Atlanta Black Crackers Years in the Negro Leagues: Two — 1932, 1938 The Black Crackers played against teams located in Birmingham, Ala. Nashville, Little Rock, Ark, New Orleans, Mobile, Ala., Memphis and Chattanooga, Tenn. They played in Atlanta’s historic Ponce de leon Park when the white Minor League Atlanta Crackers were out of town. The…
Ponce De Leon Park, Atlanta, GA, April 10, 1949 – More than 25,000 baseball fans showed up to see the hometown Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association take on the Brooklyn Dodgers in an exhibition game days before the start of the MLB season. And because of the presence of Georgia-native Jackie Robinson and…
Ernie Harwell, filling in for Red Barber, who is recovering from a bleeding ulcer, calls his first major league game as the Dodgers beat the Cubs at Ebbets Field, 5-4. To obtain the future Hall of Fame broadcaster, Brooklyn general manager Branch Rickey trades minor league catcher Cliff Daper to the Atlanta Crackers.