1991 Birmingham Barons Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 77-66
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Tony Franklin (77-66)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 313,412, Avg. 4,383
1991 Birmingham Barons Statistics

Playoffs - Birmingham Barons 3 games, Knoxville Blue Jays 1
Finals - Orlando SunRays 3 games, Birmingham Barons 1

The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 1991 season with a record of 77 wins and 66 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Barons scored 583 runs and surrendered 534 runs. Kevin Garner led Birmingham with 14 home runs Ron Coomer drove in 76 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .255 clip. Wilson Álvarez and Bo Kennedy paced the squad with 10 wins each, while Wilson Álvarez registered a 1.83 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1991 Birmingham Barons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Wilson Álvarez, Rod Bolton, Ron Coomer, Ramón García, Roberto Hernández, Chris Howard, John Hudek, Bo Jackson, Brian Keyser, Derek Lee, Matt Merullo, Larry Thomas and Bob Wickman.

Tony Franklin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Wilson ÁlvarezLLMarch 24, 19706'1"175Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Cesar BernhardtRRJanuary 18, 19695'9"148San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Rod BoltonRRSeptember 23, 19686'2"190Chattanooga, TN US
Mario BritoRRApril 9, 19666'3"179Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Wayne BusbyRRNovember 24, 19676'2"184Jackson, MS US
Darrin CampbellRRJuly 1, 19675'9"180Cleveland, OH US
Kevin CastleberryLRApril 22, 19685'10"170Dayton, OH US
Travis ChambersLRMarch 2, 19656'2"185
Mark ChaseyLLAugust 16, 19666'5"200
Ron CoomerRRNovember 18, 19665'11"195Crest Hill, IL US
Argenis CortesRROctober 28, 19666'0"180Soledad, Anzoategui VE
Michael DavinoRRJune 2, 19686'3"210Red Bank, NJ US
Lindsay FosterSRFebruary 7, 19676'3"175Greensboro, NC US
Ramón GarcíaRRFebruary 9, 19696'2"200Guanare, Portuguesa VE
Kevin GarnerLROctober 21, 19656'2"200Freeport, TX US
Jeff GayLRJuly 29, 19676'1"190
Roberto HernándezRRNovember 11, 19646'4"220Santurce, PR
Chris HowardRLNovember 18, 19656'0"185Lynn, MA US
John HudekSRAugust 8, 19666'1"200Tampa, FL US
Bo JacksonRRNovember 30, 19626'1"220Bessemer, AL US
Scott JasterRRAugust 29, 19656'5"205Tulsa, OK US
Bo KennedyRRJanuary 4, 19685'11"182Fredericktown, MO US
Brian KeyserRROctober 31, 19666'1"180Castro Valley, CA US
Greg KobzaLRDecember 26, 19676'4"218
Derek LeeLRJuly 28, 19666'1"200Chicago, IL US
Al LiebertLROctober 28, 19675'10"195Waukegan, IL US
Frank MeriglianoRRNovember 10, 19666'2"180Pittsburgh, PA US
Matt MerulloLRAugust 4, 19656'2"200Winchester, MA US
Scott MiddaughRRJanuary 10, 19676'3"185
Javier OcasioRRDecember 17, 19695'9"170Guayanilla, PR
Kinnis PledgerLRJuly 17, 19686'4"220Little Rock, AR US
Dave ReynoldsRRAugust 24, 19646'1"180
Gregory RothLRSeptember 4, 19665'10"185Pincher Creek, AB CA
Carl SullivanRRJuly 4, 19685'11"190Brenham, TX US
Dean TatarianRRJanuary 23, 19696'2"184
Scott TedderLLJune 1, 19666'4"195Whitehall, OH US
Larry ThomasRLOctober 25, 19696'1"195Miami, FL US
Jose VenturaRRJune 14, 19695'10"178La Romana, La Romana DO
Aubrey WaggonerLRDecember 6, 19665'11"170
Bob WickmanRRFebruary 6, 19696'1"207Green Bay, WI US
Brandon WilsonRRFebruary 26, 19696'1"190Owensboro, KY 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.




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