1942 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1942 Birmingham Black Barons


48 - 45 - 1


25 - 23 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1943 (Team History)

Managed by:
Winfield Welch (48-45-1)

Top Hitter


Tommy
Sampson

Top Pitcher


Johnny
Markham

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
93
3rd ERA+
117
2nd
OPS
.646
4th ERA
3.22
2nd
BA
.261
3rd BA
.247
2nd
OBP
.318
3rd K/BB
1.51
4th
SLG
.327
4th K%
10.0%
5th
BB%
6.8%
4th BB%
6.7%
2nd
K%
HR%
0.6%
3rd
ISO
.067
4th WHIP
1.26
2nd

Notes:


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


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
22
SP
24
25.2
6'1"
184
R
R
5/3/1920 (Empire, AL)
5/2/1976 (Houston, TX)
26
C
2
5'11"
185
R
R
8/19/1915 (Highland Home, AL)
12/3/1993 (Birmingham, AL)
LF
9
24
1B
30
6'0"
187
L
R
3/11/1918 (Birmingham, AL)
1/23/2005 (Birmingham, AL)
28
RF
70
6'0"
182
L
R
9/6/1913 (Madison, AL)
30
CF
110
5'6"
155
L
L
10/28/1911 (New Orleans, LA)
9/1985 (New Orleans, LA)
24
2B
2
6'3"
188
R
R
7/3/1917 (Piper, AL)
5/21/1997 (Birmingham, AL)
27
C
5
6'1"
176
R
11/8/1914 (Shreveport, LA)
8/6/1984 (Los Angeles, CA)
26
2B
5
5'8"
170
L
R
3/27/1916 (Longview, TX)
30
1B
22
5'9"
187
R
R
9/27/1911 (Baton Rouge, LA)
9/29/2004 (Laurel, MS)
SP
8
20.0
L
32
1B
38
5'6"
171
2/20/1910 (Fort Smith, AR)
9/20/1976 (Detroit, MI)
28
SP
18
40.2
5'10"
168
R
R
5/7/1914 (Shreveport, LA)
3/25/1987 (Shreveport, LA)
31
C
85
5'10"
162
R
R
9/17/1910 (Meridian, MS)
8/28/1979 (Chicago, IL)
27
RF
38
6'1"
165
B
10/19/1914 (Kent, AL)
11/20/1990 (Cincinnati, OH)
29
RP
2
6.0
5'8"
160
R
10/9/1912 (LeFlore, MS)
27
3B
40
5'11"
167
R
R
3/12/1915 (Montgomery, AL)
7/15/1951 (Montgomery, AL)
30
3B
48
5'10"
185
R
R
3/25/1912 (Princeton, IN)
10/4/2005 (Chicago, IL)
33
SP
24
60.0
5'10"
180
R
R
10/1/1908 (Shreveport, LA)
3/10/1975 (Los Angeles, CA)
1B
5
220
28
SP
18
56.1
6'2"
170
R
L
8/11/1913 (Union, AL)
3/4/1991 (Chicago, IL)
20
LF
67
5'7"
163
B
R
9/6/1921 (Jacksonville, FL)
5/19/1972 (Chicago, IL)
SP
4
8.0
33
3B
124
5'11"
169
B
R
5/13/1909 (Columbus, OH)
11/6/1980 (Oak Forest, IL)
34
SP
32
62.0
5'10"
165
L
L
8/17/1907 (Adams County, MS)
3/17/1975 (New Orleans, LA)
36
3B
5
5'11"
215
R
R
7/26/1905 (Mobile, AL)
11/13/1981 (Chicago, IL)
39
C
44
4.2
5'11"
186
R
R
7/7/1902 (Mobile, AL)
8/11/2005 (Chicago, IL)
48
PH
2
L
R
7/21/1893 (Spartanburg, SC)
12/2/1981 (Memphis, TN)
29
2B
143
6'1"
180
R
R
8/31/1912 (Calhoun, AL)
1/24/2002 (Elizabeth City, NC)
23
PH
2
5'11"
192
L
11/15/1918 (North Little Rock, AR)
3/28/1947 (Proviso, IL)
25
RF
58
L
L
1917 (birthplace unknown)
31
3B
11
9.0
5'8"
168
R
L
7/30/1910 (Fowl River, AL)
8/26/1975 (Mobile, AL)
22
SS
27
5'9"
151
R
R
8/4/1919 (Gretna, LA)
5/17/2003 (Gretna, LA)
26
RF
2
5'10"
185
L
R
8/8/1915 (Dallas County, AL)
10/1/1978 (Birmingham, AL)
24
LF
20
6'3"
195
B
R
5/3/1918 (Jersey, AR)
1/18/1967 (El Paso, TX)
PH
1
34
SS
107
5'11"
190
R
R
9/10/1907 (Austin, TX)
2/10/1971 (Nashville, TN)
27
LF
45
5'11"
153
R
R
8/16/1914 (Whitehaven, TN)
4/8/2003 (death place unknown)
42
SP
2
4.0
5'10"
150
L
L
9/9/1899 (Napoleonville, LA)
3/2/1980 (Pineville, LA)

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