Hazard Bombers

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Hazard Bombers
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D
LeagueMountain States League
Major league affiliations
TeamBrooklyn Dodgers (1950–1952)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)1951
Team data
NameHazard Bombers (1949–1952)
BallparkBomber Field

The Hazard Bombers were a minor league baseball team that played in the Mountain States League between 1948 and 1952.

History

The team began in 1948 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the Oak Ridge Bombers but quickly moved to Hazard, Kentucky, and took on the Hazard name.[1] They were affiliates of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1950–1952). The 1951 Bombers were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.[2]

The ballpark

The Bombers played at Bomber Field. The Bobby Davis Museum and Park located at 234 Walnut Street Hazard, Kentucky 41701, has Bomber artifacts. [3][4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "1948 Oak Ridge/Hazard Bombers Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Remembering the 1951 Hazard Bombers - Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org.
  4. ^ "Bobby Davis Museum (Hazard) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor.

External links

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