THE UNFORGETTABLE & IRRELEVANT ANNISTON RAMS

THE UNFORGETTABLE & IRRELEVANT ANNISTON RAMS

There once was a minor-league baseball team in Anniston, Alabama, called the Rams. It rarely excelled. It petered out in 1950. But its stories are worth telling.

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Author: Phillip Tutor

Baseball fan. St. Louis Cardinals fan. Raised on baseball in Memphis. Faux expert on baseball in Alabama. Lifetime .200 hitter, good glove, below-average arm.
November 25, 2020June 29, 2022 Phillip Tutor

A solid Ram and a terrible Phillie

November 11, 2020June 29, 2022 Phillip Tutor

Anniston’s ‘stylish lefty’ who took his talents to the Cubs and Reds

November 4, 2020June 29, 2022 Phillip Tutor

Yankees wanted this Ram. They got him.

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 Phillip Tutor

‘Big’ Woody Rich, one of the Anniston Rams’ all-time fan favorites

September 30, 2020October 1, 2020 Phillip Tutor

The lefty who wanted no more of the Anniston Rams’ bus trips

September 14, 2020June 29, 2022 Phillip Tutor

An Alabamian, an Anniston Ram and an eternal Cincinnati Red

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 Phillip Tutor

Joe Cleary: Opening-day Rams starter, 189.00 ERA in the Major Leagues

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Phillip Tutor

The pugnacious Anniston Ram who played for the Phillies and Cards

August 25, 2020June 29, 2022 Phillip Tutor

The baseball lifer who became one of Anniston’s most popular players

August 11, 2020June 29, 2022 Phillip Tutor

Bobby Dews starred for the Rams — but did so much more than that

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