1945 Birmingham Black Barons

37-27 • .578 Win% • 3rd in NAL

📊 Season Record

37 Wins
27 Losses
.578 Win %
3rd Rank
120 R 131 RA
Diff -11

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⚡ Quick Stats

120 Runs Scored
131 Runs Allowed
-11 Run Diff
6 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1945 NAL Average

Batting Avg .272 4% above the 1945 league average (.262)
OBP .313 1% below the 1945 league average (.315)
SLG .380 10% above the 1945 league average (.347)
Team ERA 4.27 1% better than the 1945 league average (4.33)
Runs Scored 120 19% below the 1945 league average (148 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 33 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Ed Steele 0.390 2 John Britton 0.379 3 Piper Davis 0.370 4 Artie Wilson 0.345 5 Lester Lockett 0.265

Home Runs

1 Piper Davis 2 2 Ed Steele 2 3 Pepper Bassett 1 4 Buck Felder 1

RBI

1 Ed Steele 18 2 Piper Davis 15 3 Artie Wilson 12 4 Lester Lockett 11 5 John Britton 9
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Artie Wilson 27 110 17 38 6 0 0 12 8 2 2 0.345
Ed Steele 27 100 17 39 5 8 2 18 8 2 2 0.390
Lester Lockett 26 98 13 26 5 2 0 11 4 2 0 0.265
Piper Davis 25 92 14 34 3 2 2 15 9 0 2 0.370
John Britton 16 66 13 25 4 1 0 9 3 1 2 0.379
Pepper Bassett 18 55 3 12 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0.218
Buck Felder 11 37 6 4 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0.108
Johnny Ray 10 37 3 5 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.135
Earl Bumpus 13 30 2 11 1 2 0 7 1 1 1 0.367
Herman Bell 13 28 4 5 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0.179
Joe Spencer 11 25 2 3 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0.120
Jimmie Newberry 12 24 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.083
Tommy Sampson 6 23 4 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.261
Quincy Smith 5 21 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.238
Freddie Shepard 6 18 4 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.278
Johnny Markham 10 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.118
John Huber 9 15 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.267
Alfred Saylor 8 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.071
Alvin Gipson 5 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.273
Bill Perkins 3 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.182
Roy Phelps 3 10 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0.200
Jack Riley 5 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.100
Alonzo Boone 5 8 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0.250
Jim Starks 3 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.375
Leandy Young 5 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.375
Frank Thompson 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
James Dailey 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.400
Walter Treherne 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Jack McLaurin 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
John Henry Oliver 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Bradford 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Harvey 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Collins Jones 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Harper 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curtis Palmer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Radcliffe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Young 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Jimmie Newberry 3.99 2 Johnny Markham 5.45

Wins

1 Jimmie Newberry 3 2 Alonzo Boone 2 3 Johnny Markham 2 4 Alvin Gipson 1 5 John Huber 1

Strikeouts

1 Jimmie Newberry 33 2 Alonzo Boone 15 3 Johnny Markham 14 4 Alvin Gipson 12 5 Frank Thompson 12
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmie Newberry 3 4 3.99 11 7 0 65.1 63 29 19 33
Johnny Markham 2 2 5.45 7 4 1 34.2 43 21 12 14
Alvin Gipson 1 2 3.72 5 4 0 29.0 25 12 9 12
John Huber 1 3 4.50 6 3 0 24.0 26 12 4 8
Alonzo Boone 2 1 3.00 5 2 0 21.0 17 7 7 15
Frank Thompson 1 1 4.91 3 3 0 18.1 18 10 4 12
Alfred Saylor 0 2 5.19 4 2 0 17.1 18 10 5 6
Earl Bumpus 0 0 2.70 2 1 0 10.0 12 3 4 4
Willie Young 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 4.0 2 2 4 2

👥 Roster (37)

Pepper Bassett Herman Bell Alonzo Boone Bill Bradford John Britton Earl Bumpus James Dailey Piper Davis Buck Felder Alvin Gipson Harper Bob Harvey +25 more

37 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1945 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1945 Birmingham Black Barons finished 37-27 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Piper Davis led the 1945 Birmingham Black Barons with 2 home runs.
What was the 1945 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1945 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 4.27.
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