1982 Birmingham Barons Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 69-74
Finished 4th in the SL's West Division
Manager: Ed Brinkman (69-74)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 231,294, Avg. 3,235
1982 Birmingham Barons Statistics

The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 1982 season with a record of 69 wins and 74 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Barons plated 626 runs and gave up 619 runs. Walter Poole paced Birmingham with 18 home runs, and Bárbaro Garbey walloped 15 or more also. Bárbaro Garbey accounted for 99 RBI. Kenny Baker led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .342 clip. Randy O'Neal topped the squad with 11 wins, while Charlie Nail recorded a 3.34 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Doug Baker, Chuck Cary, Odie Davis, Bruce Fields, John Flannery, Bárbaro Garbey, Paul Gibson, Dave Gumpert, Don Heinkel, Bryan Kelly, Ron Mathis, Bob Melvin, Randy O'Neal, Kevin Pasley, Nelson Simmons, Alan Wirth and Darrell Woodard were all players from the 1982 Birmingham Barons who played in the Majors during their careers.

Ed Brinkman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Doug BakerSRApril 3, 19615'9"165Fullerton, CA US
Kenny BakerLLMarch 5, 19556'0"185Newport News, VA US
Jerry BassRROctober 3, 19556'3"200
Michael BeecroftSRJune 29, 19596'4"195Sacramento, CA US
Emilio CarrasquelRRFebruary 21, 19626'0"185
Chuck CaryLLMarch 3, 19606'4"210Whittier, CA US
Odie DavisRRAugust 13, 19556'1"178San Antonio, TX US
Paul DjakonowRRAugust 6, 19515'11"185Philadelphia, PA US
Bruce FieldsLROctober 6, 19606'0"185Cleveland, OH US
John FlanneryRRJanuary 25, 19576'3"173Long Beach, CA US
Vern FollowellSROctober 25, 19575'11"160
George FoussianesRRDecember 21, 19576'1"190
Bárbaro GarbeyRRDecember 4, 19565'10"170Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU
Eddie GatesRRNovember 20, 19546'1"185Mobile, AL US
Paul GibsonRLJanuary 4, 19606'0"165Southampton, NY US
Dave GumpertRRMay 5, 19586'1"190South Haven, MI US
Raphael HamptonRROctober 29, 19576'1"175Detroit, MI US
Randy HarveyLLApril 3, 19616'3"203
Don HeinkelLROctober 20, 19596'0"185Racine, WI US
Gary HinsonRRMarch 14, 19575'11"175
Bryan KellyRRFebruary 24, 19596'2"195Silver Spring, MD US
Bob LaurieRROctober 3, 19586'0"175
Ron MathisRRSeptember 25, 19586'0"175Kansas City, MO US
James MaxwellLRJanuary 23, 19586'1"180
Frank McCannRRFebruary 26, 19546'0"175
Bob MelvinRROctober 28, 19616'4"205Palo Alto, CA US
Homer MoncriefRRJuly 26, 19586'3"210
Charlie NailRNovember 22, 19616'4"210
Gary NutterRDecember 11, 19586'1"175
Randy O'NealRRAugust 30, 19606'2"195Ashland, KY US
Kevin PasleyRRJuly 22, 19536'0"185Brooklyn, NY US
Walter PooleRRNovember 6, 19586'1"205Lake Arrowhead, CA US
Steven QuealeyROctober 27, 19565'11"170
Rondal RollinRRJanuary 25, 19596'1"205
Nelson SimmonsSRJune 27, 19636'1"185Washington, DC US
Scott TaborRAugust 20, 19606'1"175
Mark WilliamsRRMay 24, 19595'11"180
Alan WirthRRDecember 8, 19566'4"190Mesa, AZ US
Darrell WoodardRRDecember 10, 19565'11"160Wilma, AR US
Stan YoungerLLJanuary 27, 19596'2"180

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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