Baseball in Birmingham, Alabama

player	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Bob Adams	P	6-0	165	R	R	1907-01-20	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1931-1932	1931-1932
James Atkins	P	6-3	205	L	R	1921-03-10	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1950-1952	1950-1952
Jack Baker	1B	6-5	225	R	R	1950-05-04	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1976-1977	1971-1978	1971- 26- 606-BOS
John Baumgartner	3B	6-1	190	R	R	1931-05-29	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1953-1953	1953-1953
Bruce Benedict	C	6-1	190	R	R	1955-08-18	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1978-1989	1977-1989	1976- 5- 99-ATL
Nate Bland	P	6-5	210	L	L	1974-12-27	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2003-2003	1993-2007	1993- 4- 102-LAN
Lyman Bostock	OF	6-1	180	L	R	1950-11-22	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1975-1978	1975-1978	1972- 26- 596-MIN
Bobby Bragan	SS-C	5-11	175	R	R	1917-10-30	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1940-1948	1940-1948
Buster Bray	OF	6-0	170	L	L	1913-04-01	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
Jeremy Brown	C	5-10	220	R	R	1979-10-25	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2006-2006	1999-2007	2002- 1- 35-OAK
Bubba Church	P	6-0	180	R	R	1924-09-12	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1950-1955	1950-1955
Ernie Cox	P	6-1	180	L	R	1894-02-19	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
David Dahl	LF-RF	6-1	197	L	R	1994-04-01	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2016-2024	2012-2024	2012- 1- 10-COL
Russ Davis	3B	6-0	200	R	R	1969-09-13	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1994-2001	1988-2001	1988- 29- 755-NYA
Virgil Davis	C	6-1	197	R	R	1904-12-20	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1928-1945	1928-1945
Charlie Dees	1B	6-1	173	L	L	1935-06-24	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1963-1965	1963-1965	1958- UDFA -SFN
Tom Drake	P	6-1	185	R	R	1912-08-07	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1939-1941	1939-1941
Hugh East	P	6-2	185	R	R	1919-07-07	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1941-1943	1941-1943
Chris Ellis	P	6-5	205	L	R	1992-09-22	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2019-2022	2012-2024	2014- 3- 88-ANA
Bob Ferguson	P	6-2	180	R	R	1919-04-18	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Alex Grammas	SS-3B	6-0	175	R	R	1926-04-03	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1954-1963	1954-1963
Jerry Hairston	OF	5-10	180	B	R	1952-02-16	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1973-1989	1973-1989	1970- 3- 54-CHA
John Hairston	OF-C	6-2	200	R	R	1944-08-27	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1969-1969	1969-1969	1965- 16- 301-CHN
Albert Hall	CF-OF	5-11	155	B	R	1958-03-07	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1981-1989	1977-1989	1977- 6- 134-ATL
Bill Holden	OF	6-0	170	R	R	1889-09-07	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1913-1914	1913-1914
player	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Ron Jackson	1B-3B	6-0	205	R	R	1953-05-09	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1975-1984	1975-1988	1973- 3- 50-PHI
Desmond Jennings	CF	6-2	210	R	R	1986-10-30	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2010-2016	2006-2018	2006- 10- 289-TBA
Alan Johnson	P	6-1	180	R	R	1983-08-24	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2011-2011	2003-2013	2005- UDFA -COL
Terry Jones	CF-LF	5-10	170	B	R	1971-02-15	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1996-2001	1993-2002	1993- 40-1136-COL
Pat Keedy	3B-LF	6-4	205	R	R	1958-01-10	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1985-1989	1977-1989	1979- 5- 119-CAL
Corey Kluber	P	6-4	215	R	R	1986-04-10	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2011-2023	2005-2023	2007- 4- 134-SDN
Bill Latham	P	6-2	190	L	L	1960-08-29	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1985-1986	1978-1988	1977- 11- 286-SEA
Ed Levy	OF-1B	6-6	190	R	R	1916-10-28	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1940-1944	1940-1944
Royce Lint	P	6-1	165	L	L	1921-01-01	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1954-1954	1954-1954
Buddy Lively	P	6-0	200	R	R	1925-02-14	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1947-1949	1947-1949
Shed Long	2B-RF	5-8	184	L	R	1995-08-22	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2019-2021	2013-2024	2013- 12- 375-CIN
Hersh Martin	OF	6-2	190	B	R	1909-09-19	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1937-1945	1937-1945
Wedo Martini	P	5-10	165	R	R	1913-07-01	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
Carlos May	OF-1B	6-0	215	L	R	1948-05-17	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1968-1977	1968-1977	1966- 1- 18-CHA
Lee May	1B	6-3	205	R	R	1943-03-23	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1965-1982	1965-1982	1961- UDFA -CIN
Charlie Moore	C-OF	5-11	180	R	R	1953-06-21	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1973-1987	1973-1987	1971- 5- 101-MIL
Mike Mordecai	3B-2B	5-10	180	R	R	1967-12-13	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1994-2005	1987-2005	1989- 6- 142-ATL
Howard Murphy	OF	5-9	150	L	R	1882-01-01	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1909-1909	1909-1909
Jim Nelson	P	6-0	180	R	R	1947-07-04	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1970-1971	1970-1971	1965- 31- 577-PIT
Gus Niarhos	C	6-0	165	R	R	1920-12-06	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1946-1955	1946-1955
Mike O'Berry	C	6-2	195	R	R	1954-04-20	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1979-1985	1973-1985	1975- 22- 516-BOS
Joseph Odom	C-1B	6-2	215	R	R	1992-01-09	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2020-2021	2013-2022	2013- 13- 403-ATL
Reggie Patterson	P	6-4	180	R	R	1958-11-07	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1981-1985	1979-1985	1979- UDFA -CHA
John Powers	OF	6-0	190	L	R	1929-07-08	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1955-1960	1955-1960	1949- UDFA -BOS
Wimpy Quinn	P	6-2	187	R	R	1918-05-14	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
player	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
David Robertson	P	5-11	195	R	R	1985-04-09	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2008-2024	2005-2024	2006- 17- 524-NYA
Josh Rutledge	2B	5-11	186	R	R	1989-04-21	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2012-2017	2008-2018	2010- 3- 107-COL
Reggie Sanders	1B	6-2	205	R	R	1949-09-09	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1974-1974	1974-1978	1968- 2- 21-OAK
John Simmons	OF	6-2	192	R	R	1924-07-07	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1949-1949	1949-1949
Fred Sington	OF	6-2	215	R	R	1910-02-24	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1934-1939	1934-1939
Van Snider	LF-RF	6-3	185	L	R	1963-08-11	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1988-1989	1982-1995	1981- UDFA -KCA
Jason Standridge	P	6-3	240	R	R	1978-11-09	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2001-2007	1997-2017	1997- 1- 31-TBA
Dan Thomas	OF	6-2	190	R	R	1951-05-09	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1976-1977	1971-1978	1972- 1- 6-MIL
Jay Tibbs	P	6-3	185	R	R	1962-01-04	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1984-1990	1980-1990	1980- 2- 27-NYN
Virgil Trucks	P	5-11	198	R	R	1917-04-26	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1941-1958	1941-1958
Bob Veale	P	6-6	212	B	L	1935-10-28	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1962-1974	1962-1974	1958- UDFA -PIT
Paul Louis Wanninger	SS	5-7	150	L	R	1902-12-12	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1925-1927	1925-1927
Adam Warren	P	6-1	224	R	R	1987-08-25	Birmingham,AL	MLB	2012-2019	2006-2021	2009- 4- 135-NYA
Frank Welch	OF	5-9	175	R	R	1897-08-10	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1919-1927	1919-1927
Al Worthington	P	6-2	205	R	R	1929-02-05	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1953-1969	1953-1969
65 Record(s)

All historical Major Leaguers listed as born in this city. Excludes players born in nearby suburbs