1940 Birmingham Black Barons

16-29 • .356 Win% • 6th in NAL

The 1940 Birmingham Black Barons went 16-29 (.356) finishing 6th in the NAL. The club scored 133 runs, allowed 152, and played home games at Rickwood Field. Team leaders included Jabbo Andrews (3 HR, 18 RBI) and Dan Bankhead (4-1, 3.57 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

16 Wins
29 Losses
.356 Win %
6th Rank
133 R 152 RA
Diff -19

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⚡ Quick Stats

133 Runs Scored
152 Runs Allowed
-19 Run Diff
8 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1940 NAL Average

Batting Avg .254 2% above the 1940 league average (.248)
OBP .309 4% below the 1940 league average (.322)
SLG .334 3% above the 1940 league average (.324)
Team ERA 4.65 12% worse than the 1940 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 133 6% below the 1940 league average (141 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 22 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Tommy Sampson 0.337 2 Willie Nixon 0.281 3 Lyman Bostock 0.250 4 Sammy Burton 0.250 5 Jabbo Andrews 0.232

Home Runs

1 Jabbo Andrews 3 2 Willie Nixon 2 3 Sammy Burton 1 4 Fred McBride 1 5 Eddie Snead 1

RBI

1 Jabbo Andrews 18 2 Willie Nixon 16 3 Tommy Sampson 13 4 Lyman Bostock 10 5 Sammy Burton 9
1940 Birmingham Black Barons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Sampson 27 104 20 35 4 3 0 13 5 0 3 0.337
Lyman Bostock 27 100 14 25 4 0 0 10 6 0 1 0.250
Jabbo Andrews 29 99 12 23 3 1 3 18 12 0 2 0.232
Sammy Burton 29 92 13 23 1 2 1 9 10 0 1 0.250
Willie Nixon 28 89 18 25 6 2 2 16 12 0 0 0.281
Ulysses Redd 27 86 8 19 1 2 0 5 2 0 1 0.221
Dan Thomas 26 83 11 18 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 0.217
Paul Hardy 25 75 7 16 3 1 0 8 9 0 1 0.213
Fred McBride 16 44 7 11 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0.250
Buddy Allen 10 36 7 12 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.333
Red Howard 16 22 2 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.227
Dan Bankhead 11 21 2 9 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.429
Blanch Moody 12 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.158
Eddie Snead 12 19 3 6 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0.316
James Mickey 5 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.067
Emmett Wilson 4 14 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.286
Parnell Woods 3 14 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0.357
Gentry Jessup 8 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cap Tyson 4 12 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.417
Johnnie Cowan 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.091
Buster Haywood 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200
Jake Tolbert 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Vines 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Sam Barber 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Leroy Bass 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Samuel Burris 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Leo Sanders 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Candy Jim Taylor 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Gregory 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Dan Bankhead 3.57 2 Red Howard 3.93 3 Eddie Snead 4.63 4 Blanch Moody 4.73 5 Gentry Jessup 5.45

Wins

1 Dan Bankhead 4 2 Blanch Moody 4 3 Red Howard 3 4 Eddie Snead 2 5 Gentry Jessup 1

Strikeouts

1 Red Howard 27 2 Dan Bankhead 23 3 Blanch Moody 20 4 Gentry Jessup 18 5 Eddie Snead 16
1940 Birmingham Black Barons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Howard 3 6 3.93 16 5 4 55.0 50 24 20 27
Blanch Moody 4 3 4.73 12 8 0 51.1 67 27 11 20
Dan Bankhead 4 1 3.57 8 6 0 45.1 37 18 12 23
Eddie Snead 2 1 4.63 10 5 1 44.2 61 23 15 16
Gentry Jessup 1 4 5.45 8 6 0 34.2 43 21 17 18
Samuel Burris 0 2 12.38 5 0 0 8.0 11 11 6 3
Sam Barber 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 5 2 1 1
Pete Gregory 0 0 2.70 1 0 0 3.1 2 1 0 1
Fred McBride 0 0 7.71 1 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 1

👥 Roster (30)

Buddy Allen Jabbo Andrews Dan Bankhead Sam Barber Leroy Bass Lyman Bostock Samuel Burris Sammy Burton Johnnie Cowan Pete Gregory Paul Hardy Buster Haywood +18 more

30 players

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The 1940 Birmingham Black Barons in brief

The 1940 Birmingham Black Barons finished 16-29, a .356 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NAL. The Birmingham Black Barons scored 133 runs and allowed 152, a run differential of -19. The team batting average of .254 was 2% above the 1940 league mark of .248. The staff ERA of 4.65 was 12% worse than the league average of 4.15. Measured against the 141-run league average, the offense was 6% behind.

Home games were played at Rickwood Field. Jabbo Andrews topped the Birmingham Black Barons with 3 home runs. Tommy Sampson collected the most hits, 35. Dan Bankhead was the top winner, with 4 victories. Red Howard struck out 27, the most on the club. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1940 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1940 Birmingham Black Barons finished 16-29 (.356 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Jabbo Andrews led the 1940 Birmingham Black Barons with 3 home runs.
What was the 1940 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1940 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 4.65.
Did the 1940 Birmingham Black Barons win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Birmingham Black Barons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Birmingham Black Barons play?
The 1940 Birmingham Black Barons played home games at Rickwood Field.
Who led the 1940 Birmingham Black Barons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jabbo Andrews (3 HR, 18 RBI) and Dan Bankhead (4-1, 3.57 ERA).
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