1948 Kansas City Monarchs

49-28 • .636 Win% • 2nd in NAL

📊 Season Record

49 Wins
28 Losses
.636 Win %
2nd Rank
307 R 241 RA
Diff +66

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⚡ Quick Stats

307 Runs Scored
241 Runs Allowed
+66 Run Diff
21 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1948 NAL Average

Batting Avg .286 4% above the 1948 league average (.275)
OBP .357 3% above the 1948 league average (.347)
SLG .424 10% above the 1948 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.94 26% better than the 1948 league average (5.32)
Runs Scored 307 109% above the 1948 league average (147 R)

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StadiumBlues Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 40 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Willard Brown 0.408 2 Hank Thompson 0.335 3 Johnie Scott 0.300 4 Earl Taborn 0.297 5 Tom Cooper 0.290

Home Runs

1 Willard Brown 7 2 Hank Thompson 5 3 Gene Baker 3 4 Herb Souell 2 5 Tom Cooper 1

RBI

1 Willard Brown 54 2 Hank Thompson 29 3 Gene Baker 28 4 Johnie Scott 23 5 Earl Taborn 23
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Herb Souell 46 196 41 56 8 6 2 22 14 0 6 0.286
Gene Baker 46 181 39 45 9 7 3 28 15 0 5 0.249
Curtis Roberts 46 181 26 44 10 1 0 20 14 1 5 0.243
Hank Thompson 47 176 50 59 13 5 5 29 27 0 12 0.335
Willard Brown 46 174 43 71 23 2 7 54 22 3 8 0.408
Earl Taborn 44 148 15 44 10 0 0 23 21 2 2 0.297
Johnie Scott 33 110 24 33 6 1 1 23 16 1 7 0.300
Tom Cooper 31 107 17 31 2 3 1 13 16 0 2 0.290
Buck O'Neil 25 89 8 19 1 0 0 11 7 0 2 0.213
Elston Howard 20 80 16 20 5 3 1 13 3 0 1 0.250
Jim LaMarque 18 46 9 15 3 0 1 11 7 0 0 0.326
Hilton Smith 13 28 6 9 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0.321
Ford Smith 13 26 4 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.192
Gene Collins 12 20 4 6 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.300
Connie Johnson 12 18 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.167
Gene Richardson 8 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.056
Leonard Johnson 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charley Hall 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tincy Jamerson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Ford Smith 2.43 2 Jim LaMarque 3.20 3 Gene Richardson 3.43 4 Gene Collins 4.18 5 Connie Johnson 4.21

Wins

1 Jim LaMarque 9 2 Gene Collins 4 3 Ford Smith 4 4 Hilton Smith 4 5 Connie Johnson 3

Strikeouts

1 Jim LaMarque 80 2 Gene Collins 62 3 Ford Smith 41 4 Hilton Smith 39 5 Gene Richardson 37
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim LaMarque 9 4 3.20 16 13 1 118.0 117 42 24 80
Hilton Smith 4 2 4.38 11 7 0 63.2 72 31 21 39
Gene Collins 4 4 4.18 11 7 1 56.0 33 26 60 62
Ford Smith 4 2 2.43 8 7 1 55.2 49 15 13 41
Connie Johnson 3 1 4.21 10 4 2 47.0 53 22 19 29
Gene Richardson 2 3 3.43 8 5 0 44.2 47 17 16 37
Leonard Johnson 1 2 12.00 3 3 0 15.0 27 20 7 3
Tincy Jamerson 0 0 16.20 1 1 0 1.2 4 3 4 0

🏆 Postseason Results

ALC
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👥 Roster (19)

Gene Baker Willard Brown Gene Collins Tom Cooper Charley Hall Elston Howard Tincy Jamerson Connie Johnson Leonard Johnson Jim LaMarque Buck O'Neil Gene Richardson +7 more

19 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1948 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1948 Kansas City Monarchs finished 49-28 (.636 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
Willard Brown led the 1948 Kansas City Monarchs with 7 home runs.
What was the 1948 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1948 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 3.94.
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