1937 Birmingham Black Barons Statistics
National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 16-23
Finished 5th in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: A. M. Walker (19-26)
1937 Birmingham Black Barons RosterTeam Record: 16-23
Finished 5th in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: A. M. Walker (19-26)
1937 Birmingham Black Barons Results
The Birmingham Black Barons of the National Arena League ended the 1937 season with a record of 16 wins and 23 losses, finishing fifth in the NAL.
A. M. Walker coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Howard | 3 | 2 | .600 | 7.23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 43 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 171 |
| Jack Bruton | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 | 82 | 44 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 264 |
| Willie Ferrell | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.98 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | 65 | 51 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 257 |
| Bo Mitchell | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| Ben Henderson | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8.63 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| Elbert Eatmon | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.87 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
| Julius Osley | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Floyd Holston | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 14 | 14 | .500 | 5.80 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 232.7 | 279 | 184 | 150 | 17 | 76 | 0 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1046 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Whatley | 27 | 118 | 112 | 25 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .357 | .385 | .679 | 1.063 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parnell Woods | 27 | 123 | 109 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .303 | .372 | .495 | .867 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Ray | 16 | 71 | 60 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .450 | .529 | .517 | 1.045 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Bankhead | 25 | 101 | 91 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .297 | .347 | .341 | .688 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvester Owens | 28 | 117 | 109 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .229 | .263 | .303 | .566 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Melzar Williams | 19 | 83 | 78 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .282 | .325 | .372 | .697 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Barnes | 23 | 82 | 77 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .260 | .305 | .364 | .669 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Carter | 11 | 50 | 47 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .383 | .408 | .447 | .855 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Coleman | 20 | 69 | 62 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .290 | .362 | .371 | .733 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Canada | 13 | 55 | 48 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .313 | .377 | .417 | .794 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Bruton | 14 | 50 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .283 | .327 | .435 | .761 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Ferrell | 14 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .294 | .394 | .688 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Lamar | 10 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .211 | .268 | .237 | .505 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Howard | 10 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .333 | .440 | .773 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Mitchell | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quicksey | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Henderson | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .455 | .375 | .830 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elbert Eatmon | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Osley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Holston | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. D. Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 277 | 1068 | 972 | 187 | 292 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 146 | 21 | 0 | 70 | 6 | .300 | .352 | .422 | .774 | 410 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Canada | 1B | 13 | 13 | 105.0 | 98 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .990 | 8.914 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Carter | 1B | 10 | 10 | 81.0 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.556 | 8.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Bruton | 1B | 4 | 3 | 28.0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 9.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Owens | 1B | 2 | 2 | 17.7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .944 | 8.660 | 8.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. D. Lewis | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Bankhead | 2B | 17 | 17 | 139.0 | 32 | 47 | 5 | 5 | .940 | 5.115 | 4.647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Owens | 2B | 8 | 8 | 67.0 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .947 | 4.836 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Bruton | 2B | 2 | 2 | 17.7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.585 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Lamar | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 4.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Canada | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parnell Woods | 3B | 26 | 26 | 214.7 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 2 | .894 | 2.474 | 2.269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melvin Coleman | 3B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Bankhead | 3B | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Barnes | C | 21 | 21 | 174.7 | 121 | 13 | 3 | 3 | .978 | 6.905 | 6.381 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Melvin Coleman | C | 7 | 6 | 51.0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.118 | 6.571 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Melzar Williams | C | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sylvester Owens | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Whatley | OF | 27 | 27 | 223.7 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .913 | 1.690 | 1.556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melzar Williams | OF | 18 | 18 | 150.7 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .903 | 1.673 | 1.556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Owens | OF | 18 | 18 | 147.0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 2.755 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Ray | OF | 17 | 16 | 128.7 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .949 | 2.588 | 2.176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Howard | OF | 4 | 1 | 19.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.368 | 1.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Ferrell | OF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Quicksey | OF | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Bruton | P | 8 | 7 | 60.7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.929 | 1.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Ferrell | P | 10 | 8 | 55.7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.425 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Howard | P | 5 | 5 | 37.3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.170 | 1.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bo Mitchell | P | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.667 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Henderson | P | 5 | 4 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.125 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbert Eatmon | P | 5 | 1 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .783 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julius Osley | P | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Holston | P | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sullivan | PH | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Melvin Coleman | SS | 10 | 10 | 81.0 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | .829 | 3.778 | 3.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Lamar | SS | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 4 | .955 | 5.108 | 4.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Bankhead | SS | 7 | 7 | 59.7 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .947 | 5.430 | 5.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parnell Woods | SS | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Carter | SS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 275 | 252 | 2094.0 | 695 | 248 | 48 | 37 | .952 | 4.053 | 3.429 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 |
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