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The '''Birmingham Unions''' played professional baseball for [[Birmingham]] in the short-lived "Southern Colored League" | The '''Birmingham Unions''' or '''Union Base Ball Club''' played professional baseball for [[Birmingham]] in the short-lived "Southern Colored League". Tailor [[Robert L. Jackson]], who owned and managed the Unions, was also founder of the league, which promised "clean base ball". | ||
Other teams on the circuit included the Hot Springs Arlingtons, Little Rock Quapaws, Palestine Tigers, | Though the team is best documented in its [[1897]] season, a notice in the {{BAH}} that April mentioned that, "The Unions have secured new uniforms and are practicing daily. They expect to turn the tables on the Cliffords and retrieve the games lost to them several years ago." | ||
Other teams on the circuit included the Fort Worth Colts, the Hot Springs Arlingtons, the Little Rock Quapaws, the Memphis Cliffords, the Palestine Tigers, the Pensacola Acmes and the Waco Wonders. | |||
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==References== | |||
* Brunson, James Edward (2019) ''Black Baseball, 1858-1900: A Comprehensive Record of the Teams, Players, Managers, Owners and Umpires.'' McFarland ISBN 9781476616582, p. 35 | |||
* "Will Play Ball" (April 25, 1897) {{BAH}} | |||
[[Category:Baseball teams]] | [[Category:Baseball teams]] | ||
[[Category:Professional teams]] | [[Category:Professional teams]] | ||
[[Category:African-American culture]] | [[Category:African-American culture]] | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 20 August 2023
| Birmingham Unions | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| League | Southern Colored League |
| Active | 1897– |
| Home field | |
| Record | Uncertain |
| Coaches | undetermined |
| General manager | N/A |
| Website | N/A |
The Birmingham Unions or Union Base Ball Club played professional baseball for Birmingham in the short-lived "Southern Colored League". Tailor Robert L. Jackson, who owned and managed the Unions, was also founder of the league, which promised "clean base ball".
Though the team is best documented in its 1897 season, a notice in the The Birmingham Age-Herald that April mentioned that, "The Unions have secured new uniforms and are practicing daily. They expect to turn the tables on the Cliffords and retrieve the games lost to them several years ago."
Other teams on the circuit included the Fort Worth Colts, the Hot Springs Arlingtons, the Little Rock Quapaws, the Memphis Cliffords, the Palestine Tigers, the Pensacola Acmes and the Waco Wonders.
References
- Brunson, James Edward (2019) Black Baseball, 1858-1900: A Comprehensive Record of the Teams, Players, Managers, Owners and Umpires. McFarland ISBN 9781476616582, p. 35
- "Will Play Ball" (April 25, 1897) The Birmingham Age-Herald