1945 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1945 Birmingham Black Barons


47 - 43 - 3


37 - 29 - 2 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Winfield Welch (47-43-3)

Top Hitter


Ed
Steele

Top Pitcher


Alvin
Gipson

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
106
 1st ERA+
106
 3rd
OPS
.686
 1st ERA
3.78
 3rd
BA
.268
 4th BA
.248
 2nd
OBP
.308
 4th K/BB
1.55
 2nd
SLG
.378
 1st K%
10.7%
 3rd
BB%
4.9%
 6th BB%
6.9%
 1st
K%
HR%
0.3%
 1st
ISO
.110
 1st WHIP
1.28
 2nd

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)


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
34
16
48
47
3
9
0
0
1
5
0
1
0
0
0
.191
.208
.255
.464
39
1B
27
23
94
86
14
31
3
2
2
12
2
5
0
0
3
.360
.396
.512
.907
171
2B
29
9
34
30
5
3
0
0
1
3
0
2
0
0
2
.100
.156
.200
.356
6
3B
26
14
61
57
10
21
3
1
0
6
2
3
0
0
1
.368
.400
.456
.856
157
SS
24
25
112
101
14
32
6
0
0
10
2
8
0
1
2
.317
.373
.376
.749
125
LF
33
24
97
90
12
25
5
2
0
11
0
3
0
1
3
.278
.309
.378
.686
105
CF
33
8
34
29
2
5
1
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
2
.172
.250
.207
.457
38
RF
29
25
105
92
14
36
5
7
1
15
2
7
0
2
4
.391
.446
.630
1.076
221
C
30
13
34
28
4
5
1
1
0
3
0
3
0
0
3
.179
.258
.286
.544
63
LF
31
13
31
30
2
11
1
2
0
7
1
1
0
0
0
.367
.387
.533
.920
174
2B
25
11
27
25
2
3
1
1
0
4
0
2
0
0
0
.120
.185
.240
.425
27
3B
32
6
24
23
4
6
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
.261
.292
.261
.553
67
CF
27
5
21
21
4
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.238
.238
.381
.619
84
CF
29
6
20
18
4
5
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
.278
.278
.500
.778
130
2B
5
11
10
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
.100
.182
.300
.482
43
C
39
3
11
11
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.182
.182
.182
.364
9
CF
3
10
10
2
2
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
.200
.200
.400
.600
77
LF
36
5
10
8
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
.375
.500
.375
.875
165
1B
39
3
8
8
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.375
.375
.375
.750
126
1B
2
5
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.200
.200
.200
.400
20
1B
2
5
5
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.400
.400
.600
1.000
198
CF
25
1
4
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
.750
1.250
272
2B
22
3
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
.333
.500
.667
1.167
248
CF
1
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
LF
31
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
CF
27
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
LF
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
2B
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SP
26
11
23
21
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
.095
.136
.143
.279
-16
SP
37
9
15
15
1
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.267
.267
.400
.667
98
SP
33
8
14
14
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.071
.071
.071
.143
-57
SP
36
9
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SP
31
5
11
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.273
.273
.273
.545
64
SP
37
5
10
8
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
.250
.333
.625
.958
184
SP
26
3
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SP
32
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
PH
42
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
37
282
917
844
106
226
34
22
5
89
10
45
0
4
24
.268
.308
.378
.686
106
* = 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
24
SS
112
.352
.312
7.1%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.059
.088
29
RF
105
.469
.312
6.7%
6.7%
1.0%
0.6%
.239
.088
33
LF
97
.311
.312
3.1%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.100
.088
27
1B
94
.405
.312
5.3%
6.7%
2.1%
0.6%
.151
.088
26
3B
61
.394
.312
4.9%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.088
.088
34
C
48
.218
.312
2.1%
6.7%
2.1%
0.6%
.064
.088
33
CF
34
.217
.312
8.8%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.034
.088
29
2B
34
.162
.312
5.9%
6.7%
2.9%
0.6%
.100
.088
30
C
34
.238
.312
8.8%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.107
.088
31
LF
31
.421
.312
3.2%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.167
.088
25
2B
27
.202
.312
7.4%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.120
.088
32
3B
24
.268
.312
4.2%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
26
SP
23
.132
.312
4.3%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.048
.088
27
CF
21
.279
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.143
.088
29
CF
20
.313
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.222
.088
37
SP
15
.302
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.133
.088
33
SP
14
.068
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
36
SP
13
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
2B
11
.221
.312
9.1%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.200
.088
31
SP
11
.258
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
39
C
11
.172
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
37
SP
10
.377
.312
10.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.375
.088
36
LF
10
.433
.312
20.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
CF
10
.264
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.200
.088
39
1B
8
.355
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
26
SP
7
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
1B
5
.189
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
1B
5
.457
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.200
.088
22
2B
4
.521
.312
25.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.333
.088
25
CF
4
.571
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.250
.088
CF
4
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
27
CF
3
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
31
LF
3
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
2B
1
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
LF
1
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
32
SP
1
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
42
PH
1
.000
.312
0.0%
6.7%
0.0%
0.6%
.000
.088
37
917
.312
.312
4.9%
6.7%
0.5%
0.6%
.110
.088
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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