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Team: |
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Birmingham Black Barons |
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League
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Negro Southern League (1920-1923)
Negro National League (1923-19??) |
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Years of
Operation: |
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1920-1963 |
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Stadium: |
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Rickwood Field (1920-1963) |
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Owner: |
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Tom Hayes (1939-19??) |
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Managers: |
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Tommy
Sampson (19??)
Lorenzo "Piper" Davis (1948) |
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Notable
Achievements: |
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Won three pennants (1940, 1945 &
1948) |
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Yearly Record: |
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1920 |
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1921 |
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1930 |
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1931 |
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1932 |
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1933 |
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1934 |
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1935 |
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1936 |
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1937 |
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1938 |
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1939 |
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1940 |
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1941 |
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1942 |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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1945 |
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1946 |
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1947 |
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1948 |
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1949 |
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1950 |
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1951 |
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1952 |
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1953 |
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1954 |
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1959 |
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1960 |
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1961 |
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1962 |
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1963 |
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Other
Logos |
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A common secondary logo that is used for the Black Barons today is shown below.
I have not yet verified that it is an official logo. |
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Further
Reading |
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Good Wood: A Fan's History of Rickwood Field by Ben Cook, ISBN 0-9636128-3-2 |
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The
Journal of Biddy Owens by Walter Dean Myers, Scholastic Inc., ISBN
0-4390-9503-4 |
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