The Atlanta Black Crackers played two seasons in the high Negro Leagues, the one now being recognized by Major League Baseball, in 1932 and 1938. The team played out of Ponce de Leon Park.

Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it is recognizing the Negro Leagues, its players and statistics as part of its official history. 44 ° Local News ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Black Crackers made Ponce de Leon Park in the Old Fourth Ward their home for two decades. They played opposite the Atlanta Crackers minor league ball team in the 1920s and ...

KANSAS CITY - As the Atlanta Braves continue writing our city's baseball history, let's take a look back at the sport's past.. The state of Georgia played a big role in the Negro Leagues, which ...

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - He was widely believed to be the last surviving member of Atlanta's Negro League baseball team and this month, the community lost a legend. James "Red" Moore, 99, passed ...

Jordana Gustafson presents a sound portrait of three retired Negro League baseball players: Carl Long, center field for the Birmingham Black Barons and the first African-American to play ...

The Atlanta Black Crackers joined the Negro Southern League in 1920 and existed until the early 1950s. The team would also win the second half championship of the Negro American League in 1938.

Negro leagues iconography has also been embraced by high-end designers like Jerry Lorenzo, whose grandfather played for the Atlanta Black Crackers. At a slightly lower price are offerings from ...

This Sunday will be a special day in Kansas City — the World Series champion Royals are hosting Atlanta on “Salute to the Negro Leagues Day,” an annual KC tradition that dates back to 1994.

It was a league that was born in frustration but prospered anyway, Motley said. Until 1947, the Negro leagues were the only baseball venue where black fans were completely welcome.

“Like the Birmingham Black Barons, the Atlanta Black Crackers — all those Negro League teams.” “We were not just a little ragtag league of guys that liked to play baseball,” Koontz added.

Former major leaguers and local youth join a former Negro League player to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the baseball ... coached the high school team representing the Atlanta Black Crackers.