1917 Atlanta Crackers season

The 1917 Atlanta Crackers season represented the Atlanta Crackers baseball team in the Southern Association and won the league pennant. The team played its games at Ponce de Leon Park, and was managed by Charlie Frank.[1][2] Roy Moran led the league in hits, and Jake Munch was second. When Moran's house burned down, fans staged a day in his honor.[3] Pitcher Rube Bressler went 25–15.[4]

1917 Atlanta Crackers
LeagueSouthern Association
BallparkPonce de Leon Park
CityAtlanta, Georgia
Record98–56
League place1st
ManagersCharlie Frank

References

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  1. ^ "Ted Jones' Ponce de Leon Stadium - Atlanta Georgia - Former Home of the Atlanta Crackers / Black Crackers".
  2. ^ Riess, Steven A. (1999). Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era. ISBN 9780252067754.
  3. ^ Cava, Pete (22 September 2015). Indiana-Born Major League Baseball Players: A Biographical Dictionary, 1871-2014. ISBN 9780786499014.
  4. ^ "1917 Southern League (SL) minor league baseball Leaders on StatsCrew.com".