1907 Atlanta Crackers season

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1907 Atlanta Crackers
1907crackers.jpg
Team photo by Will Nelson
Minor league affiliations
Location
Results
Record78–54
League place1st
Other information
Manager(s)Billy Smith
     

The 1907 Atlanta Crackers season represented the Atlanta Crackers baseball team in the Southern Association and won the team's first league pennant.[1][2] The team was managed by Billy Smith.[3]

This was the Crackers first season playing at Ponce de Leon Park.[4] The team's road uniforms featured faint red lines.[5]

Dode Paskert led the league with six home runs.[6][7] The team also featured Roy Castleton, Lou Castro, Dutch Jordan, and Syd Smith.

References[]

  1. ^ Patten, William; McSpadden, Joseph Walker (February 11, 1911). "The Book of Baseball: The National Game from the Earliest Days to the Present Season". P.F. Collier – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Spalding's Official Baseball Record". February 11, 1915 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ The Crackers: Early Days of Atlanta Baseball, by Tim Darnell, 2003
  4. ^ "Atlanta's first famous baseball park was also home to a giant magnolia tree in center field | MLB.com".
  5. ^ "Cracker Road Uniforms Will Be Very Fetching". The Atlanta Constitution. March 20, 1907. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ "1907 Southern League (SL) minor league baseball Leaders on StatsCrew.com".
  7. ^ "1907 Atlanta Crackers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
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