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1957 Birmingham Barons

1957 > Class AA > 1957 Southern Association
Overall: 74-79
Scored 718 runs, Allowed 732 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-78

Affiliation: Detroit Tigers-AL
Manager: Johnny Pesky
Represented: Birmingham, AL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1956 / 1958

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 James Atkins* 36 66 84 18 0 0 0 .214 .214 18
2 Matt Batts 35 50 158 35 6 0 1 .222 .278 44
3 Bud Black 24 9 15 1 .067
4 Harry Byrd 32 10 22 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
5 Dick Camilli 25 117 427 115 22 9 6 .269 .405 173
6 Jerry Davie 24 49 57 14 3 0 0 .246 .298 17
7 Rowland Davies* 23 3 1 0 .000
8 Steve Demeter 22 126 478 128 30 6 13 .268 .437 209
9 Jack Dittmer* 29 75 272 84 16 4 15 .309 .563 153
10 Lawrence Donovan 23 3 2 0 .000
11 Richard Duffy* 27 19 24 1 0 0 0 .042 .042 1
12 Van Fletcher 32 12 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
13 Andrew Frazier 28 132 518 138 23 3 6 .266 .357 185 Stats for 2 teams
14 Thomas Futch 24 7 19 2 .105
15 Harry Gilbert 28 3 5 0 .000
16 Al Grandcolas 24 32 120 26 5 1 2 .217 .325 39
17 Bill Harrington 29 21 32 6 1 0 0 .188 .219 7
18 Hal Hudson* 30 4 4 1 .250
19 Emil Karlik* 25 5 3 0 .000
20 Don Lee 23 3 3 1 .333
21 Ronnie Lee 28 11 6 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 2
22 Joe Lewis 26 6 8 1 .125
23 Ed McGhee 32 88 296 79 13 2 8 .267 .405 120
24 Jim McManus* 20 141 528 138 24 8 17 .261 .434 229
25 Sammy Miley* 26 35 112 34 4 0 2 .304 .393 44
26 Harry Nicholas 27 41 26 5 1 0 0 .192 .231 6
27 Karl Olson 26 40 142 28 8 1 1 .197 .289 41
28 Bobo Osborne* 21 74 272 78 13 3 12 .287 .489 133
29 Daniel Ryan 32 21 47 14 2 0 0 .298 .340 16
30 Walt Streuli 21 19 53 12 2 0 0 .226 .264 14
31 Jim Stump 25 35 64 12 0 1 0 .188 .219 14
32 Joseph Tipton 35 92 267 58 18 0 4 .217 .330 88
33 Thomas VanRemmen 22 21 26 3 1 0 0 .115 .154 4
34 Coot Veal 24 119 464 105 20 5 3 .226 .310 144
35 Ken Walters 23 138 491 135 27 8 17 .275 .466 229
36 John Weiss 32 4 1 0 .000
37 Frank White 26 29 58 12 1 0 0 .207 .224 13
38 Bill Wilson 28 28 102 24 4 1 0 .235 .294 30
39 Tom Wright* 33 127 358 92 15 3 7 .257 .374 134
39 Players 26.4 154 5793 5095 718 1270 238 53 108 568 28 561 719 .249 .321 .380 .702 1938 107 92 45 32
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 James Atkins 36 14 5 .737 2.86 45 9 192.0 173 67 61 20 44 1.130 8.1 0.9 2.1
2 Bud Black 24 2 3 .400 4.70 9 8 44.0 46 28 23 4 22 1.545 9.4 0.8 4.5
3 Harry Byrd 32 5 2 .714 2.08 10 7 65.0 52 19 15 2 12 0.985 7.2 0.3 1.7
4 Robert Cruze* 27 0 0 1
5 Jerry Davie 24 10 13 .435 4.87 33 26 170.0 188 98 92 12 89 1.629 10.0 0.6 4.7
6 Rowland Davies* 23 0 1 .000 3
7 Lawrence Donovan 23 0 1 .000 3
8 Richard Duffy* 27 2 7 .222 4.95 19 17 100.0 89 64 55 10 73 1.620 8.0 0.9 6.6
9 Van Fletcher 32 0 1 .000 12
10 Harry Gilbert 28 1 0 1.000 3
11 Bill Harrington 29 6 6 .500 4.30 21 13 113.0 128 59 54 13 35 1.442 10.2 1.0 2.8
12 Hal Hudson* 30 0 0 4
13 Don Lee 23 0 1 .000 7.00 3 3 9.0 15 7 7 1 1.778 15.0 1.0
14 Ronnie Lee* 28 0 2 .000 11
15 Joe Lewis 26 1 3 .250 6
16 Harry Nicholas 27 6 4 .600 4.01 40 0 92.0 64 30 41 5 35 1.076 6.3 0.5 3.4
17 Jim Stump 25 14 11 .560 3.40 31 28 201.0 202 93 76 10 76 1.383 9.0 0.4 3.4
18 Gerald Thomas 22 0 0 1
19 Thomas VanRemmen 22 3 3 .500 5.67 17 6 73.0 75 51 46 4 54 1.767 9.2 0.5 6.7
20 John Weiss 32 1 1 .500 4
21 Frank White 26 9 15 .375 4.45 29 27 182.0 187 101 90 17 69 1.407 9.2 0.8 3.4
21 Players 27.4 74 79 .484 4.41 154 154 99 55 1 1342.0 1370 732 658 112 592 22 607 41 0 29 1.462 9.2 0.8 4.0 4.1 1.03

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
James Atkins 45 0.00
Harry Nicholas 40 0.00
Jerry Davie 33 0.00
Jim Stump 31 0.00
Frank White 29 0.00
Bill Harrington 21 0.00
Richard Duffy 19 0.00
Thomas VanRemmen 17 0.00
Van Fletcher 12 0.00
Ronnie Lee 11 0.00
Harry Byrd 10 0.00
Bud Black 9 0.00
Joe Lewis 6 0.00
Hal Hudson 4 0.00
John Weiss 4 0.00
Rowland Davies 3 0.00
Lawrence Donovan 3 0.00
Harry Gilbert 3 0.00
Don Lee 3 0.00
Robert Cruze 1 0.00
Gerald Thomas 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
James Atkins 36 L R 6' 3.0" 205 Mar 10, 1921 Birmingham, AL, US
Matt Batts 35 R R 5' 11.0" 200 Oct 16, 1921 San Antonio, TX, US
Bud Black 24 R R 6' 3.0" 197 Jul 9, 1932 St. Louis, MO, US
Harry Byrd 32 R R 6' 1.0" 188 Feb 3, 1925 Darlington, SC, US
Dick Camilli 25 R R 6' 2.0" 190 1932
Robert Cruze 27 R L 5' 11.0" 180 Feb 21, 1930 Ansonia, OH, US
Jerry Davie 24 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Feb 10, 1933 Detroit, MI, US
Rowland Davies 23 L L 5' 11.0" 168 1934
Steve Demeter 22 R R 5' 9.0" 185 Jan 27, 1935 Homer City, PA, US
Jack Dittmer 29 L R 6' 1.0" 175 Jan 10, 1928 Elkader, IA, US
Lawrence Donovan 23 R R 6' 3.0" 200 1934
Richard Duffy 27 L L 5' 11.0" 180 1930
Van Fletcher 32 R R 6' 2.0" 185 Aug 6, 1924 East Bend, NC, US
Andrew Frazier 28 R 6' 2.0" 170 Jun 27, 1929
Thomas Futch 24 R 6' 2.0" 200 1933
Harry Gilbert 28 R R 6' 2.0" 210 1929
Al Grandcolas 24 R R 6' 2.0" 175 Dec 14, 1932 Belleville, IL, US
Bill Harrington 29 R R 5' 11.0" 160 Oct 3, 1927 Sanford, NC, US
Hal Hudson 30 L L 5' 10.0" 175 May 4, 1927 Grosse Pointe, MI, US
Emil Karlik 25 L L 5' 10.0" 175 Jun 7, 1932
Don Lee 23 R R 6' 4.0" 205 Feb 26, 1934 Globe, AZ, US
Ronnie Lee 28 R L 6' 0.0" 190 1929
Joe Lewis 26 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Mar 24, 1931 Fall River, MA, US
Ed McGhee 32 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Sep 29, 1924 Perry, AR, US
Jim McManus 20 L L 6' 4.0" 215 Jul 20, 1936 Brookline, MA, US
Sammy Miley 26 L R 5' 11.0" 190 Mar 8, 1931 Newton, MS, US
Harry Nicholas 27 R R 6' 2.0" 180 Sep 28, 1929 Valley Stream, NY, US
Karl Olson 26 R R 6' 3.0" 205 Jul 6, 1930 Ross, CA, US
Bobo Osborne 21 L R 6' 1.0" 205 Oct 12, 1935 Chattahoochee, GA, US
Daniel Ryan 32 R 5' 10.0" 180 1925
Walt Streuli 21 R R 6' 2.0" 195 Sep 26, 1935 Memphis, TN, US
Jim Stump 25 R R 6' 0.0" 188 Feb 10, 1932 Lansing, MI, US
Gerald Thomas 22 R R 5' 10.0" 180 1935
Joseph Tipton 35 R 5' 11.0" 188 1922
Thomas VanRemmen 22 R R 6' 1.0" 170 1935
Coot Veal 24 R R 6' 1.0" 165 Jul 9, 1932 Sandersville, GA, US
Ken Walters 23 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Nov 11, 1933 Fresno, CA, US
John Weiss 32 R R 6' 1.0" 195 Oct 20, 1924
Frank White 26 R R 6' 3.0" 190 May 18, 1931 San Francisco, CA, US
Bill Wilson 28 R R 6' 2.0" 200 Nov 6, 1928 Central City, NE, US
Tom Wright 33 L R 5' 11.0" 180 Sep 22, 1923 Shelby, NC, US

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