1989 Birmingham Barons Statistics

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 88-55
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Ken Berry (88-55)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 270,793, Avg. 3,787
1989 Birmingham Barons Roster

Playoffs - Birmingham Barons 3 games, Huntsville Stars 1
Finals - Birmingham Barons 3 games, Greenville Braves 0

The Birmingham Barons of the Southern League ended the 1989 season with a record of 88 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Barons led the league with 770 runs, spearheaded by 48 home runs. Birmingham surrendered 604 runs. Todd Trafton paced the team with 12 home runs Craig Grebeck drove in 80 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .287 clip. Buddy Groom paced the squad with 13 wins, while Tony Menéndez and Wayne Edwards recorded a 3.19 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1989 Birmingham Barons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Robin Ventura, John Hudek, Jerry Willard, Doug Frobel, Mark Davis, Rich Amaral, Buddy Groom, Wilson Álvarez, Ravelo Manzanillo, Wayne Edwards, Tony Menéndez, Matt Merullo, Don Wakamatsu, Jerry Kutzler, Ray Chadwick and Craig Grebeck.

Ken Berry served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Buddy Groom138.6194.5226260310167.31721018413781942311
Grady Hall128.6003.4527270900190.7173977396801479113
Tony Menéndez104.7143.1927186211144.0123615114532115427
Wayne Edwards104.7143.1924191501158.013169566651122546
Jerry Kutzler94.6923.621414040099.3955040527085412
Ravelo Manzanillo87.5333.9022220200129.310566561172089682
Chuck Mount54.5564.204312600585.7834840944141307
Doug Little42.6671.291901600535.028105014327220
Riley Stephens43.5713.6888021051.3422421221227401
Dave Reynolds45.4442.562721710163.3452218326238313
Tony Blasucci201.0001.121301100516.072206017000
Wilson Álvarez21.6673.0366000035.7321212216018111
Ray Chadwick21.6673.91111900323.0221210211116311
Scott Middaugh101.0000.001000001.70000102000
John Hudek11.5004.2418016001117.0148829010000
Mike Ollom12.3337.11110600119.025191528012121
Todd Trafton001000000.01111100000
C. L. Penigar000.003030004.02000003000
Victor Diaz01.0002.006050029.04220605010
Totals8855.6153.56307144116283351249.3110460449481526138684727550

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Craig Grebeck1436185338515325458014156377.287.362.377.74020141174
Robin Ventura12956345475126252367979351.278.403.361.76416464612
Cornelio Garcia1285394617412512915735126294.271.360.343.7021584840
Rich Amaral1225334329012315644857148866.285.405.375.7801622742
C. L. Penigar13350842777105134155642274100.246.356.302.6581290525
Todd Trafton107404351579117312561043882.259.342.427.7701508434
Dan Wagner933473034176115144972534.251.311.330.6411004961
Don Wakamatsu923362874573150245763254.254.338.328.666947550
Aubrey Waggoner114390302666923643525127674.228.397.384.7811169211
Kevin Davis852982793866135137531667.237.279.330.608921021
Jerry Bertolani752812433458162433232556.239.318.370.688906160
Mark Davis5622119235491035261672552.255.344.417.761801301
Matt Merullo33140119193560323011615.294.370.420.790500232
Mark Doran2384741321220731624.284.349.365.714272110
Doug Frobel2789807174121443512.212.261.362.624291122
Glen McElroy26777071410091258.200.253.214.468150200
Joe Singley20544728100421225.170.235.191.42792300
Jerry Willard517105310010072.300.588.400.98840001
Kurt Brown2660100001002.167.167.167.33310000
Chuck Mount43220000000001.000.000.000.00000000
Doug Little191000000000101.00000000
Totals14755508467277012132105248641264120659896.260.355.358.7121671057685236


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Cornelio Garcia1B123985861488.9878.707
Todd Trafton1B231606116.9947.217
Don Wakamatsu1B744314.9796.714
Robin Ventura1B2102011.0006.000
Rich Amaral2B67145154638.9804.463
Kevin Davis2B355589420.9734.114
Craig Grebeck2B265459513.9584.346
Jerry Bertolani2B254857516.9554.200
Robin Ventura2B10010.000.000
Robin Ventura3B116982472621.9302.974
Craig Grebeck3B29285364.9312.793
Todd Trafton3B320001.000.667
Kevin Davis3B33730.7693.333
Don Wakamatsu3B10020.000.000
Jerry Bertolani3B10010.000.000
Rich Amaral3B102001.0002.000
Don WakamatsuC834595452.9906.1817
Glen McElroyC25116911.9925.0001
Matt MerulloC241491012.9946.6254
Joe SingleyC20801932.9714.9501
Todd TraftonC1248410.9814.3331
Jerry WillardC538422.9558.4000
Kurt BrownC241011.0002.5001
C. L. PenigarOF11622811133.9482.060
Aubrey WaggonerOF103227440.9832.243
Dan WagnerOF85123320.9841.482
Todd TraftonOF63129630.9782.143
Mark DavisOF47102130.9722.191
Mark DoranOF1930010.9681.579
Doug FrobelOF1623110.9601.500
Jerry BertolaniOF1325212.9642.077
Kevin DavisOF811141.7501.500
Dave ReynoldsOF201001.000.500
Chuck MountP4361632.880.512
Dave ReynoldsP2721013.923.444
Tony MenéndezP2751420.905.704
Grady HallP27113243.9151.593
Buddy GroomP2693032.9291.500
Wayne EdwardsP24122551.8811.542
Ravelo ManzanilloP2252612.9691.409
Doug LittleP1921212.933.737
John HudekP1811011.000.111
Jerry KutzlerP1421611.9471.286
Tony BlasucciP1330001.000.231
Mike OllomP1110001.000.091
Ray ChadwickP111420.714.455
Riley StephensP8105001.0001.875
Victor DiazP601001.000.167
Wilson ÁlvarezP604001.000.667
C. L. PenigarP30000.000
Todd TraftonP10000.000
Scott MiddaughP10000.000
Craig GrebeckSS881522521753.9604.591
Rich AmaralSS38531001714.9004.026
Jerry BertolaniSS2648731318.9034.654
Todd TraftonSS110001.0001.000
Totals156637481517190339.9653.3621500

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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