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1944 Negro American League Standard Fielding

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Pennant Winner: Birmingham Black Barons

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Team Fielding

Team Fielding Table
Tm	#Fld	RA/G	DefEff	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
Birmingham Black Barons	29	2.10	.687	69	198	2506.0	1310	835	413	62	32	.953
Chicago American Giants	31	1.16	.661	87	132	1668.0	871	556	263	52	11	.940
Cleveland Buckeyes	27	1.25	.669	79	144	1803.0	909	601	280	28	16	.969
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	27	1.33	.663	90	162	2034.0	1074	678	340	56	17	.948
Kansas City Monarchs	33	2.49	.666	87	300	3945.0	2044	1315	600	129	41	.937
Memphis Red Sox	25	0.87	.686	114	162	2127.0	1026	709	265	52	15	.949
League Average	25	1.48	.672	88	183	2347	1206	782	360	63	22	.948
	152	1.48	.672	526	1098	14083.0	7234	4694	2161	379	132	.948

Player Standard Fielding

Player Standard Fielding Table
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Pos Summary
1	Ted Alexander	31	KCM		2		12.1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	2.00	P
2	Newt Allen	43	KCM		26		227.1	279	256	13	10	17	.964	8.68	1B-3B
3	Buddy Armour	29	CBE		1		8.0	6	0	5	1	2	.833	5.00	SS
4	Dan Bankhead	24	BBB		1		9.2	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	2.50	P
5	Fred Bankhead	31	MRS		25		213.1	126	64	55	7	9	.944	4.41	2B-SS-3B
6	Herb Barnhill	30	CAG		10		78.2	53	38	11	4	0	.925	4.08	C
7	Pepper Bassett	33	TOT		17		140.2	95	74	18	3	1	.968	5.11	C-P
8	Rainey Bibbs	33	TOT		9		67.0	36	13	21	2	3	.944	3.09	2B-3B
9	John Bissant	30	CAG		5		46.0	28	10	18	0	1	1.000	4.67	2B
10	Alonzo Boone	36	TOT		2		10.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50	P
11	Eugene Bremer	27	CBE		6		41.0	15	3	11	1	1	.933	2.33	P
12	George Britt	48	CBE		8		66.0	41	33	6	2	0	.951	4.33	C
13	John Britton	25	BBB		33		278.1	111	35	69	7	7	.937	3.15	3B
14	John Brown	25	CBE		0		1.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	P
15	Larry Brown	42	MRS		10		89.1	84	78	5	1	0	.988	5.93	C
16	T.J. Brown	28	TOT		18		160.0	104	45	46	13	5	.875	4.79	SS-3B
17	Earl Bumpus	30	TOT		4		27.0	12	2	8	2	0	.833	2.00	P
18	Walter Burch	36	CBE		8		60.1	47	37	7	3	0	.936	5.50	C
19	Willie Burns	28	CC		2		16.0	11	2	8	1	0	.909	5.00	P
20	Rafael Cabrera	19	CC		0		2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	SS
21	Jim Canada	32	MRS		22		195.0	210	195	11	4	9	.981	8.96	1B
22	Walter Cannady	42	CC		3		27.0	18	6	10	2	2	.889	3.20	3B-1B-2B
23	Frank Carswell	23	CBE		2		13.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50	P
24	Edgar Chatman	27	MRS		3		20.0	8	1	7	0	0	1.000	2.67	P
25	Jimmy Cockerham	33	CBE		1		9.0	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	10.00	1B
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Pos Summary
26	Cornelius Cook	34	CC		0		5.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	P
27	Johnnie Cowan	31	CBE		17		142.1	90	38	48	4	6	.956	5.06	2B
28	Walter Crosby	23	CBE		1		9.0	5	3	1	1	0	.800	4.00	C
29	Lloyd Davenport	32	CAG		0		5.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00	P
30	Piper Davis	26	BBB		32		267.1	334	292	31	11	21	.967	10.09	1B-2B-SS
31	Roosevelt Davis	39	CC		7		51.0	11	0	11	0	0	1.000	1.57	P
32	Jesse Douglas	28	CAG		20		167.1	95	36	50	9	8	.905	4.10	SS-2B-3B
33	Frank Duncan	43	KCM		13		123.2	143	126	14	3	2	.979	8.24	C-1B
34	Weedy Edwards	18	CC		1		6.2	3	0	3	0	1	1.000	3.00	P
35	Specs Ellis		BBB		2		5.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50	P
36	English		BBB		1		7.0	8	8	0	0	1	1.000	8.00	1B
37	Felix Evans	33	MRS		0		2.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00	P
38	Buck Felder	28	TOT		9		78.1	37	13	19	5	0	.865	2.67	SS-2B
39	Jimmy Ford	31	MRS		24		202.0	66	28	32	6	3	.909	2.40	3B-2B
40	Spike Garrett		MRS		0		4.1	3	1	1	1	0	.667	2.00	2B
41	Alvin Gipson	30	BBB		8		61.2	13	0	13	0	0	1.000	1.18	P
42	Sam Hairston	24	CC		7		56.0	31	24	4	3	0	.903	4.00	C
43	Bad News Hall	29	CC		2		17.0	11	4	6	1	1	.909	5.00	3B-2B
44	Lovell Harden	26	CBE		1		10.1	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	2.00	P
45	Harrington		BBB		1		9.0	14	12	1	1	1	.929	13.00	1B
46	Rufus Hatten	23	CAG		2		19.0	19	15	2	2	0	.895	5.67	C
47	Sammy Haynes	24	KCM		28		221.1	184	145	28	11	6	.940	5.24	C-1B
48	Buster Haywood	34	CC		12		101.2	65	56	7	2	0	.969	4.50	C
49	Les Henderson		MRS		0		0.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	P
50	Dozier Hood	31	KCM		1		5.0	4	2	1	1	0	.750	3.00	C
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Pos Summary
51	Billy Horne	28	CBE		20		167.1	84	36	46	2	7	.976	4.10	SS
52	John Huber	36	BBB		7		57.0	35	25	8	2	1	.943	4.13	P-C
53	Humphreys		CBE		0		7.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	4.00	3B
54	Tom Hunter		BBB		0		1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	P
55	Willie Hutchinson	29	MRS		5		44.0	7	0	7	0	0	1.000	0.78	P
56	Sam Jackson		CAG		4		34.0	46	44	2	0	1	1.000	11.50	1B
57	George Jefferson	21	CBE		5		60.2	22	2	20	0	1	1.000	2.44	P
58	Willie Jefferson	40	CBE		8		69.1	26	1	24	1	1	.962	2.08	P-3B
59	Harry Jeffries		CC		1		7.0	6	5	1	0	0	1.000	6.00	C
60	Pee Wee Jenkins	21	BBB		0		0.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	P
61	Gentry Jessup	29	CAG		11		93.1	40	3	37	0	0	1.000	3.64	P
62	Sam Jethroe	27	CBE		6		56.0	37	18	18	1	2	.973	3.60	C-2B-3B
63	Bob Johnson		KCM		11		80.0	83	78	3	2	9	.976	6.75	1B
64	Al Jones		TOT		3		25.0	13	0	11	2	0	.846	2.75	P
65	Casey Jones	25	MRS		10		85.0	63	50	10	3	3	.952	4.29	C
66	Robert Keyes		MRS		3		28.0	7	0	6	1	0	.857	2.00	P
67	Wilbert King	29	CBE		3		25.0	14	6	8	0	1	1.000	4.67	SS
68	Jim LaMarque	23	KCM		4		51.1	29	14	13	2	2	.931	3.38	P-1B
69	Rufus Ligon	41	MRS		0		2.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	P
70	Clarence Locke	33	KCM		1		9.0	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	8.00	1B
71	Eddie Locke	21	KCM		4		47.1	13	4	8	1	1	.923	1.20	P
72	Loggins		KCM		0		4.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00	C
73	Longford		CAG		0		4.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00	C
74	Red Longley	34	MRS		14		117.0	73	55	15	3	0	.959	3.68	C-3B-1B-SS
75	Malone		KCM		0		3.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	P
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Pos Summary
76	Johnny Markham	35	BBB		0		7.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00	P
77	Jack Marshall	35	CC		7		60.0	38	15	19	4	2	.895	4.25	SS-2B
78	Garcia Massingale	16	KCM		0		13.0	17	9	7	1	0	.941	5.33	C-P
79	Jack Matchett	36	KCM		7		65.0	26	3	23	0	1	1.000	2.60	P
80	Verdell Mathis	30	MRS		12		105.0	62	38	24	0	6	1.000	4.43	P-1B
81	Henry McCall	36	CAG		2		24.0	32	30	2	0	1	1.000	10.67	1B
82	Willie McCrary		TOT		1		11.1	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	1.00	P
83	Booker McDaniel	30	KCM		4		57.2	23	3	17	3	0	.870	1.54	P
84	Gready McKinnis	30	TOT		5		27.2	14	2	10	2	1	.857	2.40	P
85	Willie McMeans		CBE		1		0.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	P
86	Lázaro Medina	21	CC		2		17.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	P
87	Henry Merchant	26	CC		2		18.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.50	P
88	Lee Moody	27	KCM		11		106.0	73	39	31	3	8	.959	5.00	2B-SS-1B
89	Leroy Morney	35	BBB		4		41.0	49	42	6	1	3	.980	8.00	1B-2B
90	Porter Moss	34	MRS		6		48.1	18	1	14	3	0	.833	1.67	P
91	Clyde Nelson	22	CAG		20		159.1	120	98	18	4	5	.967	5.52	3B-1B
92	Jimmie Newberry	25	BBB		1		11.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33	P
93	Albert Overton	40	CC		0		4.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00	P
94	Satchel Paige	37	KCM		16		100.1	23	6	17	0	0	1.000	1.35	P-1B
95	Art Pennington	21	CAG		15		124.1	74	47	22	5	3	.932	4.60	2B-3B-1B-SS
96	Cecil Perkins		KCM		4		32.0	42	37	3	2	2	.952	10.00	1B
97	Shirley Petway	35	CBE		1		3.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	C
98	Alex Radcliff	38	TOT		19		159.0	72	23	42	7	3	.903	3.42	3B
99	Ted Radcliffe	41	BBB		21		181.1	118	96	19	3	1	.975	5.23	C
100	Johnny Ray	32	CC		2		17.0	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	4.00	3B
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Pos Summary
101	Specs Roberts	36	CC		1		9.0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	3.00	P
102	Neil Robinson	36	MRS		0		4.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	SS
103	Antonio Ruiz	33	CC		7		61.0	33	9	23	1	2	.970	2.91	P-2B
104	Tommy Sampson	31	BBB		30		248.1	183	68	102	13	23	.929	5.67	2B
105	Alfred Saylor	32	BBB		11		102.2	28	2	24	2	1	.929	1.73	P
106	Bonnie Serrell	24	KCM		46		397.1	301	147	128	26	28	.914	5.73	2B-1B-SS
107	Pepper Sharpe	25	TOT		3		26.1	27	17	9	1	1	.963	4.33	P-1B
108	Bob Smith	37	CAG		11		94.2	71	51	13	7	0	.901	5.33	C-2B-SS
109	Henry Smith		CC		20		165.0	109	44	54	11	7	.899	4.45	SS-2B-3B
110	Hilton Smith	37	KCM		6		49.2	19	0	15	4	0	.789	1.67	P
111	Johnny Smith	27	CAG		1		9.0	4	0	3	1	0	.750	3.00	P
112	Herb Souell	31	KCM		48		432.1	154	44	96	14	9	.909	2.75	3B-SS
113	Leroy Sutton	23	CAG		1		12.1	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	1.00	P
114	Raymond Taylor	33	TOT		4		24.0	13	10	3	0	0	1.000	3.25	C
115	Buck Thomas		CAG		1		8.0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	4.00	P
116	Dean Thomas	31	KCM		2		19.0	8	0	8	0	1	1.000	2.67	P
117	Walter Treherne	31	CAG		1		12.0	20	19	1	0	0	1.000	6.67	1B
118	Fermín Valdés	33	CC		15		121.0	78	30	44	4	5	.949	4.93	2B
119	Armando Vázquez	22	CC		26		221.0	274	258	12	4	14	.985	10.00	1B
120	Ollie Waldon	33	CAG		3		21.0	8	2	3	3	0	.625	1.67	3B-2B
121	Hoss Walker	39	CC		14		115.0	94	27	62	5	6	.947	5.93	SS-3B
122	Archie Ware	26	CBE		23		191.1	245	232	10	3	14	.988	10.52	1B
123	Fay Washington	29	BBB		3		24.2	12	0	9	3	1	.750	3.00	P
124	Willie Wells	21	TOT		7		70.0	26	11	12	3	2	.885	1.92	SS-3B-2B
125	Ollie West	30	CAG		0		2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	P
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Pos Summary
126	Bill Williams	31	KCM		37		324.0	213	79	117	17	16	.920	5.03	SS-1B
127	Jesse Williams		CBE		4		36.0	28	24	3	1	0	.964	5.40	C
128	Johnny Williams	26	TOT		3		30.1	8	2	6	0	1	1.000	1.00	P
129	Artie Wilson	23	BBB		31		262.1	182	71	104	7	20	.962	5.65	SS
130	Doc Wingo	31	KCM		8		79.1	71	61	6	4	1	.944	4.47	C
131	Parnell Woods	32	CBE		19		160.1	61	24	35	2	2	.967	2.95	3B
132	Ralph Wyatt	26	CAG		6		47.1	40	16	19	5	2	.875	5.83	SS
133	Steve Wylie	33	TOT		3		26.2	8	1	6	1	0	.875	1.00	P
134	Yann		CAG		1		4.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	C
135	Norman Young	25	KCM		12		106.1	58	23	27	8	10	.862	3.13	SS-2B-3B