Birmingham Barons




Minor League Baseball team


















































































Birmingham Barons
Founded in 1885
Birmingham, Alabama









BirminghamBaronsLogo2007.PNG BirminghamBaronsCap.png
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current Double-A (1946–1961; 1964–1965; 1967–1975; 1981–present)
Previous


  • Class-A1 (1936–1945)

  • Class-A (1902–1935)

  • Class-B (1892–1901)
Minor league affiliations
League
Southern League (1972–1975; 1981–present)
Division North
Previous leagues



  • Dixie Association (1971)


  • Southern League (1964–1961; 1964–1965; 1967–1970)


  • Southern Association (1901–1964)


  • Southern League (1885; 1887–1889; 1892–1893; 1896; 1898)
Major league affiliations
Current
Chicago White Sox (1986–present)
Previous



  • Detroit Tigers (1957–1961; 1981–1985)


  • Oakland Athletics (1968–1975)


  • Kansas City Athletics (1964–1965; 1967)


  • New York Yankees (1953–1956)


  • Boston Red Sox (1948–1952)


  • Philadelphia Athletics (1947)


  • Pittsburgh Pirates (1946)


  • Cincinnati Reds (1939–1945)


  • Chicago Cubs (1938)
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}
(6)

  • 1929

  • 1931

  • 1948

  • 1951

  • 1958

  • 1967
League titles
(12)

  • 1928

  • 1936

  • 1948

  • 1951

  • 1958

  • 1967

  • 1983

  • 1987

  • 1989

  • 1993

  • 2002

  • 2013
Pennants
(10)

  • 1888

  • 1892

  • 1906

  • 1912

  • 1914

  • 1928

  • 1929

  • 1931

  • 1958

  • 1959
Team data
Nickname Birmingham Barons (1981–present)
Previous names


  • Birmingham A's (1967–1975)

  • Birmingham Barons (1901–1961; 1964–1965)

  • Birmingham Reds (1898)

  • Birmingham Bluebirds (1896)

  • Birmingham Blues (1893)

  • Birmingham Grays (1892–1893)

  • Birmingham (1889)

  • Birmingham Maroons (1888)

  • Birmingham Ironmakers (1887)

  • Birmingham Coal Barons (1885)
Colors Black, red, gray
              
Ballpark



  • Regions Field (2013–present)


  • Rickwood Field (1988–present)
Previous parks


  • Slag Pile Field (1962–1963, 1966–1980)


  • Rickwood Field (1910–1961, 1964–1965, 1981–1987)


  • Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (1988–2012)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 The Logan Family
Manager Ryan Newman
General Manager Jonathan Nelson

The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and plays at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. The current edition of the Barons was previously located in Montgomery, Alabama, and known as the Montgomery Rebels.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Playoffs and championships


  • 2 Television and radio


  • 3 Roster


  • 4 Notable Barons/Birmingham A's


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Playoffs and championships



  • Southern League playoff appearances (16): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013


  • Southern League championships (6): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013



Television and radio


All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV.[2] All games are also broadcast on radio on WERC 105.5 FM and AM 960.[3] Birmingham Barons Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Curt Bloom is the broadcast commentator for both WERC and MiLB.TV and has been the voice of the Barons since 1992.[4]



Roster

















Birmingham Barons roster

  • v

  • t

  • e




Players
Coaches/Other

Pitchers




  • 23 Tanner Banks


  • -- Mauricio Cabrera


  • 29 Dylan Cease


  • 25 Brian Clark


  • 28 Ian Clarkin *


  • 33 Dane Dunning Injury icon 2.svg


  • 30 Bernardo Flores


  • 20 Matt Foster


  • 35 Jake Johansen


  • 19 Jimmy Lambert Injury icon 2.svg


  • 32 Kodi Medeiros


  • 10 Felix Paulino


  • 21 A. J. Puckett Injury icon 2.svg


  • 37 Jhoan Quijada


  • 36 Jose Ruiz


  • 31 Zach Thompson


  • 13 Matt Tomshaw

Catchers




  • 24 Zack Collins


  •  1 Alfredo Gonzalez


  •  4 Casey Schroeder Injury icon 2.svg


Infielders




  • 26 Keon Barnum


  •  2 Danny Mendick


  • 27 Trey Michalczewski


  • -- Gerson Montilla Injury icon 2.svg


  • 15 Mitch Roman


  • 22 Matt Rose


Outfielders




  • 12 Luis Alexander Basabe *


  •  6 Joel Booker


  •  8 Alex Call


  •  7 Jameson Fisher


  • 18 Tito Polo Injury icon 2.svg

Manager



  •  5 Ryan Newman

Coaches




  • 33 Cole Armstrong (hitting)


  • 38 Richard Dotson (pitching)




Injury icon 2.svg 7-day disabled list
* On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated August 25, 2018

Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Southern League

→ Chicago White Sox minor league players


Notable Barons/Birmingham A's




  • Jeff Abbott

  • Wilson Álvarez

  • Dylan Axelrod


  • Wally Backman (manager)

  • Sal Bando

  • Jason Bere


  • Eddie Brinkman (manager)

  • Vida Blue


  • Britt Burns (pitching coach)

  • Mark Buehrle

  • Mike Cameron

  • Bert Campaneris


  • Phil Cavarretta (manager)

  • Ron Coomer

  • Joe Crede

  • Rob Dibble

  • Dave Duncan

  • Ray Durham

  • Darrell Evans

  • Scott Eyre

  • Rollie Fingers


  • Terry Francona (manager)

  • Jon Garland

  • Brad Goldberg

  • Burleigh Grimes


  • Mike Heath (manager)

  • Roberto Hernández

  • Bo Jackson

  • Reggie Jackson

  • Bobby Jenks

  • Howard Johnson

  • Michael Jordan

  • Marcel Lachemann

  • Rene Lachemann

  • Tony La Russa

  • Carlos Lee

  • Paul Lindblad

  • Rube Marquard

  • Jack McDowell


  • John McNamara (manager)

  • Bob Melvin

  • Jim Nash

  • Blue Moon Odom

  • Miguel Olivo

  • Magglio Ordóñez

  • Jake Peavy


  • Rico Petrocelli (manager)

  • Jimmy Piersall

  • Aaron Poreda


  • Johnny Riddle (player/manager)

  • Aaron Rowand

  • Joe Rudi


  • Razor Shines (manager)

  • Bill Stafford

  • Wally Taylor

  • Gene Tenace

  • Bobby Thigpen

  • Frank Thomas

  • Pie Traynor

  • Robin Ventura

  • Phil Weintraub

  • Bob Wickman




See also


  • Birmingham Black Barons


References





  1. ^ "1965-1980 Montgomery Rebels - Fun While It Lasted". Fun While It Lasted. 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2018-04-24..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "MiLB.tv". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2017.


  3. ^ "Covering the Barons" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 108. Retrieved July 28, 2017.


  4. ^ "Barons Front Office Staff" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 105. Retrieved July 28, 2017.




External links



  • Official website

  • BirminghamProSports.com

  • Birmingham Barons at Bhamwiki.com

  • "Our Summer with Michael", newspaper story about Michael Jordan's season with the Barons











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