1947 Birmingham Black Barons

42-37 • .532 Win% • 3rd in NAL

📊 Season Record

42 Wins
37 Losses
.532 Win %
3rd Rank
82 R 91 RA
Diff -9

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⚡ Quick Stats

82 Runs Scored
91 Runs Allowed
-9 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1947 NAL Average

Batting Avg .272 equal to the 1947 league average (.273)
OBP .328 6% below the 1947 league average (.347)
SLG .350 6% below the 1947 league average (.372)
Team ERA 5.24 3% worse than the 1947 league average (5.07)
Runs Scored 82 53% below the 1947 league average (173 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRickwood Field
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Home Games (est.) 39 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Piper Davis 0.362 2 Artie Wilson 0.339 3 Norman Robinson 0.318 4 Eli Chism 0.281 5 Lee Moody 0.220

Home Runs

1 Orinthal Anderson 1 2 Pepper Bassett 1 3 Piper Davis 1

RBI

1 Piper Davis 13 2 Ed Steele 12 3 Pepper Bassett 6 4 Lee Moody 6 5 John Britton 4
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Norman Robinson 15 66 12 21 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 0.318
John Britton 14 62 6 12 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.194
Artie Wilson 15 59 11 20 1 1 0 4 11 0 2 0.339
Piper Davis 14 58 15 21 3 3 1 13 5 0 1 0.362
Eli Chism 16 57 11 16 2 3 0 4 1 0 1 0.281
Lee Moody 13 50 2 11 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 0.220
Pepper Bassett 16 49 4 10 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 0.204
Ed Steele 14 49 12 18 4 0 0 12 10 0 0 0.367
Orinthal Anderson 8 23 3 7 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.304
Tommy Sampson 6 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Jimmie Newberry 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.077
Alonzo Perry 8 13 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.308
John Thomas 3 13 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.308
Herman Bell 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.100
Jehosie Heard 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Powell 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.125
Nat Pollard 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Silas Griffin 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Earl Ashby 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0.500
James Bizzle 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Curtis Hollingsworth 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim West 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Williams 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

Wins

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

Strikeouts

1 Bill Powell 22 2 Jimmie Newberry 16 3 Alonzo Perry 9 4 Jehosie Heard 8 5 Nat Pollard 5
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmie Newberry 1 2 4.55 7 3 0 29.2 34 15 7 16
Alonzo Perry 0 3 6.38 5 3 0 24.0 26 17 15 9
Bill Powell 3 0 2.63 3 3 0 24.0 26 7 8 22
Nat Pollard 0 2 6.30 3 2 0 20.0 30 14 6 5
Jehosie Heard 1 2 2.89 4 3 0 18.2 19 6 8 8
Curtis Hollingsworth 0 1 5.40 4 0 1 10.0 13 6 1 3
Sammy Williams 0 1 9.45 1 1 0 6.2 13 7 1 5
Orinthal Anderson 0 0 16.62 2 1 0 4.1 11 8 2 3

👥 Roster (23)

Orinthal Anderson Earl Ashby Pepper Bassett Herman Bell James Bizzle John Britton Eli Chism Piper Davis Silas Griffin Jehosie Heard Curtis Hollingsworth Lee Moody +11 more

23 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Birmingham Black Barons

What was the 1947 Birmingham Black Barons record?
The 1947 Birmingham Black Barons finished 42-37 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Birmingham Black Barons in home runs?
Orinthal Anderson led the 1947 Birmingham Black Barons with 1 home runs.
What was the 1947 Birmingham Black Barons team ERA?
The 1947 Birmingham Black Barons posted a team ERA of 5.24.
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