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Team Overview
    
Team   Birmingham Barons
League Affiliation   Southern League (1981 to 2020, 2022 to Present)
Double-A South (2021)
Major League Affiliations   Detroit Tigers (1981 to 1985)
Chicago White Sox (1986 to Present)
Years of Operation   1981 to Present
Ballparks   Rickwood Field (1981 to 1987)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (1988 to 2012)
Regions Field (2013 to Present)
Owners   Art Clarkson (1981 to 1989)
Suntory International, Inc. (1990 to 1995)
Elmore Sports Group, Ltd. (1996 to 2005)
Don Logan (2006 to 2023)
Diamond Baseball Holdings (2024 to Present)
Managers   Roy Majtyka (1981, 1983 to 1984)
Ed Brinkman (1982)
Gordon MacKenzie (1985)
Mark DeJohn (1985)
Frank Franchi (1985)
Jerry Grote (1985)
Tom Haller (1986)
Bob Bailey (1986)
Rico Petrocelli (1987 to 1988)
Ken Berry (1989 to 1990)
Tony Franklin (1991 to 1992)
Terry Francona (1993 to 1995)
Mike Heath (1996)
David Huppert (1997 to 1998)
Chris Cron (1999, 2006)
Nick Capra (2000 to 2001)
Wally Backman (2002 to 2003)
Razor Shines (2004 to 2005)
Rafael Santana (2007)
Carlos Subero (2008)
Everardo Magallanes (2009 to 2010)
Bobby Magallanes (2011 to 2012)
Julio Vinas (2013 to 2015, 2017)
Ryan Newman (2016, 2018)
Omar Vizquel (2019)
Justin Jirschele (2020 to 2022)
Lorenzo Bundy (2023)
Sergio Santos (2024 to Present)
Notable Achievements   Southern League champions (1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013)
Lost in Southern League championship series (1991)
Made the Southern League playoffs (1983, 1987, 1989-1991, 1993, 2000 to 2005, 2008 to 2009, 2011, 2013)
Yearly Record  
1981          71-70           
1982   69-74    
1983   97-57   Southern League champions
1984   66-80    
1985   57-86    
1986   70-73    
1987   74-76   Southern League champions
1988   62-82    
1989   94-56   Southern League champions
1990   78-70   Lost in first round of playoffs
1991   81-70   Lost in championship series
1992   68-74    
1993   84-65   Southern League champions
1994        
1995        
1996        
1997   76-62    
1998        
1999        
2000   81-65   Lost in first round of playoffs
2001   82-63   Lost in first round of playoffs
2002   85-63   Southern League champions
2003   74-68   Lost in first round of playoffs
2004   74-69   Lost in first round of playoffs
2005   80-60   Lost in first round of playoffs
2006   60-79    
2007   62-78    
2008   74-66   Lost in first round of playoffs
2009   92-50   Lost in first round of playoffs
2010   51-87    
2011   73-72   Lost in first round of playoffs
2012   63-76    
2013   85-69   Southern League champions
2014   61-80    
2015   68-71    
2016   48-92    
2017   53-85    
2018   64-74    
2019   64-72    
2020   ---     Season cancelled due to the continued global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus  
2021   62-56    
2022   61-77    
2023   51-87    
2024   ??-??    
   
   
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Southern League balls
 
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Double-A South ball used only during 2021 season
 
Birmingham Barons logo
The Birmingham Barons logo from 1981 to 1987
 
Birmingham Barons logo
The Birmingham Barons logo from 1988 to 2007
 
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"Los Barons" Night logo
 
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Babe Ruff's comic book inspired look in Marvel's 2022 "Defenders of the Diamond" series
 
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Logo celebrating the Birmingham Barons 20th anniversary for playing in the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
 
2013 Southern League championship logo          2013 Southern League championship logo
2013 Southern League championship logo
 
2009 Southern League All Star Game logo          2018 Southern League All Star Game logo
 
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Southern League Hall of Fame logo
 
 
 
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Last update: March 18, 2024