Birmingham Black Barons

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Record:
486 - 532 - 18 (.477)

3 League Championships

Top Hitter

Tommy
Sampson

Top Pitcher

Harry
Salmon

Leaders

Plate Appearances

#	Player	Years	PA
1	Geechie Meredith	1923-1928	1109
2	George McAllister	1923-1928	883
3	Mule Suttles	1923-1925	733
4	Sandy Thompson	1924-1928	675
5	Felton Stratton	1923-1925	599
6	Tommy Sampson	1940-1947	598
7	Charles Wesley	1923-1928	596
8	Reuben Jones	1923-1928	581
9	Lester Lockett	1938-1946	531
10	Poindexter Williams	1923-1928	527

Games Started

#	Player	Years	GS
1	Robert Poindexter	1924-1928	46
2	Harry Salmon	1923-1928	41
3	Alvin Gipson	1941-1946	32
4	Sam Streeter	1924-1928	24
5	Gready McKinnis	1941-1944	23
6	Bill McCall	1924-1924	20
7	Leo Birdine	1928-1928	18
8	Johnny Markham	1941-1945	18
9	Alfred Saylor	1943-1945	18
10	Charlie Beverly	1925-1925	16

Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Manager	Ballpark
1948	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	2	43	21	1	.672	✔		Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1943	Birmingham Black Barons	ALC	1	3	2	0	.600			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL), Crampton Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
1941	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	2	28	20	0	.583			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1944	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	1	41	30	0	.577	✔		Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1947	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	3	41	30	0	.577			Tommy Sampson	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1948	Birmingham Black Barons	ALC	1	4	3	1	.571			Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1946	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	2	34	26	0	.567			Tommy Sampson	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1943	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	3	57	48	2	.543	✔		Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1942	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	4	28	27	0	.509			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1945	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	3	38	37	3	.507			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1928	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	5	46	51	0	.474			Poindexter Williams, Charles Wesley	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1924	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	5	36	44	4	.450			Sam Crawford, Charles Wesley, Dizzy Dismukes, Joe Hewitt	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1943	Birmingham Black Barons	WS	2	3	4	1	.429			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL), Crampton Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
1923	Birmingham Black Barons	IND	4	16	25	4	.390			Poindexter Williams	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1937	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	5	15	26	0	.366			A. M. Walker	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1940	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	6	12	24	0	.333			Candy Jim Taylor	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1925	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	7	27	59	2	.314			William Patterson, Sam Crawford	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1938	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	7	12	47	0	.203			Dizzy Dismukes	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1944	Birmingham Black Barons	WS	2	1	4	0	.200			Winfield Welch	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1948	Birmingham Black Barons	WS	2	1	4	0	.200			Piper Davis	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
15	1			486	532	18	.477	3	0

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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, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.

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