1930 Birmingham Black Barons

42-47 • .472 Win% • 5th in NNL

The 1930 Birmingham Black Barons went 42-47 (.472) finishing 5th in the NNL. The club scored 355 runs, allowed 385, and played home games at Rickwood Field. Team leaders included Bill Perkins (5 HR, 33 RBI) and Sam Streeter (10-8, 3.70 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

42 Wins
47 Losses
.472 Win %
5th Rank
355 R 385 RA
Diff -30

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⚡ Quick Stats

355 Runs Scored
385 Runs Allowed
-30 Run Diff
29 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1930 NNL Average

Batting Avg .283 2% above the 1930 league average (.278)
OBP .330 3% below the 1930 league average (.339)
SLG .400 1% above the 1930 league average (.395)
Team ERA 4.42 4% better than the 1930 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 355 3% below the 1930 league average (366 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 45 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Jabbo Andrews 0.380 2 Clarence Smith 0.345 3 Nat Rogers 0.333 4 Dave Thomas 0.322 5 Sam Streeter 0.319

Home Runs

1 Bill Perkins 5 2 Jabbo Andrews 3 3 Anthony Cooper 3 4 Terris McDuffie 3 5 Nat Rogers 3

RBI

1 Terris McDuffie 38 2 Bill Perkins 33 3 Anthony Cooper 26 4 Dave Thomas 24 5 Jimmie Crutchfield 23
1930 Birmingham Black Barons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmie Crutchfield 67 251 41 70 5 9 2 23 15 2 6 0.279
Anthony Cooper 68 233 28 51 3 7 3 26 8 2 3 0.219
Bill Perkins 63 211 32 67 8 3 5 33 15 0 7 0.318
Terris McDuffie 65 198 37 56 11 2 3 38 18 2 19 0.283
John Shackelford 48 160 17 45 2 1 1 14 4 0 4 0.281
Dave Thomas 43 152 26 49 6 3 3 24 14 1 4 0.322
Nat Rogers 35 123 19 41 7 3 3 15 8 0 1 0.333
Cool Turner 37 118 10 29 6 1 0 8 7 0 0 0.246
Clarence Smith 37 116 20 40 3 7 0 15 8 1 12 0.345
Jabbo Andrews 29 108 18 41 6 1 3 19 9 1 3 0.380
Dewitt Owens 32 100 13 26 3 2 0 8 5 1 4 0.260
Claude Johnson 21 82 13 21 6 0 2 16 2 3 3 0.256
Nat Trammell 22 74 9 22 2 3 0 12 5 0 0 0.297
Otto Mitchell 17 69 10 21 2 2 1 8 3 0 1 0.304
Sam Streeter 29 69 8 22 2 1 0 12 3 0 0 0.319
Bob Smith 29 67 11 16 2 0 0 14 5 0 4 0.239
Cowan Hyde 10 38 7 9 0 3 0 7 3 2 1 0.237
Columbus Vance 17 37 8 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0.189
Jim West 12 37 10 9 2 1 1 3 3 0 1 0.243
Harry Salmon 15 34 4 7 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0.206
Jute Bell 13 30 3 6 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.200
Satchel Paige 14 29 4 10 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0.345
Bill Carter 7 27 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.222
Willie Cornelius 12 21 2 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0.143
Raymond Austin 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.400
Tom Garrett 1 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.400
Leo Birdine 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Herbert Gay 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.250
Don Bennett 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Murphy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Satchel Paige 2.57 2 Harry Salmon 3.42 3 Sam Streeter 3.70 4 Willie Cornelius 4.11 5 Jute Bell 5.09

Wins

1 Sam Streeter 10 2 Satchel Paige 7 3 Harry Salmon 7 4 Columbus Vance 5 5 Jute Bell 4

Strikeouts

1 Satchel Paige 69 2 Columbus Vance 66 3 Sam Streeter 65 4 Harry Salmon 55 5 Willie Cornelius 33
1930 Birmingham Black Barons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Streeter 10 8 3.70 24 19 0 160.2 172 66 36 65
Columbus Vance 5 9 6.24 17 16 0 102.1 109 71 35 66
Harry Salmon 7 3 3.42 14 7 0 84.1 88 32 15 55
Jute Bell 4 7 5.09 13 10 0 81.1 104 46 29 28
Satchel Paige 7 2 2.57 12 8 1 73.2 52 21 9 69
Willie Cornelius 3 4 4.11 11 7 0 65.2 63 30 29 33
Herbert Gay 1 0 5.27 3 3 0 13.2 18 8 4 1
Raymond Austin 1 0 2.77 2 1 0 13.0 12 4 5 0
Leo Birdine 0 0 12.00 3 1 0 12.0 27 16 4 3
Jabbo Andrews 0 2 9.95 2 2 0 6.1 3 7 10 2

👥 Roster (30)

Jabbo Andrews Raymond Austin Jute Bell Don Bennett Leo Birdine Bill Carter Anthony Cooper Willie Cornelius Jimmie Crutchfield Tom Garrett Herbert Gay Cowan Hyde +18 more

30 players

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The 1930 Birmingham Black Barons in brief

The 1930 Birmingham Black Barons finished 42-47, a .472 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NNL. Runs came in at 355 scored against 385 allowed (-30). The team batting average of .283 was 2% above the 1930 league mark of .278. The staff ERA of 4.42 was 4% better than the league average of 4.62. The 1930 Birmingham Black Barons scored 3% fewer runs than the average club (355 against 366). Rickwood Field served as the home ballpark.

The home run leader was Bill Perkins, who hit 5. The RBI leader was Terris McDuffie, with 38. Jimmie Crutchfield collected the most hits, 70. The pitching staff's wins leader was Sam Streeter (10). The strikeout leader was Satchel Paige with 69. The 1930 roster runs to 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1930 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1930 Birmingham Black Barons finished 42-47 (.472 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Bill Perkins led the 1930 Birmingham Black Barons with 5 home runs.
What was the 1930 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1930 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 4.42.
Did the 1930 Birmingham Black Barons win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Birmingham Black Barons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Birmingham Black Barons play?
The 1930 Birmingham Black Barons played home games at Rickwood Field.
Who led the 1930 Birmingham Black Barons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Perkins (5 HR, 33 RBI) and Sam Streeter (10-8, 3.70 ERA).
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