1948 Birmingham Black Barons

4 - 3 - 1

(1st place in the NAL Championship Series )

1923 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Piper Davis (4-3-1)

Pepper
Bassett

Bill
Greason

• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Batting

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
SS	Artie Wilson*	27	7	33	30	6	12	1	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	.400	.455	.500	.955	186
2B	Piper Davis	30	7	31	29	4	11	0	0	1	4	0	2		0	0	.379	.419	.483	.902	170
C	Pepper Bassett**	37	7	28	24	2	10	3	0	1	7	1	3		1	0	.417	.500	.667	1.167	249
CF	Willie Mays	17	7	31	25	4	7	1	0	0	5	0	6		0	0	.280	.419	.320	.739	121
3B	John Britton*	29	7	32	29	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	1		1	1	.172	.226	.172	.398	19
LF	Jim Zapp	24	7	28	25	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	3		0	0	.160	.250	.160	.410	23
RF	Ed Steele*	32	7	30	24	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	5		0	1	.125	.276	.125	.401	20
SP	Bill Powell*	29	2	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	274
1B	Joe Scott*	30	4	17	12	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	1	.167	.375	.250	.625	87
SP	Bill Greason	23	4	10	9	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	89
RP	Jimmie Newberry	29	3	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	95
1B	Alonzo Perry*	26	6	17	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	-65
2B	Wiley Griggs	23	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	50
SP	Sammy Williams*	25	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	100
RP	Jehosie Heard*	28	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0		1.000
	15		73	272	234	27	60	8	1	2	25	1	32	1	3	3	.256	.353	.325	.678	100

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Artie Wilson*	27	SS	33	.461	.328	9.1%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.100	.080
John Britton*	29	3B	32	.200	.328	3.1%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.080
Piper Davis	30	2B	31	.440	.328	6.5%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	3.2%	1.2%	.103	.080
Willie Mays	17	CF	31	.379	.328	19.4%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.040	.080
Ed Steele*	32	RF	30	.222	.328	16.7%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.080
Jim Zapp	24	LF	28	.219	.328	10.7%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.080
Pepper Bassett**	37	C	28	.554	.328	10.7%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	3.6%	1.2%	.250	.080
Alonzo Perry*	26	1B	17	.057	.328	0.0%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.080
Joe Scott*	30	1B	17	.319	.328	17.6%	9.1%	5.9%	0.2%	3.00	44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.083	.080
Bill Greason	23	SP	10	.314	.328	10.0%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.111	.080
Jimmie Newberry	29	RP	5	.345	.328	20.0%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.080
Bill Powell*	29	SP	4	.598	.328	0.0%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.250	.080
Sammy Williams*	25	SP	3	.498	.328	66.7%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.080
Wiley Griggs	23	2B	2	.374	.328	50.0%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.080
Jehosie Heard*	28	RP	1	.748	.328	100.0%	9.1%		0.2%		44.00	0.0%	1.2%		.080
15			272	.338	.328	11.8%	9.1%	5.9%	0.2%	3.00	44.00	0.7%	1.2%	.068	.080

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