Oak Ridge Bombers Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Assembled in the USA once known as “Bloody Harlan”

once known as “Bloody Harlan” for the violent mine wars of the 1930s

They competed against other Kentucky teams such as the Frankfort Lawmakers and Paris Bourbonites

000 by their final Mountain States League season

both Class D circuits in the mountain region

and the spot is still marked with a plaque today

Oak Ridge Bombers Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Assembled in the USA once known as “Bloody Harlan”The Oak Ridge Bombers name was used by two teams in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The first was a Class D minor league team that briefly played in the Mountain States League in 1948 before relocating to Hazard, Kentucky. The second, more enduring team was a semi pro, all African American squad formed around 1944 that played into the mid 1960s. Many of its players worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory during the week and traveled the Southeast playing games