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1939 Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers Roster (40-man)

1938 Season

Record: 6-10-0, Finished 5th in Negro American League

Managers: Gabby Kemp (4-17) and Nish Williams (3-2)

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

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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

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
Jabbo Andrews	31	us US	L	L	6' 4"	198	Dec 23, 1907	8	17		17		1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	2	15			0.1
Cliff Blackmon	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 25, 1914	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Oscar Boone	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Mar 28, 1911	1st	16		16		0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Tommy Butts	19	us US	R	R	5' 8"	142	Aug 27, 1919	2	19		19		0	0	0	0	2	18	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bill Cooper	24	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Feb 19, 1915	2	2		2		0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Babe Davis	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Sep 10, 1908	2	13		13		0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	13			0.4
Spencer Davis	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	158	Jun 23, 1908	2	15		15		0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Eddie Dixon	23	us US	R	R	5' 8"	164	May 15, 1916	2	9		9		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Felix Evans	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Oct 3, 1910	2	6		6		4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.8
Red Hadley	30	us US	L	R	5' 8"	160	Mar 28, 1909	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.0
Leroy Haynes	25	us US			5' 10"	172	1914	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.1
Claude Hayslett	26	us US		R	5' 10"	160	Aug 2, 1912	3	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Philly Holmes	26	us US	L	R	5' 10"	169	Dec 12, 1912	2	3		3		0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Telosh Howard	35	us US	R	R		180	Apr 29, 1904	3	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Bob Jefferson							Unknown	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Gabby Kemp	20	us US	R	R	5' 5"	145	Apr 9, 1919	2	16		16		0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Horatio Lamar	27	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Jul 11, 1911	1st	2		2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Tee Mitchell	23	us US		R	5' 7"	145	May 2, 1916	1st	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Red Moore	22	us US	L	L	5' 11"	190	Nov 18, 1916	4	15		15		0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Sylvester Owens							Unknown	3	11		11		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	10			0.0
Donald Reeves	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	198	Jul 31, 1911	2	17		17		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	16			-0.1
Lefty Richbourg				L			Unknown	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Guy Smith							Unknown	1st	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Nish Williams	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Feb 29, 1904	10	13		13		0	6	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.1
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