1972 Awards

Most Valuable Player
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
C Goulet Negro National 2B New York Black Yankees .262-52-128, 102 R, .946 OPS
R Millard Negro American DH Homestead Grays .295-64-169, 109 R, 1.033 OPS
Cy Young Award
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
J Petersen Negro National P Philadelphia Fireworks 19–9, 2.03 ERA, 1.12 WHIP
W Augustine Negro American P Denver White Elephants 23–7, 2.36 ERA, 1.03 WHIP
Rookie of the Year
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
J Petersen Negro National P Philadelphia Fireworks 19–9, 2.03 ERA, 1.12 WHIP
F Delee Negro American CF Cleveland Browns .304-24-75, 104 R, .828 OPS
Fireman of the Year
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
P Pennington Negro National P Philadelphia Fireworks 3–1, 51 SV, 2.60 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
R Farmer Negro American P Chicago American Giants 2–8, 52 SV, 3.64 ERA, 1.27 WHIP
Silver Slugger
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
T Carraway Negro National DH Cincinnati Clowns .320-47-127, 104 R, 1.045 OPS
D Kennedy Negro National C Louisville Black Caps .296-37-114, 96 R, .941 OPS
P Stalder Negro National 1B Cincinnati Clowns .322-37-91, 91 R, .972 OPS
C Goulet Negro National 2B New York Black Yankees .262-52-128, 102 R, .946 OPS
W Cobb Negro National 3B Louisville Black Caps .259-44-104, 95 R, .928 OPS
R Bowden Negro National SS New York Black Yankees .328-28-83, 93 R, .919 OPS
D Northington Negro National LF Louisville Black Caps .344-27-84, 105 R, .944 OPS
W Wells Negro National CF Oakland Greys .323-30-106, 97 R, .964 OPS
K Henderson Negro National RF San Antonio Black Bronchos .284-53-130, 114 R, .948 OPS
R Millard Negro American DH Homestead Grays .295-64-169, 109 R, 1.033 OPS
E McMinn Negro American C Kansas City Monarchs .319-20-82, 87 R, .945 OPS
R Hubbard Negro American 1B Denver White Elephants .306-17-67, 93 R, .868 OPS
E Pringle Negro American 2B Louisville Buckeyes .290-16-67, 111 R, .871 OPS
S Taylor Negro American 3B Pittsburgh Crawfords .337-23-99, 93 R, .928 OPS
J Anderson Negro American SS Pittsburgh Crawfords .306-24-79, 114 R, .903 OPS
J Street Negro American LF Pittsburgh Crawfords .289-19-98, 93 R, .894 OPS
M Burton Negro American CF Washington Black Senators .330-32-75, 108 R, .903 OPS
A Greer Negro American RF Chicago American Giants .310-26-71, 60 R, .872 OPS
All-Star
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
E Lujan Negro National DH Chattanooga Choo-Choos .303-42-97, 96 R, .965 OPS
T Carraway Negro National DH Cincinnati Clowns .320-47-127, 104 R, 1.045 OPS
W Williams Negro National P Florida Cubans 20–10, 2.78 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
R Cummings Negro National P Cincinnati Clowns 6–5, 43 SV, 3.47 ERA, 1.44 WHIP
R Lezama Negro National P Florida Cubans 14–7, 2.55 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
W Givens Negro National P Newark Eagles 21–7, 2.16 ERA, 1.04 WHIP
A Pope Negro National P Newark Eagles 20–9, 2.80 ERA, 1.08 WHIP
B Smith Negro National P Newark Eagles 20–9, 2.69 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
D Burkett Negro National P Newark Eagles 4–2, 37 SV, 1.45 ERA, 0.84 WHIP
P Hutchinson Negro National P Chattanooga Choo-Choos 15–13, 2.91 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
P Pennington Negro National P Philadelphia Fireworks 3–1, 51 SV, 2.60 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
M Purcell Negro National P Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 3–3, 47 SV, 3.23 ERA, 1.35 WHIP
J Martinez Negro National P San Antonio Black Bronchos 20–7, 2.94 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
L Miskell Negro National P Philadelphia Fireworks 19–9, 2.64 ERA, 1.10 WHIP
J Flavin Negro National P Philadelphia Fireworks 18–7, 3.71 ERA, 1.44 WHIP
J Petersen Negro National P Philadelphia Fireworks 19–9, 2.03 ERA, 1.12 WHIP
A Austin Negro National C San Antonio Black Bronchos .298-32-106, 102 R, .900 OPS
W Draves Negro National C Chattanooga Choo-Choos .263-32-82, 72 R, .876 OPS
J Cates Negro National C Harrisburg Colored Giants .301-43-136, 91 R, .898 OPS
D Kennedy Negro National C Louisville Black Caps .296-37-114, 96 R, .941 OPS
P Stalder Negro National 1B Cincinnati Clowns .322-37-91, 91 R, .972 OPS
J Gomez Negro National 1B Oakland Greys .290-21-75, 83 R, .819 OPS
V Foust Negro National 2B Atlanta Black Crackers .271-20-63, 74 R, .810 OPS
C Goulet Negro National 2B New York Black Yankees .262-52-128, 102 R, .946 OPS
A Howard Negro National 2B San Antonio Black Bronchos .275-14-59, 90 R, .833 OPS
D Sizemore Negro National 2B Cincinnati Clowns .269-20-82, 78 R, .788 OPS
W Cobb Negro National 3B Louisville Black Caps .259-44-104, 95 R, .928 OPS
D Meyers Negro National 3B Chattanooga Choo-Choos .298-31-84, 86 R, .878 OPS
J Smith Negro National 3B Newark Eagles .271-33-90, 88 R, .878 OPS
J Evans Negro National 3B Philadelphia Fireworks .291-39-102, 79 R, .895 OPS
R Bowden Negro National SS New York Black Yankees .328-28-83, 93 R, .919 OPS
E Farrish Negro National SS Oakland Greys .292-16-65, 68 R, .767 OPS
J Shafer Negro National LF San Antonio Black Bronchos .286-30-87, 74 R, .894 OPS
D Brown Negro National LF Atlantic City Bacharach Giants .258-10-55, 80 R, .758 OPS
D Northington Negro National LF Louisville Black Caps .344-27-84, 105 R, .944 OPS
D Beaufort Negro National LF Cincinnati Clowns .287-44-107, 95 R, .960 OPS
R Brown Negro National CF Florida Cubans .292-47-131, 104 R, .879 OPS
W Wells Negro National CF Oakland Greys .323-30-106, 97 R, .964 OPS
K Henderson Negro National RF San Antonio Black Bronchos .284-53-130, 114 R, .948 OPS
A Purser Negro National RF Florida Cubans .308-19-84, 77 R, .802 OPS
T Vergara Negro American DH Washington Black Senators .293-40-110, 108 R, .906 OPS
R Millard Negro American DH Homestead Grays .295-64-169, 109 R, 1.033 OPS
R Jackson Negro American P Louisville Buckeyes 17–10, 3.34 ERA, 1.40 WHIP
T Jasmin Negro American P Louisville Buckeyes 2–4, 48 SV, 2.28 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
E Butler Negro American P Cleveland Browns 1–3, 46 SV, 2.41 ERA, 1.21 WHIP
S Butler Negro American P Washington Black Senators 17–10, 2.45 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
E Seaver Negro American P Louisville Buckeyes 18–7, 2.51 ERA, 1.09 WHIP
A Parker Negro American P Denver White Elephants 11–10, 3.06 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
M Sanders Negro American P Chicago American Giants 21–7, 2.41 ERA, 1.23 WHIP
J Fetters Negro American P Wilmington Potomacs 22–7, 1.74 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
J Bellamy Negro American P Wilmington Potomacs 16–5, 3.40 ERA, 1.35 WHIP
L Walker Negro American P Wilmington Potomacs 13–7, 2.41 ERA, 1.19 WHIP
R Farmer Negro American P Chicago American Giants 2–8, 52 SV, 3.64 ERA, 1.27 WHIP
W Starner Negro American P Wilmington Potomacs 3–2, 7 SV, 2.64 ERA, 1.07 WHIP
R Baker Negro American P Chicago American Giants 16–7, 3.01 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
W Augustine Negro American P Denver White Elephants 23–7, 2.36 ERA, 1.03 WHIP
J Killian Negro American C Pittsburgh Crawfords .308-16-63, 76 R, .871 OPS
E McMinn Negro American C Kansas City Monarchs .319-20-82, 87 R, .945 OPS
J Lambert Negro American C Chicago American Giants .272-28-74, 89 R, .829 OPS
A Saephan Negro American C Washington Black Senators .287-49-123, 89 R, .944 OPS
S Turner Negro American 1B Louisville Buckeyes .285-30-99, 79 R, .861 OPS
D Britton Negro American 1B Chicago American Giants .265-32-85, 68 R, .829 OPS
R Hubbard Negro American 1B Denver White Elephants .306-17-67, 93 R, .868 OPS
E Pringle Negro American 2B Louisville Buckeyes .290-16-67, 111 R, .871 OPS
S Benson Negro American 2B Wilmington Potomacs .243-30-88, 82 R, .741 OPS
R Rodriguez Negro American 2B Cleveland Browns .244-32-78, 66 R, .812 OPS
S Taylor Negro American 3B Pittsburgh Crawfords .337-23-99, 93 R, .928 OPS
W Lockett Negro American 3B Chicago American Giants .321-37-118, 83 R, .937 OPS
H Meyer Negro American 3B Louisville Buckeyes .283-45-125, 96 R, .908 OPS
S Murphy Negro American SS Kansas City Monarchs .284-6-57, 66 R, .744 OPS
M Wildes Negro American SS Homestead Grays .251-8-62, 93 R, .760 OPS
J Anderson Negro American SS Pittsburgh Crawfords .306-24-79, 114 R, .903 OPS
J Street Negro American LF Pittsburgh Crawfords .289-19-98, 93 R, .894 OPS
E Aquino Negro American LF Washington Black Senators .301-20-64, 70 R, .848 OPS
M Burton Negro American CF Washington Black Senators .330-32-75, 108 R, .903 OPS
R Smith Negro American CF Wilmington Potomacs .268-48-132, 98 R, .891 OPS
A Johnson Negro American CF Kansas City Monarchs .334-10-77, 79 R, .832 OPS
A Greer Negro American RF Chicago American Giants .310-26-71, 60 R, .872 OPS
W Kennedy Negro American RF Wilmington Potomacs .244-40-83, 87 R, .821 OPS
R Pina Negro American RF Denver White Elephants .258-23-102, 93 R, .851 OPS
Gold Glove
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
J Murray Negro National P Chattanooga Choo-Choos 1.000 FPct, 1.82 Rng, 0 Errors
D Kennedy Negro National C Louisville Black Caps 1.000 FPct, 9.69 Rng, 0 Errors
C Reese Negro National 1B San Antonio Black Bronchos .999 FPct, 9.92 Rng, 1 Errors
J Thompson Negro National 2B Philadelphia Fireworks .994 FPct, 7.63 Rng, 7 Errors
P Shirley Negro National 3B New York Black Yankees .979 FPct, 3.19 Rng, 11 Errors
A Arroyo Negro National SS Harrisburg Colored Giants .985 FPct, 6.91 Rng, 15 Errors
H Boone Negro National LF Atlanta Black Crackers 1.000 FPct, 1.96 Rng, 0 Errors
P King Negro National CF Chattanooga Choo-Choos .993 FPct, 2.73 Rng, 3 Errors
R Sheffield Negro National RF Harrisburg Colored Giants .991 FPct, 2.24 Rng, 3 Errors
R Baker Negro American P Chicago American Giants 1.000 FPct, 1.73 Rng, 0 Errors
R Perez Negro American C St Louis Stars .999 FPct, 6.46 Rng, 1 Errors
L Lucas Negro American 1B Wilmington Potomacs .996 FPct, 10.87 Rng, 7 Errors
M Hoffman Negro American 2B St Louis Stars .986 FPct, 6.34 Rng, 13 Errors
A McNeil Negro American 3B Washington Black Senators .980 FPct, 3.50 Rng, 10 Errors
G Cooper Negro American SS St Louis Stars .979 FPct, 6.92 Rng, 22 Errors
M Smith Negro American LF Homestead Grays .991 FPct, 2.15 Rng, 3 Errors
A Crowley Negro American CF Birmingham Black Barons .995 FPct, 2.59 Rng, 2 Errors
P Francis Negro American RF Washington Black Senators .986 FPct, 1.79 Rng, 4 Errors
Hall of Fame
Player Posn Team Career Stats
R Barton 2B Chattanooga Choo-Choos .285-604-1,689, 1,415 R, .904 OPS
M Lewis P Denver White Elephants 240–172, 1 SV, 3.77 ERA, 1.26 WHIP