Oak Ridge Bombers

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Oak Ridge Bombers
Minor league affiliations
Class Class D
League Mountain States League
Major league affiliations
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Ballpark Ridgeview Park

The Oak Ridge Bombers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Mountain States League in 1948. [1] The Bombers were located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and played their home games at Ridgeview Park. [1]

Poor fan support caused the Bombers to operate at a loss from Opening Day. [2] By the second week of June, the team had the league's lowest attendance despite having the league's best record. [3] On June 10, in first place with a 24–11 (.686) record, owner Bob Broome relocated the team to Hazard, Kentucky, where they became the Hazard Bombers. [1] [4]

Across both Oak Ridge and Hazard, the Bombers accumulated a 65–43 (.602) record, placing second. [5] They defeated the Pennington Gap Miners in the semifinals, three games to none, but lost the playoff championship finals to the Morristown Red Sox, three games to two. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1948 Oak Ridge/Hazard Bombers Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Oak Ridge No Go—Broome Seeks Kentucky Site". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. June 8, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Oak Ridge's Franchise Is On the Block". The Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol. June 9, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Oak Ridge Bombers Move to Hazard". Kingsport Times. Kingsport. June 11, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "1948 Oak Ridge/Hazard Bombers Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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