1946 Birmingham Black Barons

34-31 • .523 Win% • 2nd in NAL

📊 Season Record

34 Wins
31 Losses
.523 Win %
2nd Rank
46 R 46 RA
Diff 0

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⚡ Quick Stats

46 Runs Scored
46 Runs Allowed
0 Run Diff
1 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1946 NAL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1946 league average (.259)
OBP .338 4% above the 1946 league average (.324)
SLG .322 3% below the 1946 league average (.333)
Team ERA 4.34 1% better than the 1946 league average (4.37)
Runs Scored 46 54% below the 1946 league average (100 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 33 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Home Runs

1 Freddie Shepard 1

RBI

1 John Britton 5 2 Lyman Bostock 4 3 Lee Moody 4 4 Ed Steele 4 5 Freddie Shepard 3
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Britton 10 43 6 10 1 1 0 5 1 0 2 0.233
Artie Wilson 10 40 7 13 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0.325
Piper Davis 10 36 7 10 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 0.278
Pepper Bassett 9 35 2 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0.229
Lyman Bostock 8 31 4 12 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0.387
Ed Steele 9 27 8 7 1 1 0 4 7 0 3 0.259
Emanuel Sampson 7 18 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0.167
Freddie Shepard 5 16 3 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.375
Lee Moody 4 15 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0.267
Jimmy Reynolds 5 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.154
John Thomas 3 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.231
Jimmie Newberry 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Bill Powell 3 9 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.222
Jehosie Heard 2 8 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Lester Lockett 2 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.286
Alvin Gipson 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Tommy Sampson 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.200
Herman Bell 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Collins Jones 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Nat Pollard 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie McNeely 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curtis Hollingsworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

Wins

1 Jehosie Heard 2 2 Bill Powell 2 3 Jimmie Newberry 1

Strikeouts

1 Jehosie Heard 17 2 Jimmie Newberry 17 3 Bill Powell 9 4 Alvin Gipson 8 5 Nat Pollard 5
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmie Newberry 1 2 2.25 3 3 0 24.0 20 6 4 17
Bill Powell 2 1 5.89 3 3 0 18.1 23 12 9 9
Jehosie Heard 2 0 2.00 2 2 0 18.0 18 4 4 17
Nat Pollard 0 0 6.17 3 0 0 11.2 17 8 2 5
Alvin Gipson 0 2 10.00 2 2 0 9.0 13 10 3 8
Curtis Hollingsworth 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 2

👥 Roster (22)

Pepper Bassett Herman Bell Lyman Bostock John Britton Piper Davis Alvin Gipson Jehosie Heard Curtis Hollingsworth Collins Jones Lester Lockett Willie McNeely Lee Moody +10 more

22 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1946 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1946 Birmingham Black Barons finished 34-31 (.523 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Freddie Shepard led the 1946 Birmingham Black Barons with 1 home runs.
What was the 1946 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1946 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 4.34.
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