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

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, as the

Oak Ridge Bombers The Oak Ridge Bombers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Mountain States League in 1948. The Bombers were located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and were named for the city's association with the Manhattan Project and the dev ...

but quickly moved to

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, and took on the Hazard name. They were affiliates of the

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(1950–1952). The 1951 Bombers were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.

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.

Notable alumni

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(1950–1951) *

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(1951) 4-time MLB All-Star; 1957 NL ERA Title

References

External links

Baseball ReferenceTop 100 Minor League Teams of all time #81: 1951 Hazard Bombers
Defunct minor league baseball teams Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates Professional baseball teams in Kentucky Defunct Mountain States League (1948–1954) teams Baseball teams established in 1948 1948 establishments in Kentucky 1952 disestablishments in Kentucky Baseball teams disestablished in 1952 Defunct baseball teams in Kentucky

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