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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 | Bob Smith | 37 | 13 | 41 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | | .222 | .317 | .250 | .567 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
2 | 1B | Sam Jackson* | | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | .294 | .294 | .412 | .706 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
3 | 2B | Art Pennington# | 21 | 16 | 63 | 57 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | | 6 | | .333 | .397 | .474 | .871 | 167 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
4 | SS | Jesse Douglas* | 28 | 20 | 85 | 75 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | | 9 | | .400 | .464 | .573 | 1.038 | 218 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
5 | 3B | Clyde Nelson | 22 | 21 | 78 | 73 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | | 5 | | .233 | .282 | .315 | .597 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
6 | LF | John Bissant | 30 | 21 | 88 | 85 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | 2 | | .294 | .310 | .412 | .722 | 121 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
7 | CF | Lloyd Davenport* | 32 | 19 | 78 | 72 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | | 4 | | .292 | .329 | .306 | .635 | 95 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | |
8 | RF | Johnny Smith* | 27 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | | 2 | | .351 | .385 | .378 | .763 | 135 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
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 | George Minor* | 25 | 17 | 41 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | 6 | | .265 | .375 | .412 | .787 | 142 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
10 | UT | Herb Barnhill | 30 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .242 | .286 | .273 | .558 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
11 | OF | Jimmie Crutchfield* | 34 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | | .185 | .267 | .222 | .489 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
12 | UT | Ollie Waldon* | 33 | 11 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | | .200 | .310 | .280 | .590 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
13 | SS | Ralph Wyatt | 26 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .304 | .333 | .348 | .681 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
14 | IF | Willie Wells | 21 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | |
15 | 1B | Henry McCall* | 36 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | .556 | .556 | .556 | 1.111 | 242 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
16 | C | Rufus Hatten | 23 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
17 | OF | Nat Rogers* | 50 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 0 | | .625 | .625 | .625 | 1.250 | 285 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
18 | MI | Buck Felder | 28 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
19 | 1B | Walter Treherne | 31 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
20 | SS | T.J. Brown | 28 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | 239 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
21 | 3B | Rainey Bibbs# | 33 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
22 | 3B | Alex Radcliff | 38 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
23 | C | Longford? | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
24 | C | Yann? | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 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 | Gentry Jessup | 29 | 13 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | .158 | .179 | .211 | .390 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
26 | P | Pepper Sharpe# | 25 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
27 | P | Gready McKinnis | 30 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | -38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
28 | P | Al Jones | | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
29 | P | Buck Thomas? | | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
30 | P | Leroy Sutton | 23 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
31 | P | Ollie West* | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 28.4 | 87 | 796 | 733 | 76 | 200 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 67 | 15 | | 53 | | .273 | .323 | .348 | .671 | 106 | 255 | 2 | 1 | 9 | | |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | | 4 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | | 6 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 28.4 | 87 | 722 | 661 | 72 | 188 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 65 | 15 | | 52 | | .284 | .338 | .365 | .702 | 116 | 241 | 2 | 1 | 8 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 28.0 | 87 | 74 | 72 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | .167 | .178 | .194 | .373 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
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 | Gentry Jessup | 29 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.68 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 89 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 128 | 2.43 | 1.170 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 2.29 |
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 | | Gready McKinnis* | 30 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 61 | 3.53 | 1.859 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.80 |
3 | | Al Jones | | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.71 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 95 | 3.80 | 1.588 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1.13 |
4 | | Pepper Sharpe | 25 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 49 | 2.95 | 1.467 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 1.67 |
5 | | Leroy Sutton | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 162 | 2.52 | 1.378 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.00 |
6 | | Johnny Smith* | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | | 2.90 | 0.444 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 |
7 | | Buck Thomas* | | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 5.68 | 1.750 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.40 |
8 | | Lloyd Davenport* | 32 | 0 | 0 | | 3.60 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 103 | 1.88 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | |
9 | | Ollie West | 30 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | | 3.18 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 |
| | Team Totals | 28.3 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 3.58 | 87 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 186.0 | 191 | 101 | 74 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 802 | 98 | 2.90 | 1.317 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.59 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | 6 | 2 | | 4 | | | | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name |
Age |
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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 |
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