
All-Time Georgia-Born All-Star Team
In anticipation of hosting SABR 40, the Magnolia Chapter has…

Ty Cobb, Actor
During the first years of the twentieth century many of the most…

Ty Cobb as Seen through the Eyes of a Batboy
A playmate of Ty Cobb's son was given the chance to take the…

The Red Clay of Waycross: Minor-League Spring Training in Georgia with the Milwaukee Braves
Other than being eaten alive and shot at, Waycross was great.…

Milo’s Memories: When the Braves Came to Atlanta
COLLABORATOR’S NOTE: Between his big-league broadcasting debut…

The Franchise Transfer That Fostered a Broadcasting Revolution
Neither professional baseball nor sports broadcasting has been…

Marvelous Murphy: Too Good to Ignore
The yardstick for enshrinement in Cooperstown is generally determined…

The Card in the Baseball Cap: “Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win!”
The author shares his story of attending arguably the most memorable…

Working to Play, Playing to Work: The Northwest Georgia Textile League
Floyd County, Georgia, in the northwest corner of the state,…

The Atlanta Black Crackers
The Braves dominated their division during the 1990s, but they…

That Was Quick!
The average time required to play a major-league baseball game…

Three Georgia-Born Former Dodgers Lead the Crackers to a Pennant
Picked to finish in the second division of the Southern Association,…

Joe Reliford: The Inning of a Lifetime
One inning of Class D ball in 1952 made Joe Reliford a baseball…

Spring Training in Georgia: The Yannigans Are Coming!
From the beginning of professional baseball in the nineteenth…

Braves Alphabet
The author takes a whimsical look at the Atlanta Braves, from…

The All-Time Atlanta Braves All-Star Team
In addition to an All-Time Georgia-born All-Star team, the Magnolia…

Remembering Skip
"Skip and Pete" — Caray and Van Wieren — broadcast Atlanta…

Ms. Eliza Gets a Seat
One Atlanta resident had to convince a judge that she had paid…

Frank Anderson: The Dean of Southern College Baseball Coaches, 1916–1944
From 1916 to 1944, coach Frank Anderson developed a powerhouse…

Red Moore: He Could Pick It!
James “Red” Moore earned a reputation as a fine-fielding…

Help in High Places
On May 3, 1897, the ministers of Atlanta announced their determination…

Who’s Going to Pitch?
While controversies related to baseball in the nineteenth century…

Memphis Bill in Newnan
As the last National League player to bat .400 in a season, Bill…

The Empire State League: South Georgia Baseball in 1913
Under the punishing sun and swamp-like humidity in South Georgia,…