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1946 Kansas City Monarchs Roster (40-man)

1945 Season 1947 Season

Record: 60-19-2, Finished 1st in Negro American League

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-3) to Newark Eagles

Manager: Frank Duncan (55-26-2)

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

Negro American League Pennant

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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
Ted Alexander	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 15, 1912	6	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Willard Brown HOF	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Jun 26, 1915	9	38		38		0	0	0	12	0	0	0	26	0	26			2.0
Allen Bryant	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Mar 29, 1918	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Bill Duffy							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.1
Joe Greene	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Oct 17, 1911	9	26		26		0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			1.2
Jim Hamilton	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	186	Mar 25, 1922	1st	19		19		0	0	0	0	1	16	0	0	0	0			0.3
Larry Hubbard							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.1
Connie Johnson	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Dec 27, 1922	4	14		14		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Jim LaMarque	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	173	Jul 29, 1920	4	13		13		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			-0.1
McKamey							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.0
Lee Moody	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	May 14, 1917	3	7		7		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Buck O'Neil HOF	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 13, 1911	8	39		39		0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
Satchel Paige HOF	39	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Jul 7, 1906	15	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.6
Chico Renfroe	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 1, 1923	2	32		32		0	2	0	5	0	24	0	0	1	1			0.3	All-Star
Johnie Scott	32	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Aug 28, 1913	3	38		38		0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	38			-0.1	All-Star
Ford Smith	27	us US	B	R	6' 1"	198	Jan 9, 1919	2	25		25		6	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	6	18			0.3
Hilton Smith HOF	39	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 27, 1907	11	16		16		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			1.9
Herb Souell	33	us US	B	R	5' 9"	150	Feb 5, 1913	7	39		39		0	0	0	0	38	1	0	0	0	0			0.2
Ted Strong	29	us US	B	R	6' 3"	198	Jan 2, 1917	6	34		34		0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	31			1.7
Mickey Taborn	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	161	Jul 21, 1922	1st	20		20		0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Hank Thompson	20	us US	L	R	5' 9"	174	Dec 8, 1925	2	24		24		0	0	0	19	0	1	0	4	0	4			0.3
Turner							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Steve Wylie	35	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	May 7, 1911	3	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
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