1949 Birmingham Barons Roster
Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 91-62
Finished 2nd in the SA
Manager: Pinky Higgins (91-62)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 421,305, Avg. 5,507
1949 Birmingham Barons StatisticsTeam Record: 91-62
Finished 2nd in the SA
Manager: Pinky Higgins (91-62)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 421,305, Avg. 5,507
Playoffs - Mobile Bears 4 games, Birmingham Barons 1
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1949 season with a record of 91 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the SA.
Pinky Higgins served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adkins | R | R | March 3, 1920 | 5'10" | 165 | Electra, TX US |
| James Atkins | L | R | March 10, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Ralph Atkins | L | L | March 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Hal Bamberger | L | R | October 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 173 | Lebanon, PA US |
| Augie Bergamo | L | L | February 14, 1917 | 5'9" | 165 | Detroit, MI US |
| Robert Brake | R | R | February 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Earl Caldwell | R | R | April 9, 1905 | 6'1" | 178 | Sparks, TX US |
| Maurice Craft | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Jim Davis | S | L | September 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Red Bluff, CA US |
| Hersh Freeman | R | R | July 1, 1928 | 6'3" | 220 | Gadsden, AL US |
| Stanley Gravino | ||||||
| Fred Hatfield | L | R | March 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 171 | Lanett, AL US |
| Ralph Holmes | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Norman Koney | R | May 13, 1923 | 5'10" | 165 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| Red Lavigne | R | September 2, 1923 | 5'9" | 195 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Ed Lyons | R | R | May 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Red Mathis | R | R | January 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 200 | Adairsville, GA US |
| Jim McDonald | R | R | May 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | Grants Pass, OR US |
| Pete Modica | R | R | January 25, 1924 | 6'0" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Robert Nelson | L | April 20, 1928 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Willard Nixon | L | R | June 17, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Taylorsville, GA US |
| Karl Olson | R | R | July 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Ross, CA US |
| Bill Pavlick | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Johnny Podgajny | R | R | June 10, 1920 | 6'2" | 173 | Chester, PA US |
| Sid Schacht | R | R | February 3, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Bogota, NJ US |
| Joe Stephenson | R | R | June 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| George Strickland | R | R | January 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Jim Suchecki | R | R | August 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bill Tanner | R | R | 6'4" | 212 | ||
| Tommy Tatum | R | R | July 16, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Decatur, TX US |
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.
