1997 Awards

Most Valuable Player
Player Conference Posn Team 1997 Stats
R Pichardo Negro National C Chattanooga Choo-Choos .281-54-162, 115 R, .994 OPS
D Radcliffe Negro American C Jacksonville Red Caps .340-39-101, 95 R, 1.025 OPS
Cy Young Award
Player Conference Posn Team 1997 Stats
J Dean Negro National P Chattanooga Choo-Choos 20–8, 2.26 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
L Lindsay Negro American P Jacksonville Red Caps 29–5, 1.62 ERA, 0.88 WHIP
Rookie of the Year
Player Conference Posn Team 1997 Stats
C Salazar Negro National 2B Louisville Black Caps .272-50-119, 103 R, .951 OPS
E Edwards Negro American 2B Homestead Grays .247-58-142, 101 R, .901 OPS
Fireman of the Year
Player Conference Posn Team 1997 Stats
W Miller Negro National P Cincinnati Clowns 10–2, 42 SV, 1.57 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
J Bassett Negro American P St Louis Stars 4–5, 53 SV, 3.05 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
Silver Slugger
Player Conference Posn Team 1997 Stats
J Reynolds Negro National DH Cincinnati Clowns .316-53-147, 113 R, 1.010 OPS
R Pichardo Negro National C Chattanooga Choo-Choos .281-54-162, 115 R, .994 OPS
E Rile Negro National 1B Chattanooga Choo-Choos .355-42-135, 97 R, 1.016 OPS
C Salazar Negro National 2B Louisville Black Caps .272-50-119, 103 R, .951 OPS
C Clarke Negro National 3B Cincinnati Clowns .315-42-93, 111 R, .978 OPS
W Lewis Negro National SS San Antonio Black Bronchos .292-7-38, 71 R, .788 OPS
D Fennell Negro National LF Louisville Black Caps .295-49-130, 121 R, .979 OPS
F McInnis Negro National CF Florida Cubans .301-44-115, 108 R, 1.027 OPS
C Jolley Negro National RF Harrisburg Colored Giants .318-17-85, 96 R, .879 OPS
N Hill Negro American DH Washington Black Senators .351-22-99, 118 R, .903 OPS
D Radcliffe Negro American C Jacksonville Red Caps .340-39-101, 95 R, 1.025 OPS
R Schneider Negro American 1B Cleveland Browns .336-26-93, 112 R, .943 OPS
J Ragan Negro American 2B Wilmington Potomacs .311-34-94, 93 R, .918 OPS
W Lange Negro American 3B Cleveland Browns .348-29-87, 110 R, 1.024 OPS
N Shapiro Negro American SS Washington Black Senators .314-24-104, 86 R, .881 OPS
D Murry Negro American LF Jacksonville Red Caps .318-44-117, 86 R, .970 OPS
W Mays Negro American CF Homestead Grays .296-47-125, 109 R, .914 OPS
R McGee Negro American RF Cleveland Browns .284-52-139, 112 R, 1.006 OPS
All-Star
Player Conference Posn Team 1997 Stats
S Dozier Negro National DH Chattanooga Choo-Choos .304-32-106, 122 R, .990 OPS
J Reynolds Negro National DH Cincinnati Clowns .316-53-147, 113 R, 1.010 OPS
L Anderson Negro National P Harrisburg Colored Giants 16–12, 1.95 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
W Miller Negro National P Cincinnati Clowns 10–2, 42 SV, 1.57 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
J Bailey Negro National P Newark Eagles 20–8, 2.81 ERA, 1.13 WHIP
A Fonseca Negro National P Harrisburg Colored Giants 23–5, 2.62 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
A Henderson Negro National P Cincinnati Clowns 20–9, 3.18 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
E Covington Negro National P Harrisburg Colored Giants 20–10, 3.40 ERA, 1.33 WHIP
R Sanchez Negro National P Newark Eagles 3–9, 41 SV, 3.90 ERA, 1.37 WHIP
K Durkin Negro National P Oakland Greys 16–8, 2.69 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
C Ross Negro National P San Antonio Black Bronchos 9–3, 2 SV, 3.26 ERA, 1.23 WHIP
J Carter Negro National P Atlanta Black Crackers 2–1, 42 SV, 2.38 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
J Obrien Negro National P Oakland Greys 16–11, 2.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP
M Kates Negro National P Philadelphia Fireworks 18–10, 2.85 ERA, 1.34 WHIP
J Dean Negro National P Chattanooga Choo-Choos 20–8, 2.26 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
D Donofrio Negro National P Oakland Greys 21–8, 2.34 ERA, 0.95 WHIP
R Pichardo Negro National C Chattanooga Choo-Choos .281-54-162, 115 R, .994 OPS
R Young Negro National C San Antonio Black Bronchos .335-14-76, 86 R, .891 OPS
M Thomas Negro National C Harrisburg Colored Giants .274-21-60, 75 R, .841 OPS
H Vogt Negro National C Louisville Black Caps .292-37-91, 93 R, .902 OPS
J Tinnin Negro National 1B Newark Eagles .277-41-139, 89 R, .886 OPS
R Harrell Negro National 1B Harrisburg Colored Giants .278-33-82, 65 R, .910 OPS
M Davis Negro National 1B Atlanta Black Crackers .234-54-112, 100 R, .897 OPS
E Rile Negro National 1B Chattanooga Choo-Choos .355-42-135, 97 R, 1.016 OPS
C Salazar Negro National 2B Louisville Black Caps .272-50-119, 103 R, .951 OPS
J Rust Negro National 2B Philadelphia Fireworks .272-21-52, 66 R, .815 OPS
N Allen Negro National 2B Harrisburg Colored Giants .303-20-88, 99 R, .835 OPS
M Kalish Negro National 3B Oakland Greys .356-20-77, 58 R, .910 OPS
C Clarke Negro National 3B Cincinnati Clowns .315-42-93, 111 R, .978 OPS
J Yost Negro National SS Harrisburg Colored Giants .260-29-75, 79 R, .813 OPS
K Glenn Negro National SS Atlantic City Bacharach Giants .278-11-45, 72 R, .762 OPS
J Walling Negro National SS Oakland Greys .246-35-85, 70 R, .782 OPS
B Covington Negro National LF Oakland Greys .312-12-57, 62 R, .802 OPS
D Fennell Negro National LF Louisville Black Caps .295-49-130, 121 R, .979 OPS
P Banta Negro National LF Newark Eagles .240-34-78, 119 R, .852 OPS
F McInnis Negro National CF Florida Cubans .301-44-115, 108 R, 1.027 OPS
T Vargas Negro National CF Oakland Greys .278-16-45, 74 R, .811 OPS
D Kung Negro National RF Atlanta Black Crackers .259-11-55, 66 R, .721 OPS
J Deaton Negro National RF Philadelphia Fireworks .260-57-119, 107 R, .902 OPS
M Walker Negro National RF New York Black Yankees .333-8-70, 76 R, .829 OPS
R Schneider Negro American DH Cleveland Browns .336-26-93, 112 R, .943 OPS
A Pittman Negro American DH Pittsburgh Crawfords .337-12-65, 99 R, .885 OPS
C Johnson Negro American P Cleveland Browns 9–7, 2.74 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
B Chamness Negro American P Jacksonville Red Caps 1–1, 3.66 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
F Walsh Negro American P Jacksonville Red Caps 3–4, 39 SV, 3.26 ERA, 1.41 WHIP
L Menke Negro American P Cleveland Browns 21–6, 3.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP
T Johnston Negro American P Jacksonville Red Caps 18–12, 3.02 ERA, 1.12 WHIP
G Vrooman Negro American P Jacksonville Red Caps 18–10, 3.00 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
L Lamarcque Negro American P Birmingham Black Barons 15–13, 2.68 ERA, 1.08 WHIP
B Roosevelt Negro American P St Louis Stars 19–5, 3.01 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
J Hecht Negro American P St Louis Stars 16–8, 3.88 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
T Radcliffe Negro American P Pittsburgh Crawfords 15–8, 3.26 ERA, 1.24 WHIP
R Craighead Negro American P Wilmington Potomacs 8–4, 12 SV, 3.67 ERA, 1.41 WHIP
C Smith Negro American P Homestead Grays 7–4, 33 SV, 2.77 ERA, 1.39 WHIP
T Taggart Negro American P Wilmington Potomacs 11–7, 2.71 ERA, 1.36 WHIP
L Lindsay Negro American P Jacksonville Red Caps 29–5, 1.62 ERA, 0.88 WHIP
T Simonton Negro American C Homestead Grays .289-12-53, 81 R, .842 OPS
D Radcliffe Negro American C Jacksonville Red Caps .340-39-101, 95 R, 1.025 OPS
A Duffy Negro American C Pittsburgh Crawfords .299-22-74, 81 R, .906 OPS
H Hudspeth Negro American C Louisville Buckeyes .279-41-117, 105 R, .889 OPS
D Durr Negro American 1B Jacksonville Red Caps .290-41-87, 83 R, .934 OPS
A Parker Negro American 1B Pittsburgh Crawfords .225-36-107, 91 R, .787 OPS
J Minor Negro American 1B Washington Black Senators .343-15-98, 87 R, .899 OPS
L Wilder Negro American 1B Chicago American Giants .289-21-88, 77 R, .812 OPS
J Ragan Negro American 2B Wilmington Potomacs .311-34-94, 93 R, .918 OPS
B Jefferson Negro American 2B Jacksonville Red Caps .341-6-63, 77 R, .858 OPS
E Edwards Negro American 2B Homestead Grays .247-58-142, 101 R, .901 OPS
R Boyd Negro American 2B Washington Black Senators .242-41-111, 88 R, .844 OPS
M Walsh Negro American 3B Chicago American Giants .258-29-91, 79 R, .802 OPS
W Lange Negro American 3B Cleveland Browns .348-29-87, 110 R, 1.024 OPS
B Clarkson Negro American SS Cleveland Browns .310-24-94, 107 R, .882 OPS
D Sandoval Negro American SS Homestead Grays .323-14-62, 79 R, .802 OPS
D Michalak Negro American LF Pittsburgh Crawfords .259-29-95, 79 R, .876 OPS
D Murry Negro American LF Jacksonville Red Caps .318-44-117, 86 R, .970 OPS
R Phillips Negro American CF Denver White Elephants .273-34-100, 84 R, .894 OPS
J Wilcox Negro American CF St Louis Stars .291-26-72, 89 R, .911 OPS
W Mays Negro American CF Homestead Grays .296-47-125, 109 R, .914 OPS
K Sanders Negro American RF Homestead Grays .322-26-93, 100 R, .847 OPS
B Oaks Negro American RF Washington Black Senators .334-19-101, 76 R, .887 OPS
R McGee Negro American RF Cleveland Browns .284-52-139, 112 R, 1.006 OPS
Gold Glove
Player Conference Posn Team 1997 Stats
H Buckner Negro National P Atlanta Black Crackers 1.000 FPct, 1.90 Rng, 0 Errors
J Graves Negro National C Philadelphia Fireworks .999 FPct, 6.90 Rng, 1 Errors
G Tatum Negro National 1B Florida Cubans .993 FPct, 8.94 Rng, 10 Errors
N Allen Negro National 2B Harrisburg Colored Giants .992 FPct, 6.65 Rng, 9 Errors
S Jacks Negro National 3B Atlantic City Bacharach Giants .977 FPct, 4.46 Rng, 16 Errors
J Yost Negro National SS Harrisburg Colored Giants .989 FPct, 7.74 Rng, 11 Errors
D Fennell Negro National LF Louisville Black Caps 1.000 FPct, 1.98 Rng, 0 Errors
T Vargas Negro National CF Oakland Greys 1.000 FPct, 3.09 Rng, 0 Errors
L Felten Negro National RF Atlantic City Bacharach Giants .995 FPct, 1.53 Rng, 1 Errors
H Alicea Negro American P Kansas City Monarchs .981 FPct, 2.03 Rng, 1 Errors
J Batista Negro American C Denver White Elephants .999 FPct, 9.18 Rng, 1 Errors
B Alvarado Negro American 1B Kansas City Monarchs .993 FPct, 11.52 Rng, 12 Errors
B Jefferson Negro American 2B Jacksonville Red Caps .993 FPct, 7.33 Rng, 8 Errors
B Ford Negro American 3B Birmingham Black Barons .973 FPct, 3.22 Rng, 13 Errors
A Merrill Negro American SS Jacksonville Red Caps .989 FPct, 6.86 Rng, 11 Errors
J Padilla Negro American LF Cleveland Browns .993 FPct, 2.13 Rng, 2 Errors
L Ruffin Negro American CF Cleveland Browns .997 FPct, 2.22 Rng, 1 Errors
K Sanders Negro American RF Homestead Grays .990 FPct, 1.86 Rng, 3 Errors
Hall of Fame
Player Posn Team Career Stats
D Vaughn P Philadelphia Fireworks 249–140, 3 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
J Glover 1B New York Black Yankees .257-598-1,594, 1,334 R, .825 OPS
B Wilson C Kansas City Monarchs .329-298-1,299, 1,405 R, .937 OPS
E Villalobos RF Jacksonville Red Caps .317-459-1,659, 2,247 R, .899 OPS