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The Southern League of Professional Baseball 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. In 1901 it was supplanted by the Southern Association, which accepted the Birmingham Barons as one of its charter members.
The Southern League was reformed after the dissolution of the Southern Association in 1964. Some former members of the SA joined another group of teams from the former 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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References
- Martin, Wayne. (July 10, 1995) "New SL chief says transition has been smooth." Birmingham News.