1945 Birmingham Black Barons

62 - 48 - 3

37 - 27 - 2 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Winfield Welch (62-48-3)

Top Hitter

Ed
Steele

Top Pitcher

Jimmie
Newberry

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	101	3rd	ERA+	98	3rd
OPS	.684	2nd	ERA	4.31	3rd
BA	.269	2nd	BA	.254	2nd
OBP	.311	4th	K/BB	1.57	2nd
SLG	.373	1st	K%	10.9%	3rd
BB%	5.1%	6th	BB%	6.9%	1st
K%			HR%	0.6%	2nd
ISO	.104	1st	WHIP	1.31	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	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Pepper Bassett**	34	19	57	56	3	12	0	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	.214	.228	.268	.496	45
1B	Piper Davis	27	26	108	97	15	35	3	2	2	15	2	9	0	2	.361	.415	.495	.910	167
2B	Buck Felder	29	11	42	37	6	4	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	2	.108	.175	.189	.364	7
3B	John Britton*	26	16	70	66	13	25	4	1	0	9	2	3	0	1	.379	.406	.470	.875	157
SS	Artie Wilson*	24	28	125	114	18	39	6	0	0	13	2	8	1	2	.342	.390	.395	.785	131
LF	Lester Lockett	33	27	110	102	13	27	5	2	0	12	0	4	1	3	.265	.299	.353	.652	91
CF	Johnny Ray*	33	10	43	37	3	5	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	3	.135	.200	.162	.362	7
RF	Ed Steele*	29	28	118	104	17	40	5	8	2	18	2	8	2	4	.385	.439	.644	1.083	216

C	Herman Bell	30	14	38	32	4	6	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	3	.188	.257	.281	.538	58
LF	Earl Bumpus*	31	14	35	34	2	11	1	2	0	7	1	1	0	0	.324	.343	.471	.813	138
2B	Joe Spencer	25	12	28	25	2	3	1	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	.120	.214	.240	.454	33
CF	Quincy Smith**	27	6	26	26	5	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.346	.577	68
3B	Tommy Sampson	32	6	24	23	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	63
CF	Freddie Shepard*	29	6	20	18	4	5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.278	.278	.500	.778	126
C	Bill Perkins	39	3	11	11	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	7
2B	Jack Riley^		5	11	10	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.100	.182	.300	.482	40
CF	Roy Phelps		3	10	10	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	74
LF	Leandy Young	36	5	10	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.375	.500	.375	.875	159
1B	Jim Starks	39	3	8	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	121
1B	Walter Treherne	32	3	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-16
1B	James Dailey^		2	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	192
CF	John Henry Oliver	38	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
CF	Jack McLaurin^	25	1	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	265
2B	Collins Jones**	22	3	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	241
CF	Bob Harvey*	27	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
LF	Bill Bradford*	31	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
LF	Curtis Palmer^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2B	Harper^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Jimmie Newberry	26	12	26	24	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.083	.120	.125	.245	-28
SP	Alfred Saylor**	33	9	17	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	-31
SP	Johnny Markham	36	10	17	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	-31
SP	John Huber*	37	10	16	16	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	82
SP	Alvin Gipson	31	5	11	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	61
SP	Alonzo Boone	37	5	10	8	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	.250	.333	.625	.958	178
SP	Frank Thompson*	26	3	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Willie Young*	32	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Ted Radcliffe	42	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	37		312	1032	951	123	256	35	23	6	103	10	53	4	24	.269	.311	.373	.684	101

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Artie Wilson*	24	SS	125	.370	.320	6.4%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.053	.088
Ed Steele*	29	RF	118	.473	.320	6.8%	7.1%	1.7%	0.6%	.260	.088
Lester Lockett	33	LF	110	.299	.320	3.6%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.088	.088
Piper Davis	27	1B	108	.418	.320	8.3%	7.1%	1.9%	0.6%	.134	.088
John Britton*	26	3B	70	.405	.320	4.3%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.091	.088
Pepper Bassett**	34	C	57	.234	.320	1.8%	7.1%	1.8%	0.6%	.054	.088
Johnny Ray*	33	CF	43	.172	.320	7.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.027	.088
Buck Felder	29	2B	42	.172	.320	7.1%	7.1%	2.4%	0.6%	.081	.088
Herman Bell	30	C	38	.239	.320	7.9%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.094	.088
Earl Bumpus*	31	LF	35	.374	.320	2.9%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.147	.088
Joe Spencer	25	2B	28	.223	.320	10.7%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.120	.088
Quincy Smith**	27	CF	26	.263	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.115	.088
Jimmie Newberry	26	SP	26	.117	.320	3.8%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.042	.088
Tommy Sampson	32	3B	24	.270	.320	4.2%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Freddie Shepard*	29	CF	20	.314	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.222	.088
Alfred Saylor**	33	SP	17	.112	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Johnny Markham	36	SP	17	.112	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
John Huber*	37	SP	16	.284	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.125	.088
Alvin Gipson	31	SP	11	.260	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Bill Perkins	39	C	11	.173	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Jack Riley^		2B	11	.222	.320	9.1%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.200	.088
Leandy Young	36	LF	10	.437	.320	20.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Alonzo Boone	37	SP	10	.378	.320	10.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.375	.088
Roy Phelps		CF	10	.264	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.200	.088
Jim Starks	39	1B	8	.357	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Frank Thompson*	26	SP	7	.000	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Walter Treherne	32	1B	7	.136	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
James Dailey^		1B	5	.459	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.200	.088
John Henry Oliver	38	CF	4	.000	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Jack McLaurin^	25	CF	4	.573	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.250	.088
Collins Jones**	22	2B	4	.523	.320	25.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.333	.088
Bob Harvey*	27	CF	3	.000	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Bill Bradford*	31	LF	3	.000	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Ted Radcliffe	42	PH	1	.000	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Curtis Palmer^		LF	1	.000	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Harper^		2B	1	.000	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
Willie Young*	32	SP	1	.000	.320	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.088
37			1032	.314	.320	5.1%	7.1%	0.6%	0.6%	.104	.088