1940 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Birmingham Black Barons


20 - 34


17 - 30 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (20-34)

Top Hitter


Tommy
Sampson

Top Pitcher


Red
Howard

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
92
4th ERA+
88
6th
OPS
.633
3rd ERA
4.69
7th
BA
.251
3rd BA
.282
7th
OBP
.307
6th K/BB
1.32
5th
SLG
.326
3rd K%
9.9%
7th
BB%
6.5%
7th BB%
7.5%
2nd
K%
HR%
0.5%
3rd
ISO
.075
4th WHIP
1.45
4th

Notes:


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


Batting
Glossary
Basic Batting
C
29
24
85
72
6
14
3
1
0
8
1
9
1
3
0
.194
.293
.264
.557
69
1B
22
26
103
97
13
25
4
0
0
10
1
6
0
0
0
.258
.301
.299
.600
82
2B
27
26
109
101
19
34
4
3
0
13
3
5
2
1
0
.337
.380
.436
.815
147
3B
27
29
104
92
13
23
1
2
1
9
1
10
0
2
0
.250
.324
.337
.660
100
SS
25
26
87
84
7
18
0
2
0
4
1
1
1
1
0
.214
.233
.262
.494
50
LF
32
28
110
96
11
21
2
0
3
16
2
12
1
1
0
.219
.312
.333
.645
96
CF
25
85
80
10
16
1
0
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
.200
.247
.213
.460
39
RF
23
27
103
86
17
24
6
2
2
15
0
12
1
4
0
.279
.374
.465
.839
154
1B
35
16
46
44
7
11
1
0
1
5
0
2
0
0
0
.250
.283
.341
.624
89
CF
25
9
35
33
7
12
1
0
0
5
0
1
1
0
0
.364
.400
.394
.794
141
CF
27
4
16
14
3
4
1
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
.286
.375
.357
.732
122
3B
28
3
14
14
2
5
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
.357
.357
.500
.857
160
C
37
4
12
12
1
5
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
.417
.417
.500
.917
178
2B
27
3
11
11
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.091
.091
.091
.182
-45
C
30
5
10
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
.200
.200
.200
.400
21
SS
4
10
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SS
42
1
5
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.200
.200
.200
.400
21
C
1
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
1B
22
2
4
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
.500
1.000
203
SS
26
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
C
22
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
.500
1.000
203
3B
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SP
20
11
23
21
2
9
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
.429
.455
.429
.883
168
SP
28
12
22
19
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
.158
.200
.158
.358
9
SP
29
12
21
19
3
6
0
1
1
3
0
1
0
1
0
.316
.350
.579
.929
182
RP
30
15
21
19
2
4
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
.211
.286
.211
.496
51
SP
25
8
13
13
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
RP
20
5
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
.500
1.000
203
SP
20
1
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.000
2.000
507
RP
29
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.000
PH
56
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
31
334
1066
972
126
244
25
12
8
103
14
69
9
16
0
.251
.307
.326
.633
92
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown



Advanced Batting
Pos LG LG LG LG LG LG
25
CF
35
.392
.322
2.9%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.030
.078
32
LF
110
.319
.322
10.9%
9.1%
2.7%
0.6%
.115
.078
20
SP
23
.416
.322
4.3%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
20
SP
2
.978
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
22
C
2
.489
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
22
1B
103
.298
.322
5.8%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.041
.078
20
RP
2
.489
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
27
3B
104
.321
.322
9.6%
9.1%
1.0%
0.6%
.087
.078
27
2B
11
.089
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
29
RP
1
.769
.322
100.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.078
29
C
85
.275
.322
10.6%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.069
.078
30
C
10
.196
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
30
RP
21
.259
.322
9.5%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
25
SP
13
.000
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
3B
1
.000
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
42
SS
5
.196
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
35
1B
46
.303
.322
4.3%
9.1%
2.2%
0.6%
.091
.078
SS
10
.000
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
28
SP
22
.168
.322
4.5%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
23
RF
103
.387
.322
11.7%
9.1%
1.9%
0.6%
.186
.078
25
SS
87
.238
.322
1.1%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.048
.078
27
2B
109
.391
.322
4.6%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.099
.078
26
SS
2
.000
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
29
SP
21
.411
.322
4.8%
9.1%
4.8%
0.6%
.263
.078
56
PH
2
.000
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
CF
85
.234
.322
5.9%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.013
.078
C
5
.000
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
37
C
12
.441
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.083
.078
22
1B
4
.489
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.078
27
CF
16
.370
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.071
.078
28
3B
14
.404
.322
0.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
.143
.078
31
1066
.308
.322
6.5%
9.1%
0.8%
0.6%
.075
.078
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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