Birmingham Black Barons
1925–1949 · Retrosheet code BIR
777games
409–359record
.533win pct
4,010runs scored
3,622runs allowed
159home runs
14seasons
13–21postseason
211–142at home
198–217on the road
Summary totals combine regular season and postseason; the tables below separate them.
Team feats
Regular season by year
Includes tiebreaker playoffs. Win percentage excludes ties.
| Year | G | W–L | PCT | R | RA | Diff | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 87 | 45–42 | .517 | 441 | 416 | +25 | 26 |
| 1948 | 86 | 61–25 | .709 | 539 | 395 | +144 | 32 |
| 1947 | 80 | 42–38 | .525 | 497 | 430 | +67 | 15 |
| 1946 | 67 | 36–31 | .537 | 302 | 281 | +21 | 15 |
| 1945 | 66 | 33–30 | .524 | 338 | 324 | +14 | 14 |
| 1944 | 78 | 52–26 | .667 | 463 | 283 | +180 | 11 |
| 1943 | 61 | 36–22 | .621 | 325 | 229 | +96 | 10 |
| 1942 | 43 | 20–23 | .465 | 186 | 175 | +11 | 8 |
| 1941 | 45 | 26–18 | .591 | 188 | 154 | +34 | 5 |
| 1940 | 42 | 14–28 | .333 | 154 | 227 | -73 | 5 |
| 1938 | 46 | 11–35 | .239 | 186 | 279 | -93 | 4 |
| 1937 | 38 | 18–20 | .474 | 254 | 243 | +11 | 10 |
| 1927 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 0 |
| 1925 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
Postseason records by year
| Season | Games | W–L | Runs | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 13 | 5–7 | 47 | 64 |
| 1944 | 5 | 1–4 | 12 | 27 |
| 1943 | 13 | 6–6 | 55 | 60 |
| 1927 | 5 | 1–4 | 17 | 32 |
Scorigami
120 different final scores in 777 games.
Final scores this club has reached exactly once
0-0, 10-3, 11-7, 12-1, 12-10, 12-12, 12-5, 12-8, 13-2, 13-3, 13-5, 13-9, 14-0, 14-1, 14-11, 14-12, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-8, 15-0, 15-1, 15-10, 15-11, 16-1, 16-5, 16-7, 17-1, 17-6, 18-2, 18-6, 18-8, 19-3, 2-2, 20-4, 20-6, 20-7, 21-10, 23-2, 5-5
Biggest offensive games
Twenty or more runs in one game.
| Date | R | H | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-05-21 | 23 | 25 | MEM | box score ↗ |
| 1947-05-25 | 21 | 22 | IN9 | box score ↗ |
| 1937-06-12 | 20 | 19 | SSA | box score ↗ |
| 1937-06-13 | 20 | 0 | SSA | box score ↗ |
| 1944-07-20 | 20 | 20 | KCM | box score ↗ |