1964 Birmingham Barons Roster
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 2nd in the SL
Manager: Haywood Sullivan (80-60)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 95,703, Avg. 1,367
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 1964 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the SL.
The Barons plated 667 runs and surrendered 594 runs. Tommie Reynolds paced Birmingham with 19 home runs, and Wayne Norton walloped 15 or more, too. Tommie Reynolds accounted for 78 RBI. Santiago Rosario topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .273 clip. Ron Tompkins led the squad with 13 wins, while Paul Lindblad recorded a 3.32 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1964 Birmingham Barons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Joe Grzenda, Ken Sanders, Freddie Velázquez, Ossie Chavarria, Ron Tompkins, Bert Campaneris, Blue Moon Odom, Jim Nash, Larry Stahl, Weldon Bowlin, Santiago Rosario, Rene Lachemann, Tommie Reynolds and Paul Lindblad.
Haywood Sullivan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Allen | S | L | October 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Weldon Bowlin | R | R | December 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Paragould, AR US |
| Bert Campaneris | R | R | March 9, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Pueblo Nuevo, CU |
| Ossie Chavarria | R | R | August 5, 1937 | 5'11" | 155 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Nicky Curtis | R | R | September 25, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tony Frulio | R | R | October 11, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Danny Greenfield | L | R | June 16, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Joe Grzenda | R | L | June 8, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | Scranton, PA US |
| Louis Hemauer | R | R | September 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Woody Huyke | R | R | September 28, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | San Juan, PR |
| Stan Jones | R | R | January 10, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Kenneth Knight | R | R | March 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Rene Lachemann | R | R | May 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 198 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Paul Lindblad | L | L | August 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chanute, KS US |
| Mike Maloney | R | R | February 5, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| William Meyer | L | L | April 21, 1941 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Jim Nash | R | R | February 9, 1945 | 6'5" | 215 | Hawthorne, NV US |
| Wayne Norton | L | R | November 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Blue Moon Odom | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 178 | Macon, GA US |
| Rolland Petranovich | R | R | May 12, 1942 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Tommie Reynolds | R | R | August 15, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Arizona, LA US |
| Luis Rodriguez | R | R | March 6, 1939 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Santiago Rosario | L | L | July 25, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Guayanilla, PR |
| Eusebio Rosas | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Ken Sanders | R | R | July 8, 1941 | 5'11" | 168 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Gary Sanossian | S | R | May 6, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Paul Seitz | R | R | August 16, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Brice Smith | L | L | September 7, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Larry Stahl | L | L | June 29, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Belleville, IL US |
| John Stutz | R | R | November 4, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Ron Tompkins | R | R | November 27, 1944 | 6'4" | 198 | San Diego, CA US |
| Freddie Velázquez | R | R | December 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Stan Wojcik | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 |
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.
