Negro Leagues
Memphis Red Sox
Active 1924–1948 · 248 players · 5 Hall of Famers
A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to Memphis Red Sox itself — never folded into an unrelated modern club, which would fabricate a lineage that never existed. See the full index of lost clubs.
Mount Rushmore
The four largest measured careers at this club, by StatVault VAL attributed to Memphis Red Sox itself. A season counts here only when Memphis Red Sox is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 61 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 39 of 248 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1938–194813.8
- 1925–19309.3
- 1924–19286.9
- 1938–19466.7
Club Leaders · top 15
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Robinson | 1938–1948 | 13.8 |
| 2 | Kid Lowe | 1925–1930 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Bob Miller±1 | 1924–1928 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Jelly Taylor | 1938–1946 | 6.7 |
| 5 | J. C. McHaskell | 1927–1929 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Sanford Jackson | 1924–1925 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Fred Bankhead | 1938–1947 | 5.9 |
| 8 | Milt Laurent | 1929–1930 | 5.2 |
| 9 | John Henry Russell | 1924–1925 | 5.1 |
| 10 | Cowan Hyde | 1927–1948 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Larry Brown±8 | 1924–1947 | 4.9 |
| 12 | Dave Thomas | 1928 | 4.8 |
| 13 | Dave Thomas | 1928 | 4.8 |
| 14 | Charley Williams | 1925 | 4.1 |
| 15 | Marlin Carter | 1938–1947 | 4.1 |