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    Birmingham Black Barons


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    Record:
    791 - 825 - 33 (.489)

    3 League Championships

    Top Hitter


    Tommy
    Sampson

    Top Pitcher


    Harry
    Salmon

    Leaders

    Homeruns

    # Player Years HR
    1
    Roy Parnell
    		1927-1928
    18
    2
    Poindexter Williams
    		1923-1929
    15
    3
    Mule Suttles
    		1923-1925
    14
    4
    Geechie Meredith
    		1923-1929
    14
    5
    Ruben Jones
    		1923-1928
    11
    6
    George McAllister
    		1923-1932
    10
    7
    Piper Davis
    		1942-1948
    9
    8
    Dave Thomas
    		1929-1930
    9
    9
    Ed Steele
    		1942-1948
    9
    10
    Charlie Blackwell
    		1925-1925
    8

    Wins

    # Player Years W
    1
    Harry Salmon
    		1923-1932
    58
    2
    Sam Streeter
    		1924-1930
    39
    3
    Satchel Paige
    		1927-1930
    37
    4
    Robert Poindexter
    		1924-1928
    28
    5
    Dan Bankhead
    		1940-1944
    15
    6
    Johnny Markham
    		1941-1945
    14
    7
    Leo Birdine
    		1927-1930
    13
    8
    Jimmie Newberry
    		1943-1948
    13
    9
    Alfred Saylor
    		1941-1945
    11
    10
    Bill Powell
    		1946-1948
    10


    Fielding

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    #
    Player
    		Years Pos
    G
    GS
    Inn
    PO
    A
    E
    DP
    Fld%
    		Lg
    RF
    		Lg
    Runs
    Rate
    Range
    1
    1923-1932
    		 1B
    346
    187
    1824.1
    2027
    113
    50
    91
    .977
    .978
    10.56
    11.22
    2.9
    1.6
    2.9
    2
    1923-1929
    		 2B
    270
    44
    584.0
    157
    179
    27
    18
    .926
    .941
    5.18
    5.43
    -8.8
    -15.1
    -8.8
    3
    1924-1929
    		 C
    250
    52
    502.1
    346
    45
    22
    7
    .947
    .963
    7.01
    6.24
    -1.0
    -2.0
    0.0
    4
    1924-1928
    		 CF
    232
    91
    764.1
    166
    17
    6
    0
    .968
    .963
    2.15
    2.22
    5.1
    6.7
    2.0
    5
    1927-1930
    		 SS
    176
    79
    870.1
    178
    289
    52
    25
    .900
    .924
    4.83
    5.58
    -14.3
    -16.4
    -14.3
    6
    1940-1947
    		 2B
    170
    170
    1402.1
    408
    522
    77
    80
    .924
    .937
    5.97
    5.49
    30.4
    21.7
    30.4
    7
    1923-1928
    		 RF
    165
    61
    485.1
    110
    6
    4
    4
    .967
    .959
    2.15
    1.73
    15.0
    30.9
    16.1
    8
    1923-1925
    		 3B
    141
    84
    726.0
    90
    157
    14
    15
    .946
    .925
    3.06
    3.17
    -0.5
    -0.6
    -0.5
    9
    1928-1945
    		 C
    140
    108
    1101.2
    712
    117
    40
    15
    .954
    .966
    6.77
    6.00
    1.4
    1.3
    0.0
    10
    1923-1932
    		 P
    131
    33
    367.2
    17
    116
    6
    2
    .957
    .949
    3.26
    3.00
    11
    1923-1929
    		 SS
    128
    107
    931.0
    198
    277
    58
    36
    .891
    .901
    4.59
    5.16
    -18.5
    -19.9
    -18.5
    12
    1944-1948
    		 SS
    126
    126
    1063.0
    260
    382
    26
    63
    .961
    .919
    5.44
    5.15
    13.5
    12.7
    13.5
    13
    1942-1948
    		 RF
    124
    123
    1032.2
    157
    12
    15
    0
    .918
    .942
    1.47
    1.55
    -6.8
    -6.6
    -5.5
    14
    1927-1929
    		 3B
    124
    12
    331.2
    38
    64
    9
    2
    .919
    .924
    2.77
    2.95
    -0.2
    -0.7
    -0.2
    15
    1923-1925
    		 LF
    117
    109
    935.0
    187
    21
    13
    3
    .941
    .945
    2.00
    1.72
    22.7
    24.3
    18.7
    16
    1944-1948
    		 3B
    114
    114
    959.0
    105
    207
    26
    15
    .923
    .910
    2.93
    2.98
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    17
    1924-1928
    		 P
    110
    30
    280.0
    8
    82
    4
    0
    .957
    .951
    2.89
    3.18
    18
    1923-1929
    		 2B
    109
    88
    758.0
    221
    266
    33
    36
    .937
    .930
    5.78
    5.40
    12.3
    16.2
    12.3
    19
    1940-1943
    		 C
    102
    98
    809.1
    511
    90
    15
    9
    .976
    .977
    6.68
    6.79
    5.6
    7.0
    0.0
    20
    1924-1930
    		 P
    89
    46
    385.2
    20
    101
    9
    3
    .931
    .946
    2.82
    3.15
    21
    1927-1930
    		 P
    88
    19
    216.0
    13
    50
    1
    2
    .984
    .955
    2.63
    2.95
    22
    1929-1930
    		 1B
    86
    43
    346.1
    397
    16
    9
    19
    .979
    .981
    10.73
    10.90
    2.6
    7.5
    2.6
    23
    1927-1928
    		 LF
    82
    18
    196.1
    25
    4
    0
    0
    1.000
    .956
    1.33
    1.73
    -5.6
    -28.4
    -7.0
    24
    1941-1946
    		 LF
    81
    77
    663.2
    130
    10
    4
    2
    .972
    .950
    1.90
    1.68
    11.7
    17.6
    9.5
    25
    1942-1944
    		 CF
    80
    79
    669.1
    178
    8
    13
    2
    .935
    .953
    2.50
    2.30
    10.8
    16.2
    11.1
    26
    1944-1948
    		 C
    72
    65
    560.0
    369
    39
    12
    3
    .971
    .971
    6.56
    6.92
    -9.4
    -16.7
    0.0
    27
    1942-1948
    		 2B
    71
    67
    561.1
    180
    207
    23
    28
    .944
    .940
    6.20
    5.59
    11.1
    19.9
    11.1
    28
    1929-1930
    		 SS
    66
    41
    337.0
    75
    119
    22
    5
    .898
    .923
    5.18
    5.34
    1.0
    3.1
    1.0
    29
    1930-1930
    		 CF
    64
    64
    497.0
    123
    5
    2
    2
    .985
    .961
    2.32
    2.29
    1.4
    2.8
    3.5
    30
    1941-1945
    		 3B
    63
    58
    481.0
    75
    95
    13
    8
    .929
    .918
    3.18
    2.84
    3.7
    7.7
    3.7
    31
    1925-1925
    		 1B
    61
    32
    1927-1928
    		 CF
    60
    28
    380.1
    95
    4
    5
    2
    .952
    .963
    2.34
    2.52
    -4.6
    -12.1
    -3.3
    33
    1927-1930
    		 P
    58
    11
    148.2
    3
    36
    4
    2
    .907
    .956
    2.36
    2.94
    34
    1943-1948
    		 1B
    57
    54
    454.0
    536
    30
    16
    38
    .973
    .978
    11.22
    10.70
    3.6
    7.9
    3.6
    35
    1924-1929
    		 SS
    57
    25
    219.0
    47
    82
    20
    9
    .866
    .913
    5.30
    5.50
    3.3
    15.0
    3.3
    36
    1923-1928
    		 LF
    55
    4
    53.0
    10
    0
    0
    0
    1.000
    .968
    1.70
    1.67
    -0.1
    -1.1
    0.2
    37
    1930-1930
    		 LF
    55
    50
    405.1
    75
    2
    4
    1
    .951
    .950
    1.71
    1.77
    -1.8
    -4.4
    -0.7
    38
    1941-1946
    		 P
    54
    35
    265.2
    6
    56
    1
    1
    .984
    .941
    2.10
    2.78
    39
    1940-1946
    		 1B
    52
    51
    405.2
    452
    19
    9
    26
    .981
    .979
    10.45
    10.52
    -4.2
    -10.5
    -4.2
    40
    1927-1927
    		 C
    52
    2
    16.0
    18
    0
    0
    0
    1.000
    .960
    10.13
    7.56
    -0.6
    -37.7
    0.0
    41
    1928-1929
    		 3B
    52
    44
    355.1
    51
    80
    9
    5
    .936
    .924
    3.32
    2.95
    6.7
    18.9
    6.7
    42
    1937-1940
    		 3B
    51
    50
    415.0
    58
    74
    14
    5
    .904
    .900
    2.86
    2.75
    -4.1
    -10.0
    -4.1
    43
    1943-1943
    		 RF
    49
    49
    425.2
    83
    3
    3
    0
    .966
    .938
    1.82
    1.63
    7.1
    16.6
    7.8
    44
    1937-1938
    		 RF
    49
    49
    397.0
    69
    5
    6
    0
    .925
    .940
    1.68
    1.49
    -2.3
    -5.8
    -2.3
    45
    1942-1944
    		 C
    48
    46
    395.2
    207
    38
    6
    4
    .976
    .956
    5.57
    6.36
    3.9
    9.9
    0.0
    46
    1943-1944
    		 SS
    47
    47
    411.0
    92
    128
    23
    17
    .905
    .923
    4.82
    4.89
    1.4
    3.4
    1.4
    47
    1943-1948
    		 P
    47
    24
    238.1
    9
    55
    6
    1
    .914
    .937
    2.42
    2.62
    48
    1929-1929
    		 CF
    47
    49
    1925-1925
    		 LF
    46
    50
    1925-1925
    		 SS
    46
    51
    1943-1948
    		 C
    44
    41
    326.1
    216
    28
    5
    1
    .980
    .970
    6.73
    6.63
    1.2
    3.6
    0.0
    52
    1929-1929
    		 3B
    42
    53
    1941-1945
    		 P
    42
    24
    220.0
    4
    42
    5
    2
    .902
    .942
    1.88
    2.68
    54
    1940-1941
    		 SS
    42
    42
    320.2
    79
    110
    11
    20
    .945
    .913
    5.30
    4.76
    -0.1
    -0.4
    -0.1
    55
    1941-1943
    		 SS
    42
    41
    325.0
    66
    100
    14
    16
    .922
    .920
    4.60
    5.01
    -2.9
    -8.9
    -2.9
    56
    1941-1943
    		 3B
    41
    39
    340.1
    41
    57
    8
    1
    .925
    .941
    2.59
    2.70
    -1.3
    -3.7
    -1.3
    57
    1937-1938
    		 2B
    41
    41
    334.1
    93
    114
    14
    15
    .937
    .925
    5.57
    5.29
    2.2
    6.6
    2.2
    58
    1937-1942
    		 C
    40
    39
    312.0
    216
    29
    6
    4
    .976
    .975
    7.07
    7.39
    -3.2
    -10.1
    0.0
    59
    1927-1928
    		 RF
    40
    10
    121.2
    27
    1
    1
    0
    .966
    .953
    2.07
    1.57
    3.9
    31.9
    4.1
    60
    1947-1948
    		 CF
    40
    40
    339.0
    85
    4
    5
    0
    .947
    .940
    2.36
    2.33
    -3.6
    -10.5
    -3.7
    61
    1923-1929
    		 PH
    40
    0
    0.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    62
    1928-1930
    		 LF
    39
    13
    256.2
    49
    1
    1
    1
    .980
    .951
    1.75
    1.76
    -0.1
    -0.2
    0.8
    63
    1923-1923
    		 CF
    39
    39
    334.2
    70
    10
    2
    4
    .976
    .967
    2.15
    2.26
    -0.6
    -1.8
    -2.5
    64
    1923-1928
    		 C
    39
    37
    303.0
    147
    37
    10
    1
    .948
    .960
    5.47
    5.81
    2.3
    7.5
    0.0
    65
    1929-1930
    		 RF
    38
    9
    75.1
    13
    1
    1
    0
    .933
    .942
    1.67
    1.50
    0.8
    10.6
    0.6
    66
    1924-1929
    		 RF
    38
    28
    289.1
    62
    10
    3
    5
    .960
    .958
    2.24
    1.65
    13.0
    44.8
    9.2
    67
    1930-1930
    		 2B
    37
    37
    297.0
    70
    98
    11
    8
    .939
    .933
    5.09
    5.36
    -2.7
    -9.0
    -2.7
    68
    1930-1930
    		 3B
    37
    37
    302.0
    35
    62
    3
    3
    .970
    .913
    2.89
    2.73
    1.7
    5.5
    1.7
    69
    1937-1938
    		 LF
    37
    37
    307.1
    53
    0
    3
    0
    .946
    .941
    1.55
    1.53
    -5.7
    -18.5
    -4.0
    70
    1927-1928
    		 LF
    37
    26
    233.1
    67
    2
    0
    0
    1.000
    .951
    2.66
    1.75
    14.5
    62.0
    14.6
    71
    1937-1938
    		 CF
    37
    37
    300.1
    92
    4
    8
    0
    .923
    .939
    2.88
    2.13
    6.9
    22.8
    6.0
    72
    1941-1944
    		 P
    35
    26
    189.1
    3
    44
    5
    2
    .904
    .941
    2.23
    2.72
    73
    1941-1945
    		 P
    35
    24
    228.1
    9
    65
    2
    9
    .974
    .945
    2.92
    2.80
    74
    1930-1938
    		 C
    34
    30
    243.0
    139
    28
    11
    2
    .938
    .968
    6.19
    6.61
    3.1
    12.6
    0.0
    75
    1930-1940
    		 LF
    32
    30
    247.2
    44
    0
    4
    0
    .917
    .947
    1.60
    1.57
    -2.3
    -9.2
    -1.0
    76
    1924-1924
    		 C
    32
    29
    233.0
    156
    18
    9
    2
    .951
    .962
    6.72
    6.29
    -3.9
    -16.7
    0.0
    77
    1923-1927
    		 3B
    32
    31
    258.1
    47
    47
    13
    3
    .879
    .897
    3.27
    3.15
    -2.5
    -9.6
    -2.5
    78
    1929-1930
    		 P
    31
    9
    81.1
    2
    22
    2
    1
    .923
    .945
    2.66
    2.94
    79
    1928-1930
    		 RF
    31
    13
    168.0
    37
    6
    2
    3
    .956
    .942
    2.30
    1.57
    8.2
    48.8
    5.8
    80
    1948-1948
    		 1B
    31
    31
    261.2
    270
    15
    11
    17
    .963
    .978
    9.80
    9.87
    -1.3
    -4.9
    -1.3
    81
    1929-1930
    		 LF
    29
    3
    23.2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1.000
    .950
    0.38
    1.77
    -2.2
    -94.6
    -2.1
    82
    1929-1929
    		 LF
    29
    83
    1925-1925
    		 P
    29
    84
    1941-1942
    		 CF
    29
    29
    235.0
    72
    2
    3
    1
    .961
    .961
    2.83
    2.44
    3.0
    12.6
    3.7
    85
    1924-1924
    		 P
    29
    19
    159.1
    9
    58
    7
    3
    .905
    .943
    3.78
    3.33
    86
    1940-1941
    		 RF
    28
    27
    218.2
    41
    5
    0
    1
    1.000
    .959
    1.89
    1.64
    1.3
    6.0
    0.0
    87
    1930-1930
    		 RF
    28
    28
    234.0
    35
    3
    0
    2
    1.000
    .942
    1.46
    1.50
    -0.9
    -3.7
    -1.3
    88
    1929-1930
    		 CF
    28
    6
    70.0
    18
    2
    1
    2
    .952
    .961
    2.57
    2.29
    1.4
    20.3
    0.9
    89
    1940-1944
    		 P
    27
    19
    153.0
    8
    48
    0
    2
    1.000
    .944
    3.29
    2.73
    90
    1930-1940
    		 RF
    26
    24
    205.2
    42
    0
    4
    0
    .913
    .942
    1.84
    1.51
    4.1
    20.2
    5.5
    91
    1927-1929
    		 RF
    26
    2
    42.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    .750
    .943
    0.64
    1.59
    -2.7
    -65.0
    -3.0
    92
    1929-1942
    		 P
    26
    8
    62.0
    2
    10
    0
    0
    1.000
    .941
    1.74
    2.75
    93
    1937-1945
    		 CF
    26
    25
    209.0
    53
    3
    2
    1
    .966
    .942
    2.41
    2.06
    -0.4
    -1.9
    -1.1
    94
    1924-1927
    		 RF
    25
    22
    182.0
    34
    1
    4
    0
    .897
    .963
    1.73
    1.67
    1.8
    10.2
    2.8
    95
    1948-1948
    		 LF
    25
    25
    205.0
    36
    1
    2
    0
    .949
    .899
    1.62
    1.30
    4.7
    23.0
    4.7
    96
    1941-1945
    		 1B
    24
    22
    174.1
    187
    6
    6
    7
    .970
    .981
    9.96
    10.51
    -1.5
    -8.4
    -1.5
    97
    1923-1927
    		 P
    24
    6
    49.0
    5
    19
    1
    0
    .960
    .937
    4.41
    3.05
    98
    1923-1923
    		 RF
    24
    24
    209.0
    30
    5
    0
    1
    1.000
    .959
    1.51
    1.96
    -6.4
    -30.6
    -6.6
    99
    1927-1927
    		 3B
    23
    100
    1943-1945
    		 P
    23
    14
    125.2
    2
    29
    5
    2
    .861
    .945
    2.22
    2.83
    * = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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