1932 Louisville Black Caps

1932 Louisville Black Caps / Franchise: Louisville Black Caps / BR Team Page

Record: 12-27-1, Finished 10th in Negro Southern League (1932 NSL)

Managed by Jimmie Lyons (0-8); Jim Brown (12-23-1) - managerial records are for all games, not just NSL contests

Ballpark: Parkway Field

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1932 Louisville Black Caps were one of several teams to move over to the Negro Southern League when the Negro National League collapsed, helping give it its status as a major leaguer. It would be Louisville's last year, though, and not a very good one.

Box scores have only been found for 16 of their 40 games (as of 2/19/2021). In those games, RF/Mgr Jim Brown was 11 for 16 with a double, triple, nine runs and eight RBI in the seven contests he played in at age 40, while 2B Bob Miller went 14 for 27 with 3 doubles, 8 runs and 9 RBI. The only players to appear in all 16 box scores are 3B Felton Snow (.271/.317/.424, 130 OPS+) and 1B Granville Lyons (.230/.254/.328, 80 OPS+). Spoon Carter (1-3, 3.00, 121 ERA+) and Dusty Rhodes (1-2, 4.91, 74 ERA+) are the only hurlers to appear in at least four of those 16 games. A young Andy Porter was 2-0 with a 3.22 ERA (122 ERA+) in three documented starts.

All stats listed are per the Seamheads database 2/19/2021