Birmingham Black Barons

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Record:
747 - 779 - 29 (.490)

3 League Championships

Top Hitter

Artie
Wilson

Top Pitcher

Harry
Salmon

Leaders

Runs Scored

#	Player	Years	R
1	Geechie Meredith	1923-1929	230
2	George McAllister	1923-1932	223
3	Sandy Thompson	1924-1928	154
4	Roy Parnell	1927-1928	133
5	Ruben Jones	1923-1928	126
6	Piper Davis	1942-1948	112
7	Mule Suttles	1923-1925	111
8	Poindexter Williams	1923-1929	107
9	Ed Steele	1942-1948	99
10	Artie Wilson	1944-1948	95

Innings

#	Player	Years	IP
1	Harry Salmon	1923-1932	802.0
2	Sam Streeter	1924-1930	619.1
3	Robert Poindexter	1924-1928	595.2
4	Satchel Paige	1927-1930	501.1
5	Leo Birdine	1927-1932	309.0
6	Alvin Gipson	1941-1946	260.1
7	Jimmie Newberry	1943-1948	235.0
8	Alfred Saylor	1943-1945	218.2
9	Jute Bell	1929-1930	214.0
10	Johnny Markham	1941-1945	192.1

Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Manager	Ballpark
1948	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	2	68	40	3	.630	✔		Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1948	Birmingham Black Barons	ALC	1	4	3	1	.571			Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1948	Birmingham Black Barons	WS	2	1	4	0	.200			Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1947	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	3	58	52	0	.527			Tommy Sampson	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1946	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	2	51	38	3	.573			Tommy Sampson	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1945	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	2	62	48	3	.564			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1944	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	1	58	37	0	.611	✔		Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1944	Birmingham Black Barons	WS	2	1	4	0	.200			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1943	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	3	59	49	2	.546	✔		Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1943	Birmingham Black Barons	ALC	1	3	2	0	.600			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL), Crampton Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
1943	Birmingham Black Barons	WS	2	3	4	1	.429			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL), Crampton Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
1942	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	4	28	27	0	.509			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1941	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	2	33	23	0	.589			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1940	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	6	12	24	0	.333			Candy Jim Taylor	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1938	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	7	13	48	0	.213			Dizzy Dismukes	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1937	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	5	19	26	0	.422			A. M. Walker	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1932	Birmingham Black Barons	NSL	6	12	15	0	.444			Poindexter Williams	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1930	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	5	46	48	2	.489			Clarence Smith, Bill Gatewood	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1929	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	5	36	58	2	.383			Charles Wesley, Clarence Smith	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1928	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	5	46	53	0	.465			Poindexter Williams, Charles Wesley	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1927	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	4	53	44	3	.546			Ruben Jones	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1927	Birmingham Black Barons	NNC	2	1	4	0	.200			Ruben Jones	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1925	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	7	27	59	1	.314			William Patterson, Sam Crawford	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1924	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	5	37	44	4	.457			Sam Crawford, Charles Wesley, Dizzy Dismukes, Joe Hewitt	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1923	Birmingham Black Barons	IND	5	16	25	4	.390			Poindexter Williams	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
19	1			747	779	29	.490	3	0

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Gary Ashwill.

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

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