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Birmingham Black Barons Records and All-Time Leaders

1924–1948. Records run through the 2025 season.

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All-time leaders

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Roy Parnell 1927–1928 19
  2. 2 Poindexter Williams 1924–1929 15
  3. 3 Geechie Meredith 1924–1929 14
  4. 4 Mule Suttles 1924–1925 13
  5. 5 Dave Thomas 1929–1930 10

Wins

W
  1. 1 Harry Salmon 1924–1932 50
  2. 2 Satchel Paige 1927–1930 39
  3. 3 Sam Streeter 1924–1930 38
  4. 4 Robert Poindexter 1924–1928 28
  5. 5 Dan Bankhead 1940–1944 15

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Poindexter Williams 1924–1929 184
  2. 2 Geechie Meredith 1924–1929 156
  3. 3 George McAllister 1924–1932 127
  4. 4 Roy Parnell 1927–1928 121
  5. 5 Sandy Thompson 1924–1928 116

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Satchel Paige 1927–1930 485
  2. 2 Harry Salmon 1924–1932 392
  3. 3 Sam Streeter 1924–1930 327
  4. 4 Robert Poindexter 1924–1928 297
  5. 5 Alvin Gipson 1941–1946 167

Hits

H
  1. 1 Geechie Meredith 1924–1929 366
  2. 2 George McAllister 1924–1932 363
  3. 3 Poindexter Williams 1924–1929 295
  4. 4 Sandy Thompson 1924–1928 293
  5. 5 Roy Parnell 1927–1928 236

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Satchel Paige 1927–1930 8
  2. 2 Red Howard 1937–1940 4
  3. 3 Johnny Markham 1941–1945 3
  4. 4 Alvin Gipson 1941–1946 2
  5. 4 Robert Poindexter 1924–1928 2

Runs

R
  1. 1 Geechie Meredith 1924–1929 210
  2. 2 George McAllister 1924–1932 200
  3. 3 Sandy Thompson 1924–1928 153
  4. 4 Roy Parnell 1927–1928 133
  5. 5 Ruben Jones 1924–1928 116

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Geechie Meredith 1924–1929 45
  2. 2 Roy Parnell 1927–1928 31
  3. 2 Sandy Thompson 1924–1928 31
  4. 4 Clarence Smith 1929–1930 29
  5. 5 George McAllister 1924–1932 24

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Harry Salmon 1924–1932 726.1
  2. 2 Sam Streeter 1924–1930 607.0
  3. 3 Robert Poindexter 1924–1928 580.2
  4. 4 Satchel Paige 1927–1930 512.2
  5. 5 Leo Birdine 1927–1930 303.0

Single-season records

Batting Average

AVG
  1. 1 Roy Parnell 1927 .423
  2. 2 Clarence Smith 1929 .350
  3. 3 Sandy Thompson 1925 .339
  4. 4 Roy Parnell 1928 .314
  5. 5 Mule Suttles 1924 .312

Earned Run Average

ERA
  1. 1 Dan Bankhead 1941 1.95
  2. 2 Johnny Markham 1942 2.25
  3. 3 Satchel Paige 1928 2.39
  4. 4 Harry Salmon 1927 2.95
  5. 5 Satchel Paige 1927 3.01

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Roy Parnell 1927 12
  2. 2 Mule Suttles 1925 10
  3. 3 Charlie Blackwell 1925 8
  4. 3 Clarence Palm 1927 8
  5. 5 Roy Parnell 1928 7

Wins

W
  1. 1 Harry Salmon 1927 15
  2. 2 Sam Streeter 1927 14
  3. 2 Sam Streeter 1924 14
  4. 4 Satchel Paige 1929 13
  5. 5 Satchel Paige 1928 11

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Roy Parnell 1927 75
  2. 2 Mule Suttles 1925 59
  3. 3 Clarence Smith 1929 53
  4. 4 Mule Suttles 1924 50
  5. 4 Poindexter Williams 1927 50

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Satchel Paige 1929 195
  2. 2 Sam Streeter 1924 128
  3. 3 Sam Streeter 1927 122
  4. 4 Satchel Paige 1928 121
  5. 4 Robert Poindexter 1924 121

Hits

H
  1. 1 Roy Parnell 1927 143
  2. 2 George McAllister 1927 102
  3. 3 Sandy Thompson 1927 98
  4. 4 Clarence Smith 1929 97
  5. 5 Geechie Meredith 1928 95

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Red Howard 1940 4
  2. 1 Satchel Paige 1928 4
  3. 3 Johnny Markham 1942 2
  4. 3 Satchel Paige 1929 2
  5. 3 Harry Salmon 1929 2

Runs

R
  1. 1 Roy Parnell 1927 88
  2. 2 Geechie Meredith 1929 64
  3. 3 Charlie Blackwell 1925 62
  4. 4 George McAllister 1927 58
  5. 5 George McAllister 1929 55

Walks + Hits / IP

WHIP
  1. 1 Dan Bankhead 1941 0.84
  2. 2 Johnny Markham 1942 0.92
  3. 3 Satchel Paige 1928 1.05
  4. 4 Dan Bankhead 1940 1.08
  5. 5 Satchel Paige 1927 1.10

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Roy Parnell 1927 22
  2. 2 Terris McDuffie 1930 19
  3. 3 Clarence Smith 1929 17
  4. 4 Geechie Meredith 1928 15
  5. 5 Sandy Thompson 1927 13

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Sam Streeter 1927 223.0
  2. 2 Satchel Paige 1929 202.1
  3. 3 Sam Streeter 1924 200.1
  4. 4 Harry Salmon 1927 176.2
  5. 5 Bill McCall 1924 168.1

On-Base Plus Slug.

OPS
  1. 1 Roy Parnell 1927 1.128
  2. 2 Clarence Smith 1929 .872
  3. 3 Parnell Woods 1937 .867
  4. 4 Roy Parnell 1928 .858
  5. 5 Charlie Blackwell 1925 .846

Every category

Career and single-season leaders for the Birmingham Black Barons in each one.

Batting

Batting Average Home Runs Runs Batted In Hits Runs Stolen Bases On-Base Plus Slug. On-Base Percentage Slugging Percentage Doubles Triples Extra-Base Hits Total Bases Walks Strikeouts Plate Appearances At Bats Games Played

Pitching

Earned Run Average Wins Strikeouts Saves Walks + Hits / IP Innings Pitched Strikeouts / 9 Walks / 9 Strikeout-to-Walk Shutouts Complete Games Games Started Games Pitched Losses Walks Allowed Winning Percentage