1946 Birmingham Black Barons Statistics
National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 34-31
Finished 2nd in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: Tommy Sampson (51-39)
1946 Birmingham Black Barons RosterTeam Record: 34-31
Finished 2nd in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: Tommy Sampson (51-39)
1946 Birmingham Black Barons Results
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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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehosie Heard | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Bill Powell | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.89 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| Jimmie Newberry | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| Curtis Hollingsworth | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Nat Pollard | 0 | 0 | 6.17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
| Alvin Gipson | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.34 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 94 | 46 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 366 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artie Wilson | 10 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .325 | .426 | .325 | .751 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyman Bostock | 8 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .387 | .484 | .871 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Piper Davis | 10 | 45 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .278 | .409 | .444 | .854 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Britton | 10 | 46 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .267 | .302 | .569 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Bassett | 9 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .229 | .270 | .229 | .499 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Steele | 9 | 40 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .259 | .487 | .370 | .858 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Shepard | 5 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .625 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jehosie Heard | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Moody | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thomas | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emanuel Sampson | 7 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Lockett | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Powell | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Reynolds | 5 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins Jones | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Sampson | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .500 | .200 | .700 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Gipson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Newberry | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Bell | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McNeely | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Pollard | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Hollingsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 103 | 391 | 344 | 46 | 90 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 2 | .262 | .339 | .323 | .661 | 111 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman Bostock | 1B | 8 | 8 | 65.0 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .987 | 1.246 | 9.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Reynolds | 1B | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 9.000 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Sampson | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 2B | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 3 | .923 | 5.838 | 5.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Sampson | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 3B | 10 | 10 | 83.0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.277 | 2.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | C | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 8.757 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Herman Bell | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ed Steele | OF | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.459 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emanuel Sampson | OF | 6 | 5 | 40.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Shepard | OF | 5 | 3 | 30.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Moody | OF | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Thomas | OF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.160 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lester Lockett | OF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Reynolds | OF | 3 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .818 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Collins Jones | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie McNeely | OF | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Newberry | P | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.125 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Powell | P | 3 | 3 | 18.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.945 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jehosie Heard | P | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nat Pollard | P | 3 | 0 | 11.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 3.086 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Gipson | P | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Hollingsworth | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Artie Wilson | SS | 10 | 10 | 83.0 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 4.554 | 4.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 100 | 90 | 747.0 | 249 | 99 | 11 | 11 | .969 | 4.193 | 3.480 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
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