Montgomery Rebels

• Location: Montgomery, AL

• League: Southern Association 1912-1914; South Atlantic League 1916; Southeastern League 1939-1942; Southern Association 1943; Southeastern League 1946-1950; South Atlantic League 1951, 1954-1956; Southern Association 1956; Alabama-Florida League 1957-1962; Southern League 1965-1980

• Affiliation: Dallas Rebels 1942; Washington Senators 1943; Detroit Tigers 1947; St. Louis Cardinals 1950; Boston Red Sox 1955; Detroit Tigers 1957-1962, 1965-1980

• Ballpark: Cramton Bowl 1939-1943, 1946-1948; Paterson Field 1949-1980

Several teams throughout baseball history have been known as the Montgomery Rebels, but perhaps the best known is the club that played in the Southern League. They began play in the league in 1965 as a Detroit Tigers farm club. The Rebels hovered around .500 for their first several seasons but went on to become the league's dominant team in the 1970s, winning championships in 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1977. However, after the 1980 season, the club relocated to Birmingham and became known as the Birmingham Barons.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	League	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1912	Southern Association	64-75	6th	Johnny Dobbs	none
1913	Southern Association	68-69	5th	Johnny Dobbs	none
1914	Southern Association	54-99	8th	Bob Gilks	none
1916	South Atlantic League	42-47	--	Tim Bowden	Team disbanded July 23
1939	Southeastern League	60-81	6th	Riggs Stephenson (26-36) / Buck Crouse (34-45)
1940	Southeastern League	70-76	5th	Ernie Wingard (41-45) / Goat Walker (2-7) / Neil Caldwell (27-24)
1941	Southeastern League	66-62	5th	Neil Caldwell (20-28) / Bill Adair (1-2) / Pee Wee Wanninger (45-32)
1942	Southeastern League	95-50	1st	Bill Cronin	League Champs
1943	Southern Association	69-70 overall	4th	Marv Olson		Chattanooga moved to Montgomery July 5
1946	Southeastern League	66-70	4th	Gus Brittain (13-17) / Joe Cavosie (1-4) / Frank Skaff (52-49)	Lost in 1st round
1947	Southeastern League	74-65	3rd	Frank Skaff	League Champs
1948	Southeastern League	86-53	1st	Frank Skaff	League Champs
1949	Southeastern League	65-73	5th	Mule Haas
1950	Southeastern League	77-54	3rd	Charlie Metro	Lost in 1st round
1951	South Atlantic League	85-55	1st	Charlie Metro	League Champs
1954	South Atlantic League	68-72	5th	Marv Olson
1955	South Atlantic League	75-64	4th	Eddie Popowski (39-39) / Freddie Maguire (15-9) / Eddie Popowski (21-16)	Lost League Finals
1956	South Atlantic League	53-87 overall	--	Dick Bartell (43-63 overall)		Team moved to Knoxville June 18
	Southern Association	53-101 overall	8th	Steve Souchock		Little Rock moved to Montgomery July 14
1957	Alabama-Florida League	68-52	1st	Stubby Overmire	Lost in 1st round
1958	Alabama-Florida League	65-61	5th	Schoolboy Rowe (10-17) / Neil Berry (55-44)
1959	Alabama-Florida League	77-42	1st	Frank Carswell	Lost in 1st round
1960	Alabama-Florida League	50-69	6th	Al Lakeman
1961	Alabama-Florida League	56-62	4th	Gail Henley	none
1962	Alabama-Florida League	53-66	6th	Johnny Groth
1965	Southern League	63-74	6th	Wayne Blackburn
1966	Southern League	66-72	5th	Wayne Blackburn
1967	Southern League	80-58	2nd	Frank Carswell	none
1968	Southern League	80-57	2nd	Frank Carswell	none
1969	Southern League	62-73	5th	Frank Carswell	none
1970	Southern League	79-60	2nd	Stubby Overmire	none
1971	Southern League	73-69	3rd	Dick Tracewski
1972	Southern League	78-61	3rd	Fred Hatfield	League Champs
1973	Southern League	80-58	1st	Fred Hatfield	League Champs
1974	Southern League	61-76	7th	Jim Leyland
1975	Southern League	73-61	2nd	Les Moss	League Champs
1976	Southern League	81-56	1st	Les Moss	League Champs
1977	Southern League	86-51	1st	Ed Brinkman	League Champs
1978	Southern League	67-77	7th	Ed Brinkman
1979	Southern League	62-81	6th	Denny Sommers
1980	Southern League	68-76	6th	Roy Majtyka