | | | 4 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
Team Pitching
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
1 | SP | Willie Cornelius | 34 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 2.66 | 8 | 8 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 46 | 26 | 15 | | 19 | | 21 | 3 | | 2 | | 141 | | 1.283 | 8.2 | | 3.4 | 3.7 | 1.11 |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
2 | RP | Willie Ferrell* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.23 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 | 24 | 13 | 12 | | 5 | | 7 | 1 | | 1 | | 73 | | 1.403 | 10.5 | | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.40 |
3 | RP | Gentry Jessup | 26 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.65 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | | 0 | 2 | | 0 | | 106 | | 1.135 | 6.6 | | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
4 | RP | Henry Merchant* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.66 | 4 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 84 | | 1.345 | 7.4 | | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
5 | RP | Ted Alexander | 28 | 0 | 0 | | 8.64 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | | 5 | | 4 | 0 | | 0 | | 45 | | 1.920 | 11.9 | | 5.4 | 4.3 | 0.80 |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
6 | | Willie Hudson* | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.80 | 3 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | | 11 | | 6 | 0 | | 1 | | 37 | | 2.850 | 10.8 | | 14.9 | 8.1 | 0.55 |
7 | | Ted Gibson? | | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | 4 | | 6 | 1 | | 0 | | 75 | | 2.000 | 10.8 | | 7.2 | 10.8 | 1.50 |
8 | | Charlie Shields* | 18 | 0 | 0 | | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | 61 | | 2.000 | 15.8 | | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
9 | | Verdell Mathis* | 27 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.90 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | | 1 | | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | 22 | | 3.300 | 27.0 | | 2.7 | 8.1 | 3.00 |
10 | | Pepper Bassett | 30 | 0 | 0 | | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 86 | | 1.800 | 10.8 | | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| | Team Totals | 29.2 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4.93 | 34 | 14 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 122.1 | 131 | 86 | 67 | | 57 | | 47 | 7 | | 5 | | 78 | | 1.537 | 9.6 | | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0.82 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | 5 | 1 | | 5 | | | | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 5 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name |
Age |
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CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
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