Montgomery, AL

Montgomery is the state capital of Alabama, located in the center of the state, 75 miles south of Birmingham, AL.

Teams that have played here

• Montgomery Lambs, Southern Association (1892)
• Montgomery Colts, Southern Association (1893)
• Montgomery Grays, Southern Association (1895)
• Montgomery Black Sox, Southern Association (1903)
• Montgomery Senators, Southern Association (1896, 1904-1908); Southern League (1898)
• Montgomery Climbers, Southern Association (1909-1910)
• Montgomery Billikens, Southern Association (1911)
• Montgomery Rebels, Southern Association (1912-1914, 1943, 1956)
• Montgomery Rebels, South Atlantic League (1916, 1951, 1954-1956)
• Montgomery Lions, Southeastern League (1926-1930)
• Montgomery Capitals, Southeastern League (1932)
• Montgomery Grey Sox, Negro Southern League (1932)
• Montgomery Bombers, Southeastern League (1937-1938)
• Montgomery Rebels, Southeastern League 1939-1942, 1946-1950
• Montgomery Grays, South Atlantic League (1952-1953)
• Montgomery Rebels, Alabama-Florida League (1957-1962)
• Montgomery Rebels, Southern League (1965-1980)
• Montgomery Wings, All-American Association (2001)
• Montgomery Biscuits, Southern League (2004-2019, 2022- )
• Montgomery Biscuits, Double-A South (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Austin Adams, pitcher
• Marlon Anderson, infielder
• Austin Bailey, minor league pitcher
• Jerry Benjamin, outfielder
• Craig Brazell, infielder
• Bill Brightwell, minor league infielder and manager
• Art Brouthers, infielder
• Dick Burton, pitcher
• Jim Canada, infielder
• Mike Champion, infielder
• Clint Compton, pitcher
• John Cunningham, infielder
• Marion Cunningham, infielder
• Brandon Dickson, pitcher
• Oran Frazier, infielder
• Brandon Hamilton, minor league pitcher
• Henry Hannon, manager
• Gunnar Henderson, infielder
• Jesse Houston, pitcher
• Newt Joseph, infielder
• Wilson Joseph, infielder
• Clarence Lamar, infielder
• Alto Lane, pitcher
• Derrick Lewis, minor league pitcher
• Terrence Long, outfielder
• Mickey Mahler, pitcher
• Jack Marshall, infielder
• Brian Meadows, pitcher
• Kyle Moore, minor league catcher and manager
• Billy Moran, infielder
• Tom Oliver, outfielder
• Jarrod Patterson, infielder
• Cory Rauschenberger, minor league pitcher
• Ben Taylor, pitcher
• Juan Thomas, minor league infielder
• Taylor Thompson, pitcher
• Lou Thornton, outfielder
• Dave Veres, pitcher
• Johnny Washington, infielder
• Daniel Webster, pitcher
• Charles Wesley, infielder/outfielder; manager
• Homer Ray Wilson, minor league infielder
• Willie Wilson, outfielder
• Wesley Wright, pitcher
• Delmon Young, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Sam Barnes, infielder
• John Cunningham, infielder
• Marion Cunningham, infielder
• Frank Evans, Negro Leagues player
• Gus Felix, outfielder
• Ed Foster, pitcher
• George Grant, pitcher
• Henry Hannon, manager
• Horace Harris, outfielder
• Jim Hitchcock, infielder
• Hubert Lockhart, pitcher
• Dick McGowen, college coach
• Tom Oliver, outfielder
• Tommy Sewell, infielder
• Ed Wells, pitcher
• Zeke Wilson, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Alabama State University
• Auburn University at Montgomery
• Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School
• Eastwood Christian High School
• Faulkner University
• George Washington Carver High School
• Huntingdon College
• Jefferson Davis High School
• Montgomery High School
• Robert E. Lee High School
• Saint James School
• Sidney Lanier High School

Further Reading

• Clarence Watkins: Baseball in Montgomery, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, SC, 2017. ISBN 9781467124836