1946 Birmingham Black Barons Roster (40-man)

1945 Season 1947 Season

Record: 46-37-2, Finished 2nd in Negro American League

Manager: Tommy Sampson (34-26)

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		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Pepper Bassett	35	us US	B	R	6' 3"	225	Aug 5, 1910	10	9		9		0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Herman Bell	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	177	Apr 18, 1915	4	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Lyman Bostock	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	187	Mar 11, 1918	4	8		8		0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
John Britton	27	us US	L	R	5' 8"	160	Apr 21, 1919	5	10		10		0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Piper Davis	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	188	Jul 3, 1917	5	10		10		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.4	All-Star
Alvin Gipson	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	168	May 7, 1914	6	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Jay Heard	26	us US	L	L	5' 7"	155	Jan 17, 1920	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Curtis Hollingsworth	29	us US		L	5' 9"	165	Dec 18, 1916	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Collins Jones	23	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 15, 1922	3	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.0
Lester Lockett	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Mar 25, 1912	9	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.0
Willie McNeely				L			Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Lee Moody	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	May 14, 1917	3	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4			0.0
Jimmie Newberry	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 9, 1919	4	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Nat Pollard	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Jan 24, 1915	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Bill Powell	27	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	May 8, 1919	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Jimmy Reynolds	25	us US	B	R	5' 9"	220	Dec 3, 1920	1st	5		5		0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	3			-0.1
Emanuel Sampson	35	us US			5' 11"	168	Sep 17, 1910	3	7		7		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	6			-0.2
Tommy Sampson	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 31, 1912	7	3		3		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Freddie Shepard	30	us US	L	R	5' 10"	158	Jun 12, 1916	3	5		5		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5			0.1
Ed Steele	30	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 8, 1915	5	9		9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9			0.3
John Thomas							Unknown	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3			-0.1
Artie Wilson	25	us US	L	R	5' 10"	162	Oct 28, 1920	3	10		10		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0			0.3	All-Star
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR