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159:. By the second week of June, the team had the league's lowest attendance despite having the league's best record. On June 10, in first place with a 24–11 (.686) record, owner 384: 389: 149: 113: 374: 379: 364: 369: 359: 133: 67: 174:
Across both Oak Ridge and Hazard, the Bombers accumulated a 65–43 (.602) record, placing second. They defeated the
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in the semifinals, three games to none, but lost the playoff championship finals to the
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Poor fan support caused the Bombers to operate at a loss from
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1948
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Class D
Mountain States League
Ridgeview Park
Minor League Baseball
Class D
Mountain States League
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Manhattan Project
atomic bomb
Ridgeview Park
Opening Day
Bob Broome
Hazard, Kentucky
Hazard Bombers
Pennington Gap Miners
Morristown Red Sox




"1948 Oak Ridge/Hazard Bombers Roster"
"Oak Ridge, Tennessee"
"Oak Ridge No Go—Broome Seeks Kentucky Site"
"Oak Ridge's Franchise Is On the Block"
"Oak Ridge Bombers Move to Hazard"


"1948 Oak Ridge/Hazard Bombers Roster"

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