1948 Birmingham Black Barons Roster (40-man)

1947 Season

Record: 63-28-2, Finished 2nd in Negro American League

Postseason:
Won NAL Championship Series (4-3-1) over Kansas City Monarchs
Lost World Series (4-1) to Homestead Grays

Manager: Piper Davis (51-27-1)

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
Pepper Bassett	37	us US	B	R	6' 3"	225	Aug 5, 1910	12	15		15		0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1	All-Star
Herman Bell	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	177	Apr 18, 1915	6	20		20		0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
John Britton	29	us US	L	R	5' 8"	160	Apr 21, 1919	7	29		29		0	0	0	0	29	0	1	0	0	1			-0.6
Piper Davis	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	188	Jul 3, 1917	7	28		28		0	0	3	26	1	0	0	0	0	0			1.7	All-Star
Bill Greason	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Sep 3, 1924	1st	9		9		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.8
Wiley Griggs	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	160	Mar 24, 1925	1st	8		8		0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Jay Heard	28	us US	L	L	5' 7"	155	Jan 17, 1920	3	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Willie Mays HOF	17	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	May 6, 1931	1st	13		13		0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	12			-0.1
Jimmie Newberry	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 9, 1919	6	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.1
Alonzo Perry	26	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Apr 14, 1922	3	17		17		11	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.8
Nat Pollard	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Jan 24, 1915	3	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Bill Powell	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	May 8, 1919	3	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.1	All-Star
Bobby Robinson	35	us US	B	R	5' 8"	180	Apr 1, 1913	8	29		29		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	29			-0.1
Joe Scott	30	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Jun 15, 1918	1st	25		25		0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Ed Steele	32	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 8, 1915	7	29		29		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	29			1.2
Samuel Williams	25	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 13, 1922	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Artie Wilson	27	us US	L	R	5' 10"	162	Oct 28, 1920	5	29		29		0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0			2.0	All-Star
Jim Zapp	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	232	Apr 18, 1924	2	18		18		0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	16			0.5
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