1945 Birmingham Black Barons Statistics
National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 37-27
Finished 3rd in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: Winfield Welch (62-48)
1945 Birmingham Black Barons RosterTeam Record: 37-27
Finished 3rd in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: Winfield Welch (62-48)
1945 Birmingham Black Barons Results
The Birmingham Black Barons of the National Arena League ended the 1945 season with a record of 37 wins and 27 losses, finishing third in the NAL.
Winfield Welch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmie Newberry | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.99 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 65.3 | 63 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
| Alonzo Boone | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.00 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 |
| Johnny Markham | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.45 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34.7 | 43 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| Frank Thompson | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.91 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Alvin Gipson | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.72 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| John Huber | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.50 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| Earl Bumpus | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Willie Young | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Alfred Saylor | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Totals | 10 | 16 | .385 | 4.27 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 223.7 | 224 | 131 | 106 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 978 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Steele | 27 | 115 | 100 | 17 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .390 | .441 | .660 | 1.101 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Artie Wilson | 27 | 121 | 110 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .345 | .395 | .400 | .795 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Piper Davis | 25 | 104 | 92 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .370 | .422 | .511 | .932 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lester Lockett | 26 | 106 | 98 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .265 | .301 | .357 | .658 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Britton | 16 | 70 | 66 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .379 | .406 | .470 | .875 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Bassett | 18 | 56 | 55 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 | .232 | .273 | .505 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Bumpus | 13 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .367 | .387 | .533 | .920 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Sampson | 6 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .261 | .553 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Shepard | 6 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .500 | .778 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Smith | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .381 | .619 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Bell | 13 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .179 | .258 | .286 | .544 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Ray | 10 | 43 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .135 | .200 | .162 | .362 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Huber | 9 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Felder | 11 | 42 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .108 | .175 | .189 | .364 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leandy Young | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .375 | .875 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Starks | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Gipson | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Spencer | 11 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .120 | .185 | .240 | .425 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McLaurin | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Dailey | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Boone | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .625 | .958 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Phelps | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Perkins | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Markham | 10 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Newberry | 12 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .120 | .125 | .245 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins Jones | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Treherne | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Riley | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .300 | .482 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Saylor | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thompson | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Radcliffe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Palmer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Oliver | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Harvey | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bradford | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Young | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 300 | 996 | 914 | 120 | 249 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 101 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 15 | .272 | .314 | .381 | .695 | 348 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Davis | 1B | 21 | 18 | 155.0 | 190 | 8 | 6 | 16 | .971 | 11.497 | 9.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Saylor | 1B | 4 | 3 | 21.3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 8.016 | 4.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Starks | 1B | 2 | 2 | 15.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.217 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Treherne | 1B | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.077 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Dailey | 1B | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.455 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Bumpus | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Felder | 2B | 11 | 10 | 87.0 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 7 | .957 | 4.655 | 4.091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Spencer | 2B | 10 | 8 | 64.0 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 3 | .938 | 6.328 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 2B | 6 | 5 | 32.3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .913 | 5.845 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Sampson | 2B | 2 | 2 | 16.3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .875 | 3.857 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Riley | 2B | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 3.600 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Markham | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Collins Jones | 2B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harper | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 3B | 16 | 16 | 132.0 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 1 | .941 | 3.273 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lester Lockett | 3B | 7 | 6 | 50.7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.730 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Sampson | 3B | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 3.545 | 3.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Felder | 3B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.857 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Shepard | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | C | 17 | 15 | 121.0 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .958 | 5.132 | 4.059 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Herman Bell | C | 9 | 8 | 67.3 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .961 | 6.550 | 5.444 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bill Perkins | C | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 6.667 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| John Huber | C | 2 | 1 | 11.3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 9.529 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ed Steele | OF | 27 | 27 | 223.7 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .951 | 1.569 | 1.444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lester Lockett | OF | 21 | 20 | 164.0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .949 | 2.030 | 1.762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Ray | OF | 10 | 9 | 81.3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.102 | 1.900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Quincy Smith | OF | 5 | 5 | 41.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.960 | 1.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Bumpus | OF | 4 | 4 | 33.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.080 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Shepard | OF | 4 | 4 | 32.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.227 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Phelps | OF | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.565 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leandy Young | OF | 4 | 1 | 15.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | OF | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Riley | OF | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Henry Oliver | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack McLaurin | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Harvey | OF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Bradford | OF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curtis Palmer | OF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Collins Jones | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmie Newberry | P | 11 | 7 | 65.3 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 3.168 | 2.091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Markham | P | 7 | 4 | 34.7 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.337 | 1.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Gipson | P | 5 | 4 | 29.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.483 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Huber | P | 6 | 3 | 24.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Boone | P | 5 | 2 | 21.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.714 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Thompson | P | 3 | 3 | 18.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.455 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Saylor | P | 4 | 2 | 17.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Bumpus | P | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2.700 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Young | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Radcliffe | PH | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Artie Wilson | SS | 27 | 27 | 223.7 | 58 | 85 | 8 | 14 | .947 | 5.754 | 5.296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 287 | 243 | 2013.0 | 671 | 307 | 51 | 58 | .950 | 4.373 | 3.408 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 |
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