Publisher's Synopsis
Underscored with a sense of nostalgia for lost traditions, this is the first comprehensive history of Atlanta's original minor league baseball team. It is the complete chronicle of the rise of amateur and minor league baseball in Atlanta as told through the rise and fall of the Atlanta Crackers (1901-1965). Through never-before-published player interviews and extensive illustrations, this history examines all the dramas and politics that affected the team over the years, from forced team sales to fights over the admittance of the first African American player. Included are stories of the major actors in this baseball saga, original photographs and memorabilia, and extensive charts of every recorded team score and player statistics.
