1929 Birmingham Black Barons

32-57 • .360 Win% • 5th in NNL

📊 Season Record

32 Wins
57 Losses
.360 Win %
5th Rank
396 R 512 RA
Diff -116

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⚡ Quick Stats

396 Runs Scored
512 Runs Allowed
-116 Run Diff
38 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1929 NNL Average

Batting Avg .275 3% below the 1929 league average (.282)
OBP .320 7% below the 1929 league average (.342)
SLG .376 7% below the 1929 league average (.403)
Team ERA 5.48 21% worse than the 1929 league average (4.52)
Runs Scored 396 equal to the 1929 league average (395 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 44 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Clarence Smith 0.350 2 Ray Sheppard 0.330 3 Eppie Hampton 0.327 4 Porter Dallas 0.301 5 George McAllister 0.299

Home Runs

1 Dave Thomas 7 2 Clarence Smith 6 3 Poindexter Williams 6 4 Geechie Meredith 5 5 George McAllister 3

RBI

1 Clarence Smith 53 2 Poindexter Williams 46 3 Geechie Meredith 41 4 Dave Thomas 39 5 George McAllister 34
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Geechie Meredith 82 313 64 89 15 4 5 41 34 0 7 0.284
George McAllister 84 304 55 91 11 3 3 34 35 0 8 0.299
Dave Thomas 82 293 44 75 12 4 7 39 22 1 3 0.256
Clarence Smith 71 277 39 97 10 7 6 53 7 0 17 0.350
Poindexter Williams 67 227 31 66 10 2 6 46 21 0 2 0.291
Jimpsey Roussell 51 180 31 44 6 3 2 21 9 0 5 0.244
Leo Birdine 58 178 18 49 6 2 2 14 3 1 2 0.275
Porter Dallas 44 153 11 46 6 1 0 13 10 1 3 0.301
Anthony Cooper 37 124 15 36 3 1 1 16 5 0 5 0.290
Ray Sheppard 31 115 14 38 9 3 0 13 3 0 4 0.330
Johnnie Oden 31 110 13 29 1 0 2 13 5 1 0 0.264
Harry Salmon 49 107 14 19 1 1 0 6 3 0 1 0.178
Satchel Paige 36 104 9 18 1 1 1 7 1 0 0 0.173
Charles Wesley 28 80 4 18 0 1 0 6 3 2 1 0.225
Jute Bell 24 66 7 12 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0.182
Eppie Hampton 18 52 8 17 1 1 2 11 0 0 0 0.327
Earl Gurley 12 39 4 8 1 2 1 9 3 0 0 0.205
George Fiall 12 36 5 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.222
Diamond Pipkins 17 27 4 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.444
L. Thomas 9 24 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0.167
Johnson 6 17 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.235
Claude Johnson 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Moore 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.143
A. J. Dykes 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Harry Salmon 3.75 2 Satchel Paige 4.31 3 Jute Bell 6.42 4 Leo Birdine 6.80 5 Diamond Pipkins 8.03

Wins

1 Satchel Paige 13 2 Harry Salmon 9 3 Jute Bell 5 4 Leo Birdine 4 5 Diamond Pipkins 2

Strikeouts

1 Satchel Paige 195 2 Harry Salmon 94 3 Leo Birdine 39 4 Diamond Pipkins 28 5 Jute Bell 27
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Satchel Paige 13 9 4.31 31 20 2 202.1 213 97 45 195
Harry Salmon 9 14 3.75 30 21 2 158.1 162 66 19 94
Leo Birdine 4 13 6.80 27 19 0 145.2 209 110 43 39
Jute Bell 5 10 6.42 18 16 0 129.0 150 92 42 27
Diamond Pipkins 2 6 8.03 15 9 0 61.2 79 55 29 28
Dave Thomas 0 0 17.18 1 0 0 3.2 5 7 5 2

👥 Roster (25)

Jute Bell Leo Birdine Anthony Cooper Porter Dallas A. J. Dykes George Fiall Earl Gurley Eppie Hampton Johnson Claude Johnson Marshall George McAllister +13 more

25 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1929 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1929 Birmingham Black Barons finished 32-57 (.360 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Dave Thomas led the 1929 Birmingham Black Barons with 7 home runs.
What was the 1929 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1929 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 5.48.
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