1940 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Birmingham Black Barons


21 - 38


18 - 31 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1941 ( Team History )

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (21-38)

Top Hitter


Tommy
Sampson

Top Pitcher


Red
Howard

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting
Pitching
OPS+
97
3rd
ERA+
88
5th
OPS
.644
3rd
ERA
4.65
7th
BA
.255
3rd
BA
.281
7th
OBP
.309
5th
K/BB
1.31
4th
SLG
.335
2nd
K%
10.0%
7th
BB%
6.4%
7th
BB%
7.7%
3rd
K%
0.1%
5th
HR%
0.5%
3rd
ISO
.080
2nd
WHIP
1.45
5th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Tom Hayes (Owner)


Fielding Breakdown by Position
25
CF
3
0.6
7
-1.8
32
LF
27
-6.4
2
0.6
20
SP
1
-0.1
1
-0.6
1
8
20
SP
1
22
C
1
-0.1
1
22
1B
21
-3.8
3
0.2
5
-2.4
20
RP
5
27
3B
1
-0.1
3
-1.6
21
0.3
3
-1.0
2
-0.1
27
2B
2
-0.2
1
-1.4
29
RP
1
29
C
25
2.2
30
C
4
-0.1
2
30
RP
16
25
SP
8
3B
1
-0.2
1
42
SS
1
2.9
35
1B
10
-1.3
1
-0.3
5
1
SS
1
1.1
3
0.7
1
28
SP
12
23
RF
2
-0.5
26
1.9
25
SS
1
-1.1
25
0.9
1
27
2B
1
-0.3
26
3.3
26
SS
1
-0.5
29
SP
1
-0.1
2
10
56
PH
2
CF
21
-1.9
1
-0.2
6
C
1
0.6
37
C
2
-1.7
1
-1.1
1
22
1B
1
-0.3
1
-0.2
27
CF
4
-1.0
28
3B
2
-1.2
1
-0.5
31
33
1.0
35
-5.9
31
1.5
36
-3.1
35
1.6
32
-7.9
34
-5.4
32
1.6
23
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