1965 Birmingham Barons Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 54-85
Finished 7th in the SL
Manager: John McNamara (54-85)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 28,001, Avg. 403
1965 Birmingham Barons Statistics

The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 1965 season with a record of 54 wins and 85 losses, finishing seventh in the SL.

The Barons scored 483 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 656 runs, most in the circuit. Wayne Norton drove in 57 runs. Ted Kubiak led all regular hitters by connecting at a .281 clip. Paul Seitz and Bill Lindner topped the team with 9 wins each, while Paul Seitz recorded a 3.82 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Dale Willis, Chuck Dobson, Syd O'Brien, Weldon Bowlin, Santiago Rosario, Frank Cipriani, Bob Meyer, Jim Rittwage, Dick Joyce, Ken Suarez, Bill Landis, Ted Kubiak, Tony LaRussa, Marcel Lachemann, Jim Driscoll, Bill Edgerton, Dave Duncan, Rupe Toppin and Dan Pfister were all players from the 1965 Birmingham Barons who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

John McNamara served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Geo BosworthRRNovember 20, 19445'11"180
Weldon BowlinRRDecember 10, 19405'9"155Paragould, AR US
Frank CiprianiRRApril 14, 19416'0"180Buffalo, NY US
Chuck ColeRRAugust 17, 19436'3"182Marlborough, MA US
Nicky CurtisRRSeptember 25, 19416'0"185
Robert DavisRRMarch 10, 19436'1"169
Ron DebusLRJuly 2, 19375'11"185
Chuck DobsonRRJanuary 10, 19446'4"200Kansas City, MO US
Jim DriscollLRMay 14, 19445'11"175Medford, MA US
Dave DuncanRRSeptember 26, 19456'2"190Dallas, TX US
Brian DyeLRJune 23, 19415'10"175
Bill EdgertonLLAugust 16, 19416'2"185South Bend, IN US
Bob FlynnRRApril 2, 19426'2"195
Stan JonesRRJanuary 10, 19406'0"180
Dick JoyceLLNovember 18, 19436'5"225Portland, ME US
Ted KubiakSRMay 12, 19426'0"175New Brunswick, NJ US
Marcel LachemannRRJune 13, 19416'0"185Los Angeles, CA US
Bill LandisLLOctober 8, 19426'2"178Hanford, CA US
Tony LaRussaRROctober 4, 19446'0"175Tampa, FL US
Bill LindnerLRMarch 20, 19416'2"200
Bob MeyerRLAugust 4, 19396'2"185Toledo, OH US
William MeyerLLApril 21, 19416'1"160
Jack NewcomerRRJuly 11, 19435'10"165
Wayne NortonLRNovember 13, 19426'1"188
Syd O'BrienRRFebruary 18, 19446'1"185Compton, CA US
Rolland PetranovichRRMay 12, 19426'1"175
Dan PfisterRRDecember 20, 19366'0"187Plainfield, NJ US
Jim RittwageRROctober 23, 19446'3"190Cleveland, OH US
Santiago RosarioLLJuly 25, 19395'11"165Guayanilla, PR
Gary SanossianSRMay 6, 19446'3"205
Legrant ScottRRAugust 27, 19385'9"165
Paul SeitzRRAugust 16, 19406'3"190
John StutzRRNovember 4, 19415'11"185
Ken SuarezRRApril 12, 19435'9"175Tampa, FL US
Rupe ToppinRRDecember 7, 19416'0"185Panama, Panama PA
Dale WillisRRMay 29, 19365'11"165Calhoun, GA US
Larry WilsonLLFebruary 9, 19406'0"205
Stan WojcikRRSeptember 8, 19446'1"185

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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