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
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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 | Mitchell Murray | 27 | 21 | 83 | 73 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | | 3 | | .356 | .397 | .534 | .932 | 141 | 39 | | 2 | 5 | | |
2 | 1B | Oscar Hutt | 29 | 13 | 57 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | | 2 | | .294 | .321 | .373 | .693 | 80 | 19 | | 0 | 4 | | |
3 | 2B | Robert Bonner | 29 | 21 | 93 | 85 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | | 6 | | .235 | .286 | .353 | .639 | 66 | 30 | | 0 | 2 | | |
4 | SS | Boots McClain | 24 | 24 | 120 | 113 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | | 6 | | .274 | .311 | .398 | .709 | 84 | 45 | | 0 | 1 | | |
5 | 3B | Candy Jim Taylor | 39 | 21 | 91 | 75 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 2 | | 15 | | .427 | .522 | .707 | 1.229 | 218 | 53 | | 0 | 1 | | |
6 | LF | Dana Holt | | 14 | 55 | 52 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | 2 | | .346 | .370 | .423 | .793 | 106 | 22 | | 0 | 1 | | |
7 | CF | Tack Summers? | 23 | 17 | 56 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 7 | | .191 | .309 | .234 | .543 | 43 | 11 | | 1 | 1 | | |
8 | RF | Frank Duncan* | 35 | 26 | 115 | 102 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | | 7 | | .363 | .425 | .480 | .905 | 135 | 49 | | 4 | 2 | | |
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 | OF | John Reese | 28 | 18 | 87 | 67 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 13 | | .269 | .395 | .328 | .723 | 90 | 22 | | 1 | 6 | | |
10 | UT | Herman Gordon | 31 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | | 1 | | .298 | .313 | .383 | .695 | 80 | 18 | | 0 | 0 | | |
11 | IF | Samuel Dewitt | 29 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | | .250 | .419 | .333 | .753 | 98 | 8 | | 1 | 4 | | |
12 | IF | Ernest Gooden | 23 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | .111 | .172 | .111 | .284 | -25 | 3 | | 0 | 0 | | |
13 | 2B | Robert White | | 6 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | | .304 | .360 | .391 | .751 | 96 | 9 | | 0 | 0 | | |
14 | 1B | Deacon Meyers | 23 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | -25 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | | |
15 | C | Buddy Hayes | 29 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 1 | | .235 | .278 | .412 | .690 | 78 | 7 | | 0 | 0 | | |
16 | OF | Jimmy Reel | | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .231 | .286 | .308 | .593 | 55 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | | |
17 | 2B | David Wingfield | 29 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | 1 | | .583 | .615 | .917 | 1.532 | 295 | 11 | | 0 | 1 | | |
18 | 3B | Jack Matthews? | | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | -30 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
19 | OF | Fred Bell* | 21 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 5 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | |
20 | C | Charles O'Neil? | | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 74 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | | |
21 | OF | Gardner? | | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
22 | C | John Barnes* | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
23 | 3B | Abe Atkins? | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | | |
24 | | Fox? | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 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 |
25 | P | Dicta Johnson | 36 | 13 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 4 | | .194 | .306 | .194 | .499 | 32 | 6 | | 1 | 1 | | |
26 | P | Bill Gatewood | 41 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | | .188 | .350 | .375 | .725 | 89 | 6 | | 0 | 2 | | |
27 | P | Frank Stevens? | | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .100 | .182 | .400 | .582 | 48 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | | |
28 | P | Logan Hensley | 23 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | -60 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | | |
29 | P | Archie Cole? | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 161 | 1 | | 0 | 2 | | |
30 | P | Lew Holland? | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 29.6 | 27 | 1074 | 939 | 152 | 265 | 48 | 8 | 14 | 145 | 18 | | 89 | | .282 | .351 | .395 | .746 | 94 | 371 | | 11 | 35 | | |
| | Rank in 11 NNL teams | | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | 7 | | 8 | | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | 8 | | 6 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 29.2 | 27 | 982 | 864 | 140 | 253 | 48 | 8 | 12 | 139 | 17 | | 79 | | .293 | .358 | .409 | .767 | 99 | 353 | | 9 | 30 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 33.8 | 27 | 92 | 75 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | 10 | | .160 | .276 | .240 | .516 | 35 | 18 | | 2 | 5 | | |
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 | Dicta Johnson | 36 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.2 | 91 | 48 | 40 | 4 | 26 | | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 364 | 102 | 3.99 | 1.398 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.08 |
2 | SP | Herman Gordon | 31 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.71 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 51 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 25 | | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 94 | 6.85 | 1.810 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.36 |
3 | SP | Bill Gatewood | 41 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.75 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 11 | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 66 | 4.42 | 1.575 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.82 |
4 | SP | Frank Stevens* | | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.74 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 8 | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 77 | 4.24 | 1.725 | 12.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.13 |
5 | SP | Archie Cole | 22 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 13.21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 19 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 34 | 7.76 | 2.681 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 0.32 |
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 | CL | Logan Hensley | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.82 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 14 | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 4.80 | 1.647 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 0.64 |
7 | RP | Fred Bell* | 21 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 75 | 7.95 | 2.727 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 0.22 |
8 | RP | Lew Holland | | 0 | 0 | | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 103 | 3.37 | 0.833 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 |
9 | RP | Gardner | | 0 | 0 | | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 4.29 | 3.250 | 22.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.67 |
10 | RP | David Wingfield | 29 | 0 | 0 | | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 21.79 | 6.750 | 33.8 | 6.8 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
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W-L% |
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GF |
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IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
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HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
11 | | Candy Jim Taylor | 39 | 0 | 0 | | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 6.04 | 6.000 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
12 | | Deacon Meyers | 23 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Team Totals | 32.7 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 6.03 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 231.1 | 282 | 195 | 155 | 18 | 122 | | 76 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1072 | 74 | 5.13 | 1.746 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.62 |
| | Rank in 11 NNL teams | | 8 | 8 | | 8 | | | | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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