1943 Birmingham Black Barons

37-24 • .607 Win% • 3rd in NAL

📊 Season Record

37 Wins
24 Losses
.607 Win %
3rd Rank
199 R 173 RA
Diff +26

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⚡ Quick Stats

199 Runs Scored
173 Runs Allowed
+26 Run Diff
7 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1943 NAL Average

Batting Avg .247 2% below the 1943 league average (.253)
OBP .314 2% above the 1943 league average (.309)
SLG .311 5% below the 1943 league average (.326)
Team ERA 3.49 10% better than the 1943 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 199 18% above the 1943 league average (169 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 32 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Felix McLaurin 0.308 2 Piper Davis 0.302 3 Clyde Spearman 0.300 4 Tommy Sampson 0.292 5 Alfred Saylor 0.275

Home Runs

1 Piper Davis 2 2 Lester Lockett 2 3 Alphonse Dunn 1 4 Felix McLaurin 1 5 Ed Steele 1

RBI

1 Lester Lockett 29 2 Piper Davis 26 3 Clyde Spearman 18 4 Tommy Sampson 16 5 Alphonse Dunn 12
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Sampson 42 168 25 49 2 3 0 16 11 0 7 0.292
Clyde Spearman 43 160 27 48 1 4 0 18 21 0 7 0.300
Lester Lockett 40 158 17 41 4 2 2 29 10 0 2 0.259
Piper Davis 41 149 32 45 14 2 2 26 19 1 3 0.302
Hoss Walker 38 132 14 23 2 1 0 9 7 0 2 0.174
Felix McLaurin 34 130 28 40 4 1 1 12 20 0 6 0.308
Paul Hardy 33 103 9 22 1 0 0 2 8 0 2 0.214
Alphonse Dunn 28 89 12 20 3 2 1 12 12 0 3 0.225
Leroy Morney 19 65 8 11 3 0 0 6 7 0 0 0.169
Alfred Saylor 18 51 7 14 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0.275
Leonard Lindsay 14 50 2 12 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0.240
John Huber 19 40 3 9 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.225
Alvin Gipson 14 34 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.206
Gready McKinnis 14 32 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.156
Herman Bell 11 30 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.133
Johnny Markham 8 21 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.238
Ed Steele 3 12 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.167
Babe Charter 4 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.091
Jimmie Newberry 5 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.200
Jim Daniels 3 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.111
Ted Radcliffe 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.286
Gentry Jessup 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Dan Bankhead 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leamon Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Johnny Williams 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Johnny Markham 2.20 2 Alfred Saylor 2.66 3 Gready McKinnis 3.40 4 John Huber 3.58 5 Alvin Gipson 3.67

Wins

1 Johnny Markham 5 2 John Huber 4 3 Gready McKinnis 4 4 Alfred Saylor 3 5 Alvin Gipson 2

Strikeouts

1 Alvin Gipson 62 2 Gready McKinnis 43 3 John Huber 33 4 Alfred Saylor 31 5 Johnny Markham 16
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gready McKinnis 4 6 3.40 14 9 0 82.0 72 31 25 43
Alvin Gipson 2 7 3.67 12 10 0 73.2 70 30 18 62
Alfred Saylor 3 2 2.66 10 5 0 61.0 63 18 15 31
John Huber 4 3 3.58 9 5 0 50.1 47 20 16 33
Johnny Markham 5 1 2.20 8 7 0 49.0 42 12 11 16
Jimmie Newberry 0 3 6.18 5 4 0 27.2 30 19 12 7
Jim Daniels 1 1 4.76 3 3 0 17.0 10 9 15 12
Gentry Jessup 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 2 4 3
Dan Bankhead 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 2
Johnny Williams 0 1 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 4 2 3 1

🏆 Postseason Results

ALC
BBB def. CAG 3-2
NWS
Lost to HG 4-3

👥 Roster (25)

Dan Bankhead Herman Bell Babe Charter Jim Daniels Piper Davis Alphonse Dunn Alvin Gipson Paul Hardy John Huber Gentry Jessup Leamon Johnson Leonard Lindsay +13 more

25 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1943 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1943 Birmingham Black Barons finished 37-24 (.607 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Piper Davis led the 1943 Birmingham Black Barons with 2 home runs.
What was the 1943 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1943 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 3.49.
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