1947 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Birmingham Black Barons


58 - 52


49 - 41 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Tommy Sampson (58-52)

Top Hitter


Piper
Davis

Top Pitcher


Bill
Powell

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
83
3rd ERA+
94
4th
OPS
.683
3rd ERA
5.24
4th
BA
.274
3rd BA
.304
6th
OBP
.330
5th K/BB
1.48
1st
SLG
.352
3rd K%
11.3%
5th
BB%
6.6%
6th BB%
7.6%
1st
K%
HR%
1.3%
6th
ISO
.078
3rd WHIP
1.60
4th

Notes:


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


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
26
LF
23
4.1
5'11"
165
L
R
11/11/1920 (Hillsboro, TX)
1/24/1977 (Miami, FL)
26
1B
4
6'0"
170
R
R
5/16/1921 (La Habana, Cuba)
36
C
52
6'3"
225
B
R
8/5/1910 (Baton Rouge, LA)
2/27/1981 (Los Angeles, CA)
32
C
10
5'11"
177
R
R
4/18/1915 (Birmingham, AL)
9/27/1970 (Birmingham, AL)
27
LF
2
5'10"
166
3/9/1920 (Arkadelphia, AR)
7/23/1987 (St. Louis, MO)
28
3B
66
5'8"
160
L
R
4/21/1919 (Mount Vernon, GA)
12/2/1990 (Chicago, IL)
30
LF
64
5'8"
170
R
R
7/1/1916 (Marianna, AR)
4/4/1982 (Kirkwood, MO)
29
2B
63
6'3"
188
R
R
7/3/1917 (Piper, AL)
5/21/1997 (Birmingham, AL)
3B
5
27
SP
8
18.2
5'7"
155
L
L
1/17/1920 (Athens, GA)
11/18/1999 (Birmingham, AL)
30
RP
2
10.0
5'9"
165
L
12/18/1916 (Jackson, MS)
5/30/1988 (Birmingham, AL)
30
1B
54
5'10"
180
R
R
5/14/1917 (East Saint Louis, IL)
7/4/1998 (Ferguson, MO)
28
SP
14
29.2
5'10"
170
R
R
6/9/1919 (Bonham, AL)
6/23/1983 (Bremen Township, IL)
25
SP
13
24.0
6'3"
200
L
R
4/14/1922 (Elmore, AL)
10/13/1982 (Birmingham, AL)
32
SP
7
20.0
5'10"
175
R
R
1/24/1915 (Alabama City, AL)
11/23/1996 (Dolomite, AL)
28
SP
12
24.0
6'2"
195
L
R
5/8/1919 (Comer, GA)
8/21/2004 (Birmingham, AL)
34
CF
69
5'8"
180
B
R
4/1/1913 (Oklahoma City, OK)
3/26/1984 (Pacoima, CA)
34
2B
16
6'1"
180
R
R
8/31/1912 (Calhoun, AL)
1/24/2002 (Elizabeth City, NC)
31
RF
60
5'10"
185
L
R
8/8/1915 (Dallas County, AL)
10/1/1978 (Birmingham, AL)
CF
13
42
1B
2
6'0"
218
B
R
4/23/1905 (Birmingham, AL)
9/2/1969 (Philadelphia, PA)
24
SP
4
6.2
5'11"
175
L
R
10/13/1922 (Ketona, AL)
8/8/2007 (San Jose, CA)
26
SS
73
5'10"
162
L
R
10/28/1920 (Jefferson County, AL)
10/31/2010 (Portland, OR)

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