Negro League Awards

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In the latest Baseball Encyclopedia, there is a section about the Negro Leagues which shows standings for all years we have data and based on the stats we do have and their team's performance, picks MVPs, Pitcher of the Year Awards, and Rookie of the Year Awards. I think it would be of use to some on here for me to post those for you.

[Brian McKenna]

i'm interested in seeing this new statistical effort which was just completed - anyone know when it will be published?

[jalbright]

My understanding is it won't be published for at least a year or two in anything resembling complete form. Perhaps we'll get bits and pieces of it to go with the inductions for the HOF in February.

Jim Albright

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MVP Awards

The awards listed start in 1910, so here they are, starting in 1910. In some years, projected MVPs are given for more than one league, so I tell you the league. The abbreviations used are NNL1 (Negro National League 1920-1931), ECL (Eastern Colored League), NSL (Negro Southern League), ANL (American Negro League), EWL (East-West League), NNL2 (Negro National League 1933-1948), NAL (Negro American League), and IND (independant teams of major league caliber). Here are the MVPs, 1910-1950:

1910-Pete Hill
1911-Pop Lloyd
1912-Louis Santop
1913-Smokey Joe Williams
1914-Pop Lloyd
1915-Pop Lloyd
1916-Pop Lloyd
1917-Louis Santop
1918-Oscar Charleston
1919-Oscar Charleston
1920 NNL1-Christobal Torriente
1920 IND-Chester Brooks
1921 NNL1-Oscar Charleston
1921 IND-Louis Santop
1922 NNL1-Christobal Torriente
1922 IND-Pop Lloyd
1923 NNL1-Joe Rogan
1923 ECL-Biz Mackey
1924 NNL1-Joe Rogan
1924 ECL-Biz Mackey
1925 NNL1-Joe Rogan
1925 ECL-Oscar Charleston
1926 NNL1-Willie Foster
1926 ECL-Dick Lundy
1927 NNL1-Willie Wells
1927 ECL-Jud Wilson
1928 NNL1-Mule Suttles
1928 ECL-Mule Suttles (don't ask)
1928 IND-Oscar Charleston
1929 NNL1-Willie Wells
1929 ANL-Chino Smith
1930 NNL1-Willie Wells
1930 IND-Chino Smith
1931 NNL1-Cool Papa Bell
1931 IND-Josh Gibson
1932 NSL-Turkey Stearnes
1932 EWL-Cool Papa Bell
1933 NNL2-Josh Gibson
1934 NNL2-Jud Wilson
1935 NNL2-Josh Gibson
1936 NNL2-Josh Gibson
1937 NNL2-Buck Leonard
1937 NAL-Newt Allen
1938 NNL2-Josh Gibson
1938 NAL-Neil Robinson
1939 NNL2-Bill Wright
1939 NAL-Turkey Stearnes
1940 NNL2-Buck Leonard
1940 NAL-Buck O'Neil
1941 NNL2-Monte Irvin
1941 NAL-Ted Strong
1942 NNL2-Josh Gibson
1942 NAL-Willard Brown
1943 NNL2-Josh Gibson
1943 NAL-Piper Davis
1944 NNL2-Ray Dandridge
1944 NAL-Artie Wilson
1945 NNL2-Josh Gibson
1945 NAL-Sam Jethroe
1946 NNL2-Monte Irvin
1946 NAL-Willard Brown
1947 NNL2-Luis Marquez
1947 NAL-Sam Jethroe
1948 NNL2-Buck Leonard
1948 NAL-Willard Brown
1949 NAL-Piper Davis
1950 NAL-Sam Hairston

source: 2005 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia

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Pitcher of the Year Awards

1910-Frank Wickware
1911-Dick Redding
1912-Dick Redding
1913-Joe Williams
1914-Joe Williams
1915-Dizzy Dismukes
1916-John Donaldson
1917-Tom Johnson
1918-Richard Whitworth
1919-Joe Williams
1920 NNL1-Dave Brown
1920 IND-Dick Redding
1921 NNL1-Dave Brown
1921 IND-Joe Williams
1922 NNL1-Dave Brown
1922 IND-Phil Cockreil
1923 NNL1-Tom Williams
1923 ECL-Nip Winters
1924 NNL1-Bullet Rogan
1924 ECL-Nip Winters
1925 NNL1-Bullet Rogan
1925 ECL-Nip Winters
1926 NNL1-Willie Foster
1926 ECL-Rats Henderson
1927 NNL1-Willie Foster
1927 ECL-Rats Henderson
1928 NNL1-Ted Trent
1928 ECL-Ted Trent (don't ask)
1928 IND-Laymon Yokely
1929 NNL1-Chet Brewer
1929 ANL-Connie Rector
1930 NNL1-Eggie Hensley
1930 IND-Bill Holland
1931 NNL1-Ted Trent
1931 IND-Willie Foster
1932 NSL-Willie Foster
1932 EWL-Bert Hunker
1933 NNL2-Willie Foster
1934 NNL2-Slim Jones
1935 NNL2-Leroy Matlock
1936 NNL2-Satchel Paige
1937 NNL2-Leon Day
1937 NAL-Ted Trent
1938 NNL2-Ray Brown
1938 NAL-Hilton Smith
1939 NNL2-Bill Byrd
1939 NAL-Hilton Smith
1940 NNL2-Ray Brown
1940 NAL-Jack Matchett
1941 NNL2-Dave Barnhill
1941 NAL-Hilton Smith
1942 NNL2-Leon Day
1942 NAL-Satchel Paige
1943 NNL2-Johnny Wright
1943 NAL-John Markham
1944 NNL2-Ray Brown
1944 NAL-Gentry Jessup
1945 NNL2-Roy Welmaker
1945 NAL-Willie Jefferson
1946 NNL2-Leon Day
1946 NAL-Dan Bankhead
1947 NNL2-Luis Tiant Sr.
1947 NAL-Vilbert Clarke
1948 NNL2-Max Manning
1948 NAL-Lefty LaMarque
1949 NAL-Bill Byrd
1950 NAL-Bill Powell

source: 2005 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia

[jalbright]

Chris,

Can you give me a little more on 1) the Encyclopedia (publisher, editor, edition) and 2) who made these selections?

Jim Albright

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Chris,

Can you give me a little more on 1) the Encyclopedia (publisher, editor, edition) and 2) who made these selections?

Jim Albright

They're from The 2005 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, which is basically a regular baseball encyclopedia with a few additional sections, including one about the Negro Leagues. It is the 2nd edition of the reference, published by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. (New York). Editors are Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette. It is not really clear as to who exactly is making the selections, but the Negro Leagues section in the book, as is said in the beginning, is mainly the work of James Riley so it's probably him who's selecting the awards.

[jalbright]

Thanks. I may want to reference these picks, and without the info you've provided, I couldn't have.

Jim Albright

[jalbright]

I'll add some other selections for folks to consider.

Bill James' Negro Leagues lists from his New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

Year.....................Best Player.............................Best Pitcher

1920.....................Jimmy Lyons...........................Jose Mendez
1921.....................Oscar Charleston.....................Plunk Drake
1922.....................Oscar Charleston.....................Bullet Rogan
1923.....................Cristobal Torriente....................Andy Cooper
1924.....................Dobie Moore............................Bullet Rogan/Nip Winters
1925.....................Oscar Charleston.....................Reuben Cherry/Bullet Rogan
1926........Mule Suttles/Cool Papa Bell...................Nip Winters
1927.....................Fats Jenkins............................Bill Foster
1928.....................Pop Lloyd................................Ted Trent
1929...............Willie Wells/Chino Smith................Connie Rector
1930.....................John Beckwith.........................Ted Trent
1931.....................Mule Suttles............................Bill Foster
1932.....................Cool Papa Bell.........................Bill Foster
1933.....................Oscar Charleston.....................Chet Brewer
1934.....................Josh Gibson.............................Slim Jones
1935.....................Turkey Stearnes........................Leroy Matlack
1936.....................Josh Gibson..............................Satchel Paige
1937.....................Willard Brown............................Leon Day
1938....................Josh Gibson...............................Terris McDuffie
1939....................Buck Leonard.............................Hilton Smith
1940....................Buck Leonard.............................Ray Brown
1941....................Mule Suttles..............................Hilton Smith
1942...................Josh Gibson...............................Hilton Smith
1943....................Josh Gibson..............................Eugene Bemer
1944....................Eugene Benson.........................Bill Byrd
1945....................Sam Jethroe.............................Eugene Bemer
1946....................Willard Brown...........................Max Manning/Leon Day
1947....................Buck Leonard...........................Luis Tiant Sr.
1948....................Buck Leonard...........................Bill Bryd
1949....................Bob Boyd.................................Bill Byrd

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John Holway's "Fleet Walker Award" (MVP) from his The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues

Year...........West............................... .....East
1903..........Jap Payne............................................. .......
1906.............................................. ........Pete Hill
1910..........Bruce Petway........................Luis Bustamante
1911..........Jimmie Lyons........................Luis Bustamante
1912..........Whip Pryor............................Louis Santop
1913.........Pete Hill.................................Smoky Joe Williams
1914.........George Shively.......................Louis Santop
1915.........Manuel Villa...........................Pop Lloyd
1916.........Pop Lloyd..............................Doc Wiley
1917.........George Shively.......................Smoky Joe Williams
1918.........Oscar Charleston...................Smoky Joe Williams
1919.........Oscar Charleston...................Jose Maria Fernandez
1920.........Jimmie Lyons........................Pop Lloyd
1921........Oscar Charleston....................Dick Lundy
1922........Bullet Joe Rogan.....................Louis Santop
1923........Heavy Johnson........................Biz Mackey
1924........Bullet Joe Rogan.....................Nip Winters
1925........Bullet Joe Rogan.....................John Beckwith
1926........Mule Suttles...........................Dick Lundy
1927........Huck Rile................................Chino Smith
1928........Ted Trent.................................Pop Lloyd
1929........Willie Wells.............................Chino Smith
1930........Willie Wells.............................Chino Smith
1931........Frank Duncan..........................Biz Mackey
1932........Turkey Stearnes......................Bill Perkins
1933..................(one league) Oscar Charleston
1934..................(one league) Turkey Stearnes
1935..................(one league) Leroy Matlack
1936..................(one league) Josh Gibson
1937.........Speed Whatley........................Josh Gibson
1938.........Willard Brown..........................Ray Brown
1939.........Smoky Owens.........................Josh Gibson
1940.........Jesse Williams........................Ray Brown
1941.........Lyman Bostock, Sr..................Monte Irvin
1942.........Joe Greene.............................Larry Doby
1943.........Lester Lockett.........................Josh Gibson
1944.........Sam Jethroe............................Josh Gibson
1945.........Sam Jethroe............................Ed Stone
1946.........Willard Brown..........................Josh Gibson
1947.........Artie Wilson.............................Luis Marquez
1948.........Willard Brown............................................. .

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John Holway's "George Stovey Award" (Cy Young) from his The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues

Year...........West.............................Ea st
1906.............................................. .Rube Foster
1909...........Patsy Dougherty.............................
1910...........Frank Wickware.............................
1911...........Ben Taylor....................Jose Mendez
1912...........Bill Lindsey...................Frank Wickware
1913...........Rube Foster..................Smoke Joe Williams
1914...........Horace Jenkins.............Frank Harvey
1915...........Dizzy Dismukes............Dick Redding
1916...........John Donaldson.............Dick Redding
1917...........Tom Williams................Smokey Joe Williams
1918...........Dick Whitworth..............Smokey Joe Williams
1919...........Sam Crawford................Smokey Joe Williams
1920...........Big Bill Gatewood...........Dick Redding
1921...........Big Bill Drake.................Smokey Joe Williams
1922...........Bullet Joe Rogan............Dick Redding
1923...........Rube Currie....................Nip Winters
1924...........Sam Streeter..................Nip Winters
1925...........Bullet Joe Rogan............Rube Currie
1926...........William Bell....................Nip Winters
1927............Bill Foster.....................Red Farrell
1928............Ted Trent.......................Laymon Yokely
1929...........Chet Brewer....................Connie Rector
1930...........Alfred Cooper..................Bill Holland
1931...........Hooks Mitchell................Bill Foster
1932..........Bill Foster........................Bertrum Hunter
1933....................(one league) Bertrum Hunter
1934....................(one league) Satchel Paige
1935....................(one league) Leroy Matlack
1936....................(one league)..................................
1937...........Ted Trent..........................Sad Sam Thompson
1938...........Hilton Smith......................Ray Brown
1939...........Smoky Owens..................Leon Day
1940...........Jack Matchett...................Ray Brown
1941...........Hilton Smith......................Dave Barnhill
1942...........Booker McDaniel................Bill Byrd
1943...........Booker McDaniel...............Johnny Wright
1944...........Gentry Jessup...................Bill Ricks
1945............George Jefferson...............Roy Welmaker
1946...........Hilton Smith......................Max Manning
1947...........Jim LaMarque....................Max Manning
1948...........Jim LaMarque....................Bill Byrd
1949.............................................. .....Bill Byrd

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Number of years in Negro League All-Star game, 1933-1950

Notes: the game started in 1933, so guys from before that time could well have been selected previously if the game had existed. I am only listing guys on the teams a minimum of three years. Some years they had two games, but I am counting years and not games.

Alphabetical listing

Pitcher	Years All-Star
Dan Bankhead	3
Dave Barnhill	4
Joe Black	3
Gene Bremer	4
Barney Brown	4
Bill Byrd	5
Sug Cornelius	3
Leon Day	6
Lefty Gaines	3
School Griffith	3
Jeep Jessup	5
Verdell Mathis	3
Terris McDuffie	3
Lefty McKinnis	3
Porter Moss	3
Satchel Paige	5
Dbl Radcliffe	3
Pat Scantlebury	3
Hilton Smith	6
Ted Trent	4

Position Player	Years All Star
Newt Allen	4
Buddy Armour	3
Pee Wee Austin	4
Sam Bankhead	8
Hank Barker	3
Pepper Bassett	6
Cool Papa Bell	7
Ben Benjamin	3
Gene Benson	3
Bob Boyd	3
Larry Brown	6
Willard Brown	6
Pee Wee Butts	6
Roy Campanella	3
O Charleston	3
J Crutchfield	4
Ray Dandridge	3
Lloyd Davenport	6
Cherokee Davis	3
Piper Davis	4
Pedro Diaz	3
How Easterling	5
Josh Gibson	9
Junior Gilliam	3
Vic Harris	7
Sammy Hughes	5
Monte Irvin	4
Sam Jethroe	5
Edric Kellman	4
Henry Kimbro	5
Buck Leonard	11
Lester Lockett	3
Tommy Louden	4
Biz Mackey	5
Hor Martinez	5
Leroy Morney	3
Buck O'Neil	3
Pat Patterson	4
Leonard Pearson	6
Alec Radcliffe	11
Dbl Radcliffe	6
Neal Robinson	8
Tommy Sampson	4
Dick Seay	3
Herb Souell	3
Turkey Stearnes	5
Ed Stone	3
Ted Strong	5
Mule Suttles	5
Jelly Taylor	3
Quincy Trouppe	5
Archie Ware	3
Willie Wells	8
Chet Williams	4
Artie Wilson	4
Dan Wilson	3
Jud Wilson	3
Parnell Woods	5
Burnis Wright	7

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same list of Negro League all-star pitchers and position players as above, but this time listed by most years on teams

Pitcher	Years All-Star
Leon Day	6
Hilton Smith	6
Bill Byrd	5
Jeep Jessup	5
Satchel Paige	5
Dave Barnhill	4
Gene Bremer	4
Barney Brown	4
Ted Trent	4
Dan Bankhead	3
Joe Black	3
Sug Cornelius	3
Lefty Gaines	3
School Griffith	3
Verdell Mathis	3
Terris McDuffie	3
Lefty McKinnis	3
Porter Moss	3
Dbl Radcliffe	3
Pat Scantlebury	3

Position Player	Years All Star
Buck Leonard	11
Alec Radcliffe	11
Josh Gibson	9
Sam Bankhead	8
Neal Robinson	8
Willie Wells	8
Cool Papa Bell	7
Vic Harris	7
Burnis Wright	7
Pepper Bassett	6
Larry Brown	6
Willard Brown	6
Pee Wee Butts	6
Lloyd Davenport	6
Leonard Pearson	6
Dbl Radcliffe	6
How Easterling	5
Sammy Hughes	5
Sam Jethroe	5
Henry Kimbro	5
Biz Mackey	5
Hor Martinez	5
Turkey Stearnes	5
Ted Strong	5
Mule Suttles	5
Quincy Trouppe	5
Parnell Woods	5
Newt Allen	4
Pee Wee Austin	4
J Crutchfield	4
Piper Davis	4
Monte Irvin	4
Edric Kellman	4
Tommy Louden	4
Pat Patterson	4
Tommy Sampson	4
Chet Williams	4
Artie Wilson	4
Buddy Armour	3
Hank Barker	3
Ben Benjamin	3
Gene Benson	3
Bob Boyd	3
Roy Campanella	3
O Charleston	3
Ray Dandridge	3
Cherokee Davis	3
Pedro Diaz	3
Junior Gilliam	3
Lester Lockett	3
Leroy Morney	3
Buck O'Neil	3
Dick Seay	3
Herb Souell	3
Ed Stone	3
Jelly Taylor	3
Archie Ware	3
Dan Wilson	3
Jud Wilson	3