1946 Birmingham Black Barons Roster

National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 34-31
Finished 2nd in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: Tommy Sampson (51-39)

The Birmingham Black Barons of the National Arena League ended the 1946 season with a record of 34 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the NAL.

Tommy Sampson coached the team.

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Player	Pos.	Bats	Throws	Birth Date	Height	Weight	Hometown
Pepper Bassett	P	B	R	August 5, 1910	6'3"	225	Baton Rouge, LA USA
Herman Bell	P	R	R	April 18, 1915	5'11"	177	Birmingham, AL USA
Lyman Bostock	P	L	R	March 11, 1918	6'0"	187	Birmingham, AL USA
John Britton	P	L	R	April 21, 1919	5'8"	160	Mount Vernon, GA USA
Piper Davis	P	R	R	July 3, 1917	6'3"	188	Piper, AL USA
Alvin Gipson	P	R	R	May 7, 1914	5'10"	168	Shreveport, LA USA
Jehosie Heard	P	L	L	January 17, 1920	5'7"	155	Athens, GA USA
Curtis Hollingsworth	P		L	December 18, 1916	5'9"	165	Jackson, MS USA
Collins Jones	P	B	R	October 15, 1922	5'11"	175	Macon, GA USA
Lester Lockett	P	R	R	March 25, 1912	5'10"	185	Princeton, IN USA
Willie McNeely	P		L		0'0"	0
Lee Moody	P	R	R	May 14, 1917	5'10"	180	East Saint Louis, IL USA
Jimmie Newberry	P	R	R	June 9, 1919	5'10"	170	Bonham, AL USA
Nat Pollard	P	R	R	January 24, 1915	5'10"	175	Alabama City, AL USA
Bill Powell	P	L	R	May 8, 1919	6'2"	195	Comer, GA USA
Jimmy Reynolds	P	B	R	December 3, 1920	5'8"	190	Little Rock, AR USA
Emanuel Sampson	P			September 17, 1910	5'11"	168	Ocala, FL USA
Tommy Sampson	P	R	R	August 31, 1912	6'1"	180	Calhoun, AL USA
Freddie Shepard	P	L	R	June 12, 1916	5'10"	158	Wetumpka, AL USA
Ed Steele	P	L	R	August 8, 1915	5'10"	185	Dallas County, AL USA
John Thomas	P				0'0"	0
Artie Wilson	P	L	R	October 28, 1920	5'10"	162	Jefferson County, AL USA

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