1924 Birmingham Black Barons

30-41 • .423 Win% • 5th in NNL

The 1924 Birmingham Black Barons went 30-41 (.423) finishing 5th in the NNL. The club scored 337 runs, allowed 364, and played home games at Rickwood Field. Team leaders included Geechie Meredith (4 HR, 27 RBI) and Sam Streeter (14-6, 3.05 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

30 Wins
41 Losses
.423 Win %
5th Rank
337 R 364 RA
Diff -27

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⚡ Quick Stats

337 Runs Scored
364 Runs Allowed
-27 Run Diff
16 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1924 NNL Average

Batting Avg .259 5% below the 1924 league average (.272)
OBP .313 8% below the 1924 league average (.339)
SLG .338 9% below the 1924 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.55 20% better than the 1924 league average (4.43)
Runs Scored 337 9% above the 1924 league average (309 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 37 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Robert Poindexter 0.319 2 Mule Suttles 0.312 3 Sandy Thompson 0.299 4 Fred Daniels 0.289 5 Charles Wesley 0.280

Home Runs

1 Geechie Meredith 4 2 Mule Suttles 3 3 Robert Poindexter 2 4 George Dixon 1 5 Ruben Jones 1

RBI

1 Mule Suttles 50 2 Sandy Thompson 29 3 Charles Wesley 28 4 Poindexter Williams 28 5 Geechie Meredith 27
1924 Birmingham Black Barons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George McAllister 76 302 38 77 6 6 1 24 21 0 0 0.255
Sandy Thompson 79 298 51 89 15 5 1 29 25 1 8 0.299
Charles Wesley 73 286 37 80 6 2 0 28 15 0 1 0.280
Geechie Meredith 76 283 32 70 8 3 4 27 17 0 8 0.247
Mule Suttles 81 282 43 88 22 3 3 50 15 1 3 0.312
Felton Stratton 73 262 24 53 6 4 1 25 11 2 2 0.202
Poindexter Williams 66 193 21 53 11 1 1 28 15 1 1 0.275
Ruben Jones 43 130 16 30 3 1 1 13 7 1 1 0.231
George Dixon 35 90 17 23 4 1 1 15 17 0 2 0.256
Sam Streeter 28 79 7 20 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 0.253
Fred Daniels 27 76 14 22 4 2 0 8 4 0 0 0.289
Robert Poindexter 29 69 7 22 3 1 2 10 1 0 0 0.319
Bill McCall 30 66 6 13 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 0.197
Bubbles Anderson 20 56 8 14 3 2 0 10 9 0 0 0.250
John Richardson 24 55 4 9 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0.164
Joe Hewitt 16 52 8 12 2 0 0 4 10 0 3 0.231
Ray Sheppard 15 47 1 10 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.213
Lewis Means 9 23 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0.217
Harry Salmon 7 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.188
Johnny Juran 11 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.200
Dizzy Dismukes 7 11 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.091

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Sam Streeter 3.05 2 Dizzy Dismukes 3.28 3 Robert Poindexter 3.38 4 Bill McCall 3.74 5 Johnny Juran 4.10

Wins

1 Sam Streeter 14 2 Bill McCall 7 3 Robert Poindexter 7 4 Harry Salmon 3 5 Dizzy Dismukes 2

Strikeouts

1 Sam Streeter 128 2 Robert Poindexter 121 3 Bill McCall 103 4 John Richardson 19 5 Harry Salmon 13
1924 Birmingham Black Barons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Streeter 14 6 3.05 26 23 1 200.1 200 68 26 128
Bill McCall 7 12 3.74 29 19 1 168.1 166 70 42 103
Robert Poindexter 7 12 3.38 27 16 1 165.1 163 62 55 121
John Richardson 2 3 4.75 11 6 1 53.0 51 28 17 19
Johnny Juran 0 4 4.10 10 7 0 41.2 40 19 22 10
Dizzy Dismukes 2 4 3.28 7 5 0 35.2 40 13 7 10
Harry Salmon 3 1 4.55 4 4 0 29.2 42 15 5 13
Fred Daniels 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 6.0 2 1 7 4

👥 Roster (21)

Bubbles Anderson Fred Daniels Dizzy Dismukes George Dixon Joe Hewitt Ruben Jones Johnny Juran George McAllister Bill McCall Lewis Means Geechie Meredith Robert Poindexter +9 more

21 players

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The 1924 Birmingham Black Barons in brief

In 1924 the Birmingham Black Barons posted a 30-41 mark (.423) and finished 5th in the NNL. With 337 runs scored and 364 given up, the 1924 differential was -27. Against a league average of .272, the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons batted .259. The Birmingham Black Barons staff finished with a 3.55 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.43. League clubs averaged 309 runs that year, so the Birmingham Black Barons scored 9% more.

Rickwood Field served as the home ballpark. Geechie Meredith topped the Birmingham Black Barons with 4 home runs. The RBI leader was Mule Suttles, with 50. Sandy Thompson collected the most hits, 89. Sam Streeter led the pitchers with 14 wins. The roster section lists 21 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1924 Birmingham Black Barons finished 30-41 (.423 win pct).
Who led the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Geechie Meredith led the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons with 4 home runs.
What was the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1924 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 3.55.
Did the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons win the World Series?
No. The 1924 Birmingham Black Barons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons play?
The 1924 Birmingham Black Barons played home games at Rickwood Field.
Who led the 1924 Birmingham Black Barons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Geechie Meredith (4 HR, 27 RBI) and Sam Streeter (14-6, 3.05 ERA).
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