Columbus Red Birds (Georgia)
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For the team based in Columbus, Ohio, see: Columbus Red Birds
The Columbus Red Birds were a South Atlantic League
baseball team based in Columbus, Georgia
, USA that played from 1936 to 1942. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
and played at Golden Park
.
They won two league championships. Their first came in 1936 under manager Eddie Dyer
, and their second came in 1940 under manager Clay Hopper
.
Columbus Red Birds
The Columbus Red Birds was the name of a top-level minor league baseball team that played in Columbus, Ohio, in the American Association from 1931 through 1954. The Columbus club, a member of the Association continuously since 1902, was previously known as the Columbus Senators — a typical...
The Columbus Red Birds were a South Atlantic League
Southern League (baseball)
The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...
baseball team based in Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
, USA that played from 1936 to 1942. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
and played at Golden Park
Golden Park
Golden Park is a 5,000-seat baseball-only stadium in Columbus, Georgia, United States, that opened in 1926. Located on the Chattahoochee River in Downtown Columbus, it currently is not home to any professional baseball team...
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They won two league championships. Their first came in 1936 under manager Eddie Dyer
Eddie Dyer
Edwin Hawley Dyer was an American left-handed pitcher, manager and farm system official in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1922–44 and 1946–50...
, and their second came in 1940 under manager Clay Hopper
Clay Hopper
Robert Clay Hopper was a player and manager in minor league baseball....
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