1938 Kansas City Monarchs Roster (40-man)

1937 Season 1939 Season

Record: 45-27-1, Finished 1st in Negro American League

Manager: Andy Cooper (47-27-1)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Newt Allen	37	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	May 19, 1901	12	39		39		0	0	0	36	0	4	0	0	0	0			0.8	All-Star
Vet Barnes	26	us US		R	6' 3"	188	Dec 23, 1911	2	11		11		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Betts							Unknown	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3			-0.1
Rainey Bibbs	27	us US	B	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 31, 1910	3	19		19		0	0	0	13	7	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Blackburn							Unknown	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Frank Bradley	20	us US	R	R	6' 2"	187	Feb 3, 1918	2	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Eugene Bremer	21	us US	R	R	5' 9"	176	Jul 18, 1916	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Willard Brown HOF	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Jun 26, 1915	2	47		47		0	0	0	0	6	1	13	28	0	41			2.3
Andy Cooper HOF	41	us US	R	L	6' 2"	220	Apr 24, 1897	13	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Roosevelt Cox	24	us US	R	R			1914	2	35		35		0	0	0	0	30	2	1	0	1	2			0.1
Johnnie Dawson	23	us US					Nov 8, 1914	1st	4		4		0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Frank Duncan	37	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 14, 1901	16	20		20		0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2	All-Star
Harry Else	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jan 9, 1906	3	30		30		0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.9
Pen Gilliard	34	us US	L	L	5' 8"	185	May 13, 1904	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Big Train Jackson	21	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	1917	1st	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Mex Johnson	26	us US	R	R	5' 7"	150	Sep 16, 1911	2	40		40		0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0			0.1	All-Star
Floyd Kranson	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 24, 1913	2	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Johnny Markham	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Oct 1, 1908	4	15		15		14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.3
Jack Marshall	29	us US	R	R	5' 9"	172	Aug 7, 1908	9	7		7		0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ed Mayweather	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	180	Nov 26, 1909	2	31		31		0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	22	22			0.4
McLemore							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Henry Milton	27	us US	L	R	5' 9"	155	Jun 2, 1911	3	46		46		0	0	0	2	0	0	26	3	19	48			1.8	All-Star
Lefty Moses	24	us US		L	5' 10"	150	Mar 12, 1914	1st	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Buck O'Neil HOF	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 13, 1911	2	45		45		0	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.5
Parker							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bullet Rogan HOF	44	us US	R	R	5' 7"	160	Jul 28, 1893	13	13		13		1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	8			-0.1
Willie Simms	29	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Dec 23, 1908	2	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3			-0.1
Ernie Smith	38	us US	L	R	5' 11"	168	Jun 3, 1900	1st	3		3		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Hilton Smith HOF	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 27, 1907	3	26		26		19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6			4.6	All-Star
Turkey Stearnes HOF	37	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	May 8, 1901	16	15		15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	15			0.1
Ted Strong	21	us US	B	R	6' 3"	198	Jan 2, 1917	2	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0			0.5
Raymond Taylor	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	158	May 7, 1911	3	2		2		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR