Experience The Wizardry Of Ozark In Alabama’s Wiregrass

By Chuck Chandler

Fans in the bleachers of Eagle Stadium stand at attention, hats off and hands over hearts, singing along to the national anthem before breaking into applause as it ends and “Centerfield” plays to open an all-star baseball tournament.

Despite heat hovering in the mid-90s, it’s breezy under the awning of the stadium built in 1946 on the field where a decade earlier Dizzy Dean and the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals played an exhibition game. In 1962, Ozark briefly had a minor league affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, but in the years since, Eagle Stadium has been home to younger players.

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