1945 Birmingham Black Barons

62 - 48 - 3

47 - 33 - 2 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Winfield Welch (62-48-3)

Top Hitter

Ed
Steele

Top Pitcher

Jimmie
Newberry

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	104	2nd	ERA+	105	3rd
OPS	.691	2nd	ERA	3.90	3rd
BA	.270	2nd	BA	.253	2nd
OBP	.312	4th	K/BB	1.56	2nd
SLG	.379	1st	K%	10.8%	3rd
BB%	5.2%	6th	BB%	7.0%	1st
K%			HR%	0.3%	1st
ISO	.109	1st	WHIP	1.31	3rd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
• Tom Hayes (Owner & President)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
RF	Ed Steele*	29	27	114	99	17	39	5	8	2	18	2	8	2	5		.394	.450	.667	1.116	226
CF	Johnny Ray*	33	10	43	37	3	5	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	3		.135	.200	.162	.362	7
C	Herman Bell	30	13	34	28	4	5	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	3		.179	.258	.286	.544	60
1B	Piper Davis	27	25	103	91	14	34	3	2	2	15	2	9	0	3		.374	.430	.516	.946	178
LF	Lester Lockett	33	26	106	98	13	26	5	2	0	11	0	4	1	3		.265	.301	.357	.658	93
SS	Artie Wilson*	24	27	121	110	17	38	6	0	0	12	2	8	1	2		.345	.395	.400	.795	134
2B	Buck Felder	29	11	42	37	6	4	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	2		.108	.175	.189	.364	7
CF	Freddie Shepard*	29	6	20	18	4	5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2		.278	.278	.500	.778	126
3B	John Britton*	26	16	69	65	13	22	4	1	0	9	2	3	0	1		.338	.368	.431	.798	135
SP	Jimmie Newberry	26	12	26	24	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.083	.120	.125	.245	-28
SP	Alonzo Boone	37	5	10	8	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1		.250	.333	.625	.958	178
CF	Jack McLaurin^	25	1	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.500	.500	.750	1.250	265
LF	Bill Bradford*	31	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1B	Walter Treherne	32	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.200	.200	.200	.400	18
CF	Roy Phelps		3	10	10	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0		.200	.200	.400	.600	74
CF	Bob Harvey*	27	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
CF	Quincy Smith**	27	5	21	21	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		.238	.238	.381	.619	80
LF	Earl Bumpus*	31	13	31	30	2	11	1	2	0	7	1	1	0	0		.367	.387	.533	.920	169
C	Pepper Bassett**	34	18	56	55	3	12	0	0	1	6	0	1	0	0		.218	.232	.273	.505	48
LF	Leandy Young	36	5	10	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		.375	.500	.375	.875	160
2B	Jack Riley^		5	11	10	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0		.100	.182	.300	.482	40
SP	John Huber*	37	9	15	15	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		.267	.267	.400	.667	95
2B	Joe Spencer	25	11	27	25	2	3	1	1	0	4	0	2	0	0		.120	.185	.240	.425	25
CF	John Henry Oliver		1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1B	James Dailey^		2	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		.400	.400	.600	1.000	192
SP	Willie Young*	32	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
3B	Tommy Sampson	32	6	24	23	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		.261	.292	.261	.553	63
2B	Collins Jones**	22	3	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		.333	.500	.667	1.167	242
1B	Jim Starks	39	3	8	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.375	.375	.375	.750	121
LF	Curtis Palmer^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Alvin Gipson	31	5	11	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.273	.273	.273	.545	61
SP	Alfred Saylor**	33	8	14	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.071	.071	.071	.143	-58
SP	Johnny Markham	36	10	17	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.118	.118	.118	.235	-31
SP	Frank Thompson*	26	3	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Bill Perkins	39	3	11	11	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		.182	.182	.182	.364	7
2B	Harper^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Ted Radcliffe	42	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	37		300	993	911	120	246	35	23	6	101	10	52	4	26	1	.270	.312	.379	.691	104

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Artie Wilson*	24	SS	121	.373	.318	6.6%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.055	.089
Ed Steele*	29	RF	114	.480	.318	7.0%	6.9%	1.8%	0.6%	.273	.089
Lester Lockett	33	LF	106	.301	.318	3.8%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.092	.089
Piper Davis	27	1B	103	.427	.318	8.7%	6.9%	1.9%	0.6%	.143	.089
John Britton*	26	3B	69	.368	.318	4.3%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.092	.089
Pepper Bassett**	34	C	56	.238	.318	1.8%	6.9%	1.8%	0.6%	.055	.089
Johnny Ray*	33	CF	43	.172	.318	7.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.027	.089
Buck Felder	29	2B	42	.172	.318	7.1%	6.9%	2.4%	0.6%	.081	.089
Herman Bell	30	C	34	.239	.318	8.8%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.107	.089
Earl Bumpus*	31	LF	31	.421	.318	3.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.167	.089
Joe Spencer	25	2B	27	.202	.318	7.4%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.120	.089
Jimmie Newberry	26	SP	26	.117	.318	3.8%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.042	.089
Tommy Sampson	32	3B	24	.269	.318	4.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Quincy Smith**	27	CF	21	.279	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.143	.089
Freddie Shepard*	29	CF	20	.313	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.222	.089
Johnny Markham	36	SP	17	.112	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
John Huber*	37	SP	15	.302	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.133	.089
Alfred Saylor**	33	SP	14	.068	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Jack Riley^		2B	11	.221	.318	9.1%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.200	.089
Alvin Gipson	31	SP	11	.259	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Bill Perkins	39	C	11	.173	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Alonzo Boone	37	SP	10	.377	.318	10.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.375	.089
Leandy Young	36	LF	10	.435	.318	20.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Roy Phelps		CF	10	.263	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.200	.089
Jim Starks	39	1B	8	.356	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Frank Thompson*	26	SP	7	.000	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
James Dailey^		1B	5	.457	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.200	.089
Walter Treherne	32	1B	5	.190	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Collins Jones**	22	2B	4	.521	.318	25.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.333	.089
Jack McLaurin^	25	CF	4	.571	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.250	.089
John Henry Oliver		CF	4	.000	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Bob Harvey*	27	CF	3	.000	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Bill Bradford*	31	LF	3	.000	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Ted Radcliffe	42	PH	1	.000	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Harper^		2B	1	.000	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Curtis Palmer^		LF	1	.000	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Willie Young*	32	SP	1	.000	.318	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
37			993	.315	.318	5.2%	6.9%	0.6%	0.6%	.109	.089