Led by Reggie Jackson, 1967 Birmingham A’s were among most-talented minor-league teams ever

Birmingham won Southern League championship, Dixie Series title

Birmingham A's catcher Dave Duncan, manager John McNamara, and outfielder Reggie Jackson pose together during a team practice at Rickwood Field in Birmingham in 1967. The A's won the Southern League and Dixie Series championships that season, and are widely regarded as one of the most-talented minor-league baseball teams in history. and The Birmingham News will be producing weekly stories that showcase the history of Rickwood Field, and history of baseball in the state of Alabama.

There’s probably no way to objectively identify the most-talented minor-league baseball team of all time, but any list would likely have to include the 1967 Birmingham A’s.

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