Birmingham, AL

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, located in the center of the state, 75 miles north of the state capital, Montgomery, AL. It is the seat of Jefferson County, AL and is named after Birmingham, England.

Teams that have played here

• Birmingham, Southern League (1885, 1899)
• Birmingham Babies, Southern League (1887)
• Birmingham Maroons, Southern League (1888)
• Birmingham Grays, Southern Association (1892-1893)
• Birmingham Bluebirds, Southern Association (1896)
• Birmingham Reds, Southern League (1898)
• Birmingham Barons, Southern Association (1901-1961)
• Birmingham Black Barons, Negro National League (1924-1925, 1927-1930)
• Birmingham Black Barons, Negro Southern League (1926, 1931-1936)
• Birmingham Black Barons, Negro American League (1937-1938, 1940-1950)
• Birmingham Barons, Southern League (1964-1965, 1981-2019, 2022- )
• Birmingham A's, Southern League (1967-1975)
• Birmingham Barons, Double-A South (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Bob Adams, pitcher
• Mel Allen, broadcaster
• Jimmie Armstead, outfielder
• James Atkins, pitcher
• Jack Baker, infielder
• Bob Banna, college coach
• Sam Barber, pitcher
• James Barksdale, minor league outfielder
• Bill Barnes, pitcher
• John Baumgartner, infielder
• Herman Bell, catcher
• Bruce Benedict, catcher
• Nate Bland, pitcher
• Lyman Bostock Sr., infielder
• Lyman Bostock, outfielder
• James Bradshaw, minor league pitcher
• Bobby Bragan, infielder; manager
• Jim Bragan, coach
• Buster Bray, outfielder
• Jeremy Brown, catcher
• Larry Brown, catcher, manager
• Jim Carlin, outfielder
• Matt Carlisle, infielder
• Bubba Church, pitcher
• Caleb Clay, minor league pitcher
• Ernie Cox, pitcher
• David Dahl, outfielder
• John Davenport, minor league infielder
• Russ Davis, infielder
• Spud Davis, catcher
• Charlie Dees, infielder
• Dizzy Dismukes, pitcher, manager
• Tom Drake, pitcher
• Hugh East, pitcher
• Chris Ellis, pitcher
• Bob Ferguson, pitcher
• Charles Finley, owner
• Clarence Gann, minor league pitcher
• Alex Grammas, infielder; manager
• Pete Grammas, minor league player
• Wiley Griggs, infielder
• Jerry Hairston, outfielder
• Johnny Hairston, catcher/outfielder
• Albert Hall, outfielder
• Buddy Hancken, catcher
• Lee Head, minor league catcher
• Gordon Hickman, minor league pitcher and manager
• John Hines, catcher/outfielder
• Bill Holden, outfielder
• Red Howard, pitcher
• Lawrence Jackson, minor league outfielder
• Ron Jackson, infielder
• Mack Jenkins, minor league pitcher
• Desmond Jennings, outfielder
• Alan Johnson, pitcher
• Brian Johnson, minor league outfielder
• Clarence Jones, outfielder
• Terry Jones, outfielder
• Eli Juran, infielder
• Johnny Juran, pitcher
• Pat Keedy, infielder
• Wilbert King, infielder
• Corey Kluber, pitcher
• Bill Latham, pitcher
• Ed Levy, infielder
• Jake Levy, minor league pitcher
• Royce Lint, pitcher
• Buddy Lively, pitcher
• Shed Long, infielder
• Hersh Martin, outfielder
• Wedo Martini, pitcher
• Carlos May, outfielder
• Lee May, infielder
• George McAllister, infielder
• Henry Merchant, outfielder
• Geechie Meredith, infielder
• Brandon Moore, minor league infielder
• Charlie Moore, catcher
• Mike Mordecai, infielder
• Howard Murphy, outfielder
• George Nash, pitcher
• Jim Nelson, pitcher
• Jimmie Newberry, pitcher
• Gus Niarhos, catcher
• Larry Nichols, minor league outfielder
• Phil Noto, minor league player
• Mike O'Berry, catcher
• Joseph Odom, catcher
• Jack Parks, minor league catcher
• Reggie Patterson, pitcher
• Charlie Perkins, pitcher
• Willie Pope, pitcher
• John Powers, outfielder
• Jeff Pyburn, minor league outfielder
• Wimpy Quinn, pitcher
• Raph Rhymes, minor league outfielder
• David Robertson, pitcher
• Frazier Robinson, catcher
• Neil Robinson, outfielder
• Erk Russell, college coach
• Reggie Sanders, infielder
• John Simmons, outfielder
• Fred Sington, outfielder
• Van Snider, outfielder
• Jason Standridge, pitcher
• Jared Theodorakos, minor league pitcher
• Dan Thomas, outfielder
• Jay Tibbs, pitcher
• Jonah Todd, college coach
• Virgil Trucks, pitcher
• Robert Underwood, Negro Leagues infielder
• Bob Veale, pitcher
• Al Vincent, minor league infielder
• Peahead Walker, minor league infielder
• Pee-Wee Wanninger, infielder
• Adam Warren, pitcher
• Frank Welch, outfielder
• Al Worthington, pitcher
• Justin Yackee, minor league pitcher
• Willie Young, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Ivy Andrews, pitcher
• Otha Bailey, Negro Leagues catcher
• Sam Barber, pitcher
• Harry Barnes, catcher
• John Baumgartner, infielder
• Herman Bell, catcher
• Lyman Bostock Sr., infielder
• James Bradshaw, minor league pitcher
• Willie Brown, Negro Leagues infielder
• Skip Bundy, scout
• Jim Carlin, outfielder
• Spoon Carter, pitcher
• Ben Catchings, minor league infielder
• Lloyd Christenbury, outfielder
• Bubba Church, pitcher
• Slick Coffman, pitcher
• Johnnie Cowan, infielder
• Ernie Cox, pitcher
• Ed Crowley, infielder
• Piper Davis, infielder, manager
• Spud Davis, catcher
• Eddie Dent, pitcher
• Tom Drake, pitcher
• Segal Drummond, minor league infielder
• Elbert Eatmon, pitcher
• Philip Edwards, Negro Leagues pitcher
• Verdo Elmore, outfielder
• Oscar Gamble, outfielder
• John George, minor league catcher
• Acie Griggs, outfielder
• Wiley Griggs, infielder
• Sammy Hairston, catcher
• Earl Harry, Negro Leagues infielder
• Jackie Hayes, infielder
• Lee Head, minor league catcher
• Jay Heard, pitcher
• Gordon Hickman, minor league pitcher and manager
• Curtis Hollingsworth, pitcher
• Red Holt, infielder
• Frank House, catcher
• Red Howard, pitcher
• Bill Hughes, pitcher
• Johnny Juran, pitcher
• Mike Kimbrell, minor league infielder
• George Kircher, minor league player
• Paul Lehner, outfielder
• Lep Long, pitcher
• Felix Manning, infielder
• George McAllister, infielder
• Geechie Meredith, infielder
• Dee Miles, outfielder
• Leroy Miller, Negro Leagues pitcher
• John Mitchell, Negro Leagues outfielder
• Bill Morrell, pitcher
• Johnnie Oden, infielder
• Bill Perkins, catcher
• Alonzo Perry, pitcher
• Bill Powell, pitcher
• John Powers, outfielder
• Laymon Ramsey, pitcher
• Jake Sanders, Negro League outfielder
• Le Grant Scott, outfielder
• Freddie Shepard, outfielder
• Fred Sington, outfielder
• Ed Steele, outfielder
• Oscar Streit, pitcher
• Harry Swacina, infielder
• Joe Tipton, catcher
• Dixie Walker, outfielder
• Harry Walker, outfielder; manager
• Frank Welch, outfielder
• Yam Yaryan, catcher
• Willie Young, pitcher
• Norm Zauchin, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• A. H. Parker High School
• Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College
• Birmingham-Southern College
• Birmingham Theological Seminary
• Briarwood Christian School
• Central High School
• Daniel Payne College
• Ensley High School
• Holy Family Cristo Rey High School
• Hooper City High School
• Huffman High School
• John Carroll Catholic High School
• John Herbert Phillips High School
• Jones Valley High School
• Lawson State Community College
• Minor High School
• Oak Mountain High School
• Paul Hayne High School
• Powderly High School
• Ramsay High School
• Samford University
• Simpson High School
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Wenonah High School
• West End High School
• Westfield High School
• Woodlawn High School

Further Reading

• Larry Colton: Southern League: A True Story of Baseball, Civil Rights, and the Deep South's Most Compelling Pennant Race, Grand Central Publishing, New York, NY, 2013. ISBN 978-1455511884
• Clarence Watkins: Baseball in Birmingham, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, SC, 2010. ISBN 9780738566863