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Alabama
Barons
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Team
Overview |
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Team: |
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Alabama Barons |
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League
Affiliation: |
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Freedom Baseball League |
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Year of
Operation: |
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1978 |
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Stadium: |
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Rickwood Field |
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Owner: |
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Arthur Peterson |
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Manager: |
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Roy Mewbourne |
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Notable
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Before the Freedom Baseball League
folded, the Barons were undefeated (5-0).
Although it was never made official, the Alabama Barons are considered the
Freedom Baseball League's first and only
champion. |
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Yearly Record: |
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| 1978 |
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5-0 |
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League folds; Freedom Baseball
League Champions. |
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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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