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The Georgia Peach: Stumped by the Storyteller

The 1954 Dixie Series

Past and present members of the Thomasville Hornets pose with the team’s Empire State League pennant before the start of the 1914 season. Standing, left to right: Mitchell Davenport, Klump, Harry Champlin, “Red” Murch, Mabry, Manager Martin Dudley, Hal Barnett, George Wilkes, Hall, Vincent Roth, “Professor” Day, Schultz, Ealen, Telken, Kane. Front row, left to right: E. R. Jerger, Club Secretary; R. G. Mays, club president (1914); J. B. Jemison, club president (1913).

The Empire State League: South Georgia Baseball in 1913

Site of one of the fastest baseball games ever played.

That Was Quick!

Posing for a team photo before a game.

The Atlanta Black Crackers

1947 Northwest Georgia Textile League champions.

Working to Play, Playing to Work: The Northwest Georgia Textile League

This 1991 Topps No. 693 was the card in the cap.

The Card in the Baseball Cap: “Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win!”

His number hangs on the façade at Turner Field. Should it hang in Cooperstown?

Marvelous Murphy: Too Good to Ignore

Cable-TV mogul

The Franchise Transfer That Fostered a Broadcasting Revolution

Milo’s Memories: When the Braves Came to Atlanta

As it appeared circa 1960.

The Red Clay of Waycross: Minor-League Spring Training in Georgia with the Milwaukee Braves

Ty Cobb’s former batboy, left, with author Mil Fisher.

Ty Cobb as Seen through the Eyes of a Batboy

showed some acting talent, but one movie was enough to convince him that his future was on the diamond.

Ty Cobb, Actor

Three Georgia-Born Former Dodgers Lead the Crackers to a Pennant

An example of the pictures that caused controversy in Atlanta and elsewhere.

Risqué Business

Legendary announcer got his start in the radio booth of Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Park.

Memories of a Minor-League Traveler

Shootout at Hardscrabble Church

Was 12 when he became the youngest pro player in 1952.

Joe Reliford: The Inning of a Lifetime

Led the New York Giants to three pennants and one World Series title in ten years as manager.

Memphis Bill in Newnan

Who’s Going to Pitch?

Help in High Places

Slick-fielding first baseman

Red Moore: He Could Pick It!

Coach Frank Anderson always wore his uniform to practice and to games. He held practices after classes (after labs for science students) and devoted more than half of his drills to hitting, where he said most baseball players need it most.

Frank Anderson: The Dean of Southern College Baseball Coaches, 1916–1944

Ms. Eliza Gets a Seat