Birmingham Barons

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Minor League Baseball team

The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama, historically known as a key affiliate in Major League farm systems and a staple of Southern baseball culture.

Aliases (1)

Birmingham Coal Barons ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Minor League Baseball team →
affiliatedWith	Chicago White Sox →
alsoKnownAs	Birmingham Coal Barons →
city	Birmingham, Alabama →
classLevel	Double-A →
color	black → red → white →
country	United States →
cultureRole	staple of Southern baseball culture →
division	Southern League North Division →
formerHomeBallpark	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium → Rickwood Field →
founded	1885 →
governingBody	Minor League Baseball →
hasMascot	Babe Ruff →
hasRivalry	Chattanooga Lookouts → Montgomery Biscuits →
historicBallpark	Rickwood Field →
homeBallpark	Regions Field →
homeOpenerTradition	regularly draws large local crowds →
league	Southern League →
levelInSystem	primary Double-A affiliate of Chicago White Sox →
location	Birmingham, Alabama →
mediaMarket	Birmingham metropolitan area →
nickname	Barons →
notableAlumnus	Bo Jackson → Frank Thomas → Mark Buehrle → Michael Jordan → Paul Konerko → Robin Ventura →
operatesAs	professional baseball club →
parentOrganization	Chicago White Sox →
partOf	Chicago White Sox farm system →
playsIn	Minor League Baseball →
previousAffiliation	Chicago White Sox → Cincinnati Reds → Detroit Tigers → Kansas City Athletics → Oakland Athletics →
region	American South →
sport	baseball →
state	Alabama →
website	https://www.milb.com/birmingham →
wonLeagueChampionship	Southern Association championships → Southern League championships →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alabama → Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area →	containsSportsTeam
Rickwood Field → Rickwood Field ("Birmingham Coal Barons") →	formerHomeTeam
Birmingham, Alabama → Birmingham, Alabama →	hasSportsTeam
Birmingham Barons ("Birmingham Coal Barons") →	alsoKnownAs
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium →	formerTenant
Southern League North Division →	hadMemberTeam
Regions Field →	homeTeam
Southern League North Division →	includedTeam
Regions Field →	isHomeVenueOf
Southern Association championships →	notableChampionClub
Regions Field →	operator
Chattanooga Lookouts →	rival
Babe Ruff →	team
Regions Field →	tenant