Baltimore Black Sox Top 10 Single-Season Pitching Leaders

Team Names: Baltimore Black Sox, Baltimore Sox

Seasons: 10 (1923 to 1934)

Record: 265-253, .512 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 1

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Ben Taylor, 85-103, .452 W-L%

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Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	6.2
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	4.9
3.	Bob McClure • 1925	4.0
4.	George Britt • 1925	3.1
	Willis Flournoy • 1929	3.1
6.	Joe Strong • 1925	3.0
7.	Bob McClure • 1924	2.7
8.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	2.2
9.	Joe Strong • 1927	2.1
10.	Bob McClure • 1927	1.9
	Joe Strong • 1926	1.9

Earned Run Average
1.	Bob McClure • 1924	2.59
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	2.77
3.	George Britt • 1925	3.01
4.	Joe Strong • 1927	3.07
5.	Bob McClure • 1925	3.11
6.	Wayne Carr • 1923	3.19
7.	Doc Sykes • 1924	3.3
8.	Tom Richardson • 1933	3.44
9.	Herb Smith • 1932	3.47
10.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	3.48

Wins
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	17
2.	Bob McClure • 1925	15
3.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	12
4.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	11
	Joe Strong • 1925	11
6.	George Britt • 1924	10
	Bob McClure • 1927	10
	Laymon Yokely • 1927	10
9.	Bill Force • 1924	9
	Bob McClure • 1924	9

Win-Loss %
1.	Tom Richardson • 1933	.833
2.	Bob McClure • 1924	.818
3.	Bob McClure • 1925	.789
4.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	.786
5.	Herb Smith • 1932	.750
6.	Bun Hayes • 1933	.714
7.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	.680
8.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	.667
9.	George Britt • 1925	.625
	Slim Jones • 1933	.625
	Script Lee • 1929	.625
	Bob McClure • 1927	.625

Walks & Hits per IP
1.	George Britt • 1925	1.126
2.	Tom Richardson • 1933	1.179
3.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	1.186
4.	Bob McClure • 1924	1.195
5.	Slim Jones • 1933	1.197
6.	Joe Strong • 1925	1.216
7.	Wayne Carr • 1923	1.268
8.	Bill Force • 1924	1.289
9.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	1.300
10.	Herb Smith • 1932	1.314

Hits per 9 IP
1.	Slim Jones • 1933	7.091
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	7.186
3.	George Britt • 1925	7.443
4.	Herb Smith • 1932	7.714
5.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	7.980
6.	Tom Richardson • 1933	8.128
7.	Bob McClure • 1925	8.353
8.	Lefty Holmes • 1932	8.379
9.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	8.535
10.	Joe Strong • 1925	8.610

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1.	Bob McClure • 1924	1.570
2.	Willis Flournoy • 1932	1.800
3.	Wayne Carr • 1923	1.964
4.	Bun Hayes • 1933	2.194
5.	Bill Force • 1924	2.211
6.	Joe Strong • 1925	2.337
7.	Tom Richardson • 1933	2.480
8.	Doc Sykes • 1923	2.571
9.	Cliff Carter • 1923	2.608
10.	Joe Strong • 1927	2.659

Strikeouts per 9 IP
1.	Slim Jones • 1933	6.955
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	5.287
3.	Lefty Holmes • 1932	5.276
4.	Bill Force • 1924	4.895
5.	Doc Sykes • 1923	4.792
6.	Bun Hayes • 1934	4.629
7.	Willis Flournoy • 1932	4.600
8.	Laymon Yokely • 1933	4.536
9.	George Britt • 1925	4.513
10.	George Britt • 1924	4.512

Games Played
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	35
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	30
3.	Joe Strong • 1925	28
4.	Bob McClure • 1926	26
5.	Bob McClure • 1925	25
	Bob McClure • 1927	25
7.	Bill Force • 1924	24
8.	Joe Strong • 1927	23
	Laymon Yokely • 1926	23
10.	Bill Force • 1927	22
	Laymon Yokely • 1928	22

Saves
1.	Joe Strong • 1925	4
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	3
3.	Bob McClure • 1927	2
4.	Alex Albritton • 1923	1
	Frank Blake • 1932	1
	George Britt • 1925	1
	Bob McClure • 1924	1
	Wilbert Pritchett • 1926	1
	Wilbert Pritchett • 1927	1
	Talmadge Richardson • 1923	1
	Roy Williams • 1933	1
	Laymon Yokely • 1929	1

Innings Pitched
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	213.0
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	175.1
3.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	164.2
4.	Joe Strong • 1925	146.1
5.	Bob McClure • 1925	139.0
6.	Bob McClure • 1927	137.1
7.	Joe Strong • 1927	132.0
8.	Laymon Yokely • 1926	126.0
9.	George Britt • 1924	123.2
10.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	121.2

Strikeouts
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	103
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	97
3.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	69
4.	Lefty Holmes • 1932	68
5.	Bob McClure • 1927	63
6.	George Britt • 1924	62
	Bill Force • 1924	62
8.	Laymon Yokely • 1926	61
9.	Bob McClure • 1925	58
10.	George Britt • 1925	57
	Bob McClure • 1924	57

Games Started
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	25
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	20
3.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	18
4.	Bob McClure • 1925	17
	Bob McClure • 1927	17
6.	Joe Strong • 1925	16
	Laymon Yokely • 1926	16
8.	George Britt • 1924	15
	Joe Strong • 1927	15
10.	Bob McClure • 1924	14
	Red Ryan • 1929	14

Complete Games
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	18
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	17
3.	Joe Strong • 1925	11
4.	George Britt • 1924	10
	Bob McClure • 1927	10
6.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	9
	Bob McClure • 1925	9
8.	Jesse Hubbard • 1928	8
	Red Ryan • 1929	8
	Joe Strong • 1927	8
	Laymon Yokely • 1927	8

Shutouts
1.	Half Pint Allen • 1932	2
	Bob McClure • 1926	2
	Bob McClure • 1927	2
	Joe Strong • 1925	2
	Laymon Yokely • 1927	2
	Laymon Yokely • 1928	2
7.	George Britt • 1924	1
	Wayne Carr • 1923	1
	Jimmy Cooke • 1932	1
	Willis Flournoy • 1929	1
	Willis Flournoy • 1932	1
	Bill Force • 1924	1
	Bill Force • 1925	1
	Bill Force • 1926	1
	Lefty Holmes • 1932	1
	Jesse Hubbard • 1928	1
	Jesse Hubbard • 1929	1
	Bob McClure • 1925	1
	Bob McClure • 1928	1
	John Mungin • 1926	1
	Tom Richardson • 1933	1
	Red Ryan • 1929	1
	Herb Smith • 1929	1
	Joe Strong • 1926	1
	Doc Sykes • 1924	1
	Laymon Yokely • 1929	1

Home Runs
1.	Bill Force • 1927	9
	Laymon Yokely • 1927	9
3.	Bill Force • 1928	8
4.	Jesse Hubbard • 1928	7
	Bob McClure • 1927	7
	Laymon Yokely • 1926	7
7.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	6
	Willis Flournoy • 1932	6
	Red Ryan • 1929	6
	Joe Strong • 1926	6
	Laymon Yokely • 1929	6

Bases on Balls
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	89
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	68
	Laymon Yokely • 1928	68
4.	Bob McClure • 1927	62
5.	Laymon Yokely • 1926	57
6.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	55
7.	Bob McClure • 1925	54
8.	Bob McClure • 1926	53
9.	Lefty Holmes • 1932	50
10.	George Britt • 1924	42

Hits
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	202
2.	George Britt • 1924	147
3.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	146
4.	Bob McClure • 1927	142
5.	Joe Strong • 1925	140
	Laymon Yokely • 1928	140
7.	Joe Strong • 1927	136
8.	Bob McClure • 1926	132
9.	Laymon Yokely • 1926	130
10.	Bob McClure • 1925	129

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1.	Bob McClure • 1924	2.85
2.	Willis Flournoy • 1932	2.556
3.	Bill Force • 1924	2.214
4.	Wayne Carr • 1923	2.125
5.	Slim Jones • 1933	1.889
6.	Doc Sykes • 1923	1.864
7.	Bun Hayes • 1934	1.714
8.	George Britt • 1925	1.676
9.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	1.515
10.	Tom Richardson • 1933	1.5

Home Runs per 9 IP
1.	Wayne Carr • 1923	0.123
2.	Lefty Holmes • 1932	0.155
3.	Joe Strong • 1927	0.205
	Laymon Yokely • 1928	0.205
5.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	0.254
6.	Herb Smith • 1932	0.257
7.	Tom Richardson • 1933	0.276
8.	Arnett Mitchell • 1923	0.286
9.	Cliff Carter • 1923	0.307
10.	Bob McClure • 1926	0.385

Losses
1.	Bob McClure • 1926	10
	Joe Strong • 1925	10
	Laymon Yokely • 1926	10
4.	Joe Strong • 1927	9
	Laymon Yokely • 1927	9
6.	George Britt • 1924	8
	Laymon Yokely • 1929	8
8.	Willis Flournoy • 1932	7
	Jesse Hubbard • 1928	7
	Bob McClure • 1928	7
	Doc Sykes • 1923	7

Earned Runs
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	85
2.	George Britt • 1924	70
3.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	67
4.	Bob McClure • 1926	64
	Joe Strong • 1925	64
6.	Laymon Yokely • 1926	60
7.	Bob McClure • 1927	57
8.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	54
9.	Bob McClure • 1928	52
	Red Ryan • 1929	52

Wild Pitches
1.	Doc Sykes • 1923	6
2.	Arnett Mitchell • 1923	4
	Joe Strong • 1925	4
4.	Cliff Carter • 1923	3
	Bill Force • 1927	3
	Bob McClure • 1925	3
7.	George Britt • 1924	2
	Wayne Carr • 1923	2
	Bill Force • 1924	2
	Bill Force • 1925	2
	Slim Jones • 1933	2
	Script Lee • 1929	2
	Clarence Lindsay • 1923	2
	Wilbert Pritchett • 1926	2
	Joe Strong • 1924	2
	Laymon Yokely • 1926	2
	Laymon Yokely • 1929	2

Hit By Pitch
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1926	10
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	8
3.	Joe Strong • 1925	7
	Laymon Yokely • 1928	7
	Laymon Yokely • 1929	7
6.	Slim Jones • 1933	6
	Bob McClure • 1927	6
8.	George Britt • 1924	5
	Bill Force • 1927	5
	Jesse Hubbard • 1928	5
	Bob McClure • 1926	5
	Joe Strong • 1926	5
	Joe Strong • 1927	5

Batters Faced
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	924
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	737
3.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	699
4.	Joe Strong • 1925	618
5.	Bob McClure • 1927	612
6.	Laymon Yokely • 1926	598
7.	Bob McClure • 1925	594
8.	Joe Strong • 1927	566
9.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	533
10.	Bob McClure • 1926	529

Games Finished
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	13
2.	Bill Force • 1927	7
	Lefty Holmes • 1932	7
	Bob McClure • 1927	7
5.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	6
	Joe Strong • 1927	6
7.	Herb Smith • 1932	4
	Laymon Yokely • 1929	4
9.	Half Pint Allen • 1932	3
	Jimmy Cooke • 1932	3
	Willis Flournoy • 1932	3
	Script Lee • 1929	3
	Red Ryan • 1929	3
	Nip Winters • 1929	3
	Laymon Yokely • 1932	3

Adjusted ERA+
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	181
2.	George Britt • 1925	163
	Bob McClure • 1924	163
4.	Bob McClure • 1925	157
5.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	151
6.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	146
7.	Joe Strong • 1927	144
8.	Doc Sykes • 1924	128
9.	Wayne Carr • 1923	125
	Tom Richardson • 1933	125

Fielding Independent Pitching
1.	Wayne Carr • 1923	2.98
2.	Joe Strong • 1927	3.12
3.	Lefty Holmes • 1932	3.19
4.	Willis Flournoy • 1932	3.27
5.	Tom Richardson • 1933	3.39
6.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	3.44
7.	Slim Jones • 1933	3.45
8.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	3.60
9.	Bun Hayes • 1934	3.61
10.	Half Pint Allen • 1932	3.67

Adj. Pitching Runs
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	44
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	38
3.	Bob McClure • 1925	26
4.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	24
5.	George Britt • 1925	21
6.	Bob McClure • 1924	18
7.	Joe Strong • 1925	16
8.	Joe Strong • 1927	15
9.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	12
10.	Bob McClure • 1927	10

Adj. Pitching Wins
1.	Laymon Yokely • 1928	4.1
2.	Laymon Yokely • 1929	3.3
3.	Bob McClure • 1925	2.4
4.	Willis Flournoy • 1929	2.1
5.	George Britt • 1925	2.0
6.	Bob McClure • 1924	1.7
7.	Joe Strong • 1925	1.4
	Joe Strong • 1927	1.4
9.	Laymon Yokely • 1927	1.1
10.	Bob McClure • 1927	0.9