2006 Birmingham Barons Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 59-81
Finished 4th in the SL's South Division
Manager: Chris Cron (59-81)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 282,304, Avg. 4,033 in 70 home dates
2006 Birmingham Barons Statistics

The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 2006 season with a record of 59 wins and 81 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Barons scored 501 runs and allowed 650 runs, most in the circuit. Corey Smith led Birmingham with 12 home runs and drove in 52 runs. Mike Myers paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .263 clip. Tyler Lumsden and Corwin Malone topped the team with 9 wins each, while Tyler Lumsden recorded a 2.7 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 2006 Birmingham Barons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Cory Aldridge, Lance Broadway, Nate Cornejo, Jack Egbert, Chris Getz, Lucas Harrell, Pedro López, Donny Lucy, Gustavo Molina, Arnie Muñoz, Mark Quinn, Adam Russell, Rob Sasser, Ehren Wassermann and Wes Whisler.

Chris Cron served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Cory AldridgeLRJune 13, 19796'0"210San Angelo, TX US
Chris AmadorRRDecember 14, 19825'10"167Arecibo, PR
Cole ArmstrongLRAugust 24, 19836'3"210Surrey, BC CA
Tim BittnerLLJune 9, 19806'2"200Reading, PA US
Darren BlakelySRMarch 14, 19776'1"200West Islip, NY US
Lance BroadwayRRAugust 20, 19836'2"210Bryan, TX US
Tom CollaroRRApril 4, 19836'4"216Sunrise, FL US
Nate CornejoRRSeptember 24, 19796'5"200Wellington, KS US
Fraser DizardLLAugust 6, 19816'0"195Seattle, WA US
Jack EgbertLRMay 12, 19836'3"220Staten Island, NY US
Stefan GartrellRRJanuary 14, 19846'3"230San Francisco, CA US
Chris GetzLRAugust 30, 19836'0"185Southfield, MI US
Josh HansenRRSeptember 16, 19815'10"215Westminster, CA US
Lucas HarrellSRJune 3, 19856'2"205Springfield, MO US
Eric HollisRRSeptember 26, 19826'3"220Amory, MS US
B. J. LaMuraRRJanuary 1, 19816'1"200Mineola, NY US
Carlos LeeRRSeptember 29, 19816'1"220Aguadulce, Cocle PA
Ray LiottaLLApril 3, 19836'3"220Metairie, LA US
Jeff LittleRRApril 30, 19806'3"200Crown Point, IN US
Pedro LópezRRApril 28, 19846'1"190Moca, Espaillat DO
Donny LucyRRAugust 8, 19826'2"205Escondido, CA US
Tyler LumsdenLLMay 9, 19836'4"215Roanoke, VA US
Corwin MaloneRLJuly 3, 19806'3"200Grove Hill, AL US
Gustavo MolinaRRFebruary 24, 19826'1"245La Guaira, Vargas VE
Arnie MuñozLLJune 21, 19825'9"185Mao, Valverde DO
Mike MyersRRDecember 11, 19796'1"194Dunedin, FL US
Ricardo NanitaLLJune 12, 19816'1"195Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Oneli PerezRRMay 26, 19836'2"200Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Dwayne PollokRRNovember 12, 19806'3"195San Antonio, TX US
Mark QuinnRRMay 21, 19746'1"175La Mirada, CA US
Ryan RodriguezLLJuly 10, 19846'4"233Riverside, CA US
Wally RosaRRNovember 28, 19816'1"182La Romana, La Romana DO
Adam RussellRRApril 14, 19836'8"280North Olmsted, OH US
Rob SasserRRMarch 9, 19756'3"205Philadelphia, PA US
Micah SchnursteinRRJuly 18, 19846'1"220Monterey Park, CA US
Eduardo SierraRRApril 15, 19826'3"185San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Corey SmithRRApril 15, 19826'1"200Plainfield, NJ US
Rusty TuckerRLJuly 15, 19806'1"190Gloucester, MA US
Rob ValidoRRMay 16, 19856'2"210Miami, FL US
Ehren WassermannSRDecember 6, 19806'0"190Sylacauga, AL US
Brian WestRRAugust 4, 19806'4"230West Monroe, LA US
Wes WhislerLLApril 7, 19836'5"240Indianapolis, IN 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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