Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame
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The Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame was established in 2005 to honor notable former Birmingham Barons/Birmingham A's and Birmingham Black Barons as well as executives and media professionals associated with those teams. New inductees are announced at each year's Rickwood Classic at Rickwood Field.
Class of 2005
- Piper Davis (Black Barons, 1942-1950)
- Willie Mays (Black Barons, 1948-1950)
- Carlton Molesworth (Barons manager, 1908-1922)
- Rick Woodward (Barons owner, 1910-1937)
Class of 2006
- Art Clarkson, (Barons owner, 1981-1990)
- Terry Francona, (Barons manager 1993-1995)
- Wayne Martin, (Birmingham News Barons beat 1971-1996)
- Randal Rollin, (Barons, 1985-1987)
Class of 2007
- Joe Drake, (Barons office staff, 1953-present)
- Walt Dropo, (Barons, 1948)
- Reggie Jackson, (Barons, 1967)
- Norm Zauchin, (Barons, 1950)
Class of 2008
- Rollie Fingers, (A's, 1967-1968)
- Rubin E. Grant, (Birmingham Post-Herald Barons beat 1982-2004)
- Burleigh Grimes, (Barons, 1914-1916)
- Satchel Paige, (Black Barons, 1927-1930)
Class of 2009
- Sam Hairston, (Black Barons 1944, Barons coach 1985-1997)
- Zipp Newman, (Birmingham News sports editor, Southern League official scorer)
- Pie Traynor, (Barons, 1921)
- Glynn West, (Rickwood Field general manager, Baron's manager 1964-1965, A's manager 1968)
Class of 2010
Class of 2011
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2014
- Mike Cameron, outfielder for 1995 & 1996 Birmingham Barons
- Joe Grzenda, pitcher for five seasons between 1952 Birmingham Barons and 1967
- Johnny Dobbs, manager for 1925-1929 Birmingham Barons
- Gabby Bell, broadcaster 1948-50s
Gallery
Walt Dropo
Terry Francona
Sam Hairston
Willie Mays
Satchel Paige
Jimmy Piersall
Mule Suttles
Alf Van Hoose
External links
- Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame at birmingham.barons.milb.com