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The '''Southern League of Professional Baseball''', (formerly '''Southern Association''') is a AA professional baseball league founded in [[1885]]. The league represents ten teams across the Southeast. Now headquartered in Marietta, GA, its offices were located along [[Main Street]] in downtown [[Trussville]] from [[1979]] through [[1994]]. The offices were moved after then league president and Trussville resident [[Jimmy Bragan]] retired. Without his personal stake in the community, the league moved its offices to a more central location for all of the league's teams. The [[Birmingham Barons]] currently are members of the Southern League.
The '''Southern League of Professional Baseball''', (formerly '''Southern Association''') is a AA professional baseball league which which now represents ten AA minor league baseball teams across the Southeast. The [[Birmingham Barons]] have been members of the league for most of the team's history. The Southern League is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia.


The Southern League was reformed in [[1964]] with members of the old Southern Association and the South Atlantic League.
The league traces its history back to [[1885]] as one of any number of rival baseball leagues that emerged in the early days of the sport. The Southern Association first formed under that name in [[1901]] with the [[Birmingham Barons]] as one of its charter members. The Southern League was reformed in [[1964]] with members from the Southern Association and the South Atlantic League.
 
The Southern League was headquartered on [[Main Street]] in downtown [[Trussville]] from [[1979]] through [[1994]]. The offices were moved to Marietta after then league president and Trussville resident [[Jimmy Bragan]] retired.  


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Revision as of 11:31, 31 January 2007

The Southern League of Professional Baseball, (formerly Southern Association) is a AA professional baseball league which which now represents ten AA minor league baseball teams across the Southeast. The Birmingham Barons have been members of the league for most of the team's history. The Southern League is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia.

The league traces its history back to 1885 as one of any number of rival baseball leagues that emerged in the early days of the sport. The Southern Association first formed under that name in 1901 with the Birmingham Barons as one of its charter members. The Southern League was reformed in 1964 with members from the Southern Association and the South Atlantic League.

The Southern League was headquartered on Main Street in downtown Trussville from 1979 through 1994. The offices were moved to Marietta after then league president and Trussville resident Jimmy Bragan retired.

External links

Southern League of Professional Baseball official website

References

  • Martin, Wayne. (July 10, 1995) "New SL chief says transition has been smooth." Birmingham News.