1937 Birmingham Black Barons

16-23 • .410 Win% • 5th in NAL

📊 Season Record

16 Wins
23 Losses
.410 Win %
5th Rank
187 R 184 RA
Diff +3

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⚡ Quick Stats

187 Runs Scored
184 Runs Allowed
+3 Run Diff
10 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1937 NAL Average

Batting Avg .300 12% above the 1937 league average (.267)
OBP .351 7% above the 1937 league average (.328)
SLG .421 12% above the 1937 league average (.375)
Team ERA 5.80 24% worse than the 1937 league average (4.68)
Runs Scored 187 6% above the 1937 league average (177 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 19 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Ray 0.450 2 David Whatley 0.357 3 Parnell Woods 0.303 4 Fred Bankhead 0.297 5 Melvin Coleman 0.290

Home Runs

1 David Whatley 5 2 Parnell Woods 3 3 Red Howard 1 4 Melzar Williams 1

RBI

1 David Whatley 31 2 Parnell Woods 21 3 Melzar Williams 16 4 Sylvester Owens 14 5 Johnny Ray 10
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
David Whatley 27 112 25 40 7 7 5 31 3 2 3 0.357
Sylvester Owens 28 109 12 25 2 3 0 14 4 0 2 0.229
Parnell Woods 27 109 27 33 4 4 3 21 11 0 2 0.303
Fred Bankhead 25 91 8 27 2 1 0 8 7 0 1 0.297
Melzar Williams 19 78 16 22 2 1 1 16 5 0 5 0.282
Harry Barnes 23 77 17 20 6 1 0 9 5 1 1 0.260
Melvin Coleman 20 62 15 18 1 2 0 5 6 1 0 0.290
Johnny Ray 16 60 14 27 0 2 0 10 8 0 2 0.450
Jim Canada 13 48 12 15 5 0 0 9 5 1 2 0.312
Bill Carter 11 47 10 18 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.383
Jack Bruton 14 46 11 13 5 1 0 4 3 0 0 0.283
Clarence Lamar 10 38 7 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 0.211
Willie Ferrell 14 33 4 9 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0.273
Red Howard 10 25 4 7 1 0 1 7 2 0 2 0.280
Bo Mitchell 3 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Elbert Eatmon 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Ben Henderson 5 8 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.250
Quicksey 3 7 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.429
Floyd Holston 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Julius Osley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sullivan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
A. D. Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Jack Bruton 5.49 2 Willie Ferrell 5.98 3 Red Howard 7.23

Wins

1 Jack Bruton 3 2 Willie Ferrell 3 3 Red Howard 3 4 Ben Henderson 2 5 Bo Mitchell 2

Strikeouts

1 Jack Bruton 34 2 Red Howard 25 3 Willie Ferrell 24 4 Ben Henderson 20 5 Bo Mitchell 15
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Bruton 3 4 5.49 8 7 0 60.2 82 37 15 34
Willie Ferrell 3 4 5.98 10 8 0 55.2 65 37 22 24
Red Howard 3 2 7.23 5 5 0 37.1 43 30 14 25
Bo Mitchell 2 1 1.33 3 3 0 27.0 21 4 2 15
Ben Henderson 2 2 8.63 5 4 0 24.0 36 23 10 20
Elbert Eatmon 1 1 5.87 5 1 0 23.0 27 15 8 12
Julius Osley 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 2.2 3 2 4 0
Floyd Holston 0 0 7.71 1 0 0 2.1 2 2 1 2

👥 Roster (22)

Fred Bankhead Harry Barnes Jack Bruton Jim Canada Bill Carter Melvin Coleman Elbert Eatmon Willie Ferrell Ben Henderson Floyd Holston Red Howard Clarence Lamar +10 more

22 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1937 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1937 Birmingham Black Barons finished 16-23 (.410 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
David Whatley led the 1937 Birmingham Black Barons with 5 home runs.
What was the 1937 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1937 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 5.80.
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