Gilbert Hill, player for the Birmingham Barons, a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama.

This image was published with several others on page 13 of the Birmingham News on March 14, 1939, with the following caption: "Battle is on among Barons - The battle is on among regulars and rookies for starting berths on the team that will represent Birmingham in the 1939 Southern Association...

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Main Author: Carter, Roy T.
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/135907
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Gilbert Hill, player for the Birmingham Barons, a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama.
Carter, Roy T.
fulltopic Photographs
Hill, Gilbert; Baseball; Baseball players; Sports; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description This image was published with several others on page 13 of the Birmingham News on March 14, 1939, with the following caption: "Battle is on among Barons - The battle is on among regulars and rookies for starting berths on the team that will represent Birmingham in the 1939 Southern Association pennant chase. Leo Ogorek (left top), and Jimmy Adair were on hand Monday to battle it out for the keystone position. Both are class men and old friends of the American Association. Gilbert Hill (lower left) and Eddie Martin, are two of the rookies who are battling for starting berths. Hill is a rookie outfielder from South Carolina and Martin is a rookie catcher, who hit over .300 year before last in the Pennsylvania State League."
spelling BN0025976_01BN0025976Gilbert Hill, player for the Birmingham Barons, a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama.This image was published with several others on page 13 of the Birmingham News on March 14, 1939, with the following caption: "Battle is on among Barons - The battle is on among regulars and rookies for starting berths on the team that will represent Birmingham in the 1939 Southern Association pennant chase. Leo Ogorek (left top), and Jimmy Adair were on hand Monday to battle it out for the keystone position. Both are class men and old friends of the American Association. Gilbert Hill (lower left) and Eddie Martin, are two of the rookies who are battling for starting berths. Hill is a rookie outfielder from South Carolina and Martin is a rookie catcher, who hit over .300 year before last in the Pennsylvania State League."19391930-1939Carter, Roy T.Birmingham NewsG39-00660Hill, Gilbert; Baseball; Baseball players; Sports; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/135907
title Gilbert Hill, player for the Birmingham Barons, a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama.
titleStr Gilbert Hill, player for the Birmingham Barons, a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama.
author Carter, Roy T.
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