1927 Birmingham Black Barons

52-43 • .547 Win% • 4th in NNL

The 1927 Birmingham Black Barons went 52-43 (.547) finishing 4th in the NNL. The club scored 475 runs, allowed 439, and played home games at Rickwood Field. Team leaders included Roy Parnell (12 HR, 75 RBI) and Harry Salmon (15-6, 2.95 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

52 Wins
43 Losses
.547 Win %
4th Rank
475 R 439 RA
Diff +36

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⚡ Quick Stats

475 Runs Scored
439 Runs Allowed
+36 Run Diff
39 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1927 NNL Average

Batting Avg .292 5% above the 1927 league average (.277)
OBP .336 1% below the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .401 3% above the 1927 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.87 4% better than the 1927 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 475 22% above the 1927 league average (390 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 49 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Pinky Ward 0.446 2 Roy Parnell 0.423 3 Poindexter Williams 0.362 4 Ruben Jones 0.303 5 Sam Streeter 0.296

Home Runs

1 Roy Parnell 12 2 Clarence Palm 8 3 Ruben Jones 5 4 Geechie Meredith 4 5 J. H. Hamilton 2

RBI

1 Roy Parnell 75 2 Poindexter Williams 50 3 Ruben Jones 49 4 Sandy Thompson 38 5 George McAllister 32
1927 Birmingham Black Barons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George McAllister 92 350 58 102 17 6 1 32 31 0 10 0.291
Sandy Thompson 95 345 49 98 16 1 1 38 27 0 13 0.284
Roy Parnell 88 338 88 143 24 10 12 75 23 0 22 0.423
Ruben Jones 76 267 52 81 14 3 5 49 12 0 8 0.303
Dewitt Owens 67 238 25 65 7 0 1 26 11 0 3 0.273
Geechie Meredith 74 237 33 57 4 8 4 32 12 0 5 0.241
Poindexter Williams 77 229 28 83 12 9 2 50 7 0 5 0.362
J. H. Hamilton 57 209 23 58 11 2 2 23 7 0 3 0.278
Johnnie Oden 56 178 14 31 3 0 0 10 7 0 0 0.174
Clarence Palm 54 155 22 44 6 3 8 27 9 0 2 0.284
Chuffie Alexander 45 130 14 34 3 1 0 10 3 0 2 0.262
Sam Streeter 41 98 5 29 3 3 1 8 3 0 0 0.296
Harry Salmon 31 76 8 20 1 1 0 6 3 0 1 0.263
Bobby Robinson 20 75 6 17 0 1 0 4 5 0 2 0.227
Robert Poindexter 35 61 11 12 4 1 1 5 5 0 0 0.197
Pinky Ward 17 56 8 25 5 0 1 6 5 0 1 0.446
Satchel Paige 21 44 3 12 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0.273
Earl Gurley 10 28 4 8 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0.286
Bob Miller 9 25 7 8 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0.320
John Shanks 9 24 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.250
Bill Gatewood 16 20 6 4 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.200
Fred Daniels 12 19 1 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.263
Leo Birdine 9 14 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.286
Columbus Vance 4 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.273
Charles Zomphier 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Nelson Dean 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Ernie Phillips 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Fendall Williams 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Columbus Vance 2.35 2 Harry Salmon 2.95 3 Satchel Paige 3.01 4 Sam Streeter 3.47 5 Bill Gatewood 4.50

Wins

1 Harry Salmon 15 2 Sam Streeter 14 3 Robert Poindexter 10 4 Satchel Paige 8 5 Columbus Vance 3

Strikeouts

1 Sam Streeter 122 2 Satchel Paige 100 3 Harry Salmon 90 4 Robert Poindexter 67 5 Columbus Vance 19
1927 Birmingham Black Barons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Streeter 14 13 3.47 31 21 0 223.0 217 86 49 122
Harry Salmon 15 6 2.95 28 18 0 176.2 160 58 40 90
Robert Poindexter 10 13 4.79 31 20 0 157.2 192 84 57 67
Satchel Paige 8 2 3.01 21 11 1 104.2 85 35 30 100
Bill Gatewood 1 1 4.50 9 6 1 52.0 55 26 16 14
Fred Daniels 1 4 6.46 11 9 0 39.0 41 28 29 11
Columbus Vance 3 0 2.35 4 4 0 30.2 27 8 7 19
Nelson Dean 0 0 5.50 4 4 0 18.0 21 11 4 11
Ernie Phillips 0 2 8.49 2 2 0 11.2 14 11 12 10
Roy Parnell 0 1 8.18 3 1 0 11.0 13 10 5 6
Leo Birdine 0 0 5.19 2 1 0 8.2 5 5 6 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NNC
Lost to CAG 4-1

👥 Roster (28)

Chuffie Alexander Leo Birdine Fred Daniels Nelson Dean Bill Gatewood Earl Gurley J. H. Hamilton Ruben Jones George McAllister Geechie Meredith Bob Miller Johnnie Oden +16 more

28 players

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The 1927 Birmingham Black Barons in brief

A 52-43 record (.547) put the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons 4th in the NNL. With 475 runs scored and 439 given up, the 1927 differential was +36. At the plate the Birmingham Black Barons hit .292, 5% better than the league's .277. The Birmingham Black Barons staff finished with a 3.87 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.04. The 1927 Birmingham Black Barons outscored the average club by 22% (475 against 390).

Home games were played at Rickwood Field. The home run leader was Roy Parnell, who hit 12. Harry Salmon led the pitchers with 15 wins. Sam Streeter struck out 122, the most on the club. In the NNC, the Birmingham Black Barons lost to CAG 4-1. In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1927 Birmingham Black Barons finished 52-43 (.547 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Roy Parnell led the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons with 12 home runs.
What was the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1927 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Birmingham Black Barons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons play?
The 1927 Birmingham Black Barons played home games at Rickwood Field.
Who led the 1927 Birmingham Black Barons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Parnell (12 HR, 75 RBI) and Harry Salmon (15-6, 2.95 ERA).
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