All-Time Top 12 Players
- Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images.
Franchise History
| Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Ties | pythW-L% | Finish | GB | Playoffs | R | RA | Attendance | BatAge | PAge | #Bat | #P | Top Player | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | 56 | 22 | 0 | .718 | .645 | 2nd of 6 | -- | Lost WS (4-1) | 190 | 137 | 29.4 | 27.0 | 18 | 7 | J.Newberry (2.1) | P.Davis (67-40) | |
| 1947 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 79 | 42 | 37 | 0 | .532 | .452 | 3rd of 6 | 13.0 | 82 | 91 | 30.0 | 27.6 | 23 | 8 | B.Powell (1.2) | T.Sampson (58-52) | ||
| 1946 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 34 | 31 | 1 | .523 | .500 | 2nd of 6 | 14.0 | 46 | 46 | 29.1 | 28.0 | 22 | 6 | J.Heard (1.0) | T.Sampson (51-39) | ||
| 1945 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 37 | 27 | 2 | .578 | .454 | 3rd of 6 | 13.5 | 123 | 136 | 29.6 | 31.5 | 37 | 9 | E.Steele (1.5) | W.Welch (62-48) | ||
| 1944 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 74 | 50 | 24 | 0 | .676 | .530 | 1st of 6 | -- | Lost WS (4-1) | 155 | 145 | 29.0 | 31.1 | 29 | 15 | A.Wilson (2.1) | W.Welch (71-42) | |
| 1943 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 64 | 37 | 24 | 3 | .607 | .564 | 3rd of 6 | -- | Lost WS (4-3-1) | 199 | 173 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 25 | 11 | P.Davis (1.9) | W.Welch (62-48) and L.Brown (0-1) | |
| 1942 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 25 | 23 | 0 | .521 | .587 | 3rd of 6 | 10.0 | 166 | 137 | 29.4 | 30.1 | 39 | 11 | T.Sampson (1.6) | W.Welch (48-45) | ||
| 1941 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 51 | 30 | 20 | 1 | .600 | .470 | 2nd of 6 | 7.0 | 104 | 111 | 27.2 | 26.2 | 27 | 9 | D.Bankhead (2.7) | W.Welch (36-26) | ||
| 1940 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 45 | 16 | 29 | 0 | .356 | .439 | 6th of 7 | 19.0 | 133 | 152 | 27.5 | 26.4 | 30 | 9 | D.Bankhead (1.3) | C.Taylor (20-39) | ||
| 1938 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 47 | 11 | 36 | 0 | .234 | .287 | 7th of 7 | 20.5 | 104 | 171 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 34 | 11 | D.Whatley (1.3) | D.Dismukes (12-46) | ||
| 1937 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 39 | 16 | 23 | 0 | .410 | .512 | 5th of 8 | 20.5 | 190 | 185 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 22 | 9 | B.Mitchell (2.2) | A.Walker (19-26) | ||
| 1932 | Birmingham Black Barons | NSL | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .526 | .362 | 3rd of 11 | 11.0 | 69 | 94 | 26.6 | 25.7 | 21 | 11 | L.Henderson (1.0) | P.Williams (12-15) | ||
| 1930 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 91 | 42 | 47 | 2 | .472 | .463 | 5th of 8 | 24.0 | 355 | 385 | 25.9 | 27.3 | 29 | 10 | S.Streeter (3.8) | C.Smith (34-31) and B.Gatewood (12-19) | ||
| 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 89 | 32 | 57 | 0 | .360 | .385 | 6th of 7 | 35.0 | 396 | 512 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 25 | 6 | S.Paige (3.6) | C.Wesley (27-41) and C.Smith (8-18) | ||
| 1928 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 99 | 45 | 54 | 0 | .455 | .399 | 5th of 8 | 22.5 | 344 | 430 | 26.9 | 28.1 | 32 | 14 | S.Paige (5.0) | P.Williams (3-11) and C.Wesley (44-44) | ||
| 1927 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 101 | 53 | 45 | 3 | .541 | .533 | 4th of 8 | 10.5 | Lost NNC (4-1) | 476 | 443 | 27.4 | 29.1 | 28 | 11 | R.Parnell (5.1) | R.Jones (53-44) | |
| 1925 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 88 | 26 | 61 | 1 | .299 | .349 | 7th of 8 | 36.5 | 382 | 537 | 27.6 | 28.7 | 31 | 15 | C.Blackwell (2.7) | W.Patterson (3-13) and S.Crawford (23-50) | ||
| 1924 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 74 | 30 | 41 | 3 | .423 | .465 | 5th of 9 | 23.0 | 337 | 364 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 21 | 8 | S.Streeter (5.8) | S.Crawford (0-2), C.Wesley (18-11), D.Dismukes (14-26) and J.Hewitt (5-6) |
In this table, Negro League team records are for league games only. Runs scored and allowed are for all games against top Black clubs for which a box score has been discovered.
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