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Team
Overview |
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Team: |
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Birmingham Barons |
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League
Affiliation: |
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Southern League |
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Major League
Affiliation: |
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Detroit Tigers (1981-1985)
Chicago White Sox (1986-Present) |
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Years of
Operation: |
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1981-Present |
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Stadium: |
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Rickwood Field (1981-1987)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (1988-2012)
Regions Field (2013-Present) |
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Owners: |
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Art Clarkson
(1981-1989)
Suntory International, Inc. (1990-1995)
Elmore Sports Group, Ltd. (1996-2005)
Don Logan (2006-Present) |
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Managers: |
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Roy Majtyka (1981, 1983-1984)
Ed Brinkman (1982)
Gordon MacKenzie (1985)
Frank Franchi (1985)
Mark DeJohn (1985)
Jerry Grote (1985)
Tom Haller (1986)
Bob Bailey (1986)
Rico Petrocelli (1987-1988)
Ken Berry (1989-1990)
Tony Franklin (1991-1992)
Terry Francona (1993-1995)
Mike Heath (1996)
David Huppert (1997-1998)
Chris Cron (1999, 2006)
Nick Capra (2000-2001)
Wally Backman (2002-2003)
Razor Shines (2004-2005)
Rafael Santana (2007)
Carlos Subero (2008)
Everardo Magallanes (2009-2010)
Bobby Magallanes (2011-2012)
Julio Vinas
(2013-2015, 2017-Present)
Ryan Newman (2016) |
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Notable
Achievements: |
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Southern League champions (1983,
1987, 1989, 1993, 2002 & 2013)
Lost in Southern League championship series (1991)
Made the Southern League playoffs (1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991,
1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 & 2011) |
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Yearly Record: |
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| 1981 |
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71-70 |
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1982 |
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69-74 |
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1983 |
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97-57 |
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Southern League champions |
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1984 |
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66-80 |
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1985 |
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57-86 |
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1986 |
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70-73 |
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1987 |
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74-76 |
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Southern League champions |
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1988 |
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62-82 |
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1989 |
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94-56 |
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Southern League champions |
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1990 |
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78-70 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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1991 |
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81-70 |
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Lost in championship series |
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1992 |
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68-74 |
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1993 |
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84-65 |
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Southern League champions |
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1994 |
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1995 |
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1996 |
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1997 |
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76-62 |
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1998 |
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1999 |
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2000 |
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81-65 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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2001 |
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82-63 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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2002 |
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85-63 |
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Southern League champions |
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2003 |
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74-68 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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2004 |
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74-69 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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2005 |
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80-60 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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2006 |
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60-79 |
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2007 |
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62-78 |
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2008 |
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74-66 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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2009 |
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92-50 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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2010 |
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51-87 |
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2011 |
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73-72 |
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Lost in first round of playoffs |
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2012 |
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63-76 |
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2013 |
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85-69 |
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Southern League champions |
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2014 |
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61-80 |
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2015 |
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68-71 |
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2016 |
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48-92 |
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Further
Reading |
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Good Wood: A Fan's History of Rickwood Field by Ben
Cook, ISBN 0-9636128-3-2 |
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The
Southern League by Bill O'Neal, Eakin Press, ISBN
0-8901-5952-1 |
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