1947 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Birmingham Black Barons


57 - 53


42 - 38 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Tommy Sampson (57-53)

Top Hitter


Piper
Davis

Top Pitcher


Bill
Powell

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
81
 3rd ERA+
98
 4th
OPS
.679
 3rd ERA
4.98
 3rd
BA
.272
 3rd BA
.296
 5th
OBP
.331
 5th K/BB
1.51
 1st
SLG
.349
 3rd K%
11.6%
 3rd
BB%
7.1%
 6th BB%
7.7%
 1st
K%
HR%
1.2%
 5th
ISO
.077
 4th WHIP
1.56
 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
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
C
36
16
52
49
4
10
1
0
1
6
0
3
0
0
.204
.250
.286
.536
43
1B
30
14
58
54
3
11
0
0
0
6
2
2
0
2
.204
.232
.204
.436
17
2B
29
15
68
63
16
24
4
3
1
15
1
5
0
0
.381
.426
.587
1.014
169
3B
28
15
71
67
8
15
1
0
0
6
0
1
0
3
.224
.235
.239
.474
26
SS
26
16
78
62
13
21
1
1
0
5
2
13
0
3
.339
.453
.387
.840
125
LF
30
17
68
61
12
18
2
3
0
6
1
1
3
3
.295
.338
.426
.765
103
CF
34
16
74
70
12
21
4
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
.300
.338
.357
.695
85
RF
31
14
60
49
12
18
4
0
0
12
0
10
1
0
.367
.483
.449
.932
149
RF
26
9
27
27
3
7
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
.259
.259
.444
.704
86
2B
34
6
16
16
2
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
.250
.250
.250
.500
33
C
32
6
14
12
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
.083
.214
.083
.298
-19
CF
3
13
13
0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
.308
.308
.308
.615
64
3B
1
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
1B
26
1
4
4
1
2
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.250
1.750
359
1B
42
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
LF
27
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
.500
1.000
167
SP
28
5
16
11
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
.091
.375
.091
.466
27
SP
28
8
14
13
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
.077
.143
.077
.220
-41
SP
25
8
13
13
0
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
.308
.308
.385
.692
84
SP
27
5
8
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SP
32
3
7
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
.333
.333
.333
.667
78
SP
24
1
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
.500
.750
1.000
1.750
364
RP
30
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.000
.333
.000
.333
-8
23
185
677
611
90
166
22
8
3
71
10
48
6
12
.272
.331
.349
.679
81
* = 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
26
SS
78
.403
.357
16.7%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.048
.105
34
CF
74
.336
.357
4.1%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.057
.105
28
3B
71
.220
.357
1.4%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.015
.105
29
2B
68
.463
.357
7.4%
9.6%
1.5%
0.9%
.206
.105
30
LF
68
.342
.357
1.5%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.131
.105
31
RF
60
.457
.357
16.7%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.082
.105
30
1B
58
.210
.357
3.4%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
36
C
52
.257
.357
5.8%
9.6%
1.9%
0.9%
.082
.105
26
RF
27
.314
.357
0.0%
9.6%
3.7%
0.9%
.185
.105
28
SP
16
.305
.357
31.3%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
34
2B
16
.241
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
28
SP
14
.125
.357
7.1%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
32
C
14
.181
.357
14.3%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
25
SP
13
.324
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.077
.105
CF
13
.297
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
27
SP
8
.000
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
32
SP
7
.276
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
3B
5
.000
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
24
SP
4
.728
.357
25.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.500
.105
26
1B
4
.736
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.750
.105
30
RP
3
.261
.357
33.3%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
27
LF
2
.482
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
42
1B
2
.000
.357
0.0%
9.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.105
23
677
.323
.357
7.1%
9.6%
0.4%
0.9%
.077
.105
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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