1948 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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)


Roster
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Uni
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
37
C
62
6'3"
225
B
R
8/5/1910 (Baton Rouge, LA)
2/27/1981 (Los Angeles, CA)
33
C
66
5'11"
177
R
R
4/18/1915 (Birmingham, AL)
9/27/1970 (Birmingham, AL)
29
3B
139
5'8"
160
L
R
4/21/1919 (Mount Vernon, GA)
12/2/1990 (Chicago, IL)
30
2B
122
6'3"
188
R
R
7/3/1917 (Piper, AL)
5/21/1997 (Birmingham, AL)
23
SP
19
46.2
5'10"
170
R
R
9/3/1924 (Atlanta, GA)
23
2B
18
5'11"
160
R
R
3/24/1925 (Union Springs, AL)
8/23/1996 (Birmingham, AL)
28
RP
3
6.1
5'7"
155
L
L
1/17/1920 (Athens, GA)
11/18/1999 (Birmingham, AL)
17
LF
48
5'10"
170
R
R
5/6/1931 (Westfield, AL)
6/18/2024 (Palo Alto, CA)
29
RP
28
58.1
5'10"
170
R
R
6/9/1919 (Bonham, AL)
6/23/1983 (Bremen Township, IL)
26
SP
44
72.1
2
6'3"
200
L
R
4/14/1922 (Elmore, AL)
10/13/1982 (Birmingham, AL)
33
SP
1
4.1
5'10"
175
R
R
1/24/1915 (Alabama City, AL)
11/23/1996 (Dolomite, AL)
29
SP
21
51.2
6'2"
195
L
R
5/8/1919 (Comer, GA)
8/21/2004 (Birmingham, AL)
35
CF
128
5'8"
180
B
R
4/1/1913 (Oklahoma City, OK)
3/26/1984 (Pacoima, CA)
30
1B
109
5'11"
175
L
L
6/15/1918 (Shreveport, LA)
1/12/1997 (Los Angeles, CA)
32
RF
130
26
5'10"
185
L
R
8/8/1915 (Dallas County, AL)
10/1/1978 (Birmingham, AL)
25
SP
6
14.0
5'11"
175
L
R
10/13/1922 (Ketona, AL)
8/8/2007 (San Jose, CA)
27
SS
141
5'10"
162
L
R
10/28/1920 (Jefferson County, AL)
10/31/2010 (Portland, OR)
24
LF
68
6'3"
232
R
R
4/18/1924 (Nashville, TN)
9/30/2016 (Harker Heights, TX)

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