1945 Birmingham Barons Roster

Southern Association (SA) - Class: A1
Team Record: 58-82
Finished 6th in the SA
Manager: Frank Snyder (58-82)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 98,767, Avg. 1,411
1945 Birmingham Barons Statistics

The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1945 season with a record of 58 wins and 82 losses, finishing sixth in the SA.

Frank Snyder served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jack AtkinsonRRApril 21, 19166'2"203
Marty BroussardRRApril 25, 19196'2"182
John CappaRNovember 14, 19225'10"185Paterson, NJ US
Ben CatchingsLRApril 28, 19125'10"160Sherwood, TN US
Ray CurtissR5'10"175
Daniel CzekalskiRRNovember 14, 19205'10"155
Jake DanielLLApril 22, 19115'11"175Roanoke, AL US
John DuncanLRSeptember 29, 19196'4"195
Cecil DunnRRMay 13, 19115'11"185Linden, AL US
Paul EvansR6'2"180
Walt EvansRRFebruary 8, 19275'11"175
Ray FlannaganLR6'0"185
Walley GaddisRRJune 8, 19155'11"167Dawson, MO US
Al GardellaLLJanuary 11, 19185'10"172New York, NY US
Paul GudeljRDecember 12, 19185'11"170
Melvin HeimanR6'0"183New York City, NY US
Johnny HetkiRRMay 12, 19226'1"202Leavenworth, KS US
Bill JonesRFebruary 27, 19286'2"170Berry, AL US
Henry KochR5'9"160
John KrallRR5'11"172
James LawrenceRR6'0"170
Francis ManheimRR5'9"175
Edward MartinRSeptember 14, 19246'1"185Algiers, LA US
Frank MartinRRJune 13, 19195'10"195Calera, AL US
Jack MasseyR5'10"160
Dale MatthewsonRRMay 15, 19235'11"145Catasauqua, PA US
Jack McClureRRApril 7, 19186'3"210Modesto, CA US
Frank MediamolleLFebruary 13, 19216'1"178
Arthur MichalskiR5'9"165
Walter MichieL5'11"175
Walter MilnerRR6'0"197
Tom MurrayRRJune 21, 19195'11"190
Joe PateRRApril 28, 19136'0"190Fulton, AR US
Joe PetrickLLDecember 3, 19146'2"168
Benny PlaiaRRAugust 24, 19225'11"175New Orleans, LA US
Stan PlatekL5'10"170
Tommy ReedRJune 27, 19156'0"186
Jim RiskoskyRJanuary 6, 19236'1"185Frederick, CO US
John SciarraRL5'11"175Los Angeles, CA US
William SharpR6'1"190
Albert Simmons
Harold SmithRRSeptember 14, 19186'4"225
John Thomas
Frank TincupLRJune 30, 19195'11"200
Richard WentworthR6'1"180
Maurice WrightR5'10"178

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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