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| Birmingham Black Barons of 1943 | |||
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Atlanta Black Crackers, 1938
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Under veteran manager Winfield "Gus" Welch, the Black Barons won consecutive Negro American League pennants in 1943-44, but lost the ensuing World Series to the Homestead Grays each time. In the former year, Piper Davis and Tommy Sampson formed a smooth doubleplay combination and also supplied some offensive punch to complement cleanup hitter Lester Lockett's output. A balanced pitching staff included John Markham, Alred Saylor and Gready McKinnis. The Black Barons won the first-half title and defeated the Chicago-American Giants in the league play-offs, before losing to the Grays in a seven-game World Series. |
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