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+
    82
    3rd
    ERA+
    94
    5th
    OPS
    .681
    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%
    0.0%
    5th
    HR%
    1.3%
    6th
    ISO
    .078
    3rd
    WHIP
    1.60
    4th

    Notes:


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


    Roster
    Player
    Age
    		Pos
    PA
    IP
    		Uni
    Height
    Weight
    		Bats Throws
    Birth
    Death
    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
    3
    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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