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1942 Birmingham Black Barons Roster (40-man)

1941 Season 1943 Season

Record: 27-22-0, Finished 3rd in Negro American League

Manager: Winfield Welch (28-27)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Dan Bankhead	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	184	May 3, 1920	3	6		6		4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.4
Harry Barnes	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Aug 19, 1915	3	2		2		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bennett							Unknown	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	4			-0.1
Lyman Bostock	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	187	Mar 11, 1918	3	8		8		0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Bill Bradford	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	182	Sep 6, 1913	5	20		20		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	16			0.2
Lloyd Davenport	30	us US	L	L	5' 6"	155	Oct 28, 1911	7	25		25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1	24			1.1	All-Star
Piper Davis	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	188	Jul 3, 1917	1st	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Johnnie Dawson	27	us US					Nov 8, 1914	4	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jesse Douglas	26	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Mar 27, 1916	3	2		2		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Alphonse Dunn	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	187	Sep 27, 1911	2	3		3		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.2
Specs Ellis				L			Unknown	3	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.5
Luther Gilyard	32	us US			5' 6"	171	Feb 20, 1910	4	12		12		0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Alvin Gipson	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	168	May 7, 1914	2	12		12		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0	All-Star
Paul Hardy	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	162	Sep 17, 1910	10	20		20		0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Roger Harris			R	R			Unknown	1st	11		11		1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	9			0.1
Clarence Lamar	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	167	Mar 12, 1915	6	7		7		0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Lester Lockett	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Mar 25, 1912	5	12		12		0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Johnny Markham	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Oct 1, 1908	6	13		13		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Jesse Matthews						220	Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Gready McKinnis	28	us US	R	L	6' 2"	170	Aug 11, 1913	2	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Felix McLaurin	20	us US	B	R	5' 7"	163	Sep 6, 1921	1st	12		12		0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	12			0.4
Leroy Morney	33	us US	B	R	5' 11"	169	May 13, 1909	10	29		29		0	0	4	1	9	7	6	1	2	9			0.6
Diamond Pipkins	34	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Aug 17, 1907	3	13		13		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3
Alex Radcliff	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	215	Jul 26, 1905	13	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Ted Radcliffe	39	us US	R	R	5' 11"	235	Jul 7, 1902	12	14		14		2	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Tommy Sampson	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 31, 1912	3	29		29		0	0	1	28	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.9	All-Star
Johnny Smith	25		L	L			1917	2	12		12		0	0	2	0	0	0	3	2	3	8			0.0
Eddie Snead	31	us US	R	L	5' 8"	168	Jul 30, 1910	3	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Joe Spencer	22	us US	R	R	5' 9"	151	Aug 4, 1919	2	7		7		0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0			0.2
Ed Steele	26	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 8, 1915	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Goose Tatum	24	us US	B	R	6' 3"	195	May 3, 1918	2	6		6		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3			-0.1
Hoss Walker	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Sep 10, 1904	13	22		22		0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0			0.1
Jesse Warren	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	153	Aug 16, 1914	3	10		10		0	0	1	0	0	1	8	0	0	8			0.4
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR