1938 Birmingham Black Barons

13 - 48

13 - 44 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Dizzy Dismukes (13-48)

Top Hitter

David
Whatley

Top Pitcher

Thurston

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	72	7th	ERA+	87	5th
OPS	.592	7th	ERA	5.05	5th
BA	.230	7th	BA	.271	5th
OBP	.298	7th	K/BB	0.95	7th
SLG	.294	7th	K%	10.4%	7th
BB%	7.5%	4th	BB%	10.9%	7th
K%			HR%	0.6%	1st
ISO	.064	7th	WHIP	1.58	7th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
• Henry Moore (Owner)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Harry Barnes	22	17	58	48	4	9	2	0	0	6	1	5	0	5	.188	.264	.229	.493	45
1B	Henry McCall*	30	23	94	92	11	28	3	3	1	16	1	2	0	0	.304	.319	.435	.754	119
2B	Fred Bankhead	25	28	117	102	12	21	0	2	1	10	4	11	2	2	.206	.296	.275	.570	67
3B	Parnell Woods	26	23	96	86	12	18	1	1	0	5	4	8	1	1	.209	.284	.244	.528	55
SS	Andrew Sephus^	24	14	52	39	6	4	0	0	0	0	2	11	1	1	.103	.314	.103	.416	25
LF	Melzar Williams	24	21	88	84	7	23	2	3	0	9	3	4	0	0	.274	.307	.369	.676	97
CF	Sylvester Owens		25	96	90	8	19	1	1	0	11	2	5	0	1	.211	.253	.244	.497	46
RF	David Whatley*	23	24	102	94	20	39	6	2	0	9	4	7	1	0	.415	.461	.521	.982	187

LF	Bert Johnson	32	14	44	37	3	8	1	0	0	3	0	4	2	1	.216	.326	.243	.569	68
SS	Lester Lockett	26	9	36	31	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	.032	.167	.065	.231	-31
C	Bob Smith	31	8	31	26	3	6	1	0	1	4	1	5	0	0	.231	.355	.385	.739	116
3B	Jimmy Ford	25	3	14	13	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.385	.429	.385	.813	139
C	Cap Tyson	35	7	10	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	177
1B	Bill Carter^		4	10	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	116
2B	Leo Sims*		2	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	G. Davis^		1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
CF	Scott^		1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1B	Jim Canada*	26	1	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	95
SS	Carl Smith^		1	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-23
RF	Jabbo Andrews*	30	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	146
3B	Tice James	23	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	193
2B	Horace Davis^	31	1	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	256
PH	Bennie Fields^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Cliff Blackmon	24	13	32	30	5	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	.167	.219	.200	.419	23
SP	Elbert Eatmon^	23	10	14	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	-58
SP	Dick Burton^	31	10	13	12	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.083	.083	.167	.250	-28
SP	Bo Mitchell^		3	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Julius Osley^	23	8	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	95
RP	Thurston^		1	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Spoon Carter*	35	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Charles Dunklin	23	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Jimmie Armstead*	18	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	193
SP	Murray^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Earl Little^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	34		281	972	873	104	201	20	12	4	83	22	73	11	15	.230	.298	.294	.592	72

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Fred Bankhead	25	2B	117	.277	.319	9.4%	7.6%	0.9%	0.7%	.069	.095
David Whatley*	23	RF	102	.458	.319	6.9%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.106	.095
Parnell Woods	26	3B	96	.260	.319	8.3%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.035	.095
Sylvester Owens		CF	96	.239	.319	5.2%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.033	.095
Henry McCall*	30	1B	94	.345	.319	2.1%	7.6%	1.1%	0.7%	.130	.095
Melzar Williams	24	LF	88	.315	.319	4.5%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.095	.095
Harry Barnes	22	C	58	.225	.319	8.6%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.042	.095
Andrew Sephus^	24	SS	52	.248	.319	21.2%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Bert Johnson	32	LF	44	.286	.319	9.1%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.027	.095
Lester Lockett	26	SS	36	.142	.319	13.9%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.032	.095
Cliff Blackmon	24	SP	32	.208	.319	3.1%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.033	.095
Bob Smith	31	C	31	.354	.319	16.1%	7.6%	3.2%	0.7%	.154	.095
Elbert Eatmon^	23	SP	14	.068	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Jimmy Ford	25	3B	14	.393	.319	7.1%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Dick Burton^	31	SP	13	.102	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.083	.095
Cap Tyson	35	C	10	.495	.319	30.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Bill Carter^		1B	10	.363	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Bo Mitchell^		SP	10	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Leo Sims*		2B	6	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Julius Osley^	23	SP	6	.316	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Thurston^		RP	5	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
G. Davis^		C	4	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Carl Smith^		SS	4	.189	.319	25.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Scott^		CF	4	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Jim Canada*	26	1B	4	.237	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Jabbo Andrews*	30	RF	4	.434	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Tice James	23	3B	4	.475	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Horace Davis^	31	2B	4	.517	.319	0.0%	7.6%	25.0%	0.7%	.750	.095
Spoon Carter*	35	SP	3	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Charles Dunklin	23	SP	2	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Jimmie Armstead*	18	SP	2	.475	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Murray^		SP	1	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Earl Little^		PH	1	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
Bennie Fields^		PH	1	.000	.319	0.0%	7.6%	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.095
34			972	.283	.319	7.5%	7.6%	0.4%	0.7%	.064	.095