1985 Birmingham Barons Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 57-86
Finished 5th in the SL's West Division
Manager: Gordon MacKenzie (0-0), Mark DeJohn (0-0), Frank Franchi (0-0), Jerry Grote (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 140,671, Avg. 1,967
1985 Birmingham Barons Statistics

The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 1985 season with a record of 57 wins and 86 losses, finishing fifth in the league's West Division.

The Barons plated 636 runs and surrendered 784 runs, most in the circuit. Rondal Rollin walloped 30 home runs for Birmingham and drove in 108 runs. Bruce Fields led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .323 clip. Fred Breining and Paul Gibson topped the team with 8 wins each, while Paul Gibson recorded a 4.12 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Mike Henneman, Bruce Fields, Fred Breining, Don Werner, Ramón Peña, Jim Walewander, Jerry Grote, Dan Norman, Scott Medvin, Rey Palacios, Paul Gibson, Scott Lusader, Steve Searcy, Jeff Robinson, Luis Rosado, Don Heinkel, Scotti Madison and Jim Siwy were all players from the 1985 Birmingham Barons who played in the Majors during their careers.

Gordon MacKenzie, Mark DeJohn, Frank Franchi and Jerry Grote served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ricky BarlowRRMarch 21, 19636'2"170
Fred BreiningRRNovember 15, 19556'4"185San Francisco, CA US
Pedro ChavezRRFebruary 23, 19625'11"162Los Teques, Miranda VE
Cary ColbertRRSeptember 10, 19606'1"200
Jeff ConnerLLJune 26, 19596'1"180
Kerry CookRJanuary 14, 19616'9"220
Curt CornwellLLApril 13, 19616'0"175
Wayne DotsonRMarch 18, 19656'1"175
Steve EagarRRSeptember 5, 19626'0"194
Bruce FieldsLROctober 6, 19606'0"185Cleveland, OH US
Jon FurmanRNovember 25, 19586'2"190
Paul GibsonRLJanuary 4, 19606'0"165Southampton, NY US
Mike GormanRJune 9, 19606'3"190
Jerry GroteRROctober 6, 19425'10"185San Antonio, TX US
Don HeinkelLROctober 20, 19596'0"185Racine, WI US
Mike HennemanRRDecember 11, 19616'4"205St. Charles, MO US
Billy HinzRMarch 12, 19626'1"190
Rod HobbsRRMay 13, 19596'4"190
John HotchkissRRSeptember 6, 19596'3"195
Duane JamesRApril 22, 19626'3"180
Al LabozzettaLNovember 24, 19626'3"195
Ted LawrenceRRNovember 30, 19635'11"180
Scott LusaderLLSeptember 30, 19645'10"165Chicago, IL US
Scotti MadisonSRSeptember 12, 19595'11"185Pensacola, FL US
Scott MedvinRRSeptember 16, 19616'1"195North Olmsted, OH US
Craig MillsRRJanuary 14, 19645'11"175
Dan NormanRRJanuary 11, 19556'2"195Los Angeles, CA US
Rey PalaciosRRNovember 8, 19625'10"190Brooklyn, NY US
Ramón PeñaRRMay 5, 19625'10"155Santiago, Santiago DO
Joseph PerrotteL6'3"195
Gerald PhillionL6'4"195
Jim RasmussenRJanuary 7, 19566'2"185Council Bluffs, IA US
Jeff RobinsonRRDecember 14, 19616'6"210Ventura, CA US
Rondal RollinRRJanuary 25, 19596'1"205
Luis RosadoRRDecember 6, 19556'0"180Santurce, PR
Benny RuizRRJuly 10, 19616'0"170
Steve SearcyLLJune 4, 19646'1"190Knoxville, TN US
Mark ShiflettLNovember 24, 19586'1"200
Jim SiwyRRSeptember 20, 19586'4"200Pawtucket, RI US
Mark SmithRRMarch 2, 19626'2"185
Gary SpringerSRDecember 23, 19595'9"165
Daniel St. ClairRR6'1"195
Reggie ThomasLRAugust 10, 19596'0"185
Jim WalewanderSRMay 2, 19625'10"160Chicago, IL US
Don WernerRRMarch 8, 19536'1"175Appleton, WI US
Tom ZmudoskyRJanuary 24, 19616'2"185Rome, NY 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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