1947 Birmingham Black Barons Statistics
National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 42-37
Finished 3rd in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: Tommy Sampson (58-52)
1947 Birmingham Black Barons RosterTeam Record: 42-37
Finished 3rd in the NAL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Manager: Tommy Sampson (58-52)
1947 Birmingham Black Barons Results
The Birmingham Black Barons of the National Arena League ended the 1947 season with a record of 42 wins and 37 losses, finishing third 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Powell | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| Jehosie Heard | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.89 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Jimmie Newberry | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.55 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| Orinthal Anderson | 0 | 0 | 16.62 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Curtis Hollingsworth | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Sammy Williams | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Nat Pollard | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Alonzo Perry | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| Totals | 5 | 11 | .313 | 5.24 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 137.3 | 172 | 91 | 80 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 628 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Davis | 14 | 63 | 58 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .362 | .413 | .569 | .982 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Robinson | 15 | 69 | 66 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 | .348 | .379 | .727 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Wilson | 15 | 73 | 59 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .339 | .443 | .390 | .833 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Steele | 14 | 60 | 49 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .367 | .483 | .449 | .932 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Chism | 16 | 64 | 57 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .328 | .421 | .749 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Britton | 14 | 66 | 62 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .206 | .194 | .400 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Moody | 13 | 54 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .220 | .250 | .220 | .470 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Bassett | 16 | 52 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .204 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orinthal Anderson | 8 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .304 | .522 | .826 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thomas | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Perry | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .385 | .692 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Sampson | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Ashby | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Pollard | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Williams | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bizzle | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Powell | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .125 | .417 | .125 | .542 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Bell | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Newberry | 8 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Hollingsworth | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jehosie Heard | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim West | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silas Griffin | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 176 | 637 | 577 | 82 | 157 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | .272 | .328 | .350 | .678 | 202 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Moody | 1B | 12 | 12 | 104.3 | 107 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .991 | 1.006 | 9.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 1B | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 9.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Ashby | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.600 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim West | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 2B | 11 | 11 | 95.3 | 34 | 37 | 2 | 6 | .973 | 6.703 | 6.455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Sampson | 2B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 4.846 | 4.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Robinson | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Moody | 2B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.571 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 3B | 14 | 14 | 119.0 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 3 | .927 | 2.874 | 2.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silas Griffin | 3B | 1 | 1 | 10.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.484 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Robinson | 3B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | C | 15 | 12 | 108.0 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .974 | 6.167 | 4.933 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Herman Bell | C | 5 | 4 | 25.3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.395 | 3.600 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Earl Ashby | C | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eli Chism | OF | 16 | 15 | 126.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.214 | 1.938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Steele | OF | 14 | 14 | 119.0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 1.664 | 1.571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Robinson | OF | 11 | 11 | 94.3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 2.671 | 2.545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orinthal Anderson | OF | 6 | 4 | 41.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 1.080 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Thomas | OF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Bizzle | OF | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Newberry | P | 7 | 3 | 29.7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.427 | 1.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Powell | P | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.875 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Perry | P | 5 | 3 | 24.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.875 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nat Pollard | P | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.800 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jehosie Heard | P | 4 | 3 | 18.7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 1.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Hollingsworth | P | 4 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.800 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Williams | P | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orinthal Anderson | P | 2 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Artie Wilson | SS | 15 | 15 | 128.3 | 30 | 42 | 3 | 5 | .960 | 5.049 | 4.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Robinson | SS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 166 | 144 | 1236.0 | 411 | 182 | 18 | 26 | .971 | 4.318 | 3.572 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
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