1928 Birmingham Black Barons

45-54 • .455 Win% • 5th in NNL

The 1928 Birmingham Black Barons went 45-54 (.455) finishing 5th in the NNL. The club scored 344 runs, allowed 430, and played home games at Rickwood Field. Team leaders included Roy Parnell (7 HR, 46 RBI) and Satchel Paige (11-4, 2.39 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

45 Wins
54 Losses
.455 Win %
5th Rank
344 R 430 RA
Diff -86

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⚡ Quick Stats

344 Runs Scored
430 Runs Allowed
-86 Run Diff
20 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1928 NNL Average

Batting Avg .260 6% below the 1928 league average (.277)
OBP .297 10% below the 1928 league average (.332)
SLG .349 9% below the 1928 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.18 3% better than the 1928 league average (4.31)
Runs Scored 344 6% below the 1928 league average (365 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 49 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Sandy Thompson 0.321 2 Satchel Paige 0.314 3 Roy Parnell 0.314 4 Geechie Meredith 0.305 5 George McAllister 0.279

Home Runs

1 Roy Parnell 7 2 George McAllister 4 3 Ray Sheppard 3 4 Bill Perkins 2 5 Chuffie Alexander 1

RBI

1 Roy Parnell 46 2 George McAllister 36 3 Geechie Meredith 34 4 Ray Sheppard 25 5 Chuffie Alexander 21
1928 Birmingham Black Barons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George McAllister 87 312 47 87 9 6 4 36 31 0 5 0.279
Geechie Meredith 83 311 46 95 12 4 1 34 16 0 15 0.305
Roy Parnell 79 296 45 93 19 7 7 46 18 3 9 0.314
Dewitt Owens 80 257 18 58 9 1 0 16 10 1 6 0.226
Bill Perkins 80 252 32 57 4 7 2 20 13 2 2 0.226
Chuffie Alexander 66 232 28 62 11 5 1 21 6 1 6 0.267
Ray Sheppard 57 198 26 55 12 5 3 25 4 1 6 0.278
Charles Wesley 47 134 16 36 4 1 0 14 2 0 1 0.269
Johnnie Oden 40 133 11 28 1 2 0 9 7 0 3 0.211
Anthony Cooper 40 130 9 29 4 0 1 11 4 0 2 0.223
Leo Birdine 42 103 10 20 1 2 0 7 1 1 0 0.194
Satchel Paige 34 70 10 22 0 3 0 6 0 0 1 0.314
Harry Salmon 31 62 5 12 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0.194
Sandy Thompson 16 56 5 18 4 0 0 7 2 0 1 0.321
Ruben Jones 14 47 8 15 3 0 1 7 2 0 1 0.319
Poindexter Williams 22 47 1 12 2 0 0 11 2 0 0 0.255
Robert Poindexter 26 45 11 17 3 0 0 5 2 0 2 0.378
George Nash 18 39 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.103
Jim Jeffries 20 36 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.194
Perry Hall 15 28 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0.250
Red Haley 9 20 2 5 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0.250
Jim Willis 7 15 5 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.333
A. Mullen 6 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Lou Dials 4 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0.100
Lewis Means 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.143
Sam Streeter 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Owen Smaulding 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Giles 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnson 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leon Morgan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Powell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hayes 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nelson Dean 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Satchel Paige 2.39 2 George Nash 3.25 3 Harry Salmon 3.52 4 Robert Poindexter 4.66 5 Leo Birdine 4.74

Wins

1 Satchel Paige 11 2 Leo Birdine 9 3 Harry Salmon 9 4 George Nash 5 5 Robert Poindexter 4

Strikeouts

1 Satchel Paige 121 2 Harry Salmon 76 3 George Nash 55 4 Robert Poindexter 41 5 Leo Birdine 35
1928 Birmingham Black Barons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Salmon 9 8 3.52 23 17 0 151.0 175 59 19 76
Leo Birdine 9 8 4.74 26 17 0 136.2 152 72 37 35
Satchel Paige 11 4 2.39 25 15 4 132.0 113 35 25 121
Robert Poindexter 4 9 4.66 18 13 0 102.1 122 53 33 41
George Nash 5 8 3.25 18 11 0 97.0 83 35 21 55
Jim Willis 2 4 6.43 7 5 0 49.0 61 35 15 21
Jim Jeffries 0 4 5.14 9 4 0 42.0 47 24 17 8
Sam Streeter 0 1 7.30 2 1 0 12.1 18 10 4 7
Owen Smaulding 0 1 10.38 3 3 0 8.2 21 10 3 2
Hayes 0 0 6.23 2 0 1 4.1 6 3 0 4
Charles Wesley 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 1.1 5 4 1 1
Roy Parnell 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0
Perry Hall 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0
Nelson Dean 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.0 4 2 0 0

👥 Roster (33)

Chuffie Alexander Leo Birdine Anthony Cooper Nelson Dean Lou Dials Giles Red Haley Perry Hall Hayes Jim Jeffries Johnson Ruben Jones +21 more

33 players

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The 1928 Birmingham Black Barons in brief

The 1928 Birmingham Black Barons finished 45-54, a .455 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NNL. The run column shows 344 for and 430 against. Against a league average of .277, the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons batted .260. Pitchers allowed 4.18 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.31. The 1928 Birmingham Black Barons scored 6% fewer runs than the average club (344 against 365).

Rickwood Field served as the home ballpark. For power, Roy Parnell led the way with 7 homers. The hits leader was Geechie Meredith with 95. Satchel Paige led the pitchers with 11 wins. In all, the roster shows 33 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1927 season and the 1929 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1928 Birmingham Black Barons finished 45-54 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Roy Parnell led the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons with 7 home runs.
What was the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1928 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 4.18.
Did the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Birmingham Black Barons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons play?
The 1928 Birmingham Black Barons played home games at Rickwood Field.
Who led the 1928 Birmingham Black Barons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Parnell (7 HR, 46 RBI) and Satchel Paige (11-4, 2.39 ERA).
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