1923 Birmingham Black Barons

16-25 • .390 Win% • 5th in IND

The 1923 Birmingham Black Barons went 16-25 (.390) finishing 5th in the IND. The club scored 183 runs, allowed 212, and played home games at Rickwood Field. Team leaders included Mule Suttles (1 HR, 16 RBI) and Harry Salmon (8-3, 2.19 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

16 Wins
25 Losses
.390 Win %
5th Rank
183 R 212 RA
Diff -29

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⚡ Quick Stats

183 Runs Scored
212 Runs Allowed
-29 Run Diff
5 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1923 IND Average

Batting Avg .242 1% below the 1923 league average (.244)
OBP .285 1% below the 1923 league average (.288)
SLG .298 2% below the 1923 league average (.305)
Team ERA 3.19 11% worse than the 1923 league average (2.88)
Runs Scored 183 39% above the 1923 league average (132 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 22 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Ruben Jones 0.323 2 Charles Wesley 0.306 3 Mule Suttles 0.290 4 Geechie Meredith 0.288 5 George McAllister 0.261

Home Runs

1 Carl Glass 1 2 Ruben Jones 1 3 George McAllister 1 4 Mule Suttles 1 5 Charles Wesley 1

RBI

1 Geechie Meredith 21 2 Mule Suttles 16 3 George McAllister 15 4 Charles Wesley 14 5 Bob Miller 13
1923 Birmingham Black Barons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George McAllister 45 176 27 46 4 0 1 15 14 0 3 0.261
Geechie Meredith 45 170 21 49 6 4 0 21 8 0 7 0.288
John Kemp 41 149 15 37 2 1 0 12 8 0 2 0.248
Charles Wesley 35 144 29 44 4 4 1 14 4 0 6 0.306
Mule Suttles 37 138 23 40 6 3 1 16 6 0 6 0.290
Bob Miller 33 109 14 25 4 2 0 13 9 0 0 0.229
Lewis Means 34 108 13 16 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 0.148
Robert Mitchell 27 99 7 20 1 0 0 12 3 0 1 0.202
Ruben Jones 18 62 8 20 4 0 1 10 6 0 3 0.323
Felton Stratton 14 49 2 8 1 0 0 7 2 0 1 0.163
Harry Salmon 20 38 2 8 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.211
Jute Bell 9 28 3 7 1 0 0 3 7 0 1 0.250
Curtis Green 16 26 6 8 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.308
Johnny Juran 10 25 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.160
Red Charleston 10 24 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.250
Edgar Cason 9 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Fred Daniels 7 16 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.188
Forest Maddox 7 16 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.188
Eli Juran 8 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.067
Buck 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.077
Larry Brown 3 11 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.182
Sanford Jackson 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.111
Walter Harper 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Juan Padrón 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Carl Glass 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.500
Square Moore 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Lefty Robinson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Watson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Poindexter Williams 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tubbs 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Harry Salmon 2.19 2 Johnny Juran 2.23 3 Curtis Green 2.42 4 Fred Daniels 2.93 5 Buck 4.86

Wins

1 Harry Salmon 8 2 Fred Daniels 3 3 Curtis Green 3 4 Johnny Juran 2

Strikeouts

1 Harry Salmon 43 2 Johnny Juran 28 3 Eli Juran 26 4 Fred Daniels 21 5 Curtis Green 10
1923 Birmingham Black Barons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Salmon 8 3 2.19 14 10 0 94.2 82 23 18 43
Johnny Juran 2 2 2.23 10 7 0 68.2 59 17 24 28
Curtis Green 3 5 2.42 8 6 0 52.0 52 14 6 10
Eli Juran 0 5 4.93 8 6 0 45.2 48 25 20 26
Fred Daniels 3 3 2.93 7 5 0 43.0 28 14 22 21
Buck 0 3 4.86 4 3 0 33.1 40 18 11 9
Juan Padrón 0 1 1.76 2 2 0 15.1 15 3 0 6
Lefty Robinson 0 1 8.25 3 3 0 12.0 22 11 2 2
Carl Glass 0 1 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 3 2 3
David Watson 0 0 4.70 2 2 0 7.2 12 4 4 1
Square Moore 0 1 8.53 2 0 0 6.1 8 6 6 3
Forest Maddox 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Jute Bell Larry Brown Buck Edgar Cason Red Charleston Fred Daniels Carl Glass Curtis Green Walter Harper Sanford Jackson Ruben Jones Eli Juran +18 more

30 players

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The 1923 Birmingham Black Barons in brief

In 1923 the Birmingham Black Barons posted a 16-25 mark (.390) and finished 5th in the IND. The run column shows 183 for and 212 against. At the plate the Birmingham Black Barons hit .242, 1% worse than the league's .244. The Birmingham Black Barons staff finished with a 3.19 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.88. Measured against the 132-run league average, the offense was 39% ahead.

Rickwood Field served as the home ballpark. For power, Mule Suttles led the way with 1 homers. Geechie Meredith drove in a team-high 21 runs. On the mound, Harry Salmon won 8 games to lead the staff. The 1923 roster runs to 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1923 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1923 Birmingham Black Barons finished 16-25 (.390 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Carl Glass led the 1923 Birmingham Black Barons with 1 home runs.
What was the 1923 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1923 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 3.19.
Did the 1923 Birmingham Black Barons win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Birmingham Black Barons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Birmingham Black Barons play?
The 1923 Birmingham Black Barons played home games at Rickwood Field.
Who led the 1923 Birmingham Black Barons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mule Suttles (1 HR, 16 RBI) and Harry Salmon (8-3, 2.19 ERA).
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