Birmingham Barons

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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)
Guillermo Quiroz (2025 to Present)

Notable Achievements

Southern League champions (1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013, 2024)
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	76-67	Southern League champions