1948 Birmingham Black Barons

68 - 40 - 3

63 - 28 - 2 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Piper Davis (68-40-3)

Top Hitter

Piper
Davis

Top Pitcher

Bill
Powell

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	116	1st	ERA+	126	1st
OPS	.815	1st	ERA	3.75	1st
BA	.308	1st	BA	.276	2nd
OBP	.383	1st	K/BB	1.83	1st
SLG	.432	1st	K%	13.9%	2nd
BB%	9.0%	3rd	BB%	7.6%	1st
K%			HR%	1.0%	3rd
ISO	.124	2nd	WHIP	1.46	2nd

Notes:

• Champions of the Negro American League
• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Tom Hayes (Owner & President)

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	Herman Bell	33	20	66	57	13	16	2	0	0	6	1	5	1	3	.281	.349	.316	.665	77
1B	Joe Scott*	30	25	104	87	14	23	4	2	3	16	1	13	3	1	.264	.379	.460	.838	122
2B	Piper Davis	30	28	117	107	25	42	8	2	1	17	6	7	3	0	.393	.444	.533	.977	158
3B	John Britton*	29	29	134	128	18	31	6	1	0	20	1	3	1	2	.242	.265	.305	.570	51
SS	Artie Wilson*	27	29	136	120	31	52	7	6	0	17	6	15	1	0	.433	.500	.592	1.092	189
LF	Jim Zapp	24	18	63	57	13	16	5	0	2	11	0	5	1	0	.281	.349	.474	.823	117
CF	Norman Robinson**	35	29	123	111	15	29	2	3	0	21	5	9	1	2	.261	.322	.333	.656	74
RF	Ed Steele*	32	29	123	98	27	35	6	2	3	18	7	20	5	0	.357	.488	.551	1.039	175

C	Pepper Bassett**	37	15	57	50	5	14	4	0	1	6	1	5	1	1	.280	.357	.420	.777	106
LF	Willie Mays	17	13	48	43	6	10	2	1	0	6	1	4	1	0	.233	.313	.326	.638	69
2B	Wiley Griggs	23	8	18	16	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.188	.278	.250	.528	41

SP	Alonzo Perry*	26	17	39	34	4	10	0	0	2	8	0	4	0	1	.294	.368	.471	.839	122
RP	Jimmie Newberry	29	13	28	22	2	7	1	1	0	5	0	2	2	2	.318	.423	.455	.878	133
SP	Bill Powell*	29	7	21	19	7	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	.368	.400	.368	.768	105
SP	Bill Greason	23	9	19	14	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	.286	.444	.357	.802	114
SP	Sammy Williams*	25	3	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Jehosie Heard*	28	7	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Nat Pollard	33	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	18		301	1106	972	190	299	49	18	12	154	29	99	20	15	.308	.383	.432	.815	116

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Artie Wilson*	27	SS	136	.503	.353	11.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.158	.115
John Britton*	29	3B	134	.264	.353	2.2%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.063	.115
Norman Robinson**	35	CF	123	.310	.353	7.3%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.072	.115
Ed Steele*	32	RF	123	.482	.353	16.3%	9.0%	2.4%	0.9%	.194	.115
Piper Davis	30	2B	117	.453	.353	6.0%	9.0%	0.9%	0.9%	.140	.115
Joe Scott*	30	1B	104	.386	.353	12.5%	9.0%	2.9%	0.9%	.195	.115
Herman Bell	33	C	66	.313	.353	7.6%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.035	.115
Jim Zapp	24	LF	63	.376	.353	7.9%	9.0%	3.2%	0.9%	.193	.115
Pepper Bassett**	37	C	57	.358	.353	8.8%	9.0%	1.8%	0.9%	.140	.115
Willie Mays	17	LF	48	.308	.353	8.3%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.093	.115
Alonzo Perry*	26	SP	39	.375	.353	10.3%	9.0%	5.1%	0.9%	.176	.115
Jimmie Newberry	29	RP	28	.387	.353	7.1%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.136	.115
Bill Powell*	29	SP	21	.355	.353	4.8%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.115
Bill Greason	23	SP	19	.383	.353	21.1%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.071	.115
Wiley Griggs	23	2B	18	.265	.353	11.1%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.063	.115
Sammy Williams*	25	SP	6	.000	.353	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.115
Jehosie Heard*	28	RP	3	.000	.353	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.115
Nat Pollard	33	SP	1	.000	.353	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.115
18			1106	.379	.353	9.0%	9.0%	1.1%	0.9%	.124	.115