1925 Birmingham Black Barons

27-61 • .307 Win% • 7th in NNL

The 1925 Birmingham Black Barons went 27-61 (.307) finishing 7th in the NNL. The club scored 376 runs, allowed 510, and played home games at Rickwood Field. Team leaders included Mule Suttles (10 HR, 59 RBI) and Robert Poindexter (7-10, 5.39 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

27 Wins
61 Losses
.307 Win %
7th Rank
376 R 510 RA
Diff -134

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⚡ Quick Stats

376 Runs Scored
510 Runs Allowed
-134 Run Diff
33 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1925 NNL Average

Batting Avg .268 1% below the 1925 league average (.272)
OBP .309 7% below the 1925 league average (.332)
SLG .372 5% below the 1925 league average (.392)
Team ERA 6.63 25% worse than the 1925 league average (5.32)
Runs Scored 376 9% below the 1925 league average (411 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 45 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1925

Batting Avg

1 Sandy Thompson 0.338 2 Poindexter Williams 0.335 3 Mule Suttles 0.331 4 Saul Davis 0.328 5 Charlie Blackwell 0.304

Home Runs

1 Mule Suttles 10 2 Charlie Blackwell 8 3 Poindexter Williams 6 4 Sandy Thompson 3 5 Saul Davis 2

RBI

1 Mule Suttles 59 2 Poindexter Williams 49 3 Ruben Jones 46 4 Charlie Blackwell 44 5 Sandy Thompson 42
1925 Birmingham Black Barons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ruben Jones 76 298 40 85 11 8 2 46 14 0 8 0.285
Geechie Meredith 70 261 35 55 7 4 0 22 13 0 10 0.211
Charlie Blackwell 65 260 62 79 10 4 8 44 32 0 10 0.304
Sandy Thompson 67 260 48 88 11 7 3 42 15 0 9 0.338
Mule Suttles 68 242 45 80 6 5 10 59 30 0 5 0.331
Poindexter Williams 69 242 28 81 14 7 6 49 15 0 4 0.335
Felton Stratton 57 239 39 66 11 4 1 26 5 0 6 0.276
Grady Orange 53 179 13 35 4 1 0 15 7 0 1 0.196
Saul Davis 41 116 14 38 3 1 2 16 5 0 6 0.328
Wilson Joseph 40 104 10 18 3 0 1 6 3 0 1 0.173
Robert Poindexter 42 93 11 22 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 0.237
Sam Crawford 35 72 7 10 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.139
Harry Salmon 20 53 7 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.170
Charlie Beverly 30 51 6 11 3 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.216
John Pardee 12 39 4 7 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0.179
Fred Daniels 10 16 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.188
Herman Roth 4 14 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.286
Bunk Henderson 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083
LeRoy Taylor 3 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Jesse Edwards 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Pythias Russ 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.182
John Finner 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Lefty Robinson 10 10 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.300
Frank Stevens 8 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.222
Eppie Hampton 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Clyde Horne 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Square Moore 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Sam Streeter 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arthur Jones 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Edward Salters 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Willie Foster 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1925

ERA

1 Robert Poindexter 5.39 2 Harry Salmon 5.91 3 Saul Davis 5.97 4 Sam Crawford 6.09 5 Charlie Beverly 7.88

Wins

1 Robert Poindexter 7 2 Harry Salmon 6 3 Charlie Beverly 5 4 Sam Crawford 4 5 John Finner 1

Strikeouts

1 Robert Poindexter 68 2 Harry Salmon 59 3 Charlie Beverly 44 4 Sam Crawford 38 5 Lefty Robinson 15
1925 Birmingham Black Barons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Robert Poindexter 7 10 5.39 30 17 1 155.1 164 93 64 68
Charlie Beverly 5 12 7.88 29 16 0 128.0 175 112 49 44
Harry Salmon 6 5 5.91 18 13 0 117.1 133 77 25 59
Sam Crawford 4 7 6.09 21 11 0 96.0 94 65 40 38
Saul Davis 0 3 5.97 7 2 0 31.2 38 21 18 6
Lefty Robinson 0 3 9.11 10 5 0 27.2 38 28 13 15
John Finner 1 2 9.70 5 3 0 21.1 24 23 8 8
Square Moore 0 3 2.75 3 3 0 19.2 14 6 6 13
Frank Stevens 0 3 11.09 6 3 0 18.2 26 23 11 5
Sam Streeter 0 1 9.28 3 0 0 10.2 17 11 1 5
Willie Foster 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 1 0 3 4
Fred Daniels 0 2 11.42 5 2 0 8.2 13 11 12 5
Ruben Jones 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 5.0 5 3 3 1
Mule Suttles 0 0 19.64 1 0 0 3.2 11 8 1 1
Felton Stratton 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (31)

Charlie Beverly Charlie Blackwell Sam Crawford Fred Daniels Saul Davis Jesse Edwards John Finner Willie Foster Eppie Hampton Bunk Henderson Clyde Horne Arthur Jones +19 more

31 players

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The 1925 Birmingham Black Barons in brief

A 27-61 record (.307) put the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons 7th in the NNL. Runs came in at 376 scored against 510 allowed (-134). At the plate the Birmingham Black Barons hit .268, 1% worse than the league's .272. The Birmingham Black Barons staff finished with a 6.63 ERA; the league as a whole was at 5.32. Measured against the 411-run league average, the offense was 9% behind.

Rickwood Field served as the home ballpark. For power, Mule Suttles led the way with 10 homers. The hits leader was Sandy Thompson with 88. Robert Poindexter led the pitchers with 7 wins. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1924 season and the 1927 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1925 Birmingham Black Barons finished 27-61 (.307 win pct).
Who led the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Mule Suttles led the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons with 10 home runs.
What was the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1925 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 6.63.
Did the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons win the World Series?
No. The 1925 Birmingham Black Barons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons play?
The 1925 Birmingham Black Barons played home games at Rickwood Field.
Who led the 1925 Birmingham Black Barons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mule Suttles (10 HR, 59 RBI) and Robert Poindexter (7-10, 5.39 ERA).
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