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Team
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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
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Won three pennants (1940, 1945 &
1948) |
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Yearly Record: |
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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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