Art Clarkson at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Clarkson facilitated the move of the Montgomery Rebels, a minor league baseball team, to Birmingham. The newly renamed Birmingham Barons would play their first game at Rickwood in April 1981. (The first iteration of the Barons was in 1885, and the name was used by Birmingham's professional team...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paravicini, Haywood
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/139376
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Summary:Clarkson facilitated the move of the Montgomery Rebels, a minor league baseball team, to Birmingham. The newly renamed Birmingham Barons would play their first game at Rickwood in April 1981. (The first iteration of the Barons was in 1885, and the name was used by Birmingham's professional team until the early 1960s.)