Hazard Bombers

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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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