1965 Birmingham Barons Roster
Team Record: 54-85
Finished 7th in the SL
Manager: John McNamara (54-85)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 28,001, Avg. 403
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 1965 season with a record of 54 wins and 85 losses, finishing seventh in the SL.
The Barons scored 483 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 656 runs, most in the circuit. Wayne Norton drove in 57 runs. Ted Kubiak led all regular hitters by connecting at a .281 clip. Paul Seitz and Bill Lindner topped the team with 9 wins each, while Paul Seitz recorded a 3.82 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Weldon Bowlin, Frank Cipriani, Chuck Dobson, Jim Driscoll, Dave Duncan, Bill Edgerton, Dick Joyce, Ted Kubiak, Tony LaRussa, Marcel Lachemann, Bill Landis, Bob Meyer, Syd O'Brien, Dan Pfister, Jim Rittwage, Santiago Rosario, Ken Suarez, Rupe Toppin and Dale Willis were all players from the 1965 Birmingham Barons who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
John McNamara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geo Bosworth | R | R | November 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Grand Haven, MI US |
| Weldon Bowlin | R | R | December 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Paragould, AR US |
| Frank Cipriani | R | R | April 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Chuck Cole | R | R | August 17, 1943 | 6'3" | 182 | Marlborough, MA US |
| Nicky Curtis | R | R | September 25, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Robert Davis | R | R | March 10, 1943 | 6'1" | 169 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Ron Debus | L | R | July 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Chuck Dobson | R | R | January 10, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Jim Driscoll | L | R | May 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Medford, MA US |
| Dave Duncan | R | R | September 26, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Dallas, TX US |
| Brian Dye | L | R | June 23, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | Akron, OH US |
| Bill Edgerton | L | L | August 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | South Bend, IN US |
| Bob Flynn | R | R | April 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Stan Jones | R | R | January 10, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Dick Joyce | L | L | November 18, 1943 | 6'5" | 225 | Portland, ME US |
| Ted Kubiak | S | R | May 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ US |
| Marcel Lachemann | R | R | June 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bill Landis | L | L | October 8, 1942 | 6'2" | 178 | Hanford, CA US |
| Tony LaRussa | R | R | October 4, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Tampa, FL US |
| Bill Lindner | L | R | March 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Bob Meyer | R | L | August 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 185 | Toledo, OH US |
| William Meyer | L | L | April 21, 1941 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Jack Newcomer | R | R | July 11, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Wayne Norton | L | R | November 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | Winnipeg, MB CA |
| Syd O'Brien | R | R | February 18, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Compton, CA US |
| Rolland Petranovich | R | R | May 12, 1942 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Dan Pfister | R | R | December 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 187 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Jim Rittwage | R | R | October 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Santiago Rosario | L | L | July 25, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Guayanilla, PR |
| Gary Sanossian | S | R | May 6, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Legrant Scott | R | R | August 27, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Paul Seitz | R | R | August 16, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| John Stutz | R | R | November 4, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Ken Suarez | R | R | April 12, 1943 | 5'9" | 175 | Tampa, FL US |
| Rupe Toppin | R | R | December 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Dale Willis | R | R | May 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 165 | Calhoun, GA US |
| Larry Wilson | L | L | February 9, 1940 | 6'0" | 205 | Atlanta, GA US |
| 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.
