1948 Birmingham Black Barons

68 - 40 - 3

56 - 22 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Piper Davis (68-40-3)

Top Hitter

Artie
Wilson

Top Pitcher

Bill
Powell

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	116	1st	ERA+	132	1st
OPS	.815	1st	ERA	3.65	1st
BA	.310	1st	BA	.275	2nd
OBP	.385	1st	K/BB	1.82	1st
SLG	.430	1st	K%	14.2%	2nd
BB%	8.9%	3rd	BB%	7.8%	1st
K%			HR%	1.2%	5th
ISO	.120	2nd	WHIP	1.46	2nd

Notes:

• Champions of the Negro American League
• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 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	Herman Bell	33	20	66	57	13	16	2	0	0	6	1	5	1	3	.281	.349	.316	.665	77
1B	Joe Scott*	30	26	109	92	15	24	4	2	3	17	1	13	3	1	.261	.370	.446	.816	116
2B	Piper Davis	30	29	122	112	27	44	8	2	1	18	6	7	3	0	.393	.443	.527	.969	156
3B	John Britton*	29	30	139	133	19	33	6	1	0	21	1	3	1	2	.248	.270	.308	.578	53
SS	Artie Wilson*	27	30	141	125	32	55	7	6	0	18	6	15	1	0	.440	.504	.592	1.096	190
LF	Jim Zapp	24	19	68	61	13	17	5	0	2	11	0	5	2	0	.279	.353	.459	.812	114
CF	Norman Robinson**	35	30	128	116	18	32	2	3	0	23	7	9	1	2	.276	.333	.345	.678	80
RF	Ed Steele*	32	30	130	101	28	35	6	2	3	18	8	24	5	0	.347	.492	.535	1.027	172

C	Pepper Bassett**	37	16	62	55	5	15	5	0	1	7	1	5	1	1	.273	.344	.418	.762	102
LF	Willie Mays	17	13	48	43	6	10	2	1	0	6	1	4	1	0	.233	.313	.326	.638	69
2B	Wiley Griggs	23	8	18	16	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.188	.278	.250	.528	41

SP	Alonzo Perry*	26	18	44	39	4	12	0	0	2	9	0	4	0	1	.308	.372	.462	.834	120
RP	Jimmie Newberry	29	13	28	22	2	7	1	1	0	5	0	2	2	2	.318	.423	.455	.878	133
SP	Bill Powell*	29	7	21	19	7	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	.368	.400	.368	.768	105
SP	Bill Greason	23	9	19	14	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	.286	.444	.357	.802	114
SP	Sammy Williams*	25	3	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Jehosie Heard*	28	7	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Nat Pollard	33	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	18		310	1153	1014	199	314	50	18	12	162	32	103	21	15	.310	.385	.430	.815	116

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Artie Wilson*	27	SS	141	.506	.353	10.6%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.152	.115
John Britton*	29	3B	139	.269	.353	2.2%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.060	.115
Ed Steele*	32	RF	130	.480	.353	18.5%	9.0%	2.3%	1.0%	.188	.115
Norman Robinson**	35	CF	128	.320	.353	7.0%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.069	.115
Piper Davis	30	2B	122	.450	.353	5.7%	9.0%	0.8%	1.0%	.134	.115
Joe Scott*	30	1B	109	.377	.353	11.9%	9.0%	2.8%	1.0%	.185	.115
Jim Zapp	24	LF	68	.374	.353	7.4%	9.0%	2.9%	1.0%	.180	.115
Herman Bell	33	C	66	.313	.353	7.6%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.035	.115
Pepper Bassett**	37	C	62	.350	.353	8.1%	9.0%	1.6%	1.0%	.145	.115
Willie Mays	17	LF	48	.308	.353	8.3%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.093	.115
Alonzo Perry*	26	SP	44	.376	.353	9.1%	9.0%	4.5%	1.0%	.154	.115
Jimmie Newberry	29	RP	28	.387	.353	7.1%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.136	.115
Bill Powell*	29	SP	21	.355	.353	4.8%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.115
Bill Greason	23	SP	19	.383	.353	21.1%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.071	.115
Wiley Griggs	23	2B	18	.265	.353	11.1%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.063	.115
Sammy Williams*	25	SP	6	.000	.353	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.115
Jehosie Heard*	28	RP	3	.000	.353	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.115
Nat Pollard	33	SP	1	.000	.353	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.115
18			1153	.379	.353	8.9%	9.0%	1.0%	1.0%	.120	.115