1986 Birmingham Barons Roster
Team Record: 70-73
Finished 3rd in the SL's West Division
Manager: Tom Haller (0-0), Bob Bailey (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 175,932, Avg. 2,461
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 1986 season with a record of 70 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.
The Barons scored 774 runs and allowed 780 runs. Tom Forrester led Birmingham with 24 home runs, while Ron Karkovice and Dave Cochrane walloped 15 or more, too. Tom Forrester drove in 88 runs. Manny Salinas paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .305 clip. Dave White topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.09 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1986 Birmingham Barons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ron Karkovice, Bobby Thigpen, Donn Pall, John Pawlowski, Ricky Seilheimer, Marv Foley, Jack Hardy, Ken Williams, Tony Menéndez, Dave Cochrane and Adam Peterson.
Tom Haller and Bob Bailey served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Alcazar | R | R | July 26, 1964 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Darren Burroughs | R | L | April 23, 1960 | 6'2" | 165 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Dave Cochrane | S | R | January 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 180 | Riverside, CA US |
| Tim Cole | L | L | May 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Kingston, NY US |
| Rich Devincenzo | L | L | August 10, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Gralyn Engram | R | R | October 15, 1961 | 5'9" | 160 | Independence, LA US |
| Marv Foley | L | R | August 29, 1953 | 6'0" | 195 | Stanford, KY US |
| Tom Forrester | L | L | April 16, 1964 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jack Hardy | R | R | October 8, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Mike Harris | R | R | May 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 145 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Jim Hickey | R | R | October 12, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Chicago, IL US |
| John Johnson | R | August 23, 1963 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Ron Karkovice | R | R | August 8, 1963 | 6'1" | 210 | Union, NJ US |
| Tony Menéndez | R | R | February 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 190 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Tom Moritz | R | R | December 12, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Steve Oswald | L | June 21, 1962 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Donn Pall | R | R | January 11, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| John Pawlowski | R | R | September 6, 1963 | 6'2" | 175 | Johnson City, NY US |
| Adam Peterson | R | R | December 11, 1965 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Rolando Pino | R | R | January 20, 1964 | 5'9" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Frank Potestio | R | R | November 8, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Darrell Pruitt | R | R | November 3, 1963 | 5'8" | 170 | Topeka, KS US |
| Jim Rasmussen | R | January 7, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | Council Bluffs, IA US | |
| Ken Reed | R | December 22, 1962 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Rondal Rollin | R | R | January 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Manny Salinas | L | R | November 11, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Ron Scheer | S | R | March 22, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Ricky Seilheimer | L | R | August 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Brenham, TX US |
| Mike Taylor | R | R | March 25, 1962 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| Bobby Thigpen | R | R | July 17, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | Tallahassee, FL US |
| Troy Thomas | L | R | September 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Pete Venturini | S | R | April 26, 1962 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Kurt Walker | R | September 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Dave White | R | December 18, 1961 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Ken Williams | R | R | April 6, 1964 | 6'2" | 187 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Mark Williams | R | R | May 24, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Jim Winters | R | R | December 14, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Mike Yastrzemski | S | R | August 16, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA 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.
